Hepatitis C is one of those diseases that are quite hard to detect. It affects the liver and the immune system. The symptoms occur sporadically over a prolonged period. Also, most of the symptoms tend to overlap with other diseases such as flu, jaundice or diarrhea. This makes the diagnosis of Hepatitis C difficult for doctors.

Many people have different variations about bipolar disorder. For some, it could be a state of depression whereas for others, they could interpret it as a state of frequent mood swings. The truth is far from these variations and doctors usually agree that bipolar disorder is one of the most severe forms of mental disorders that a person might endure.

Mental illness can be of many forms and can be quite challenging to the person suffering as well as for the medical specialists treating them. The main reason for these could be the fact that mental illness does not show a pattern across individuals and can show many differences between every person.

Many of us are quite familiar with the age-old saying – prevention is better than cure, which has been proven right. The onus here falls on the fact that you do not have to wait till you fall ill and are forced to take drastic measures. Instead, you can start taking measures that would help you maintain a healthy body.

Being healthy and leading a “disease-free” life is almost everyone’s motto. Nobody likes being confined to the bed. Most of the disorders we suffer from are self-created, whereas some are hereditary in nature. When our body becomes vulnerable to any disease or disorder, it begins to show signs of the same, which most of the times goes unnoticed.

Cholesterol is a chemical compound found in the bloodstreams of the human body. It is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body and is mostly composed of lipids and fats. The human body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help digest food.

Cholesterol can be your friend and enemy at the same time. A definite amount of cholesterol is a necessity for proper bodily functions, whereas an excess of it may cause a lot of trouble, sometimes as bad as a heart attack. Cholesterol is a very common ingredient of the human body and can be found in each and every cell.

Schizophrenia is one of the most disturbing chronic mental disorders. Neither the exact cause of the disease is known nor is there a cure. However, if a diagnosis is made at the very beginning and a holistic treatment is instituted immediately, the individual can lead an active, productive and socially acceptable life.

Schizophrenia is a mental sickness which if treated properly would allow a person to live an active, productive, and by and large a socially acceptable life. As is understood in public, schizophrenia is neither a split personality disorder nor is it a multiple personality disorder and a vast majority of the patients are nonviolent.

Schizophrenia is the most disturbing of all chronic mental disorders. To compound matters, it has no cure either. However, if detected earlier on and treated properly, one can live an active, productive life and can also be fairly well adjusted to social needs. Properly treated means not only medication but a therapy which is lifelong.

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder. It causes periodic, unpredictable flare ups. The exact causes for this disease is not known and there is no known cure for it either. The family, if it decides to look after the patient, has to make some really strong long-term commitment and willingness to sacrifice and bear a lot of inconveniences too.

A diagnosis of schizophrenia shatters the family as it is a chronic mental condition of great disturbing features, has no cure and has periodic flare ups. The family is subjected to never-ending anxiety, long drawn disturbances, and has to make permanent commitment towards looking after the patient. This needs great endurance and an unending amount of patience.