Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the common types of arthritis and affects millions of people in the country. An autoimmune disease, it causes joint pain and damage due to the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s tissues. The inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis affects the tissue that lines the joints and is called synovium.

Scalp psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that makes the skin cells grow rapidly. This rapid growth causes inflammation, itching, irritation, and red and scaly patches on the scalp. In some cases, scalp psoriasis also spreads to the forehead, lower back, elbows, nape, and internal areas of the ears. It can also lead to hair loss.

Ulcerative colitis is a condition that causes inflammation in the linings of the large intestine or the rectum, or in some cases, both. About 750,000 people in the US are diagnosed with this condition every year. The number of undiagnosed cases, however, are still high. Here is everything you need to know about the condition, so that you can spot symptoms early on and get the treatment you need.

Diabetes mellitus or diabetes is a metabolic condition that affects the body’s ability to process blood sugar. Insulin transfers the sugar from the blood to the body’s cells so that it can be used for generating energy, but diabetes leads to the body either not producing adequate insulin or being unable to use the insulin produced effectively.

Aging is a natural process that cannot be avoided, and the increasing risk of health issues and conditions associated with aging can make it unsafe for seniors to live alone. While most seniors might prefer their independence, near and dear ones, naturally, worry about their safety. So, it is important to find a middle ground where seniors do not have to compromise on their independence and loved ones are reassured of their safety as well.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease that affects the lungs by obstructing the airflow. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are two conditions that play a big role in COPD and they both occur together usually. The main reason for COPD is smoking and the inhalation of other irritating gases.

Oxygen concentrators are medical devices used for delivering oxygen to patients with breathing-related disorders. Patients with lower than normal oxygen concentrations in their blood may require the use of such an oxygen concentrator to compensate for that oxygen. Normally, your lungs absorb the oxygen in the air and transfer it to your bloodstream.

Hepatitis C is a viral liver infection, leading to inflammation and chronic damage to the organ. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the causal organism of this disease. There are five stages of this infection- incubation period (time between the contact with the virus and the appearance of symptoms), acute hepatitis C (short-term illness lasting for six months), chronic hepatitis C (long-term infection), cirrhosis (scarring and severe inflammation of the liver), and liver cancer (malignancy in the liver).