Cancer: An Overview
Cancer, also referred to as malignant neoplasms, is a general term describing a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal cell growth. This growth has the potential to invade nearby healthy tissues and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. The disease arises when normal body cells undergo transformation into tumor cells, a process […]
What is high blood pressure?
Blood pressure refers to:
The pressure on the walls of blood vessels when the heart pumps blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
When the heart contracts, the pressure caused by blood on the walls of the blood vessels is called systolic pressure (also known as upper pressure)
When the ventricles relax, the […]
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic disease of metabolic disorders. Insulin in the body of diabetic patients cannot make glucose in the blood enter the cells and produce energy for the body. The reasons include the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin, or the insulin produced cannot be used effectively by the body, resulting in an increase in […]