Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto immune disorder, dysfunction of immune system attacks joints and organ tissues. Our body has a natural defence mechanism which usually attacks bacteria, viruses and other parasites but in rheumatoid arthritis this defence mechanism works against the body by affecting certain tissues and other part of …
Hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid, which is not producing enough thyroid hormone (T3 and T4). It is one the most undiagnosed and undertreated disease. Let us first understand the physiology of hypothyroidism. The thyroid system starts from the hypothalamus, it releases a hormone called TRH (Thyrotropin-releasing hormone). TRH stimulates the anterior …
Osteoporosis is a condition when bone become weak and can break even from a minor fracture. As a person ages, there is a decrease in bone density, deterioration of bone structure and skeletal weakness will lead to bone fracture. Now what happens in our body, there are cells called osteoblasts …
