Tag Archives: Genetic Factors

Obesity and Arthritis

Arthritis, in general terms, is wearing out of the lining of the joint, which is called cartilage. Every joint- knee or hip joint, which moves has a layer of about 8 to 12mm of cartilage, which is as smooth as a billiard ball. If cartilage is injured or eaten away or goes through natural wear [...]

Dealing With Obesity

Obesity has in the recent year prove to be very serious epidemic and major cause of heart disease, Cancer, stroke, diabetes and a shortened life expectancy.Obesity is an abnormally high proportion of body fat.Major CausesA person becomes obese when calorie intake is consistently greater than the number of calories burned through activity and basic metabolic [...]

Facts about Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Discoid lupus erythematosus is a condition of the skin that generates localized or widespread circular lesions. Discoid lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune condition. Instead of protecting the body against infectious organisms, certain dysfunctions of the immune system cause it to attack healthy body cells and tissues, producing lesions on the surface of the skin. [...]