IntroductionWhat are endocrine disruptors?How may endocrine disruptors enter the human body?What are the effects of endocrine disruptors on health?Impact on the reproductive systemImpact on the adrenal glandImpact on the thyroid glandImpact on the pituitary glandEndocrine disruptors and endocrine malignanciesReferencesFurther Reading       Endocrine disruptors are natural or artificial chemicals that…

Food insecurityDepressionFood insecurity and depressionRemedial interventionsReferencesFurther Reading Food insecurity is said to be present due to the lack of consistent access to enough food for the household to live an active and healthy life. Image Credit: Karlevana/Shutterstock.com Food insecurity Recent events such as the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019…

Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which the blood has an unusually low number of platelets. Also known as thrombocytes, the platelets are blood components that aid in the process of blood clotting. A variety of factors including different disorders can contribute to the development of thrombocytopenia. One such auto-immune condition…

IntroductionCauses and SymptomsSubtypes of ACCEpidemiologyDiagnosis and TreatmentReferencesFurther Reading Aplasia cutis congenita or ACC is a rare congenital condition. It is marked by the absence of specific layers of skin in some parts of the infant's body. It most often affects the scalp but can also affect the trunk, arms, and…

The most prevalent peripheral vestibular end-organ illness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by a rapid, brief gyratory sensation accompanied by distinctive nystagmus. Vertigo of this sort is by far the most prevalent. BPPV has a lifetime frequency of 2.4 percent and a reported prevalence of 10.7 to 64.0 instances…

Social prescribing is a part of personalized care provided by a range of local, non-clinical organizations to people who need support for their physical or mental health through social interventions. The referrals for community-level services mostly come from healthcare professionals, including general practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Image Credit:…