Down syndrome / Birth Defects - Genetic

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that arises due to an extra copy of all or part of chromosome 21. Though Down syndrome cannot be cured and comes with a host of medical issues, people with the syn...

Drug-Induced Birth Defects

Ever heard of the Thalidomide disaster? This refers to a certain medical blunder caused by the unrestrained prescription of the Thalidomide drug to pregnant women – and as a result, children born with...

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning disability that manifests itself primarily as a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from...

Dysmenorrhea / Painful Menstruation / Menstrual Pain

Dysmenorrhea refers to severely painful menstruation. Women with dysmenorrhea have so much pain that they are not able to do everyday things and need medication.

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Rabies

A zoonotic viral disease, rabies causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals. The animal-human transmission takes place through contact with its saliva. The most characteristic feature of rabies...