
There is no single answer to the question what causes joint pains because there are so many different possibilities ranging from arthritis to gout to old age.

Arthritis is the most common chronic disease affecting joints and is also the most common cause of disability in the United States. Many forms of arthritis are also life-threatening. While it has been tempting to speculate that arthritis will become more common as the Baby Boom generation continues to age,…

Lyme disease is named for the area in Connecticut where patients were studied due to the resemblance in their symptoms. Once the disease was found, it took a couple of years to isolate how it was transmitted and what actually produced it. A bacterium, borrelia burgdorferi, causes the infection and is transmitted through deer tick stings. The initial sign of Lyme disease infection is the appearance of a rash in generally circular form (bull’s eye rash) that spreads rather quickly (e…

Delhi, India is one of the most reputed medical tourism destinations in the world. It is known in general for heart surgery, hip resurfacing and other areas of advanced medical science. The private hospital groups are committed to the target of making India a world leader in the industry. The industry’s main focus is low cost health services. Many estimates say treatment costs in India start at around a tenth of the price of comparable treatment in America or Britain. Advanced Diagnostics and