By Dr. Ravindra Chhajed, Endocrinology, Addison’s disease is a disorder caused due to significant damage in the adrenal cortex (located alongside the adrenal gland’s perimeter that helps mediate stress reaction) which leads to a deficiency in the secretion of the hormones ‘aldosterone’ (that regulates the sodium and potassium level of the…
All About Syphilis – A Sexually Transmitted Disease
By Dr A. Kumar Gupta , Sexology Syphilis, one of the most common forms of sexually transmitted diseases, is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The infected person is often unaware of the disease and unknowingly passes it on to his or her sexual partner. Pregnant women with the disease can spread…