Q Hello doctor, my grandfather was diagnosed with an alzheimers dementia; could u give me more info about this disease? What is the cause? Is it hereditary? Any treatment for the same?

Alzheimers disease is the most common form of dementia, a serious brain disorder that impacts daily living through memory loss and cognitive changes. Alzheimers is a degenerative disease, progressing from mild forgetfulness to widespread neurological impairment and ultimately death. nAlthough a direct cause of Alzheimers is not known certain common factors are found in the clinical picture of sufferers. These include; prior personality organisation of the individual and stressfulness of their life situation. You are at higher risk, if family history of this disease is there.nAlthough there is no cure for Alzheimers, and various psychotherapies appear to be ineffective, there are ways to treat some of the symptoms of the disease: Use of medications to treat cognitive decline and memory loss. Also appropriate activities such as exercise, recreation, and adult day care services appear to assist in the management of the patient.

Q My left testicle divided into two parts this is a problem or not

Since how much time does the testicle appear like this? Is it by birth? Is there pain or swelling? Is there difficulty in urination too? Are there any other symptoms? It may be the swelling known as Orchitis. If the swelling is painful, it could be due to an infection. Injury may sometimes cause swelling giving such an appearance. Kindly consult a surgeon or a physician for proper diagnosis & treatment.

Q How to remove chicken pox spot instantly from face and body with natural treatment ?

To clear these spots or marks with natural remedies you can use aloe vera gel to apply over these scars. Lemon juice with glycerin, sandal powder with rose water, turmeric with milk are some useful natural remedies. Cosmetic procedures can give you result instantly. Consult a cosmetologist.

Q Why does your babies tongue keep thrusting out?

Its because of tongue-thrust reflex. It is also called as reverse swallow or immature swallow. This tongue-thrust reflex can make early feedings a bit of a challenge. Try to get your baby to relax during feedings and dont push him to eat more than hes inclined to. If hes bottle-fed, make sure the hole in the nipple is the right size making it easy for him to suck milk.

Q What is Hyper Tension

Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, is a condition in which the arteries have persistently elevated blood pressure. Every time the human heart beats, it pumps blood to the whole body through the arteries. Systolic pressure more than 140 and diastolic pressure more than 90 is usually considered as hypertension.

Q My flaccid penis size is just 3 inch and erect measures upto 4.8-5.2. My parents forcing me to marry next year. I am 27 year old. Will i be able to have a sex with my wife with this size. Plz help me

Yes. You have got absolutely normal size of penis. As only 1 inch of the outer part in female vagina is sensitive, you need not worry about the length of penis. Erection is important than the size which will ensure a healthy sexual intercourse. More over love making skill is more important than size of penis.

Q I fell on a out stretched hand and my pinkie and wrist hurts badly and the x-ray came up normal. Could I have TFCC?

The TFCC is an abbreviation for triangular fibrocartilage complex. The function of TFCC is to provide stability and smooth movement of the wrist. Injury either due to a fall or while playing a sport can cause pain the TFCC region. However without a physical examination it is difficult to say whether you have develop TFCC or it is a simple strain. So to get correct diagnosis and treatment consult orthopedic physician.

Q Is it possible to raise your IQ?

Intelligence is mostly hereditary. Intellectual ability grows until about age 16, and after that changes very little. Practicing various skills which are tested on IQ tests will increase your IQ score some, but it is not likely to increase your intelligence. Intelligence is basically the abilities to learn, to reason, to remember, to think abstractly, to problem-solve, etc. These abilities are very difficult to improve once you are an adult, though you may improve specific skills. E.g. you can improve basic mathematical skills by practicing them often and learning certain mathematical shortcuts, or you can learn to read faster by pushing your reading speed and learning to scan for meaning. Generally, the best way to improve your performance in specific work tasks is to do those tasks a lot. When you do that, you gradually learn the best possible techniques to efficiently and accurately complete that work, in the minimum necessary amount of time.

Q What is histrionic disorder?

Histrionic personality disorder is characterized by a long-standing pattern of attention seeking behavior and extreme emotionality. Someone with histrionic personality disorder wants to be the center of attention in any group of people, and feel uncomfortable when they are not. While often lively, interesting and sometimes dramatic, they have difficulty when people arent focused exclusively on them. People with this disorder may be perceived as being shallow, and may engage in sexually seductive or provocative behavior to draw attention to themselves.

Q High lymphocytes means what.

An increase in lymphocyte concentration is usually a sign of a viral infection (in some rare case, leukemias are found through an abnormally raised lymphocyte count in an otherwise normal person).