What is Eosinophilia?
The condition in which the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood gets increased is termed as Eosinophilia.
Eosinophils are white blood cells that are responsible for combating multi cellular parasites and certain infections in vertebrates, they also control mechanisms associated with allergy and asthma.
These Eosinophils also known as granulocytes are developed during haematopoiesis (the formation of blood cellular components) in the bone marrow before migrating into the blood.
On an average 5% – 7% of the white blood cells constitute of the Eosinophils, a higher count of which is an outcome of the disease Eosinophilia.
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What is Pharyngitis?
The most common ailments encountered by most of us and for which we have make a visit to our doctor are cold, cough, flu, etc. and the part of the body which is highly affected by these is throat.
Pharyngitis, better known as sore throat is an inflammation caused at the back of the throat also called pharynx in medical terms (between the tonsils and the voice box i.e. the larynx).
It is due to the viral infections basically by a group of streptococcus bacteria. Children between the ages 5 – 15 are prone to this disease as their immunity to fight back the virus is less.
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There is a famous saying “The beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”; many times we become this beholder for ourselves. We must admit that we are our best critic. Hair attributes a lot to our looks; also it is a reflection of our internal health.
What is Frizzy Hair?
Wavy hair that gets unmanageable, especially in hot and humid weather due to an insufficient amount of water and moisture in the hair.
The outer layer of the hair, i.e. the cuticle layer gets roughened making the hair more porous, and hence it starts absorbing the extra moisture in the air which causes the air shaft to over expand, cuticle layers to stand out and fizz.
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