Hyperlipidemia: Meaning, Diagnosis and Overview

Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It is mainly made by the liver but can also be found in some foods we eat. Having an excessively high level of lipids in your blood (hyperlipidaemia) can have an effect on your health. It is also known as hyperlipoproteinemia, hyperlipidaemia, high cholesterol.Based on pattern of lipoproteins, it is of different types like hyperlipoproteinemia Type I, II, III, IV, V.

Hepatitis C: Symptom and Causes

Hepatitis C – Symptoms – Inflammation of liver, Weight loss, Abdominal pain, Itchy skin, Jaundice, Nausea and vomiting. Hepatitis C – Causes – Caused by hepatitis C virus spread by contamination not by social contact..

Hepatitis C: Meaning, Diagnosis and Overview

Hepatitis C is the inflammation of the liver mainly caused by hepatitis C virus. It is sometimes called as hep C or HCV. This is clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B. It may be acute or chronic.