Syphilis (It is a contagious disease usually spread by contact with infected people. Initially a papule appears and soon breaks down into an ulcer with hard edges. Secondary eruptions last

Sweat Affections Remedies: 1) Silicea 12x, twice a day for one month: Copious night-sweats with prostration; offensive sweat in armpits and on feet. If Silicea fails, Calcarea Phos 6x helps,

Sunstroke (When the body accumulates heat, but sweat does not evaporate; the face at first becomes white, then red, and the temperature rises abnormally, and the patient is suddenly unconscious,

Suicidal Tendency (Impulse to commit suicide) Investigation: 1) A full history of the patient should be obtained from relatives or friends to elicit reasons for suicide 2) One should enquire

Stye (A small inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland on the rim of the eyelid; it may become a cyst.) Remedies: 1) Ferrum Phos 12x: If stye on lower lid

Sterility (Infertility) (Inability of the female to conceive) Causes: 1) Anema 2) Leucorrhea 3) Prolapsus of the uterus 4) Scanty menses 5) Premature and profuse menses 6) Frequent mental depression

Stammering (Speaking, habitually or on occasion from embarrassment, excitement, mental conflict, with pauses one cannot control, often with rapid repetitions of same syllable or initial sounds; if mechanical cause like