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Can Diabetes Affect Your Eye Vision?

If you have diabetes you must get your eye examination done at regular intervals and must follow the advice of your eye specialist.

Snoring – A Common Issue Or A Serious Disease?

In simple words, snoring is a noise one makes while sleeping. Scientifically snoring is a breathing noise that occurs when air flows past relaxed tissues in the throat causing the tissues to vibrate when one breath.

Understanding Hemophilia: Causes, risk and treatment

Imagine you have a minor cut and the bleeding does not stop. This can happen to those people with Hemophilia. It is an inherited bleeding disorder where the body lacks the ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding.

Breastfeeding: A matchless food for infants

Suitable and appropriate way of exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months of new born is the ideal recommendations.

Dry Compressed Air – Enhancing the medicine life cycle

Pharmaceutical forms an intricate part of healthcare services. Though it always played a pivotal role, the importance was starkly felt during the pandemic.

Diagnosis and management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Coronary heart disease and acute coronary syndrome remain predominant and the top cause of death in people over age group of 35 years

Healthy people found with lung anomalies may develop into cancer

Out of 3,500 healthy people who underwent preventive health screening in the last 12 months at NURA, about 4-5% were found with suspicious anomalies in the lungs that should be investigated by a pulmonologist to rule out lung cancer.

THE FRENCH PARADOX

The knotty problem of French Paradox is an interesting point of research. In fact, the Rutgers University research calls the French Paradox a modern-day myth.

Guide for first-time users of contact lenses

What is Contact Lens?

A new heart, for the new life…

Another successful Heart Transplant surgery at VIMS by Dr. Durgaprasad Reddy.

A Ray Of Hope Together We Fight Covid - 19

India has medicines for covid-19

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy– Heart Attack at Young Age

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition that is caused due to abnormal thickening of the myocardium or heart muscle. As a result, the heart struggles in pumping blood and ultimately leads to a heart attack. This is not a common heart condition and hence this condition many times goes unnoticed.

Have an active lifestyle: Proper nutrition and dietary habits for healthy heart

Heart care tips

Rise in burn injury cases due to unsupervised steam inhalation among children

Ever since the advent of the pandemic, steam inhalation was considered by many as a prophylactic measure to prevent corona virus infection. Traditionally in India, this has been practiced for common flu and nasal congestion. Steam inhalation is considered effective for a host of respiratory issues. However, it would not be prudent to use this method in children without adequate adult supervision.

Stretch Marks: Why Do They Occur and How Can They Disappear!

Dhanya (name changed), my childhood friend came in for a surprise consultation. It had been a decade since I met her. She was trying to get fitand was worried of her stretch marks developed in pregnancy. Through her consultation, Dhanya expressed she had developed itching specifically at the stretched skin areas and found it as a cosmetic hinderance. She had tried various promising products, but nothing seemed to work. That is when she decided that she must seek medical advice. Let us understand about Striae. Striae/Stretch marks are irregular areas of skin that look like bands, stripes,or lines. You might have observed stretch mark impressions are of a different colour and texture than the normal skin. They are usually seen around the abdomen, breasts, thighs, buttocks, hips, and arms.

The threat of Zika virus The zoonotic invasion

As of July 2021, the world population is 7.90 billion. This is a very big number, and the continuously increasing human population is certainly making deeper inroads into the land that supports much of flora and fauna.

This Onam, bless your hair with the gift of ayurvedic ingredients

Onam is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Malayalis across the world and it is celebrated every year with great enthusiasm and fervor. Kerala is truly enchanting during this time of the year, giving a spectacular glimpse of cultural glory with Vallam Kali - the local boat races, Pulikali- tiger dances, Pookkalam - flower Rangoli, and many more. Hair plays an integral role in the festive appearance of women across the country, especially more, to the women of Kerala during Onam where they are seen dressed in Kasavu sarees and have flowers adorning their long lustrous hair.

Food and Nutrition - Right Nutrition when you are COVID +ve and recovering at home

After you have come out of the Covid infection and is still recovering at home, it is natural to feel very tired, body pain and no energy to do your work routine. More importantly the appetite must be off due to lack of taste, smell and also a bitter taste in the mouth due to medicines. Above all, it takes time to be mentally energetic because of the ordeal you have gone through.

Post-Covid-19 Eye complications Protect yourself from Covid-19

Prevention is better than cure when it comes to Covid-19. We urge everyone to continue to take the necessary steps to reduce the risk of getting infected. This includes getting vaccinated, wearing a mask, social distancing, and washing your hands regularly.

Brain-The King and King maker

Brain is a mini universe that provides insight into many aspects of life. A perfect engineering marvel, a model of precision, perfection and performance. World brain day is observed on July 22 every year dedicated o raising awareness on brain & to understand its unique functions.

Lockdown or pandemic fatigue– Ways to Cope

Lockdown fatigue is the term that experts call the exhaustion that people are facing after the varying degrees of lockdown imposed in the city from March 2020.

Check your oximeter's fitness

Oximeter, once a rarely heard name and used only in the hospitals has now become the household item since the pandemic began.

Diabetes: Managing eye health is crucial

Managing eye health is crucial for people suffering from diabetes during this pandemic. Here is the guide to maintain your eye health.

How to take care of cardiac health? Healthy lungs is very crucial

Healthy diet is very very important to keep your heart healthy. A healthy diet, daily walking and exercise can help you to keep your heart healthy Please do not stop any of the medicine yourself or skip any dose of medicine.

Keep your GUT Healthy for Immunity and Wellness

World Digestive Day-May 29th

Guduchi or Giloy for corona

Guduchi or Giloy for corona is considered highly effective because it is a strong immunity booster, anti-toxic, antipyretic (that reduces fever), antiinflammatory, antioxidant. This classical medicine is the ultimate answer to all health anomalies.

Mantras for Doctors to Stay Mentally Fit

Doctors Day July 2021

How to strengthen your heart?

We have made efforts to simplify the process of taking care of your heart and made a shortlist of 6 simple tips that you can easily integrate into your life to get your heartbeat healthy beats.

Prevent cancer : Include these 5 spices in your diet

Well, there has been quite a development over the years in the field of cancer, but what could be better than doing stuff that helps you keep away from it?

Leukoderma

Causes, Symptoms and Treatment