How to stay healthy during flu season? Health tips for winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year, when you need to take proper care of your health In India, winters are short, feature severe cold and harsh weather conditions. The bitter cold of the season means higher incidence of colds, coughs and fever in people of...
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism is the developmental disability found in children. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition in which the child's ability to communicate and interact is impaired. Spectrum in autism spectrum disorder refers to wide range of symptoms and severity....
Crohns Disease
Crohn's disease may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. Crohn's disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects the digestive tract. The symptoms of Crohn's disease are evident as abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss...
Brain Abscess
Brain abscess (pus-filled swelling in the brain) is a rare and life threatening condition Brain abscess is caused due to bacterial infection in the brain. The infection in the brain may be due to infections in other parts of the body viz. ear, nose, tooth, heart,...
How to cleanse your body by itself? Know more about Autophagy.
Autophagy is a biological process that removes body's accumulated toxins, and recycles damaged cell components. Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi is the sole recipient of 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The medicine Nobel Prize recognizes his research in the mechanisms...
Air pollution and Stroke
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke Earlier this year in Kerala a doctor crashed into a bridge and died. It was later found that he died due to stroke while driving a car on the way to his workplace. Lack of sufficient blood...
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection of the lungs and other parts of the body Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of the lungs. It is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spreads from one person to another through expelled...
Here’s how you can manage epilepsy and its symptoms
Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by seizures.Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain or central nervous system. It is characterized by seizures, unusual behaviour, sensations and loss of consciousness. Appropriate tests and diagnosis may be required if one...
Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction or impotence is a sign of an underlying health condition Erectile dysfunction or impotence is the inability to develop and maintain erection of the penis during coitus (sexual activity). Erectile dysfunction happens due to psychological (mental)...
Itchy Skin
Itchy skin is a complex health condition which may require treatment on long-term basis Pruritus or itchy skin may occur due to rash or another skin condition. It may represent an underlying disease or serious condition viz. liver disease or kidney failure. Itchy skin...
How to stay healthy during flu season? Health tips for winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year, when you need to take proper care of your health In India, winters are short, feature severe cold and harsh weather conditions. The bitter cold of the season means higher incidence of colds, coughs and fever in people of...
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism is the developmental disability found in children. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition in which the child's ability to communicate and interact is impaired. Spectrum in autism spectrum disorder refers to wide range of symptoms and severity....
Crohns Disease
Crohn's disease may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. Crohn's disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects the digestive tract. The symptoms of Crohn's disease are evident as abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss...
Brain Abscess
Brain abscess (pus-filled swelling in the brain) is a rare and life threatening condition Brain abscess is caused due to bacterial infection in the brain. The infection in the brain may be due to infections in other parts of the body viz. ear, nose, tooth, heart,...
How to cleanse your body by itself? Know more about Autophagy.
Autophagy is a biological process that removes body's accumulated toxins, and recycles damaged cell components. Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi is the sole recipient of 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The medicine Nobel Prize recognizes his research in the mechanisms...
Air pollution and Stroke
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke Earlier this year in Kerala a doctor crashed into a bridge and died. It was later found that he died due to stroke while driving a car on the way to his workplace. Lack of sufficient blood...
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection of the lungs and other parts of the body Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of the lungs. It is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spreads from one person to another through expelled...
Here’s how you can manage epilepsy and its symptoms
Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by seizures.Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain or central nervous system. It is characterized by seizures, unusual behaviour, sensations and loss of consciousness. Appropriate tests and diagnosis may be required if one...
Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction or impotence is a sign of an underlying health condition Erectile dysfunction or impotence is the inability to develop and maintain erection of the penis during coitus (sexual activity). Erectile dysfunction happens due to psychological (mental)...
Itchy Skin
Itchy skin is a complex health condition which may require treatment on long-term basis Pruritus or itchy skin may occur due to rash or another skin condition. It may represent an underlying disease or serious condition viz. liver disease or kidney failure. Itchy skin...