Every time you wake up with a sore throat, you go through a mini panic attack only to grab a perfume and smell it. When the smell hits you, you exhale a sigh of relief convincing yourself you are not covid positive and go back to your normal routine. This panic does not end with […]
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We hardly think about taking care of our liver but what we don’t often realise is that this organ helps break down food, flushes out toxins from the blood, and stores glucose for energy. The liver has the unique ability to heal itself but this does not mean that they are indestructible. Once you cause […]
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When you go to the doctor because of a fever, your doctor may ask about your recent travel history. This may be the doctor trying to find out if you have Malaria. So, what has travel history to do with Malaria? Before we go there, let’s start with what malaria is. Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, […]
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The warm, long and lazy days are here to stay! It is time to step outdoors or travel places with family or friends. Apart from the opportunities to have fun, the summer season brings along a list of health issues such as heat strokes, dehydration, diarrhoea, skin rashes and typhoid to name a few. That’s […]
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A catheterization lab, commonly known as a cath lab, is an examination room in a hospital, clinic, or diagnostic centre where several types of tests and procedures like ablation, angiogram, angioplasty, implantation of pacemakers, etc. are performed. However, a cath lab is not an operation theatre. Heart surgeries like heart bypass operation are carried out […]
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Hello, ladies! Have you ever prioritised your health before everything in your life? If not, it is high time you do. And when we say ‘staying fit’, it doesn’t mean eating less or working out way more than it is required. It means attaining good health with smart healthy lifestyle choices. Here are a few […]
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We never think about how much we take our healthy knees for granted when we walk, run, jump, or dance without pain or trouble. Is it going to be like this forever? No, unless you start taking good care of your knees. Now, you might now think that you are old enough to start worrying […]
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Thanks to vaccines and vaccinations! They have been saving the world from pandemics and protecting our lives from deadly viruses for so long. Several life-threatening diseases like smallpox and polio became pages in history books because of these vaccinations. When Jonas Salk first discovered the Polio vaccine he brought hope to millions of people and […]
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Do you feel like even the simplest activities like walking and climbing stairs take your blood, sweat, and tears? The pain, the efforts, the time, everything has probably made your life harder. It might be arthritis caused by age or some injury that hurts your knee. If you have already visited a doctor, it is […]
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Stress. It can cause you a wide variety of problems ranging from hypertension to ulcers to irritable bowel syndrome. Among all these, headaches are the most common result of stress. Stress can cause headaches and headaches can cause stress. Either way it is important to control stress because stress can lead to cardiovascular problems, especially […]
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