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Mistakes to Avoid During Flu Season

Influenza, more commonly called is a highly infectious disease. It spreads rather quickly among people who are in close contact

How Diabetes Affects Your Kidneys

Diabetes mellitus (DM), referred simply as diabetes, is a metabolic disorder in which impaired insulin secretion or peripheral insulin resistance causes high blood sugar levels.

Omicron: Overview, Statistics, Symptoms, Testing, Vaccination and Prevention

India has successfully administered over 125.75 crore COVID vaccine doses so far.

What is Diabetic foot and how to prevent it?

Foot ailments are a major source of morbidity and a leading cause of hospitalization among people affected with diabetes mellitus.

Care After Successful Liver Transplant Surgery and Precautions

The liver is a vital organ in the human body. It filters blood that flows from the digestive tract and then passes it on to the various parts of the body.

6 Lifestyle Changes to Improve Life after Breast Cancer Treatment

Getting diagnosed with breast cancer can have a devastating effect on a person, emotionally, mentally, and financially

Changes to Make in Lifestyle to Prevent Heart Attack

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in India.

What to Expect After Your Knee Replacement Surgery

A healthy and strong knee is vital for mobility and performing many other tasks. But like other parts and joints of the body, the knees too will experience issues like pains, injuries

Total Knee Replacement Surgery Recovery Tips

Knee replacement also referred to as Knee Arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure done to replace bone and cartilage, damaged by conditions such as osteoarthritis or injury, with a prosthesis

Prevent Kidney Stones - Causes, Risks, & Treatment Options

The kidneys are a pair of fist-sized organs that control the fluid levels of the body.

What are the Best Treatment Options for Cirrhosis of the Liver?

The body is susceptible to numerous illnesses. Some diseases are hereditary and may be passed on to the next generation by parents. But many result from an unhealthy lifestyle, diet, and habits imperative to health. 
 

Busting Myths About Gall Bladder Stones

Brain Stroke: Warning Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention

How to Control Parkinsons Disease Progression

Parkinsons disease is a neurological disorder. It affects movement, balance, and coordination. It is a progressive disease, and the symptoms worsen over time.

Tuberculosis of Lymph Nodes: Is It Curable?

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease. It spreads through the inhalation of bacteria. Once the bacteria enter the lungs

Diet For Typhoid: What To Eat And Avoid for Fast Recover

Typhoid fever is a rare illness in developed countries but is common in the developing countries. It can become a threat as typhoid may even lead to serious health problems.

What is a GI Endoscopy procedure?

Endoscopy procedures developed over the years due to human curiosity to see things themselves rather than rely on images and shadows in radiology

Heat Strokes And How To Avoid Them

Heat stroke is a serious condition that occurs when the body loses the ability to control its temperature.

Rotator Cuff Tear and Frozen Shoulder - How Are the Two Different?

Most of us do not realize how often we use our shoulder until we feel pain or are unable to move it at all.

All You Need To Know About Encephalitis Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

 A disease characterized by high fever and changes in alertness, consciousness.

Warning Signs of Lung Disease You Must Not Ignore

We often tend to ignore our health issues until the time they grow old and turn into a grave disease.

7 Myths About Hypertension and Facts

Hypertension is defined as high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

Ways To Strengthen Your Immune System

The key to maintaining good health is to keep a check on your immune system. A strong immune system protects us from diseases and illnesses.

Suffering From Asthma? Know How To Deal With It In The Best Possible Way

Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways in the lungs. When it starts to develop, the airways swell due to the restricted supply of air. 

Tomotherapy: Where Precision and Efficiency Meet Health

The advent of technology has tremendously transformed the healthcare sector. As a consequence, the radiation therapy has also evolved..

Foods Good for Liver - Role of Diet in Liver Health

The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body. It is also one of the most important

Sugar: The Sweet But Silent Killer

Indians have a weak spot when it comes to sweets and the country has people from across the world indulging their sweet tooth here.

Women Health: Super Foods Every Woman Must Include in Diet

Owing to the regressive conditioning which has been heaved onto us from the very beginning, women have to deal with a lot of issues..

Bone Marrow Transplant - Make Your Bone Marrow Healthy Again

Debunking 10 Myths Related To Contraception

Contraception refers to the procedure to prevent impregnation (pregnancy) or conception. This is done by using various drugs,..

Things To Know About Prostate Cancer

The 3^rdmost common cancer in India after lung cancer and mouth cancer is prostate cancer. It has been on the rise since...

Celebrate the Spirit of Holi in a ‘Swachh’ Way This Year

The festival of colours and joy has finally arrived. While on the positive side you have fond memories of gulal, rain dancing..

Feelings After a Heart Attack: The Good, The Sad and The Anxious Help your hurting heart

Lack of blood flow to one section of heart muscle results in death of a part of the heart and is called as “Heart Attack”. 

Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplant- A Boon For Incurable Blood Disorder Patients

7 Things To Avoid For a Healthy Kidney

With more than 2 lakh people every year diagnosed with kidney diseases in India and about 3.5 to 4 lakh case prevalent in the country..

Things You Need to Know About Gastro-Intestinal Cancer

Referring to the malign conditions of the GI tract in the body, Gastro-Intestinal Cancer has been one of the most leading causes of deaths..

Facts Every Woman Must Know About Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is the third most common cancer amongst Indian women after breast and cervical cancer and the figure..

What You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian women after breast cancer. Every year, 96,922 women are diagnosed..

Pain Free Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Imagine a world with no pain and suffering, an ideal, comfortable world and then ask yourselves about the reality of this?

Knee Replacement Surgery - What To Expect & How to prepare for it?

A lot of people have a misconception in their minds about joint pain as an inevitable sign of aging which can’t be reversed.

BLK Hospital Gives New Lease of Life to Wilms’ Tumor Patient

Wilms’ tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is a rare form of kidney cancer that typically affects infants. It can occur at any stage..

Myths and Facts About Common Sports Injuries

Despite the abundance of information related to sports injuries and prevention available in the public domain, many myths..

Hepatitis 2015 - the year of hope

The Hepatitis virus can be divided into 2 types- water borne and blood borne. The water borne viruses are Hepatitis..

Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Myths And Facts

By Dr Deep Goel, FACS (USA), FRCS (England), Director, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Bariatric & Minimal Access Surgery.

Diagnosing & Treating Unexplained Infertility!

When the results of a standard infertility evaluation are normal, we assign a diagnosis of unexplained infertility. This may also..

Safe Food For The Travelers

In today’s world of air and chair car travel, the emphasis is on traveling light. There is hardly any scope..

Organ Donation Some Things Are Best Left Behind!

SamareshK at 30 years of age was on cloud seven with an annual package of 20 lakhs, a loving wife and a 3 yr old daughter living..

Top 5 Breastfeeding Myths

As part of a campaign on Breastfeeding, I was contemplating writing an article on it. While brainstorming with my team,..

Food Safety & Your Health

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food borne illness.

Head and Neck Cancer

Head and neck cancers account for more than 5,50,000 cases all over the world. Ranking sixth in number in comparison to all cancers..

Harmful Effects Of Tobacco

Tobacco, the herb which was known for its medicinal properties has now become the deadliest substance in the world.

How To Care For Your New Born Baby

The moment your baby is born can be both magical and stressful. A newbornexperiences rapid..

Nutrition Week Special | Whole Grains in our diet!

Whole grain is the entire seed of the plant and we call it a kernel. A kernel consists of three parts -..

Understanding The Pancreas And Its Diseases: Acute Pancreatitis

The pancreas is a complex gland found deep within the upper abdomen lying across the back bone. 

Understanding Infertility and its Treatment

Infertility is defined as a couple’s inability toconceive after one year of unprotected intercourse.Infertility is perceived ..

Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery

In the past decades MACS (Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery) has received great acknowledgement in the clinical arena.

Hepatitis B and its Complications If Left Untreated

Infection with Hepatitis B virus causes one of the most serious liver diseases. It results in the inflammation of the liver leading to cirrhosis besides other complications like liver cancer.

Understanding Liver and Liver Health

Liver is the largest internal organ in the human body. The half-moon shaped organ is also one of the heaviest, weighing about 1.5 kilogram or over 3 pounds.

Are Tattoos Really Cool?

A disease that causes the inflammation of the liver is known as Hepatitis C.  Originated by the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) which impedes the functioning of the liver,..

Organ Transplant – What India Can Do To Overcome Organ Shortage Crisis

Organ transplantation using donor organs has improved the lives of lakhs of people across the world.

Binge Eating and Over Indulgences During Festivals – A Health Concern

In India, festivities and food are quite synonymous.

Broken Heart Syndrome: It’s Very Much Real

Broken heart syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy,

Knee Injury: Tips To Deal With It Before It Disrupts Your Life

The joints that need a great deal of attention are our knees.

Know Myths And Facts About Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder..

Alzheimer’s Disease Cause, Detection and Treatment

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurological disorder 

Arthritis Diet: What to Eat And What To Avoid

Arthritis is a general term used to refer to a group of conditions..

Health Risks Due To High Pollution Levels Post Diwali

Diwali is a beautiful festival that brings joy and happiness into our lives.

Keeping Your Heart Healthy Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

The heart is one of the most important organs of the human body..

Women with Epilepsy: Lead a Normal Life with Proper Treatment

Epilepsy is often misled as a disorder which is untreatable and..