Health
Permanent Cure for Acidity (Nobel Prize Awarded)
Acidity changes the entire lifestyle of an individual. People continue to suffer from it for their entire life but fail to solve the issue. People live with acidity, peptic or duodenal ulcers for decades and follow restrictive dietary habits and suffer heartburn. They assume that acidity is aggravated by alcoholic beverages, smoking and hot food [...]
Medical Awareness is Essential Component of Being Educated
People generally get emotional for various minor or major illnesses. People try to put patient in panic about the disease a person is suffering from. People with lower socio education are involved in this. The main reason for poverty in India is health problems. As poor people and middle class people lack medical awareness, they [...]
Green Tea – A Refreshing Drink Assuring Health Benefits
Feeling stressed? Need to refresh yourself? Then, have a cup of tea. This is what you suggest your friends generally, right? But, if you are aware of green tea, then you’ll obviously taste it and even recommend others to take green tea. Green tea – a distinct tea variety – is a refreshing drink that [...]
Enjoy Flavor and Health as Well with Spicy Foods
Can you imagine a delicious Indian recipe without the addition of spices? Definitely not. As commonly known, spices are usually used in foods as additives to give flavor, make the dish tasty and to add color to the dishes. Also, there is a common unnecessary belief that spicy foods promote ill-health. However, an interesting thing [...]
Strict Regulations Essential in India for the Conduct of Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are significant and helpful only when carried out in an appropriate way with perfect regulation. Safety issues, ethical concerns, and other procedures should be dealt carefully when conducting these research studies. Developed nations like the US and UK have strict regulations to implement clinical trials. However, lack of vital regulation or international regulation [...]
Know Why and How Clinical Trials are Conducted
Clinical trials, which play a great role in providing new medications, often are believed unethical and illegal today. But, it’s the lack of awareness on them that make us misunderstand their significance. So, let’s recognize their importance and know what clinical trials are, and why and how they are conducted. Clinical Trials – Clinical trials [...]
Common Medical Terms You Need to Know Drug
Here is a list of some common medical terms related to drugs: Drug-related terms Analgesic – Analgesics are the drugs referred as painkillers given to get relief from pain. Anesthetics – Your doctor will give anesthetics when performing a surgery to block the sensation (feeling of pain) temporarily. It may be pertained to a local [...]
Common Medical Terms You Need to Know Symptoms
Here is a list of some common medical terms related to symptoms: Terms related to symptoms Anemia – It is a condition where the body does not have enough red blood cells, which provide oxygen to body tissues. People with anemia suffer from chest pain, lack of energy, headache, shortness of breath, and dizziness (light- [...]
Common Medical Terms You Need to Know Diseases
We often hear certain terms like dietary supplements, antibiotics, inflammation and so on from our nutritionists, healthcare professionals or doctors. Though they seem to be familiar, most of us do not know what exactly they are. Having a basic idea on such terminology is necessary to lead a sensible life. Disease-related Terms Here is a [...]
Common Medical Terms You Need to Know Nutrition
Here is a list of some common medical terms related to nutrition: Nutrition-related Terms Antioxidants – These are the chemical compounds which help in protecting against cell damage (from free radicals). Antioxidants enable anti-aging and reduce the risk of chronic diseases like cancer and coronary heart diseases. Body Mass Index (BMI) – It is a [...]
A Guava a Day Keeps a Doctor Away: Scientists from NIN
A guava a day keeps a doctor away. Yes, you read it right. Scientists from National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) of Hyderabad discovered that Guava, one of the cheaper and common fruits in India contains high concentrations of antioxidants that help in maintaining the health. What are antioxidants? Antioxidants are the chemical substances which help [...]
Regular Exercise can Save Older Adults from Silent Strokes: American Academy of Neurology
Many of us are aware of different benefits of physical exercise. It shows positive effects both on our body and soul. Though, it is hard to practice in the initial stages, exercising regularly has many benefits in the long run for people of all age groups. Recent research reports too have suggested the same. Especially [...]
Lose Weight and Control Diabetes Using Low Glycemic Index (GI) Foods
The Glycemic Index (GI) is a rating of carbohydrates on a scale of 0 to 100 depending on the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with GI of 70 and above are considered as high GI foods, 56-69 as medium GI foods, 55 and below as low GI foods. High [...]
Schizophrenia – A Complex Mental Disorder Can Be Treated
Schizophrenia is a kind of mental disorder which generally affects young adults. People suffering from this disorder fail to distinguish between the real and unreal experiences. They find it difficult to think logically and have abnormal emotional responses. According to Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), around 1% of the world’s population is getting affected by Schizophrenia, [...]
Wearing High Heels Can Result in Multiple Foot Complications
Wearing high heeled footwear is quite common among women of all ages across the world. It’s like a fashion statement for most of them. Instead of wearing them occasionally, women are using them regularly and letting themselves into health problems. Many studies and researches have been conducted and tried to emphasize the risks associated wearing [...]