Dr. Janaki Raman

Everyone can suffer from a pain in the stomach at one time or the other and we usually ignore it. But when the pain is sudden and severe abdominal pain then it is termed as acute pain and this should not be ignored. Often the following can be expe...

Fever is a common medical sign that is generated by the body to a varied level of infection and other conditions. It results from the elevated temperature of the body due to the body s thermostat getting reset to a higher than normal temperature. ...

There are lots of benefits espoused by doctors all over the world about getting adequate sleep. Lack of sleep can have an adverse impact on your daily work-life balance and health. Thus, you should never let it happen. If you sleep more than six h...

Hormones are responsible for regulating the functions of the body, growth and metabolism. There are a variety of hormones that the endocrine glands secrete, and one of them is insulin. Insulin is responsible for regulating the blood sugar levels i...

People are often seen biting their nails in situations mostly when they are nervous or scared. But this habit of nail-biting is dangerous to health. Nail-biting in medical term known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is a sign of tumult and confusio...