Arthroscopy Tips

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat like substance which is present in all your cells, and your body s cholesterol level says a lot about the health of your heart in the future. Having high cholesterol increases your risk of acquiring heart diseases and hence, you should try to maintain a normal cholesterol level.

Here are some surprising facts about cholesterol, which you should know:

You cannot live without cholesterol: We are born with cholesterol in our bodies and infants get more c...more

Food plays a vital role in lowering the cholesterol apart from timely medication. Here is a list of 10 foods that contribute to a great extent in lowering the cholesterol level:

Oats: Changing the morning meal is the first action you should take. Oatmeal can bring down the LDL level to a staggering 5.3 percent in a matter of 6 weeks. It contains beta-glucan, which is capable of absorbing the LDL present in the blood.
Red wine: You can cheer to reduced cholesterol with a glass of red...more

Cervical or Neck pain is very common now a day. It can affect anybody in their lifetime. Earlier it was more common in old age but now due to increased working hours and lack of rest and exercise it s majorly seen in young age also. Cervical pain can be due to following reasons-

Injury to neck muscles-like sprains, crampsInjury to neck joint
Bone pathologies- like osteoporosis and spondylitis
Nerve-related diseases- like cervical radiculopathy
Disc-related diseases- like b...more

There is no fixed definition for the best diet. It solely depends on the health condition, requirement and restrictions of a patient. These things ascertain which kind of a diet can be planned to help a person deal or prevent a particular health threat while ensuring overall good health.

Cholesterol is becoming a widely known threat responsible for inflammation and forming blood clots which may lead to strokes and heart attacks. Since it is a growing concern, it is recommended the patie...more

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess accumulation of body fat creates an adverse effect on health. Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing rates in adults and children. In 2015, 600 million adults and 100 million children were obese. Obesity is more common in women than men.It is defined by body mass index (BMI) and further evaluated in terms of fat distribution via the waist-hip ratio (WHR) and total cardiovascular risk factors. Body mass index is cl...more

Most commonly occurring in children aged 5 or younger, Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer developing from immature nerve cells most often found in and around the adrenal glands. However, it is not limited and can develop in several other areas of the body, like the chest, neck, spine and different areas of the abdomen where nerve cells can be found in clusters.

Symptoms

Depending upon the area of the body affected, signs and symptoms may include:

1. Neuroblastoma in the...more

Colorectal surgery is the broad term for surgical procedures performed on the colon, the rectum and the anus. There are various different surgical procedures which fall under colorectal surgery and these are used to treat a vast array of disorders, such as:

1. Anal cancer
2. Colorectal cancer
3. Severe complications related to constipation
4. Anal injuries
5. Inflammatory conditions of the gastro-intestinal tract
6. Congenita...more

आज का वक्त बहुत बदल गया है. हर किसी को हर चीज़ अच्छी चाहिए जैसे अच्छी तनख्वाह, अच्छा घर, लक्सरी लाइफ आदि. यह सब पाने की होड़ में लोग संघर्ष में लगे है. उन्नति हासिल करने के लिए दिन रात मेहनत में लगे है. इस लगातार किये जाने वाली मेहनत से हमें हर चीज़ तो बेहतर मिल रही है लेकिन यह हमारे स्वास्थ्य पर मानसिक, शारीरिक और भावनात्मक तौर पर गलत असर डाल रही है. हमारी इच्छाओं के चलते हम स्वयं को ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा तनावग्रस्त कर लेते हैं व शरीर को दिन रात काम करने वाली एक मशीन समझ लेते है. इस कड़ी मेहनत के चलते ...more

What are Piles?
Piles, originally known as hemorrhoids, are a medical condition characterized by the swelling of veins in the lower rectum and the anus. The veins are twisted and swollen, restricting the conventional blood flow in the anus and rectum. Even though it is very difficult to actually ascertain the cause of piles, the occurrence of this condition can be due to multiple reasons.

The most common causes of piles range from straining the veins at the time of being pregnant ...more

Heart disease doesn't affect all women in the same way and neither does it have the same warning signs as heart diseases in men. For women, heart disease is a bigger threat than breast cancer. Cardiovascular diseases also kill more women than men as the disease progresses differently in men and women. Here are a few things you should know about heart diseases.

Women have more atypical symptoms of heart attacks: The classic symptoms of heart attacks are pain in the left arm, chest pain a...more