Common Cold Tips

Pandemic is a disease epidemic that has spread across multiple continents or worldwide. Some known pandemic diseases in human history are plague, dengue fever, cholera, meningitis, chikungunia, ebola, poliomyelitis, hepatitis b, zika virus & the most recent 2019 coronavirus. The coronavirus disease (covid-19) was confirmed as a pandemic by the world health organization (WHO) on 11 march 2020. By that time 118, 000 positive cases were diagnosed over 110 countries. Coronavirus disease is an infect...more

World Blood Donor s Day marks the birth of Karl Landsteiner who categorized human blood into the ABO groups. This day is also when the World Health Organization spreads awareness regarding the need for blood donation. Donating blood is a noble act; you can make a tremendous difference to someone s life by donating just 1 unit of your blood. If you are considering visiting a blood donation camp, then you might have many questions about the whole process. Let us discuss a few things that people ne...more

Most of the throat cancers does not cause big symptoms
Mostly symptoms are like simple sore throat
Pain while swallowing, sticking sensation throat, change of voice, neck mass, lump or swelling
Treatment of cancer is almost 90 percent iike any normal illness.
So consult your doctor as early as possible to avoid delay in treatment
I recommend every 6 months self feeling neck with hands and mirror examination of your neck regularly to look for any new change
If yes co...more

The shortness of breathing after eating is common among people who are facing problems like heart disease, digestive trouble or anxiety disorder. It is also referred to as dyspnea which is referred to the uncomfortable respiratory sensations. There are many factors which may lead to shortness of breathing after eating. Some patients also face conditions like chest pain and elevated heartbeat along with shortness of breath.

Causes

The cause of dyspnea is not confined to some sym...more

In this summer many people want to drink soft drinks or packed fruit juices like real or tropicana to satisfy their thrist, but countries like india where the temperatures are high this behaviour may cause kidney damage. Hot and humid climate causes increased metabolic load on the kidney to excrete the high waste generated due to dehydration. If we take sugar based drinks which contain fructose it will further increase the load on the kidneys by increasing the uric acid production in body. So to...more

We live in a dangerous world where every few years, dangerous new epidemics like Coronavirus, Ebola, SARS, MERS, Avian Flu wreak havoc and claim thousands of lives. Lifestyle illnesses and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, heart disorders, obesity and cancer are on the rise. The picture is bleak.

But the good news according to researchers is that as many as a million deaths can be avoided every year if people do something as simple as maintaining hand hyg...more

Hand washing is an integral part of personal hygiene. This simple act alone can prevent the spread of many deadly illnesses like COVID-19, cholera, typhoid, chickenpox, hand foot and mouth disease, conjunctivitis etc. In some cases, it can save your life.

But there are certain guidelines for washing hands. If you do it the correct way, you can eliminate up to 99% of the germs on your hands.

So, let us discuss a few things you must and must not do when it comes to cleaning your ...more

Always discard your toothbrush after you're sick.
All the bacteria and viruses thrive and tend to grow & multiply on your toothbrush.
So after flu - discard your brush.

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. It is a defence mechanism of the body to fight against external microbes. It is not a disease but a symptom of a disease that the body is fighting against.

Temperature variation of fever:
There is no absolute value of body temperature which...more

Pneumonia is a type of lung infection that may affect one or both lungs. In this condition, the air sacs, also known as alveoli, fill with pus or fluid which makes it difficult to breathe. Moreover, pneumonia is known to cause inflammation in the air sacs. This disease may range from mild to life-threatening and the severity depends on the cause of inflammation, the organism fostering your infection, your age and general health.

Symptoms:

Most common symptoms associated with t...more