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Harmful Effects of Alcohol on Heart--
Excessive alcohol intake leads to increase in cholesterol and BP which are risk factors for heart attack or blockages.
Excessive alcohol intake leads to alcohol induced cardio-myopathy or weakening of heart muscle.
Excessive alcohol intake is also a risk factor for developing irregular heart rate called Atrial Fibrillation.
Recommended daily alcohol intake value -
Men - Upto 2 glasses/day
Women - 1 glass/day (stud...more
Excessive alcohol intake leads to increase in cholesterol and BP which are risk factors for heart attack or blockages.
Excessive alcohol intake leads to alcohol induced cardio-myopathy or weakening of heart muscle.
Excessive alcohol intake is also a risk factor for developing irregular heart rate called Atrial Fibrillation.
Recommended daily alcohol intake value -
Men - Upto 2 glasses/day
Women - 1 glass/day (stud...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Pericarditis refers to the swelling and irritation of the pericardium, which is a thin saclike membrane surrounding the heart. The problem of pericarditis causes chest pain and certain other symptoms. When the irritated layers of the pericardium get rubbed against each other, that leads to sharp chest pain. It starts off suddenly but does not last long. Pericarditis is considered to be chronic, when the symptoms tend to persist for a considerable amount of time.
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Hair is a person's crowning glory and seeing bald spots emerge or thinning hair can be a nightmare for many. Thankfully, with advances in cosmetic surgery, this is not something you need to settle for. With a hair implant or a hair transplant surgery, you can easily cover bald spots and thicken thin hair.
So which one should you go for? At the onset, hair implants and hair transplants seem to be synonyms. While both address baldness and thinning hair, this is not the case. Getting a hai...more
So which one should you go for? At the onset, hair implants and hair transplants seem to be synonyms. While both address baldness and thinning hair, this is not the case. Getting a hai...more
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Hair is a person's crowning glory and seeing bald spots emerge or thinning hair can be a nightmare for many. Thankfully, with advances in cosmetic surgery, this is not something you need to settle for. With a hair implant or a hair transplant surgery, you can easily cover bald spots and thicken thin hair.
So which one should you go for? At the onset, hair implants and hair transplants seem to be synonyms. While both address baldness and thinning hair, this is not the case. Getting a hai...more
So which one should you go for? At the onset, hair implants and hair transplants seem to be synonyms. While both address baldness and thinning hair, this is not the case. Getting a hai...more
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With age, fat under the skin dissolves and causes significant volume loss. This can lead to the development of wrinkles, lines and other signs of aging on your face. Modern medicine has however, found a way to hide these signs of aging. A non-surgical facelift can fill these empty spaces under your skin to add volume to your face and help regain your youthfulness.
As the name suggests, a non-surgical facelift is non-invasive. It involves the injecting of dermal fillers into the affected...more
As the name suggests, a non-surgical facelift is non-invasive. It involves the injecting of dermal fillers into the affected...more
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Chromosomal abnormality happens when a cell has too many or too few chromosomes. The most common form of chromosomal anomaly is Down s syndrome. If a parent has a chromosomal anomaly, she/he will pass it on to the child. PGD or Pre-implantation Genetic Testing aims to select only the embryos with normal chromosomal count and only these embryos are implanted to achieve a healthy pregnancy and bring down the number of children affected with a chromosomal anomaly.
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Warts refer to a type of a deformity in the skin, which refers to the formation of a small, hard, benign growth on the skin's surface. It is generally caused by a viral infection and results in a feeling of discomfort or pain. Additionally, laser surgery is a technique which uses a sharp and strong beam of light to destroy the wart tissue from the skin. The surgical process is usually performed at a doctor's clinic or chamber, under proper medical supervision.
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Warts refer to a type of a deformity in the skin, which refers to the formation of a small, hard, benign growth on the skin's surface. It is generally caused by a viral infection and results in a feeling of discomfort or pain. Additionally, laser surgery is a technique which uses a sharp and strong beam of light to destroy the wart tissue from the skin. The surgical process is usually performed at a doctor's clinic or chamber, under proper medical supervision.
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When should you consider l...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Harmful Effects of Alcohol on Heart--
Excessive alcohol intake leads to increase in cholesterol and BP which are risk factors for heart attack or blockages.
Excessive alcohol intake leads to alcohol induced cardio-myopathy or weakening of heart muscle.
Excessive alcohol intake is also a risk factor for developing irregular heart rate called Atrial Fibrillation.
Recommended daily alcohol intake value -
Men - Upto 2 glasses/day
Women - 1 glass/day (stud...more
Excessive alcohol intake leads to increase in cholesterol and BP which are risk factors for heart attack or blockages.
Excessive alcohol intake leads to alcohol induced cardio-myopathy or weakening of heart muscle.
Excessive alcohol intake is also a risk factor for developing irregular heart rate called Atrial Fibrillation.
Recommended daily alcohol intake value -
Men - Upto 2 glasses/day
Women - 1 glass/day (stud...more
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A lot of patients come to me asking for advice on how to treat fever,how they contact it, and if Dengue, then is it fatal? A lot of time & money is lost due to the employees taking leaves on account of Viral Illness. It is the number one most common illness worldwide, and yet it cannot be eradicated, why?
⦁ Spread:Fever or flu or infuenza, in most cases is a communicable illness spread by water or airborne viruses called Hemophilus Influenzae a & b. From the name itself they love(-philus) bl...more
⦁ Spread:Fever or flu or infuenza, in most cases is a communicable illness spread by water or airborne viruses called Hemophilus Influenzae a & b. From the name itself they love(-philus) bl...more
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