Health & Wellness

DIABETES AND TECHNOLOGY: ENABLING POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES

30 Nov 2021 03:35 AM IST

Technology is enabling diabetes management in several ways, certain apps have simplified it. Compact medical equipment helps in continuous glucose management. There is also remote patient monitoring (RPM) especially with regard to home healthcare companies.

DENGUE FEVER DURING PREGNANCY CAN HAVE SERIOUS EFFECTS TO THE FETUS

23 Nov 2021 03:44 AM IST

Dengue is caused by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito and presents as a high-grade viral fever. Pregnant women need to protect themselves from getting infected with the disease as the occurrence of dengue in pregnant women is on the rise due to a heavy increase in mosquitoes

DEPRESSION AND ITS PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS

23 Nov 2021 03:42 AM IST

“Our mind controls our body” is true to a great extent as a lot of people having mental illnesses have physical expressions of the same. Of all the mental illnesses it’s primarily depression and anxiety which have physical manifestations to a greater extent. Depression is a mental illness that affects

TECHNOLOGY IS REVOLUTIONISING INDIA’S PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

23 Nov 2021 03:40 AM IST

Health-tech innovators are building IoT-centric connected solutions enabling patients to manage their health more affordably.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EPILEPSY AND MANAGING SEIZURE ATTACKS

16 Nov 2021 07:34 AM IST

Epilepsy is a long-term illness that produces recurrent, uncontrollable seizures. Epilepsy is diagnosed after a person has experienced two or more unprovoked seizures. Seizures occur when a burst of electrical impulses in the brain exceeds their usual boundaries. They spread to other places, causing an uncontrollable storm of electrical activity.

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY AND MASSES

16 Nov 2021 07:30 AM IST

Modernisation in the field of medical science is a sign of the development of any society or country. With the increased research in the usage of robotics for surgeries, the entire landscape of the healthcare system is changing. After the first patient was operated on in 1998 using a surgical

HEALTHY HABITS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNITY AGAINST PNEUMONIA

16 Nov 2021 07:27 AM IST

Pneumonia can be prevented with simple interventions, low-cost treatment and medication, and care.

HOW IS PCOS RELATED TO HEALTH PROBLEMS LIKE DIABETES AND SECONDARY INFERTILITY?

09 Nov 2021 07:19 AM IST

The most prevalent hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). This condition involves endocrine gland malfunction, which causes an increase in the production of male hormones (androgen), resulting in hormonal imbalance. PCOS causes cysts to develop in follicles with immature eggs, causing them to grow

MAKING HYGIENE AND WELLNESS A PRIORITY

09 Nov 2021 07:16 AM IST

Friedrich Nietzsche was right when he said, “What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” His words exemplify the response of our world and societies to the worst pandemic that very few of us have seen in our lives. Pandemics and contagions are nothing new and in the last 20

HOW PILATES CAN HELP IN CHRONIC FATIGUE AND TACKLING MUSCLE IMBALANCES

09 Nov 2021 07:09 AM IST

What happens when you’re suddenly told one day that you will never be able to walk again? In some cases, it can completely crush one’s self-esteem and motivation to live, but not in my case. Having an illness such as ADEM (Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis) can be life-changing for anyone, as

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO YOGA: EASY TIPS TO START

02 Nov 2021 04:10 AM IST

As a beginner, we often equate yoga with some tough, limb-twisting poses. And our main concern is that: “I can’t even touch my toes, how can I perform those poses?” Yoga is not only touching your toes, or stretching 98 degrees to your northeast. It’s a very easy process of

HOW TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN AND TEENS STRUGGLING WITH THE EMOTIONAL EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC

02 Nov 2021 04:05 AM IST

Depression and anxiety in children and adolescents may present in very different ways from adults. Increased irritability, arguments, aggressive behaviour, fighting with siblings may be some of the signs. They may have crying spells, self-harming behaviours, risk-taking like trying substances like cannabis or others in order to deal with mood