Medically Speaking

STUDY FINDS COMMON CHEMICALS IN ELECTRONICS, BABY PRODUCTS HARM BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

08 Oct 2021 04:47 AM IST

Chemicals increasingly used as flame retardants and plasticsers pose a larger risk to children’s brain development than previously thought, according to new research. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Environmental Health Perspectives’. The research team reviewed dozens of human, animal, and cell-based studies and concluded that

Covid-19: Study finds out two meters distancing not enough without masks

08 Oct 2021 04:38 AM IST

According to researchers from Quebec, Illinois, and Texas, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Building and Environment’. Wearing a mask indoors can reduce the contamination range of airborne

Study analyses pros and cons of common weight-loss surgeries

08 Oct 2021 04:36 AM IST

A research team, led by the University of Michigan Health, has found that of the most common weight-loss surgeries, sleeve gastrectomy is safer than gastric bypass. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘JAMA Surgery’. Five years after each procedure, patients who’d undergone a sleeve gastrectomy, which

USEFUL TIPS FOR MANAGING FLU IN CHILDREN

08 Oct 2021 04:34 AM IST

When temperatures start getting colder and kids are inside and interacting with each other in greater numbers, cold and flu season inevitably follows. We all know that cold and flu season is around the corner, but that doesn’t make it easier when you see your little one struggling with cough

ONE OUT OF 10 PEOPLE EXPERIENCES MEAL RELATED ABDOMINAL PAIN: STUDY

07 Oct 2021 09:17 AM IST

According to a survey on over 50,000 people, around 11 percent of the global population (13 percent of women and 9 per cent of men) frequently experience abdominal pain when they eat meals. The research is being presented for the first time at UEG Week Virtual 2021. Pain associated with

INDIA CONDUCTED OVER 57 CR COVID TESTS SO FAR: ICMR

07 Oct 2021 09:13 AM IST

The testing capacity has been ramped up extensively and so far India has conducted 57,68,03,867 Covid-19 sample tests, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday. Of the total test conducted, 14,09,825 samples were tested yesterday. Meanwhile, India on Tuesday recorded 18,346 new Covid-19 cases in the last

Allergies including asthma and hay fever not linked to mental health conditions: Study

07 Oct 2021 09:12 AM IST

Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever do not cause the onset of mental health conditions or vice versa, according to the findings of a new University of Bristol-led study. The results of the study were published in the journal ‘Clinical and Experimental Allergy’. While previous studies

COVID-19 HAS INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG CHILDREN GLOBALLY: UNICEF INDIA REPRESENTATIVE

07 Oct 2021 09:10 AM IST

One in seven children have mental health issues and the Covid-19 pandemic has exaggerated the situation, said Representative of UNICEF India Dr Yasmin Ali Haque on Tuesday. The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report. The report takes a comprehensive look at the

STUDY FINDS DEPRESSED COVID PATIENTS RESPOND BETTER TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS

06 Oct 2021 08:07 AM IST

A pilot study has shown that depressed patients who have suffered from Covid respond better to standard antidepressants than people who have not had Covid-19. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘European Neuropsychopharmacology’. Around 40% of Covid sufferers report the development of depression within 6 months

How exercising helped people fight insomnia and other sleeping disorders during pandemic

06 Oct 2021 08:04 AM IST

Seven to nine hours of sleep is typically recommended for maintaining optimum physical and emotional well-being. However, many people find this an incredibly difficult goal to achieve. No survey can better indicate the gravity of this challenge than the recent social media trend which saw young professionals taking to LinkedIn

ROBOTICS TRANSFORMING KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

06 Oct 2021 08:02 AM IST

From Siri, Alexa to self-driving cars, and autopilot planes to satellite mapping—the world has seen the power of technology beneficial for the common man. The medical field is not untouched; what we had seen as fiction in stories and movies, is now a reality; artificial intelligence and robots are helping

Myths & facts about depression

05 Oct 2021 12:48 PM IST

Depression is not an illness, it is a state of mind- Depressive Disorders are caused by neurochemical disturbances in the brain which respond to antidepressant treatment. Like other bodily ailments, there is a physiological process involved in these disorders which disturbs the normal state of wellbeing. Just because there is no