Dr Binay Kumar The World Hypertension Day, observed on May 17 every year, helps people realise that hypertension or high blood pressure is a preventable and controllable condition. Moving blood exerts force on the arterial wall this is called blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is a force when heart beats and diastolic blood pressure is […]Read More
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Covid-19 pandemic has become an emerging global health crisis affecting everyone, especially the marginalised sections of the communities. This sudden outbreak and the lockdown has already created an enormous medical and financial burden on dozens of migrant labourers, daily wage earners, farmers and informal sector workers and has left them struggling for managing even a […]Read More
Today is World Thalassemia Day World Thalassemia Day is celebrated on May 8 every year to commemorate thalassemia victims and encourage the ones who struggle to live with the disease. An inherited blood disorder, thalassemia causes the body to have less haemoglobin than normal. Haemoglobin enables the red blood cells to carry oxygen. Thalassemia can also […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha It is perhaps carelessness and lack of awareness on our part that has been the major deterrent in our staying healthy and safe. Why would otherwise we need the Prime Minister to launch Mission Swachh Bharat for our benefit? Why should he be worried about our cleanliness, our welfare and our safety? Why […]Read More
Dr Avi Kumar It is believed that asthmatic patients will be at a higher risk when it comes to the novel coronavirus. An asthmatic patient has a highly inflamed and restricted airway. As a result of which breathing becomes difficult. The presence of a virus in such a situation would lead to more inflammation. Therefore, […]Read More
Dr Rajesh Kumar There is no denying of the fact that this lockdown period and pandemic not just reflect apprehensions in physical health but financial crises, relationship issues and disruption in jobs with stress falling somewhere in between all such important aspects of life. The feelings of negativity have suffused every corner of life, be […]Read More
Diksha Remember how much you hated those curry leaves every time you ate a spoonful of sambhar with the crunchy dosa or vada at the famous South Indian joint in your neighbourhood. Left a strange taste, didn’t it? Little did you know back then that these leaves are rich in vitamin A, B, C and […]Read More
Team L&M Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer, Serum Institute of India (SII), has said that SII has associated with US-based biotechnology firm Codagenix and developed a virus-vaccine candidate which is closest to the novel coronavirus. According to Poonawalla, human trials of the vaccine are expected to commence by September-October. Excerpts from an exclusive interview: What […]Read More
Diksha To bring a new life in this world is no less than a miracle. And to do so, a woman has to pass through a number of physical and psychological transformations. During this period, her health needs to be in perfect shape to ensure the health of the baby is perfect. With regular prenatal […]Read More
Paramita Singh As the nationwide lockdown has been extended, people are getting concerned about their health. As social distancing has reduced our physical movement, it is important to uplift vitality without having to step out of the comfort of your home. With practice of good hygiene, one must also adopt for ways to boost your […]Read More