Body Mass Index (BMI): BMI is a measurement that is a ratio of weight and height. It’s a good way to gauge whether the weight is in healthy proportion to height. In fact, knowing your BMI, can help you determine...
Know about the Thyroid Gland: Thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck, that you’ve likely heard a lot about, but may not know much about. The gland secretes thyroid hormones, which regulates body’s metabolism and...
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on the entire world . It is no secret that those with co-morbidities suffered the most. Most co-morbidities are, at least in part, our creations. Inactive lifestyle, lack of sleep, binging on...
Winter a favourite season of many, but not very friendly with our skin and hair. The outermost layer of the skin is called the epidermis, with the outermost layer called as the horny layer. This layer with its cells and...
With the onset of the winter season, we are concerned about viral infections like common cold, dry skin, stuffy nose etc. in children. We come across many viruses like Rhinoviruses, Influenza, Parainfluenza, RSV, Adenovirus etc. which cause recurrent respiratory tract...
World Diabetes Day celebration was started in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organisation in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It is celebrated every year on 14 November, the birthday of Sir...
Epilepsy affects almost 1.2 crore people in India. Though many people have encountered or have seen people getting fits (known in medical language as seizure), very few people know what to do. Members of the public are in the first...
IntroductionLearning disability is a diverse group of disorders in which children with at least average intelligence have problems processing information or generating output. It is the inability to learn at the age appropriate academic level. It can affect children of...
We take for granted the elimination of liquid waste in the form of urine from our body. However, it is possible because of the very important storage and voiding functions played by the urinary bladder. Uroflowmetry and urodynamics are used...
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