Health

Chandigarh, 24 August, 2026: Dengue looks no different from any other viral fever in the first two or three days — which is exactly when most people delay testing. But the danger doesn’t end once the fever settles. In fact, the days after the fever breaks, roughly day 3 to day 7 of illness, are when the disease can turn serious, …

Most people who drink alcohol while taking prescription medication do not think of it as dangerous. A glass of wine with dinner while on blood pressure tablets, a beer at a social event after taking an antihistamine drug, continuing to drink while completing a course of an antibiotic.These feel like minor, manageable decisions. But In reality, they are not. The …

August 20, 2026:- Education should be about much more than academic achievement. It should help children understand who they are, discover what they enjoy, recognise their strengths, and develop the confidence and skills they will need for the future. In a rapidly changing world, schools have an important role to play in preparing children not merely for examinations, but for …

Prof. Dhiraj Gupta and Dr. C. Narasimhan put the spotlight on greater awareness, early detection and prevention of one of the most important heart rhythm disorders Hyderabad, 20 Aug 2026: A heartbeat that occasionally races, flutters or feels irregular is easy to dismiss. So are unexplained tiredness, breathlessness or a gradual reduction in exercise capacity. But in some people, these could …

With the expansion of insurance coverage across income segments and inflow of investments, Indian Hospitals today are presented with significant growth opportunities and the challenge of scaling up infrastructure and manpower and investing in digital tools to improve existing staff productivity. These are table stakes for current providers not just  to meet the demand but also rise to meet increasing …

There are plenty of health tips and suggestions on social media, but it is important to get the facts right For any query you have about your health, you will find numerous solutions and videos on the internet. In the context of body detox, one recommendation you will often come across is to drink lemon water for 7 days. There …

Appendicitis pain often occurs in the lower right side of the abdomen. In some instances, this same symptom may occur in appendix cancer. However, despite the similarity in symptoms and locations, these two diseases are quite different from each other. What is appendicitis? Appendicitis happens when the appendix gets inflamed due to obstruction at the opening by faeces, inflammation or …

Karnataka’s recent decision to organise HIV awareness, counselling and voluntary screening camps across colleges has brought HIV back into public conversation. While the announcement generated debate around HIV testing, it has also highlighted a much larger issue many young people still hesitate to get tested because of stigma, misinformation and the mistaken belief that HIV is no longer a concern. …

Protein has become a key part of modern fitness, helping active individuals support recovery, build muscle and meet their daily nutritional needs. As more consumers invest in supplements, they are also becoming more conscious of what goes into their protein shake, looking beyond flavour and protein content to factors such as ingredient quality, digestibility, formulation and third-party testing. With so …

This Independence Day, skip the expensive glowcation and give your skin a reset at home with simple Ayurvedic rituals, skin-friendly foods and monsoon-ready beauty essentials. Independence Day is usually about celebrating freedom, but this year, there is another kind of freedom worth considering: freedom from overloaded beauty routines, excessive product layering and the seasonal stress that monsoon humidity can put …