Health

With the arrival of spring, Holi brings high spirits, happiness and positive energy. Holi is full of excitement and playful, colourful celebrations. This festival of colours, here are some precautions and safety tips on eye care: Use organic/natural colours: As far as possible, steer away from using artificial colours containing toxic and harsh chemicals which can cause damage to the eyes. …

Some cancers arrive without warning. They do not cause sharp pain or any other changes in the body in the initial stage. They settle quietly into the body, growing in places that are hard to see and even harder to suspect. These are often referred to as rare and silent cancers and their silence is what makes them dangerous. Across …

A woman’s reproductive health journey is not a single chapter, it is an evolving story that begins in adolescence and continues well beyond menopause. Yet, conversations around women’s health often remain fragmented, limited to periods, pregnancy, or menopause in isolation. But, awareness across the entire lifecycle is essential for women to make informed, confident decisions about their bodies. The Beginning: …

In an age of constant digital distractions, simple logic puzzles like Sudoku offer a powerful way to keep the brain actively engaged. Far from being just a pastime, daily Sudoku practice stimulates multiple cognitive systems and supports long-term brain health. How Sudoku Activates the Brain When a person solves Sudoku regularly, the brain’s higher-order thinking networks are consistently engaged. The …

How to prevent typhoid in children? It has become a pressing health challenge in recent times. Children living in areas lacking safe water, good food, and proper sanitation face the highest risk. Parents often wonder whether maintaining good hygiene provides sufficient protection or if additional measures become necessary. The answer lies in understanding both approaches. Handwashing and clean water are …

Many children have suffered from dog bites yet many parents underestimate the serious threat of rabies. This viral infection is usually transmitted through dog bites and scratches and becomes life-threatening once symptoms appear. Dog bites account for 99% of human rabies cases worldwide. Every encounter becomes a potential emergency. Understanding rabies symptoms, accessing timely rabies treatment, and knowing when the anti-rabies vaccine …

Most of the major cancers do not announce themselves loudly but arrive silently without any possible warnings. Gallbladder and bile duct cancers often begin with symptoms that feels normal, digestive discomfort, mild pain, or unexplained fatigue. As these signs are easy to dismiss, many patients visit the doctor only when the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. Early awareness …

Sight is one of our most valued senses, which allows us to connect with the world around us. With age, however, for millions of people, eyesight-related challenges begin with slight blurriness and progressively lead to irreversible vision loss. Among the many age-related eye conditions, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in patients …

Chemotherapy has several kinds of effects on the body. Common side effects include nausea, exhaustion, altered taste, and decreased appetite. Although there isn’t a single anti-cancer diet, eating the right foods can greatly reduce side effects, promote healing, and improve a patient’s ability to handle treatment. Chemotherapy targets cancer cells that divide quickly. However, it can also impact the brain’s …

Hyderabad, 18 February 2026– India’s Pharma and Life Sciences Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are delivering measurable gains across the drug development value chain, accelerating time‑to‑market and reductions in end‑to‑end R&D costs, according to the report “Making it matter: How GCCs transform capability into end‑patient impact,” developed in collaboration with KPMG in India and UnearthIQ. End-to-end adoption of AI, automation, and …