Health

When chronic pain affects the trigeminal nerve – the nerve carrying sensation from the face to the brain, it gives rise to a condition known as trigeminal neuralgia. It caused excruciating painful sensations, those similar to an electric shock on one side of the face. This condition is more commonly seen in women who are above 50 and is a …

Leukemia or blood cancer is a cancer of the system’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and lymphatic system. There are several forms of leukemia; some conditions are common in children, while others primarily develop in adults. Leukemia typically affects the white blood cells, which are the body’s main defense system; they grow and multiply in an orderly way as …

Cancer is a disease that results when cellular changes cause the uncontrolled growth and division of cells. The various risk factors of cancer include increasing age, heredity, exposure to certain radiations and chemicals and unhealthy lifestyle habits. Cancer is treatable and curable when detected at initial stages. Cancer can be of various kinds, bone cancer being one of them. Bone …

Diabetes is a common chronic disorder that is estimated to affect up to 642 million people worldwide making its prevalence 10.4% by 2040. Diabetes Mellitus is known to pose different types of health problems in women, including yeast infections. An overgrowth of yeast in the warm and moist places in the body, especially vagina can be caused due to Diabetes …

Many health problems like heart diseases, diabetes, cancers can occur due to unhealthy lifestyle. Poor lifestyle choices in today’s times are considered one of the leading causes of many types of cancer. Habits that typically attract health issues are poor dietary practices, stress, lack of physical activity, inadequate sleep, excessive alcohol consumption, and smoking. Smoking and alcohol consumption are the …

Leading a more active lifestyle and joining a gym for physical exercise is an excellent resolution one can make for the New Year. But it is important to first get your heart checked up to assess the risk of a heart attack, experts have said. Said Dr. Tausif Ahmed Thangalvadi, Medical Director at NURA, a collaboration between Fujifilm Healthcare and …

It is a well-known factor that film and sports celebrities form the influencer group in society both in US and in India. When international boxer Mohammed Ali developed Parkinson’s disease and Super Man star Christopher Reeve had spinal injury with Paralysis both evinced interest in the disorder among common people and scientific fraternity in the quest for better understanding and …

Radiation therapy also termed radiotherapy is a highly effective cancer treatment with a broad spectrum of uses. Radiation therapy supports to cure of cancer in patients either singly or combined with other treatments. Also, it eases symptoms, extends the survival period in more advanced forms of cancers, and proven treatment mode for nearly most types of cancer. Radiation therapy is …

Childbirths aren’t as easy as it may sound. While the joy of bringing a child to life is priceless, the several health problems of the mother…sometimes life-threatening, must not be ignored. Postpartum complications can occur within weeks after childbirth or even months afterwards and may not always give warning signs. Call it sheer lack of awareness, the uterine contractions, fatigue …

Stronger and healthy bones help us to move, protect vital organs, and preserve nutrients that keep us hale and hearty. The bones are living tissues that constantly change. People reach their maximum bone mass around age 30 and then only natural remodelling happens, where old pieces of bone are removed and replaced with new bone. Bones hold a significant role …