Health

Chafing is a common skin problem caused by increased friction from rubbing of skin-to-skin or skin-to-fabric contact, and it’s often accompanied by rashes, pain, soreness, stinging, or burning feelings. Friction irritates and damages the skin, causing a rash, blisters, or raw skin. Chafing that is severe can be excruciatingly unpleasant, making moving difficult. Chafing can affect any part of your …

Fungal infection in nipples during monsoon can steal your peace of mind. In the below article, we tell you about various signs and symptoms of it so that you can opt for the treatment to avoid severe complications. There are many problems faced by lactating mothers. One of the most painful issues is a fungal infection in the nipples that …

Seborrheic dermatitis is the ailment that mainly affects the scalp. In extreme cases it can lead to scaly patches that look like dandruff, and redness of the scalp. This allergy can also affect the face, side of the nose, eyebrows, ears, eyelids and chest. It is mainly caused due to harsh reaction to chemicals in shampoos, hair dyes and other …

Before an upcoming surgery, most people worry about the amount of blood loss they may have to endure. In normal life, even small cuts make us bleed. It makes us wonder how surgeons can cut deep inside our body without making us bleed to death. Well, the first thing we need to understand is that surgeons have years of experience. …

Cancer can affect any part of the body including the bones, a rigid framework that protects soft organs and supports the body resulting in weakening of bone strength and flexibility. Bone cancers affect the normal movement of the organ and can result in pain, lumps or swellings and in rare cases can result in fractures as well. It is important …

~ Psychosocial Impact of Alopecia Is Greater In Women Than Men: Study~ Mumbai:  Dr. Debraj Shome, a renowned Cosmetic Surgeon, Co-Founder, and Dr. Rinky Kapoor, Dermatologist at The Esthetic Clinics conducted a questionnaire-based study on patients visiting at the different cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bangalore. The study has been published in the journal of Dermatological Reviews, about alopecia’s (Hair fall) impact …

Authored by Dr. Stallin Ramprakash, Consultant – Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & BMT, Aster CMI Hospital Imagine you have a minor cut and the bleeding does not stop. This can happen to those people with Hemophilia. It is an inherited bleeding disorder where the body lacks the ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This can lead …

A cancer diagnosis can be appalling due to a lot of fear connected with it. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Most men are unaware of this cancer and tend to delay treatment which leads to serious consequences in later stages of life. It is generally seen in men above the age of …

Brain tumor is an abnormal growth of the brain cells. The extra growth inside the brain can exert pressure on the skull, causing life-threatening complications. However, not all brain tumors are malignant. Some can be non-cancerous, benign or harmless masses of cancerous cells that mainly target the structural tissue of the brain. It can start either in the brain, or …

Treatments for cancer care have grown multi-fold across the globe, and regardless of the types of cancer and their severity, there is hope for recovering from the same. For a layperson, terms like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation may sound familiar. But there are a lot of scientific and medical decisions that go into administering these treatments. Radiation is a common, …