Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India, next only to breast. India sees the highest number of deaths due to cervical cancer as compared to any other country in the world. However, the good news is that combined efforts of screening and vaccination can help us eliminate this problem and make India …
Sarcoidosis is a disease that causes inflammation of the tissues especially lungs and lymph nodes The cause of the disease is unknown The disease has many remissions and exacerbations during its course The inflammation in sarcoidosis tends to form granulomas and fibrosis The patient suffering from sarcoidosis suffers from shortness of breath and cough These …
PCOS is a condition associated with hormonal imbalance in the women of reproductive age group. In this condition there are many cysts which develop in the ovaries thus hampering ovulation and leading to infertility. Also, there is increased production of male hormone (testosterone), insulin resistance and all these collectively causing an array of symptoms in …
A growing menace in the healthcare world these days is the increasing resistance of bacterial infections to antibiotics. The reason we need to be aware of this is because we as a community hold the key to this problem. As we all know, antibiotics are drugs which fight against bacterial infections by either killing them …
Do you feel like vomiting and heavy headed early in the morning? Well, if you are a female with plans of starting a family, get a UPT done, as good news might be round the corner. But here, I am going to discuss the lesser talked about causes of morning sickness which are unrelated to …
Osteoporosis literally means ‘porous bones ‘ Osteoporotic bones are highly brittle and break with the slightest stress such as bending or lifting an object The amount of calcium, phosphorous and minerals are low in an osteoporotic bone leading to the decrease in the density and brittleness More women than men are affected The person having …
If anybody has delivered a baby recently, you would recall that your child’s sample was taken from the heel and sent for a screening test. This test looks for certain rare diseases which if not detected then, can have disastrous sequelae for the baby. And on the better side, if detected in time can help …
Do you sleep through the entire night and still wake up tired in the morning? Does your partner often complain of being kicked by you at night? If so, then you are suffering from one of the most common but least talked about health condition, Restless Legs syndrome (RLS). You might not have heard about …
Stroke is a condition where the arteries of the brain are either blocked or they rupture causing damage of the brain tissue, leading to disability or death. Stroke is in fact the 5th cause of death worldwide. There are many factors that cause an increase in the risk of having a stroke. These factors include …
Low back ache is a common ailment, particularly in the middle aged group. It is not a disease per say, but a pointer of many underlying disorders. Common causes include injury/trauma, incorrect posture, age/weight related degenerative changes and rarely infection, autoimmune diseases and cancer. In up to 90% of cases, there is no serious underlying …
