Blogs
Your guide to all the latest updates about the trending health topics.
Heart disease is by far the leading cause of death. Heart problems like high blood pressure can lead to premature heart failure, heart attacks, strokes, and other life-threatening conditions. The good news is about 80 per cent of all cases of cardiovascular disease are preventable. You can lower your risk markedly by making some changes to your lifestyle including doing some things that are easy, simple, and even enjoyable. Here are some ways to keep your heart healthy
Bulimia nervosa (commonly known as bulimia) is an eating disorder and serious mental health problem. It is characterized by episodes of eating a large amount of food in very short periods of time, with a feeling that there is no control of this behavior. It is an irresistible compulsion. Following binges, there is the impulse to compensate for the behavior by purging – and this might include vomiting, induced by one’s finger or taking some medication, or going on a long run.
Lymphoma refers to a family of cancers in the lymphatic system. It accounts for about 3% of cancers. The lymphatic system includes the organs, tissues, and vessels in the immune system responsible for fighting disease and infection throughout the body. Lymphoma affects the blood and the lymphatic system - that includes lymph nodes (like the ones in your neck that get swollen when you have a bad cold), the spleen, bone marrow, and an immune gland in the chest called the thymus.
There are a lot of things that we hear about suicide on social media and the internet, but the information can be conflicting at times. It can leave us feeling not only confused but also afraid to do or say the wrong thing and make individual problems worse or perpetuate the inaccurate information out there.
Hyperglycemia is the medical term for high blood sugar. This is a condition that often affects people who have diabetes. It happens when the body either has too little insulin or when can’t use insulin properly to turn glucose into energy. This means, there’s an excessive amount of sugar circulating in the blood plasma.
The stomach is part of the body's digestive system. It produces acids and enzymes that break down food before passing it to the small intestine. Cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and spread up towards the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) or down into the small intestine or to adjacent organs like the gallbladder, bile duct and pancreas.
In 2016, over 650 million adults were obese – 11% of men and 15% of women. That amounts to about 13% of the world’s adult population. Between 1975 and 2016, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled – with the most growth observed in Asia. Almost half of the children under 5 who were overweight or obese in 2019 lived in Asia.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to pulmonary diseases that block airflow from the lungs and cause breathing difficulties. Damage to the lung tissue over time causes physical changes in the lungs and the airways become clogged with thick mucus. Compliance (the ability of the lung tissue to expand) becomes weakened because of this lung tissue damage. This weakened compliance or elasticity of the lungs means that oxygen cannot get to the air spaces where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs in the lung.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem a person may develop after experiencing traumatic events. PTSD was first diagnosed in war veterans and was often called a shell shock. While some people have heard about this disorder, there are lots of misconceptions about PTSD. For example, people may wrongly assume it means the person is 'dwelling' on past events. They might even suggest that the person suffering should 'get over it' or 'move on.
Coronavirus has been here long enough that we now have a substantial amount of information about it. However, a lot of misinformation too is propagated with the actual information which makes any person confused about what to do. Here are some common myths related to the virus which we are busting today
Call-an-Ambulance
