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Affecting millions, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness around the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Glaucoma is an eye disease that can damage your optic nerve, which is responsible for supplying visual information to your brain from the eyes.

At the onset of flu season, it’s again the outbreak of H1N1 (swine flu) Let us know few salient features of swine flu to cope up with this out break and save young children from it’s complications

One of the biggest endocrine glands, the thyroid gland affects almost every cell in the human body. It is responsible for the regulation of the metabolism and weight by controlling the fat-burning process. Apart from this, thyroid hormones are also required for the growth and development of children and in nearly every physiological process in the body. Weighing somewhere between 20 and 60 grams, the thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland found inside the neck, right under the larynx or voice box.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer among women in India. But the good news is that breast cancer isn’t what it was years ago. Survival rates of breast cancer cases are higher now. Thanks to greater awareness, early detection, and advances in treatment.

Of all the cancers affecting women, cervical cancer has become the second most commonly known cause of cancer-related deaths in India. On an average, there are about 122,000 new cases of cervical cancer detected annually in our country, out of which 67,500 women succumb to the disease due to lack of knowledge about it.

Millions of people make resolutions every year in order to improve their health by losing weight, getting fit, or eating healthy but barely stick to it. Much of the failure to follow a ‘fad’ diet for long can be attributed to the fact that these diets promote exclusion of certain food groups. Most commonly sugar. Yes, excess of sugar consumption can be bad for your health and lead to many diseases and conditions, but if eaten in moderation and as a product of a much healthier source, it can not only enhance the taste of your food but also make you enjoy your food minus any guilt.

The recovery process after a cardiac surgery can differ depending on varying procedures performed as part of patient’s operative treatment. Caring for wounds and keeping up good health is mandatory after the surgery. But did you know that diet plays a vital role in your recovery as well? Nutritious food is incredibly important after surgery.

Yellow urine or yellow color of sclera of eyes is an important sign of jaundice. Jaundice in babies can be due to various reasons, but liver disease is an important cause which needs urgent attention. Prolonged jaundice is defined as jaundice persisting beyond two weeks of age in term babies and three weeks in pre-term babies.

Lymphoma is a cancer of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Lymphocytes are part of body’s immune system and are found in the blood stream, lymphatic system, spleen, lymphnodes and bone marrow. When lymhocytes become malignant, they multiply and form tumorous growth also known as lymphoma.

Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system, and they together control all the functions of the body. When something goes wrong with any one part of the nervous system, it can result in problems related to moving, speaking, swallowing, learning, or breathing. Therefore, neurological disorders can be described as the disease of the central or the peripheral nervous system and every year affects hundreds and millions of people worldwide.