Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that affects the large intestine (colon). IBS commonly causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhoea and constipation. It is a chronic condition that you will need to manage for long term.
2 January 2016

Gonorrhoea 'could become untreatable'

Gonorrhoea can become an untreatable disease, England's chief medical officer has warned.
27 December 2015

How animals can give you tuberculosis

In 2014, an estimated 9.6 million people were infected by tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Potentially
26 December 2015

Symptoms of chronic kidney disease

Most people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have no symptoms because the body can tolerate even a large reduction in kidney
26 December 2015

Many benefits of oats

What better way to gain the strength and energy to carry you through a hectic morning schedule than with a steaming bowl of freshly
26 December 2015

Physiotherapy in urinary incontinence

Do you leak urine when you cough, sneeze, or laugh? Do you limit your time away from home, know where all the bathrooms are in the
26 December 2015

From MDGs to SDGs

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched a new comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000 and an
26 December 2015

How smartphone light affects your brain and body

Checking your phone at night and before going to sleep seems like a normal habitual act, but it is some harmful than you think.
26 December 2015

Bar children from high-impact sports: Study

More than a decade after playing a leading role in uncovering the health risks to players in the National Football League, Bennet Omalu hopes his research will lead to a ban on children playing high-impact sports.
21 December 2015

Govt to provide health cards to poor

The government signs a deal with an insurance company to provide health cards to poor people under a pilot project.
20 December 2015

Health Infographic

Stunted growth, also known as stunting and nutritional stunting, is a reduced growth rate in human development. It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition and recurrent infections, such as diarrhoea and helminthiasis, in early childhood and even before birth, due to malnutrition during fetal development brought on by a malnourished mother. The following infographic helps to present ideas on how nutrition effects your health in a clear and concise way.
19 December 2015

9 health questions people asked Google in 2015

Chances are, one of the first places you turn for quick information on everything from that new diet fad to a troubling rash to a cough that won't quit is your
19 December 2015

Toothlessness a clue to deadly heart disease!

Toothless heart disease patients are nearly twice as likely to die as those who have all their teeth, a new study suggests.
19 December 2015

Milk matters!

Milk is the most balanced source of nutrition for human beings. Dairy products are a good source of energy, and contain all essential food elements including protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
19 December 2015

Stroke and physiotherapy management

Mr Nahid Imran, a 30 years old gentleman, just completed his masters degree in information technology. Few months back he was in the Skype, chatting with his friend, suddenly he felt down; means loss of consciousness and speech along unable to move right side of his body. Then immediately he was taken to a nearby hospital. After examination, it was confirmed that he got massive haemorrhage in his left brain. All of a sudden his life got stuck. Like Mr Imran, there are many stroke sufferers in our community; the question is how much are we taking care of them.
19 December 2015

Ovarian cancer: Screening may cut deaths by a fifth

Doctors say there is now "encouraging" evidence that an annual blood test may cut ovarian cancer deaths by a fifth.
17 December 2015

Cancer is not just 'bad luck' but down to environment, study suggests

Cancer is overwhelmingly a result of environmental factors and not largely down to bad luck, a study suggests.
17 December 2015

How much running for good health? Not much (video)

Researchers found out how many miles a week you need to run to improve your health — and it’s surprisingly low.
14 December 2015

New global framework to eliminate rabies

A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year has been launched by the World Health
12 December 2015

Modern medicine’s danger-land!

"One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine", once said William Osler. Some believe he is the
12 December 2015