The Importance of Early Detection in Chronic Diseases
In an ever-evolving health care landscape, the adage “prevention is better than cure” has never been more relevant, especially when it comes to chronic diseases Chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. The World Health Organization reports that they account for 71% of all […]
Mindfulness and it’s the significance
Mindfulness is the practice of intentionally focusing your attention on the present moment without judging yourselves. Practicing mindfulness has its own benefits on improving our health both mentally and physically. Here are some of the benefits of practicing mindfulness on a regular basis Helps in decreasing anxiety & increase control over our emotions: Scientific researches […]
Trigger Points and their causes
1. What are Trigger Points? Trigger points (TrPs) or muscle “knots” are sore spots in soft tissue that cause deep aching. Too many of them are often called myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), a chronic pain disorder. Trigger points are discrete, focal, hyperirritable spots located in a taut band of skeletal muscle. They produce pain locally […]
Taking action against prediabetes
Prediabetes is the stage where your sugar levels are high but not high enough to be declared as diabetic but if you don’t make proper lifestyle changes while at this stage you might soon end up diagnosed with diabetes. Here are certain actions that you can take in this stage in order to prevent prediabetes […]
Top 3 preventive health checks to take in winter
While it’s important to get health checks done on a regular basis irrespective of what season it might be but when it comes to winter we need to take certain types of health checks to prevent or diagnose early signs of any disease. Here are 3 preventive health checks one must undergo during winter. Blood […]
5 common winter illnesses & their symptoms
Winter is the time of the year where along with the common cold and cough a lot of other diseases tend to be highly infectious during this time of the year. It is important to keep ourselves aware of such common diseases so that whenever we feel ill we can take the necessary actions required. […]
What is COPD and what are its causes
COPD is a common term used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a progressive lung disease, the most common being chronic bronchitis & emphysema. Bronchitis causes narrowing of the bronchial tubes and causes inflammation whereas emphysema destroys the air sacs of the lungs slowly which creates an obstruction for outward airflow What are the […]
Learn about HIV basics
What is HIV? HIV is a virus that can make you sick. There is no cure for HIV, but there is treatment. Without HIV treatment, your immune system can become weak and you can become sick with life-threatening illnesses. This is the most serious stage of HIV infection, called AIDS. Anyone can be infected with […]
Diagnosing Arthritis
Diagnosis During the physical exam, your doctor will check your joints for swelling, redness, and warmth. He or she will also want to see how well you can move your joints. Depending on the type of arthritis suspected, your doctor may suggest some of the following tests. Laboratory tests The analysis of different types of […]
High blood pressure symptoms and treatments
Hypertension is generally a silent condition. It may take years or even decades for the condition to reach levels severe enough that symptoms become obvious. Even then, these symptoms may be attributed to other issues. Common Symptoms of severe hypertension includes: headaches shortness of breath nosebleeds flushing dizziness chest pain visual changes blood in the […]