Monsoons have arrived just at the right time to provide us a cool break from the scorching summer. However, the cool monsoons also bring a host of woes by increasing the risk of common health problems like cold, cough, flu, and viral fever if proper care is not taken. While heavy rains and stagnant rainwater […]
Holidays and weight gain are closely linked with each other: weight gain often follows holidays like a clockwork more often than not. And this is why holidays are often are considered the biggest contributor of weight gain across all ages. However, this weight gain can be of different consequences for people of different ages. While […]
3 Simple yet Powerful Habits to Keep Your Kids Heart Healthy: Obesity, high cholesterol, smoking, and high blood pressure are some of the risk factors that have a direct relationship with the incidence of cardiac diseases that are leading causes of death worldwide. And the seeds of all these problems are sown early in […]
According to the World Health Organization, Cardiovascular diseases are found to be the leading cause of global deaths. Particularly in India, the number of people affected by these cardiovascular diseases has been doubled from 1990 to 2016. In fact, Cardiac diseases were responsible for more deaths in India than any other non-transmissible disease, according to […]
It is estimated that around 17.5 million people around the world die of heart attacks or heart related diseases. The good news is that around 80% of premature heart attacks and strokes are preventable. Regular physical activity, healthy diet and also avoiding tobacco products are the key to prevent heart attacks and other heart diseases. […]
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure is known as a “silent disease” as signs and symptoms won’t be seen. However, this disease damages the body and may also cause heart disease. Utmost care must be taken if diagnosed with blood pressure and the patient should keep a track of its levels through checking blood […]
What are the Signs of heart attack?Is heart attack in men and women are different? Signs of Heart Attack: Heart attack occurs when the smooth blood flow to the heart gets blocked. Blockage happens due to the buildup of fat, especially cholesterol and other substances that form a plaque or a form of barrier in […]
Thousands of people die every year due to organ failure. The need for donated organs is much more than the number of donated organs. Everybody should consider themselves potential organ and tissue donors—regardless of age, health, race, or ethnicity. No one is too old or too young to be a deceased donor, and most major […]
Organ donation (OD) has been one of the greatest developments in modern biological sciences that has become a new ray of hope for the patients suffering from terminal illness. Transplantation is described as the transfer of human tissues or organs from a donor to a recipient and was legalized in India in 1994. The number of […]
Why is heart disease so common in India? It is absolutely disheartening to learn that India witnesses a death due to a heart attack every 33 seconds. The reason could be many including stress, lifestyle, smoking, genetics or diet. However, the reasons won’t change the fact that people living in cities are more prone to […]
