By Shivani Sikri What is vitamin D used for?Vitamin D is essential for bone metabolism, but its health effects go far beyond this aspect. It is considered as a quasi-hormone, with potential benefits throughout the body. Its links with the immune system are, in particular, much studied. Indeed, optimal levels of vitamin D reduce the … Read more
The health officials of Kerala are on high alert after the death of a 47-year-old man from Thrissur due to the West Nile Virus. However, this isn’t a new case. In 2019, a six-year-old boy in the Malappuram district died of the same infection. According to reports, the virus was first reported in the state … Read more
The central government on Tuesday revealed that the country registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year. The data comes months ahead of schedule, as the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares its estimates of excess COVID-19 deaths whose methodology the country reportedly has opposed. According to a report by Reuters, some … Read more
Doctors from Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh in India’s National Capital organised a public awareness session on the occasion of World Asthma Day on Monday. The initiative was taken to deliberate on the rising incidences of one of the most common inflammatory diseases of the airways of the lungs, the chronic condition, Asthma, which is gaining … Read more
By Dr. Kiran Rukadikar The prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen rapidly in India. The research shows that obesity was higher among women than men (41.88 per cent vs 38.67 per cent). Also, India has the world’s second highest population of diabetics. Genetic predisposition, inherent ethnicity, obesity, rapid urbanisation, high intake of fast foods, … Read more
Scientists in their study have found that harmful nanoparticles that are generally found in our surroundings when inhaled during pregnancy can escape the lungs and enter the placenta and lead to low birth weight in babies. The study conducted by the scientists of Rutgers University was published in the Placenta journal. During their study, the … Read more
After a mysterious liver disease was detected in children in countries including the United States and the United Kingdom, health officials, doctors and scientists have started investigating the cases. Since November last year, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), along with pediatric healthcare providers including hospitals that treat children and the Centers for Disease … Read more
The liver is the second-largest and one of the most complex organs of the human body. Although it is an important part of the human body, there is a lack of awareness about the organ’s function as well as various liver diseases that are in some cases fatal too. Consequently, every year on April 19, … Read more