The purpose of treating varicose veins is to fade them. This is done by simply closing them off and redirecting the blood flow through them to other veins. Several types of procedures can do this. Let’s talk about them a little: Laser therapy: No cuts or needles involved. The procedure involves zapping the vein with … Continue reading Treating Varicose Veins: Focus on Sclerotherapy→
FACT: Childhood obesity has tripled in the last 3 decades. Besides obvious reasons like growing fast food chains, and lack of physical activity, what could be the major environmental reason? Observation of Trend: Obesity rates began accelerating in with the introduction of home gaming systems in the early 1970’s, followed by new screen developments … Continue reading Digital Disruption of Metabolism: How Screens Affect Your Physical Health→
Familiar with the groggy feeling that comes after staying up too late? Scientists at UCLA know why: The brain’s neurons fire with less power when we are sleep deprived. Your sleep-wake cycle is governed by melatonin, a hormone that tells the body that it is night, helping to make you sleepy. If you delay … Continue reading The Dark Side of Blue Light: Sleep Deprivation and Eye Problems→
Headache? “Throw that phone away!” Can’t eat? “Throw that phone away!” Tired all the time? “Throw that phone away!” That’s the standard single line solution our moms offer us to all our problems. This constant blaming that the phone is always the cause of the problem has made us so immune, because, after all, … Continue reading Screenophilia: The Problem Is Real Now→
Obesity affects many parameters that are otherwise normal in healthy individuals. Altered vitamin status is one such parameter. The article stresses upon how obesity and vitamin concentrations are linked. Obesity is a mainly a consequence of consuming food rich in calories and poor in essential micronutrients. Such foods leave the body craving for the … Continue reading How is Obesity linked to Vitamin intake?→
Another Reason To Encourage Breastfeeding There are several advantages of breastfeeding, to both the mother and child, that we are already aware of. Recorded benefits of breastfeeding for children: Reduced risk of ear infections Reduced risk of respiratory infections Reduced risk of atopic dermatitis Reduced risk of gastroenteritis Reduced risk of necrotizing … Continue reading Expert Engagement Program→
Medical animation still showing inside view of Mother’s Breast There are several advantages of breastfeeding, to both the mother and child, that we are already aware of. Recorded benefits of breastfeeding for children: Reduced risk of ear infections Reduced risk of respiratory infections Reduced risk of atopic dermatitis Reduced risk of gastroenteritis Reduced risk of … Continue reading Another Reason To Encourage Breastfeeding→
Toni Braxton says women are at risk of heart disease, they have several misconceptions about it. Many factors play role in development of heart disease
Medical Animation still showing PCOS The name “Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome” is misleading because a woman can have PCOS even in the absence of ovarian cysts, and can have ovarian cysts without developing PCOS. The cysts associated with PCOS are actually unreleased eggs from the ovary because of abnormal hormone functioning. With the wide variations in … Continue reading PCOS: Theories for its occurrence→
Hypertension: A Global Picture Blood pressure seems to be rising worldwide. An analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, based on more than 8 million people from 154 countries across 844 studies, revealed that 3.5 billion adults have blood pressure high enough to bring some risk, i.e. at least 110-115 mm Hg, … Continue reading Hypertension→
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