Medically Speaking

Metabolic syndrome linked to increased risk of second stroke, death

30 Jul 2021 07:58 AM IST

People with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at higher risk for having a second stroke and even dying than people who do not have metabolic syndrome, according to a meta-analysis. The findings of the analysis were published in the

PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS SHOULD BE VACCINATED FOR COVID ON PRIORITY BASIS

30 Jul 2021 07:57 AM IST

According to the World Health Organization, “Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem. It can cause chronic infection and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer.” WHO estimates that 296

Patients with Hepatitis should be vaccinated for Covid on Priority basis, experts suggest

28 Jul 2021 15:51 PM IST

World Hepatitis Day takes place every year on 28th July to bring the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of hepatitis especially with more focus on viral hepatitis and to influence real change.

INDIAN RESUSCITATION COUNCIL

28 Jul 2021 13:34 PM IST

The motto of Indian Resuscitation council is to make Every Citizen a Life saver. We postulated the technic of Compression only Life Support (COLS) where a layperson can perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation with his two hands outside the hospital and even useful for the Army personal.

Learn CPR and Save Life- Must for every citizen

27 Jul 2021 14:23 PM IST

We must have heard or seen situations like “A 50-year-old man jogging in the park. He suddenly collapses and people in the park surround him” Or “Oh ! he was well last night, I have talked to him, but expired suddenly in the early morning” And we keep wondering what

The “well wishing” Aunties and Uncles of breastfeeding

27 Jul 2021 12:01 PM IST

Aunty 1: The baby looks so thin, Baby needs cow’s milk, my dear. Me: Cow’s milk is for cow’s baby, my baby needs my milk. Aunty 2: Oh God, such small breasts you have, how will your milk be enough? Me: My body has the capacity to create however much

REMOTELY SUPERVISED EXERCISE CLASSES ARE BEST OPTION DURING COVID

27 Jul 2021 03:48 AM IST

The findings of a new study suggest that remotely supervised workout sessions are more effective than face-to-face exercise classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of the study appeared in the journal ‘Psychiatry Research’. Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in Brazil investigated the effects of regular exercise

Chemotherapy can induce mutations that lead to pediatric leukemia relapse

27 Jul 2021 03:47 AM IST

A new study has found that a group of chemotherapy drugs can result in mutations that may trigger the relapse of blood cancer in children.Chemotherapy has helped make acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) one of the most survivable childhood cancers. Now, researchers working in the US, Germany and China have shown

STUDY SUGGESTS EXCESS COFFEE CONSUMPTION COULD INCREASE RISK OF DEMENTIA

27 Jul 2021 03:45 AM IST

It’s a favourite first-order for the day, but while a quick coffee may perk us up, new research from University of South Australia showed that too much could be dragging us down, especially when it comes to brain health.In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that high

A NEW STUDY FINDS COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH MALNUTRITION AT HIGHER RISK OF DEATH

27 Jul 2021 03:44 AM IST

According to a new study, adults and children with COVID-19 who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased likelihood of death and the need for mechanical ventilation. The findings of the study appeared in the journal ‘Scientific Reports’. Malnutrition hampers the proper functioning of the immune system and

Benefits and afflictions of using Giloy

26 Jul 2021 08:20 AM IST

A year and a half have passed since the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the globe. While there seemed no possible cure for the disease and researchers intensified their search for effective treatment and vaccine, many clinical trials were happening around the world and herbs emerged as a possible alternative treatment.