Making Changes

Simple changes in your diet can help you lea a longer and healthier life. You should take note of the steps mentioned below for the same: 1) Foods with high starch content: Start is high source of energy. This also...

Preconception

The range of time from the moment a couple decides for having the baby up to the time the women conceives is known as preconception. This is the period where the woman prepares herself for becoming pregnant. This...

Out-of-hours service

Out of hours service is considered to be a relatively new working arrangement for health professionals like GP’s, physiotherapists, district nurses, which has been especially designed to deliver high quality and timely...

Transient Ischaemic Attack

Transient ischaemic attack is the result of a part of the brain experiencing less blood supply. Less supply of blood results in less supply of oxygen and it causes weakness in the face, weakness in the legs and arms and...

Contraceptive implants and injections

Contraceptive implants and injections are comparatively newer methods of contraception. They have been found to be highly effective and have a 99% success rate. The injections are a form of synthetic progestin which is...

Atopic Eczema

The medical condition where the skin of a person becomes dry, reddened, cracked and itchy is known as eczema. Atopic eczema is the most commonly found type of eczema that is normally found in children. Children who are...

Bilharzia

A parasitic worm infects bowel or urinary tract, causing bilharzia. There are five types of worms, which belong to Schistosoma family. Therefore, Schistosomiasis is another name for bilharzias. It occurs commonly in...

Marfan Syndrome-II

Diagnosis The below factors help in diagnosing the disorder A detail study of family history, a close family member having the disorder increases your risk Medical history, any past symptoms or illnesses which point...

Mouth Cancer II

Diagnosis of Mouth Cancer If mouth/oral cancer has been detected, the person is referred to an oncologist (a specialist in the treatment of cancer) or an ENT specialist. Biopsy – it is essential for a small part of the...

Gingivitis and Periodontitis

Gingivitis or gum disease as it is usually known is the condition which causes the inflammation, swelling and redness of the gums. This causes the bleeding of the gums while brushing the teeth. So it is also called the...

Heart Transplant – I

The removal of a diseased heart and replacing it with a healthy heart of a donor who has died is termed as Heart Transplant. Heart Transplant is the last resort and is advised when the doctors feel that the diseased...

Prescription Stop Smoking Products

All habits are hard to break, but because of the addictive grip of nicotine, smoking can be one of the hardest to get through. The human body’s dependence on certain substances can sometimes cause withdrawal when...

Positive Thoughts Lead to Positive Action

A positive attitude is the only way that anyone can be successful when beginning a smoking cessation program. Even a long-time smoker can quit if he believes that he can. In fact, a study by the University of Michigan...

Progesterone Only Pills for Contraception

A woman who does not want any pregnancy but wishes to have unprotected sex can use the oral contraceptives containing only progesterone. Women who smoke or above thirty five years can use this pill as the combined oral...

Stroke

When supply of blood to brain is disturbed a stroke occurs which is a severe medical condition. Similar to other organs of the body, the brain also needs nutrients and oxygen supplied by blood for proper functioning, if...

Gilbert’s Syndrome

Gilbert’s syndrome has been diagnosed as the major trigger for the genetic condition known as unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. This is an autosomal recessive condition. The major characteristic associated with the...

Recommendations

Recommended Daily Allowance also known as RDA. Vitamin A RDA in UK for men is 0.7 mg & women is 0.6mg. Improves eye sight and immune system. Present in Cheese, liver, oily fish & eggs. Vitamin B6 RDA in UK for...

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis is a disease that is common among birds and other warm-blooded mammals. This is caused by the world’s most common parasite called the Toxoplasma gondii and is usually found in raw and undercooked meat...

Heart – Lung Transplant-Part II

HEART LUNG TRANSPLANT RECOVERY After the surgery is performed the person is shifted to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit for a constant close monitoring of the functions of the new heart-lung transplanted into the...

HPV vaccination Part 3

How is it performed, Before HPV vaccination is given, you shall receive all the required information on the schedule and also consent form. The vaccination schedule HPV vaccination is given in form of an injection and...