Games changers of Healthcare – AI and IoMT

Present Healthcare Ecosystem in India: The Healthcare ecosystem in India seems to be striding an optimistic path. Technology is playing a critical role in improving the accessibility, availability and productivity of healthcare solutions. The healthcare sector is moving towards leveraging technology and recentering its philosophy towards patient care. Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and healthcare internet of things or medical         Read More …

Happy Women’s Day: Complete Nutritional need of Women

Nutritional need of Women International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate and reflect on progress made to promote and protect women’s equality and human rights. The theme for this year is press for progress. Despite progress, societies are still failing women in relation to health, most acutely in poor countries where women are among the poorest in all countries. Nutrition plays a major         Read More …

World Cancer Day 2018: “We can. I can.”

World Cancer day 2018 Cancer is the second most common cause of death in India after cardiovascular disease. On an average, more than 1,300 Indians pass away as a result of the dreaded disease every day. According to the cancer registry released by the Indian Council of Medical Research, the incidence of cancer cases in India estimated to grow by 25% by 2020. It         Read More …

Processed Food and its Effect on Your Health

Processed Food What is Processed Food? The term ‘processed food’ applies to any food that has been changed from its natural state in some way, either for safety reasons or convenience. Some foods need processing to make them safe, such as milk, which needs to be pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria. Other foods need processing to make them suitable for use, such         Read More …

Home Remedies for Ovarian Cyst

Ovarian cyst There are various home remedies that can help in relieving the discomfort caused by ovarian cyst like lower abdomen pain, heavy bleeding, irregular menstruation, spotting, weight gain, nausea, vomiting etc. Home Remedies for Ovarian Cyst Almonds: It is a great source of magnesium that reduces painful cramps associated with ovarian cysts. Regular consumptions help to relieve the pain and discomfort         Read More …

Drug Administration: Know the Effect of Time on your drugs

Drug Administration Many medicines are prescribed to be taken in accordance with your food timings. Because the time you take your food and medicines is very much linked with efficacy and absorption of the drug. Drug Absorption Drug absorption is the movement of a drug into the bloodstream after administration. A number of other factors may affect the absorption and bioavailability (the         Read More …

Exercise for High Blood Pressure

Exercise for high blood pressure Your risk of high blood pressure increases with age, but doing some exercise can make a big difference. And if your blood pressure is already high, exercise can help you control it. Regular physical activity makes your heart stronger. A stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort. If your heart can work less to pump, the force in         Read More …

Milk allergy: Its Symptoms and Treatment

milk allergy Introduction A milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to one or more of the protein constituents- such as casein- of milk from any animal. The body manifests either an antibody-based immune response or a cell-based immune response to these allergens. Antibody responses are usually rapid and can involve anaphylaxis which is a potentially life-threatening condition. Cell-mediated responses take hours         Read More …

Insulin Resistance and its Effects

Insulin Resistance What is Insulin Resistance? Insulin resistance is a condition in which multiple tissues in the human body become resistant to the effects of insulin. Symptoms When the cells of the body become very weak to gain optimum glucose level, it results in some symptoms like Feeling more thirst than normal Feeling hungry even after a meal frequent urination Prickling sensations         Read More …

HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c) Test for Diabetes Diagnosis

HbA1c Hemoglobin is the substance inside red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells of the body. Glucose molecules in the blood normally attached to the hemoglobin molecules (hemoglobin thus become glycosylated) also referred as hemoglobin A1C or HbA1c. Hemoglobin becomes glycosylated as a person’s blood sugar increases. The glucose remains attached to the hemoglobin for the life of the         Read More …