What is Blood Pressure (BP)? When your heart pumps, it does so to move the blood across the body in order to deliver oxygen and energy to all tissues which need them. Like water running through a hose, the blood…
Know All About Chikungunya
Chikungunya is a viral disease similar to dengue. The prominent symptoms are fever and severe joint pains. Other symptoms like muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue, and rash can also occur. First described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952,…
Thyroid, an organ that influences your metabolism
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped organ located near the throat in front of the neck region. It is a gland that produces chemicals called hormones that play a vital role in regulating body metabolism, blood pressure, heart rate, etc, as…
Dengue – A Viral Illness Transmitted by Mosquito Bite
Dengue is a form of viral fever which has become endemic in India and causes outbreaks every so often. The infection draws out by flavivirus and is grow fast by mosquitoes. Transmitted by the bite of a mosquito infected with…
Incidence of Diabetes and Prevention Procedures
It is not uncommon for most people, particularly in the Indian subcontinent. More so in the rice-consuming southern states to get anxious as they cross the age of forty. Any disturbance in their health like feeling tired, excessive sweating, etc.…
Problem Urinating? Have BPH?
If you are an adult male over fifty years of age and suffer from problems with urinating, like hesitancy (taking a lot of time for urine to start flowing), impaired flow, urinary retention (some urine left after voiding), discomfort while passing…