Recently, we came across Dr. Sonal Gupta and requested her to spread awareness about radiations from technology in this digital age. Dr. Sonal Gupta is a senior neurosurgeon at Max Healthcare, Pitampura and a mother of a daughter, who is a part of this digital era. While consulting patients at ...
Read More »Neck Pain, Explained
Besides a headache, neck pain is another torture that is felt by many people particularly those who work on the computer. We, again, contacted famous neurologist from Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Dr. P P Ashok to shed some light on the problem. Excerpts from an interview: When we think of neck ...
Read More »Headaches and their Significance
Most people get headaches. That can be due to stress, migraine, etc. We decided to find more information about headaches and consulted Dr P P Ashok (HOD Neurology – Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai) for the same. What is a headache: The head has many structures that can be the source of ...
Read More »Heart Blocks – Something to Reckon with! (IInd and Concluding Part)
Yesterday, we posted the first part of the 2 part series on Heart Blocks. Today, we post the second and the concluding part. The usual invasive treatments are stents and bypass surgery. What are stents? How do they stop the formation of blocks? Or do they? Bypass surgery is done ...
Read More »Heart Blocks – Something to Reckon with!
We met Dr. Pratiksha about 10 years back. Information about preventive heart care was just trickling in the media. With 20 years of experience behind her, she is the pioneer in non-invasive cardiology in the global arena. We renewed our contact through Linkedin again and thought it would be the ...
Read More »Hair Hacks (Part III)
Tips to Maintain Healthy Hair: 1. Hot oil massage can help you avoid the bad hair days. Use of coconut, olive, sesame or mustard oil in this can be beneficial. 2. Use mild shampoos. Harsh shampoos can damage it. 3. Avoid frequent coloring, straightening, perming, curling, etc. 4. Using hair ...
Read More »Hair Hacks (Part II)
More Tips to Make Hair Shiny: 1. Scrape Aloe vera leaves and remove the pulp. Clean the pulp with water and mash it. Massage it into the scalp. 2. Beat thick curd and massage it into the scalp. Let it stay like a mask for at least 30 minutes to ...
Read More »Hair Hacks
Reasons for Dull Hair: Exposure to sun;, intense and excessive brushing; deficiency of Vitamins A, C, B12 and Iron; when hair is treated with chemicals; excessive use of dryer and hair straighteners; leaving the hair loose continuously; exposure to wind; washing hair with very hot water; using harsh shampoos; shampooing ...
Read More »Social Concerns Regarding Infertility and IVF
Dr. Sonia Malik Infertility is childlessness and can be considered as a stigma in society, particularly for women and these people are socially unacceptable in India. Childless people are considered as a burden on the society and the financial strength of a community. Parents, in-laws and siblings may be disappointed ...
Read More »Social Stigmas Connected To Gynaecological Diseases
By Dr. Ragini Agrawal Gynaecological diseases per se are not discussed openly and they are kept in the closet. With changing society and women empowerment things are changing, at least problems of women are being written in magazines. With the advent of internet it has become more open and discussed ...
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