Sleep is an important part of our day-to-day life and everybody long for a good night’s sleep after a day’s work. But do you know why you sleep at night and are awake during daytime? Do you know we have a biological clock inside us? Do you know why some people fall asleep while talking or even while driving? If you want to know the answers to these questions, please read on.
Pain can be a displeasing and uncomfortable experience associated with possible damage to the body. The word ‘pain’ is derived from Latin literature, ‘poena’ meaning penalty or punishment. The majority describe it as an irritating, overwhelming, unpleasant, and terrible phase to go through. Most of us can recall visiting a medical chamber with different kinds of pain.
Working from home comes with its own set of pros and cons. And staying fit while working from home is a challenge. Setting up a routine and breaking down the plan into feasible goals is all that is required.
It has been weeks and months since we have stopped counting days being in this pandemic-driven lockdown. There is a unique quality to this day-by-day pandemic despair; this quarantine depression is edging humans into physical and mental stagnation. According to an article I read in the Hindu couple of days back, approximately 12.2 crore Indians…
Economic development of the people has improved their lifestyle. But the challenge that has arisen with this lifestyle change is increasing the prevalence of ‘lifestyle diseases.’ Lifestyle diseases refers to diseases associated with bad lifestyle choices including food habits. The increased trend of eating junk food is known to be the reason for several diseases…
Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in women. Though it also affects men, the incidence rate is quite low. Early detection (be it any type of cancer) increases the chances of survival in case of this deadly ailment. For better and timely diagnosis, it is very important to detect the early signs…
Oral health is an integral part of our general health, yet is the most neglected one. The Indian Dental Association (IDA), in a National Oral Health Survey, 2005, highlighted that 95% of the Indian population suffers from gum diseases and only 50% of the population use a toothbrush. The survey also noted that, only 2%…
IMRAD is nothing but the acronym used for the 4 basic sections of an original research article, namely Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Any original article must include these 4 essential parts. Diagrammatic representation of IMRAD is depicted in Figure 1. Each of these sections are designed to answer certain questions as described below. Introduction…
World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 7th of April every year, as World Health Day to mark the anniversary of WHO founding. This day provides us with an opportunity to spread awareness about a specific health topic of concern amongst people all over the world and take some action towards it. Depression: The Theme for 2017…
