How to take medicines during Ramadan fasting?
All over the world, followers of Islam religion fast from dawn to dusk for one whole month. Typically persons who regularly fast, skip their medicines or adjust the dose without consulting their doctors. This can lead to many preventable health complications. Below is a video in which I go through some of the key health […]
Health tips to stay away from Heat Stroke and Heat exhaustion in Indian summer
The Lok Sabha elections are here and the climate in India has been hot, both because of the political discussions and the scorching sun’s heat. So, how are you planning to go out there and cast your votes without fearing heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and sunburns? What should you do regarding the medicines that you […]
Ultimate Buyer’s Guide for Choosing the Best Home Blood Pressure Monitor
Hypertension or high blood pressure, the notorious non-communicable disease is now a common household name. At our primary health center, I had patients belonging to all the socio-economic groups who are suffering from this disease. Modifying the lifestyle, making the correct dietary changes, reducing the consumption of salt in the diet and strictly taking the anti-hypertensive medicines […]
Hey Doctors, you are as unhealthy as your patients!
Doctor’s lead a very healthy lifestyle. They work out, stay away from smoking and alcoholism and always eat balanced nutritious diet. Do you really think so? Well, this article will tell you why you should think it over again! Although health care professionals may be assumed to make healthier lifestyle choices and have better health […]
CRISPR Cas9 to change our World
CRISPR has been turning heads for a couple of years now and when i think about it, it’s actually going to be an important tool for shaping the future of our planet and the evolution of life. We already know about genes and that all living organisms have their own copies of genes embedded in […]
NSAID, Morphine and other painkillers
Pain is an unpleasant subjective sensation, caused due to a potential or real tissue injury. It is very commonly seen in patients who are suffering from intractable and incurable illness like cancer. Though, many painkillers are available in the market right now, most people are unaware about the different categories of these analgesic medicines and […]
Health tips for Sabarimala pilgrims – Video
Yet another Sabarimala festive season is on the horizon. In 2018, all the news channels were focusing mainly on whether women under the age of 50 should be allowed to enter the temple or not, this article is not at all going into that. Here, I’ll be summarizing a few health tips that can make […]