Omron 10 Series Blood Pressure Monitor with Bluetooth Connectivity Reviewed

Omron 10 BP monitor

Hypertension or high blood pressure has become a very common disease nowadays. There would be at least one person in every house who is suffering from this disease. The major reasons for the rapid rise in the number of persons having high blood pressure is the modern lifestyle and unhealthy food habits. Hypertension by itself […]

The Deadly Dengue Fever & How to stay clear from it

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Dengue is a common term one can hear in India particularly with the onset of the monsoon. This year also the number of persons diagnosed with Dengue Fever has increased dramatically compared to the last year especially in states like Punjab Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Dengue Fever is emerging as a major public health issue […]

Nipah virus infection, all the frequently asked questions answered

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All the news channels in Kerala are singing horror stories of Nipah virus 24/7 and still, the lay man has many doubts! A visit to Kozhikode district will reveal the true picture there. People travelling in the bus, those commuting on the streets are wearing their protective face masks, which is now in quite high […]

Doctor’s fantasy Stethoscope, the 3M Littmann Electronic 3200

littmann electronic 3200

They say, it’s very likely to get all types of patients at Calicut Medical College and that includes the rarest of cardiac diseases. When I was an intern there, we had a Fallot’s tetralogy child at the paediatrics ward and every time we saw the cheerful child, we thought about the 4 cardiac deformities in […]

Bayer Contour Next USB glucose monitoring system

bayer contour next usb glucose meter

Keeping track of the blood glucose level is the most essential thing to do in the control and treatment of diabetes. There are many ways of testing the blood glucose levels. MUST READ :  Get a basic idea on Diabetes Various blood tests in Diabetes A diabetic person no longer needs to visit a clinic […]

Vitamin D – Functions, Sources & Deficiency

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Vitamin D is a unique vitamin, differing from other vitamins in it’s very definition. A vitamin is defined as “a substance that must be obtained from food because of a lack of capacity in the human body to synthesise it”. Vitamin D can not only be obtained from the diet, but it can be synthesised […]

Burdened by School Bags – 5 Solutions

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Imagine climbing stairs everyday with a 12 kg  backpack assuming your body weight is 60 kg. It’s a tough job. Now, imagine doing it six days a week. That’s exactly what you are forcing your children to do. A school going child only needs to carry a school bag which weighs less than 10% of […]