The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It is very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population.
Renal disease is a rising epidemic in India. Sunil Prakash highlights the 7S rule that can reduce the chances of kidney ailments and chronic kidney diseases.
Once touted as a 'wonder drug', HCQ has been battling global controversies around its safety and efficacy as a prophylactic against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
This summer replace that extra mango with a musk melon and see the healthy magic it creates.
Heating plastic containers in the microwave releases chemicals that can cause cancer, obesity and infertility.
Glaucoma is a disease that affects the optic nerve, the nerve that is responsible for vision.
The study, published in the journal Science on Wednesday, assessed the disease transmission patterns in 5,75,071 individuals exposed to 84,965 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the two states based on data collected by tens of thousands of contact tracers.
The phase 3 trial findings indicate that Covaxin induces a robust antibody response with no severe vaccine-related adverse events or deaths reported among the trial participants, the authors of the study said.
If you consume enough water in a day, you'll notice a 14 percent increase in productivity at work, says Dr Siddhant Bhargava, nutritional scientist and co-founder, Food Darzee.
Here's how self-diagnosis using the Internet is harmful.
'Payal's condition has shattered Moushumi and her husband.'
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is also being produced as part of a tie-up by the Serum Institute of India.
Using the hashtag, SATYAGRAHagainstExamInCovid, many students also took to Twitter to appeal to the government to heed to their demands.
Two separate studies have revealed that getting less than six hours of sleep every night could double the chances of developing a condition linked to heart disease.
Fitness expert Sumit Dubey suggests some equipment-free workouts to keep you in shape.
AAP demanded that BJP leaders Parvesh Verma and Manoj Tiwari be barred from campaigning for their remarks against the Delhi CM. The EC later issued a notice to Verma for calling Kejriwal a 'terrorist'.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
E-cigarette users, according to a study, were 56 per cent more likely to have a heart attack.
If not treated early, it could lead to partial or full blindness.
Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw allowed 454 petitions moved by various pharma and healthcare majors, like Pfizer, Glenmark, Procter and Gamble and Cipla, challenging the government's March 10 notification banning the FDCs, saying the decision was taken by the Centre without following procedure prescribed in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
Here's all you need to know about sleep apnea, its types and symptoms.
For vaccination, online registration is mandatory. Thereafter, eligible beneficiaries will be informed on their registered mobile number about the nearest vaccination facility, and the date and time of vaccination.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'The harmful side effects of what we call 'management toxicity' are affecting more and more Indians,' note Jeffrey Pfeffer and M Muneer.
'During pregnancy, your body may tell you what it's feeling more acutely than during other phases of life, which is your body's way of adapting to protect your pregnancy.'
A new Australian research shows that too much of sitting down cancels the benefits of exercise and puts people at the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Yet only a few people discuss their sexual problems with their doctors.
Ashish Mehrotra, MD and CEO, Max Bupa Health Insurance, explains the changes we can expect in health insurance this year.
Treatment of duodenal ulcer perforation was covered under the policy. The insurance claim ought to have been paid, yet it was rejected.
People who are inactive are more likely to develop colon cancer, says Roy De Souza.
'Strengthen hospital capacity, look after patients who need care, primarily ICU care...' 'Train doctors, get PPE, get ventilators, have treatment protocols in place.'
These could be the reasons for erectile dysfunction.
Women's biological clock: Myth or reality?
'When you are on these drugs, there is a possibility that you come to the hospital late, just by virtue of the fact that you believe that things are going to turn around, because you are on all these medicines.'
The FPI holding in India's top 100 companies, which are part of the Nifty 100 index, declined to 24.23 per cent on average at the end of March this year, from a high of 27.5 per cent at the end of March 2021. This is the lowest FPI holdings in India's top listed companies in at least three years. A general sell-off by FPIs has weighed on stock prices and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex is down 8.5 per cent, from its 52-week high made in October 2021. Most analysts expect FPI flows to remain weak in FY23 as well, given rising bond yields in the US and an expected earnings slowdown in India due to high inflation and commodity prices.
Good nutrition, plenty of water and an active lifestyle works wonders for your body.
Dr Manorma Bhutani, director at Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fortis La Femme explains how women can lead a healthy life.
There is no current evidence from randomised controlled trial to recommend any specific treatment for suspected or confirmed patients with COVID-19.
The phrase 'salt to taste' is a misnomer in the Indian context.
Here's how you can enjoy your favourite snack and keep bad cholesterol under control too.
