Health & fitness

Hemorrhoid  is a condition that almost every pregnant woman experience and needless to say, it is extremely painful and causes a lot of inconvenience. The condition is seen excessively in women, who are in their 3rd trimester. It is the pain they experience while pooping.

Doctors have to deal with different types of patients every day. They spend most of their time in examining patients or surgery. This means that they encounter germs almost every second. It means they are vulnerable to almost every infection or disease we can think of! But what keeps them healthy despite high exposure to severely infectious conditions? Well, here are a few things that they swear by to keep themselves protected from germs. We reveal their secret in this article. Read on to know!

When we think of heart failure, we immediately think of it as a male problem, but it is the number one killer among women. We may feel that cancer is the deadlier disease among women; however, research has shown that nearly 8.6 million women die annually, due to heart diseases. Of this:

Men have been notorious for not visiting their doctors on a regular basis. There are various research results highlighting men delaying doctors’ visits.  While this phenomenon is prevalent across the globe, sadly, Indian men have also joined the leagues. The biggest threat looming around these days with respect to health is cancer. The deadly disease has rooted its death fangs deep into humanity. One way, we can defeat this monster of a disease is by not missing regular check-ups and detecting it at an early stage.

Babies delivered at the gestational age of 23-24 weeks are considered to have borderline survival potentials their organs are extremely immature. The NICU team at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital is used to such challenges, having managed to discharge babies as small as 550 grams (26 weeks of gest

When we think of heart failure, we immediately think of it as a male problem, but it is the number one killer among women. We may feel that cancer is the deadlier disease among women; however, research has shown that nearly 8.6 million women die annually, due to heart diseases. Of this:

Before proceeding for Laparoscopic surgery, one should know what is it? Why it is necessary to have this surgery?

What is Laparoscopic surgery?

Laparoscopy is also known as a diagnostic laparoscopy. It is a surgical diagnostic procedure used to examine the organs inside the abdomen. It is a lo

Nurses are the constant support system to the patients in any hospital. They act like the doctor’s right hand and take care of a patient 24 x 7 to help them heal faster.  A nurse is someone who gets professional training in patient-care and trains under various doctors to gain practical experience. They are the ones to take the charge of a patient’s condition before a doctor visit.  They are the best when it comes to giving first aid to a patient.

A Liver donor is a person who is prepared to help the patient requiring a liver transplant by giving him a part of healthy and well functioning liver. After a transplant surgery, both the donor and the patient’s liver grow to their normal sizes.

Arthritis is a commonly heard disease, but many don’t know that inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and lupus can put you in danger of cardiovascular diseases. Research says that arthritis increases 60% chances of its patients dying of heart problems than those who don’t have ar

If you have been struggling with back pain for a longer period, it is high time to think about spine surgery, as it is the best treatment option available for getting rid of agonizing spine pain. But before you understand about the possible spine surgeries, it is essential to know the spine first. The spinal column of the human body is made up of 24 vertebrae or bones, alongside the sacrum and the tailbone or medically termed as coccyx.

A Liver donor is a person who is prepared to help the patient requiring a liver transplant by giving him a part of healthy and well functioning liver. After a transplant surgery, both the donor and the patient’s liver grow to their normal sizes.

A nurse is the one who takes care of everything from beginning till the end of the treatment. She is the only person who interact the most with the patient and visitors. A nurse is the main source of support for the doctor. She is the one who extends all the professional help during surgeries and treatments.

When a child complains of chest pain, the first thought is “Would it be heart issue?” usually the answer is no. Heart attacks are extremely rare in children, but there can be other reasons for chest pain like irritated chest muscles or inflammation of the heart lining.

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Fear of pain is the most common reason why most people stay away from doctors and hospitals. This is especially true in the case of visiting a dentist or an orthodontist. People are ready to live with the sickening pain but they are reluctant to go see a doctor. Though it can’t be said that the procedures are totally pain-free, going to a specialist is the only way to find long term relief. The technological advances have made most of the procedures relatively less painful.

Hip replacement is a major surgery and it is necessitated by the patients of arthritis or it can be the case of severe injury on the hip bone. It is important to understand what makes the pain so severe that paves way for this major surgery.

The only solution to cure alcoholic hepatitis is liver transplant. But it totally depends upon the severity of the disease or the stage it has reached.

It is often difficult to identify an underlying disease because it is “invisible” to others.  You can’t know how sick a person just because its symptoms/effects don’t show on the outside. Millions of women suffer from “invisible illnesses” like CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), fibromyalgia or a rare heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy- in this condition your heart can’t pump enough blood.

8 months babies are a complete bliss. They are less cranky and more fun.  Same is with their food. No more purees and strained vegetables. No more hard time in making liquid out of every solid food. Finally, it is the fun period for both mommies and babies. But when I say solid food it does not mean that you will feed the baby with chicken tandoor and paneer tikka. Though they can eat normal food like a grown up but you have to be very precautious with you are feeding the baby with. They have comparatively very weak digestive system and they can go all poopy if not fed with the right food. And I guess even the babies have got a rep to protect. They would just not like getting poopy everywhere.

For all the new mommies out there, are you planning on travelling with your babies soon? Worried about what food to carry? It’s not that complex as it seems. We are here to assist you and help you pack your baby’s bag.

I guess this is not the only question in your mind right now. So, let me answer the other question first before I jump on this one.

There are a lot of people who hesitate visiting a gynecologist! They feel uncomfortable in discussing their intimate problems with the doctor. However, visiting a gynecologist  is very important, especially when you have feminine issues. While some feel shy to talk about their problems, others  feel embarrassed to expose their body in front of a stranger.  However, talking to a gynecologist is the best option to get your queries about your body solved and sorted. The  doesn’t worry if you have shaved or not, if your vaginal sore is unhygienic to touch or if you have irregular vaginal discharge that she might have to check to identify its cause.

Crohn’s disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel disease, which occurs because of the swelling in parts of the digestive system. People with Crohn’s disease also have sores in their stomach that are popularly known as ulcers.