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Air pollution can play havoc with our body and the scary part of it all is that we will not even realize it till matters really get out of hand. Now that we know that most diseases are multifactorial in origin, the other realization that has dawned upon us is that our ancestors were [...]
Condoms are no longer a taboo topic. In the past, most of our guys used to hesitate to ask for condoms directly. While some found it embarrassing, others felt that it would reveal much about their frequency of sex. Youngsters were worried because they didn’t want others to know that they were indulging in [...]
It has been scientifically proved that the human brain learns better and faster when it receives information through a combination of stimuli rather than a single stimulus. Thus, if a medical student was to only read volumes and volumes of information about a particular illness, it would still take much greater effort to memorize [...]
Today is International Literacy Day, a day that is promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its partners to increase more awareness amongst people about literacy issues across the globe. The day highlights the importance of literacy in areas such as health and education. Being literate helps an individual [...]
There are no incurable diseases, only incurable patients. The truth in this statement has been verified time and again. Numerous documented evidences prove that diseases are multifactorial in origin; and therefore, there is obviously more than a single method of treating an individual. Besides, diseases may be karmic and there may be a lot [...]
The existence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a disease was established in the year 1981. At the time, a number of homosexual males were found to be having deficient cell-mediated immunity and were suffering from conditions like Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Kaposi’s sarcoma, both opportunistic infections, i.e., conditions that mostly affect only people [...]
What is an STI? A Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is an infection, which can be transmitted through sexual activity. Sexual contact ranges from kissing, oral-genital contact and use of sexual toys between partners. Some STIs can be transmitted by the use of drug needles after their use by an infected person, as well as [...]
‘AIDS’ – the most dreaded disease – is a threat to men, women and children of all the continents in the world. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome which is caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Acquired means to get infected with Immune deficiency means that the body’s immune system is [...]
“Oh Lord! His lab results have come positive…he has HIV…means he is suffering from AIDS!” Being HIV positive is always considered to be synonymous with AIDS; but in reality, both of them are different, yet related. HIV positive means that a person is infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS is a condition developed [...]
The breaks for commercials when watching daily soaps create awareness amongst us about various products in the market. Advertisements on contraceptives are one of them. An ad on a condom brand or on birth control pills is not unusual. By now, awareness about contraceptives has spread to the common masses through various mediums like [...]
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