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World Health Day is celebrated on the 7th of April every year to commemorate the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO). The main focus of this organization is to spread awareness about the importance of good health and wellbeing in all parts of the world. The theme for this year is ‘Combat Drug Resistance: [...]
Our kidneys work in tandem with the liver to detoxify our body. Practically all of us take them for granted. While some people torture their kidneys by popping in various drugs like candy, others manage to do so by drinking very little water, thereby concentrating the toxins and paving the way for kidney damage. Not [...]
Sweating is extremely important for two reasons. Firstly, it helps to excrete a number of toxins from the body. Secondly, it plays an important role in temperature regulation. However, some people perspire more than required. Such individuals are said to be suffering from what is medically known as hyperhidrosis. Sweating can be focal, regional or [...]
 Fatigue is often neglected by practically everyone because it is a very vague symptom that is discomforting rather than distressing. However, not many realize that fatigue, like any other symptom, can be caused due to various reasons. Hence, one may have to pay a very heavy price for taking it lightly. A person may [...]
 Dyspepsia, or indigestion in layman’s words, is a very common problem and affects practically each and every human at some time or the other. Only the intensity of the problem and its manifestations vary from person to person. While some complain of heartburn and abdominal discomfort, others complain of burping or excessive flatulence along [...]
Today is World Blood Donor Day, a day to felicitate each and every one amongst us who has donated blood to save a life at some point or another. A donor is no less than a hero or a Godsend for the recipient. This year’s WHO campaign is focusing on young donors who can make [...]
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