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Ionizing radiations are basically electromagnetic particles or waves that carry sufficient energy to produce ions in matter. There are different types of ionizing radiations. While miners expose themselves to alpha particles like radon, nuclear workers get exposed to beta particles like tritium. Radiology technicians, dentists, radiologists, and industrial radiographers keep exposing themselves to X-rays. Gamma [...]
Do you feel the need to cut down on drinking and get annoyed when criticized for your habit? Do you feel guilty about the fact that the first thing you reach out for in the morning is your glass of alcohol? Â If yes, you should know that you have a drinking problem. If addicted to [...]
 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 [...]
Swine flu is in the news again with reports of fresh cases from various parts of the country. So, here’s a flashback session to brush up your memory about the scourge, so that your grey cells don’t fail you when it comes to identifying, or at least suspecting, this infection. For those with only short-term [...]
 Pain is a symptom that has many implications. it is through pain that our body complains to us that there is a problem, somewhere, which needs to be tackled; the earlier, the better. Most of the times, the intensity of the pain is in congruence with the type and stage of the disease; although this [...]
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