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 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 Global Handwashing Day, a day to inspire people all over the world to wash their hands with soap so as to keep communicable diseases at bay. It is indeed unfortunate that even today, in the developing countries, a very large number of people do not know that something as simple as washing [...]
 The launch of a ready-to-sniff intra-nasal Swine flu vaccine by Pune’s Serum Institute of India (SII) has people breathing a sigh of relief because here is a painless way of preventing the disease. Available in powder form and reconstituted by adding water, just a single dose of the vaccine sprayed into the nose is [...]
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 [...]
The monsoons have set in at last and we’re breathing a sigh of relief with freedom from the sweltering summer’s heat. However, every season has its set of woes too. Learn the fine art of enjoying every moment of your life, irrespective of what the weather is like. All that you need is the right [...]
 With swine flu raising its head with a vengeance in southern India and also proving its mortifying prowess in various parts of the country, mixed emotional responses are being evoked. This is more so because while some people have succumbed to the disease, most others have escaped unscathed. The pharmaceutical scam that was brought to [...]
With the swine flu deaths being recorded in India now, it is crucial for every citizen to get aware of this disease, its correct symptoms and the right place for treatment. Information on swine flu will be helpful in saving yourself and also in guiding someone you know having the symptoms to the right hospital. [...]
Typhoid, cholera, malaria, dengue and remaining infectious diseases were sufficient enough to take a toll on human health. But then, there was bird flu, and now, it is swine flu. So, here we go about on this new contagious dread – The Swine Flu… Swine Flu/Swine Influenza refers to influenza caused by any strain of [...]
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