According to Dr Samir Parikh, Director of Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences at Fortis Healthcare, depression is an illness that is characterised by periods.
The International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on June 21.
Every year, June marks International Men’s Health Awareness Month. The Week provides an opportunity for a wide range of organizations and individuals to draw attention to the poor state of men’s health.
As per a news source of data compiled by a group of researchers, suicide was the leading cause for over 300 “non-coronavirus deaths” reported in India due to distress triggered by the nationwide lockdown.
Among more than 3,000 prison inmates in four states who tested positive for the coronavirus, the figure was astronomical: 96 per cent asymptomatic, according to the study.
According to the researchers from King’s College London, given the short period of human contact with new coronavirus, the exact mechanism by which the virus influences glucose metabolism is still unclear.
It is necessary to teach basic skills to people including teenagers and elderly, so that emergency situations can be handled effectively.
Diabetic patients, take a note. Researchers have found that people living with diabetes are at greater risk of bone fractures.
The International Yoga Day is celebrated worldwide on June 21 since its implementation in the year 2015.
The CDC has issued advice to blood and plasma collection facilities on how to operate safely during the pandemic.
The studies, published journal Geographical Analysis, inform the widespread scientific debate over how seasonal changes, specifically warmer weather, might shape the spread of Covid-19.
On the 15th-21st June, the world will celebrate Men’s Health Week. The theme for Men’s Health Week 2020 is ‘Take Action on Covid-19’.
Endoscopic brain tumor surgical procedure allows neurosurgeons to easily find and treat the conditions that are deep within the brain and here are the other treatments that can cure brain tumor.
Famotidine (Pepcid AC) belongs to a class of drugs known as histamine-2 receptor antagonists, which reduce the amount of stomach acid produced.
World Tumor Day is observed on June 8 every year. To spread awareness about this deadly condition and to ensure its early diagnosis, was first initiated by the German Brain Tumor Association (GBTA) way back in 2000.
Their treatment protocol appears to be promising: 76 per cent of the enrolled patients reached the primary goal of two-year survival without disease progression and 92 per cent reached two-year overall survival.
Observed on June 1 each year since 2001, World Milk Day intends to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector.
Pfizer is conducting clinical trials in the US and Europe for the BNT162 vaccine programme to prevent Covid-19 in collaboration with German mRNA company BioNTech.
One in 10 Covid-19 patients who have diabetes dies within seven days of hospitalisation, a new study has claimed.
Eye problems caused by sun and heat are early cataract formation, pterygium (yellowish white tissue which grows on the conjunctiva and invades the cornea), pinguecula (small yellowish white patch of tissue in the conjunctiva) and degenerative changes in the retina.
The International Day of Action for Women’s Health or International Women’s Health Day is celebrated on May 28 annually since 1987.
Every May 28, nonprofits, government agencies, the private sector, the media, and individuals come together to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Even if the women have access to tampons and menstrual cups, most of them prefers to use sanitary napkins or pads and you must be wondering why? So here are the answers to your questions:
Oral polio vaccine (OPV) has been documented to protect against some viral and bacterial infections.
A mask made of three layers (muslin-flannel-muslin) reduced surface contamination by 99 per cent, total airborne microorganisms by 99 per cent, and bacteria recovered from the smaller particles, aerosols, by 88 per cent to 99 per cent.