MEDICAL CONDITIONS
Heart Valve Disease Causes Disruption In Your Blood Flow
The heart valves may not function properly resulting in the disruption of proper blood flow.
Emilia Clarke Survived 2 Brain Aneurysms; Not Many Do. Know About This Condition.
A weak spot in the blood vessel’s wall can lead to it’s ballooning, and can bleed in the brain.
Kidney Cancer: The Disease That Affects Your Bean-Shaped Organ
The most common type of kidney cancer is renal cell carcinoma that accounts for about 90 percent of the cancerous tumours in adults.
Brain Tumor: Signs & Symptoms, Causes And It’s Risk Factors
Brain tumour, similar to any other tumour, is a growth of abnormal cells forming into a mass in the brain.
Excessive Drinking: Risk Factors & Impact On Health By Alcohol Abuse
People continue to drink even if it causes health problems so as to get the same effect and ‘good feeling’.
Parkinson’s Disease Is The Disorder That Affects Your Brain Activity
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement.
Runny Nose? Headache? Know How To Treat The Common Cold
Common cold is actually a viral infection affecting the nose and the throat (upper respiratory tract).
Frostbite: First Aid Steps And Early Signs Of It
The body can be adversely affected with a frostbite where the skin and underlying tissues are affected.
Sprain First Aid, Its Symptoms And The Risk Factors
Twisted your ankle? Let’s introduce you to RICE, the four-step way to begin alleviating the pressure and pain.
Ebola: One Of the Most Deadliest Disease That Affects Us
There is no vaccine available for prevention and neither a specific treatment is known.
Hypothermia: Signs & First Aid For This Life Threatening Medical Condition
Hypothermia is a condition where the body loses heat faster than producing it, and can be fatal if untreated.
Bad Stomach? First Aid For The Painful Gastroenteritis
Stomach in knots? Try these first aid steps until the doctor’s help is received.
Electric Shock: First Aid & Separating The Victim From The Electric Source
Electric shock can range from a little jerk to a fatal ending. Even your home is a potential place for it.
Spinal Injury Can Lead To Paralysis; Know First Aid To Stabilise This Emergency
Spinal injuries can be a cause for impairment to any other body part, therefore its important to know the first aid.
Heart Attack! These Symptoms Indicate It & This First Aid Can Save A Life
Knowing the symptoms & the first aid procedure during for a heart attack can save a loved one’s or even a stranger’s life.
Rising Temperatures All Over! Know The First Aid During A Heat Stroke
Heat stroke is a serious medical emergency and can cause shock, brain damage, organ failure, or even death.
Shock: First Aid To An Emergency That Can Lead To Organ Failure Or Death
Shock requires immediate first aid assistance as it can lead to serious complications like organ failure or even death.
First Aid Steps To Prevent Further Injury Of A Painful Dislocated Bone
Dislocation can happen anytime and to anybody. Know its symptoms & first aid to smartly tackle this medical emergency.
Nightmare Of Drowning? Save A Life By Reviving A Rescued Victim
People can even drown in bathtubs, especially the danger of drowning is for very young children and infants.
Insect Bites And Stings: First Aid Steps And Symptoms
Have you just been bitten by an insect or stung by one, like a bee? Read on to know what to do next.
Fracture Or Bone Injury: First Aid Steps To Follow During This Emergency
Fracture can happen to anyone and it is imperative to know the first aid steps during this medical emergency.
Flu-Like Symptoms May Signal Hepatitis C
While there is no vaccine for Hepatitis C, here are the tests that can help you diagnose this medical condition.
The Inevitable, Hair Loss! Know About The Causes And How To Prevent It
It is normal to lose about 100 scalp hair everyday but hair fall or baldness is one of the biggest fear of any person.
Osteoporosis: Know About The Disease That Makes The Bone Fragile
Osteoporosis develops when the bone mineral density is below the mean peak bone mass by 2.5 standard deviations or more than that of young, healthy adults.
Coughing For Weeks? Blood Or Mucus In It? It Can Be Pneumonia
In India, as per UNICEF study, about 3.97 lakhs children under the age of 5 years died of pneumonia in 2010.
Flatulence (Gas) Causing Discomfort? Here’s How To Beat The Bloat
Flatulence occurs when excessive amount of gas accumulates in the alimentary canal causing pain or discomfort.
HIV-Positive Does NOT Always Mean It’s AIDS
AIDS is a medical condition & HIV is a virus. Read on to understand the difference between HIV+ and AIDS.
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Is Not Always Physical
Knowing the root cause of your condition is key when it comes to treating erectile dysfunction.
Why You Must Take The Hepatitis B Vaccine
Unprotected sex can spread Hepatitis B virus which can be found in blood, or body fluids damaging your liver.
Asthma Attack: First Aid For This Life Threatening Medical Emergency
Keep calm and follow this step-by-step guide because even minutes are crucial when someone’s having an asthma attack.
Nose Bleeds Can Be Serious. Know About It’s Causes and First Aid.
Nose bleeds can occur due to many factors and sometimes can bleed from the ears or mouth too.
Acid Reflux: Know About That Burning Sensation In Your Chest And Stomach
The burning sensation in the stomach and chest is due to acid reflux and is called a heartburn.
Hepatitis A: The Deadly Infection By Poor Sanitation
A contagious disease that causes liver inflammation, here are the causes, symptoms and management for Hepatitis A.
Mild Indigestion Or Diarrhoea? Let’s Find Out
Loose and watery stools multiple times a day, dehydration? Know all about diarrhoea.
Save A Life! Delivering First Aid When Someone Is Choking
Choking is a life threatening emergency, caused by a foreign object getting stuck and blocking the airway.
UTI or Urinary Tract Infection: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
A common and dreadful bacterial infection in women, UTI or Urinary Tract Infections go recklessly undiagnosed and untreated.
Lactose Intolerance – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Lactose intolerance is a condition due to lactase deficiency, where the small intestine makes low levels of lactase.
Bleeding: First Aid Treatment For Severe Internal & External Bleeds
Know about the first aid steps to stop bleeding which can be a threat to life.
Pain In Your Back Or Side? Painful Urination? It Could Be Kidney Stones
Know about these hard pebble-like pieces of material forming in the kidneys.
Burns: First Aid And Managing First, Second & Third Degree
Burns can result in as little as a small heat patch on the skin to affecting the bones. Know how to manage them.
Coughing, Tightness In Chest Or Wheezing? It Can Be Asthma
Know about asthma, the chronic disease that often starts during childhood but can affect people of all ages.
India: The Diabetes Capital Of The World
Most of us know someone who’s living with it. It’s time you understand the disease that’s taking over the country.
CPR or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: The Life Saving Technique
A step-by-step tutorial for the most crucial first aid procedure needed during medical emergencies.
Peptic Ulcers: Everything You Need To Know About Them
Feel a stinging sensation in your tummy, often coupled with blinding pain? You may have a peptic ulcer.