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Could This Period Of The Year Put Your Heart At Risk?

What causes this period of the year to add an extra stress on your heart health?

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General Good Health,Naturally

Food Allergy vs Food Intolerance: What’s The Difference?

One man’s meat is another man’s poison is an old saying that could not be truer than from a nutritionist’s point of view. Most people can make wheat products their staple diet. But some rare individuals end up with vomiting or diarrhoea when they consume wheat. Such adverse reactions are produced either by the immune […]

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Diabetes

What Is A Glucometer & How Do You Use It?

Glucometers are small handheld devices resembling a pocket calculator. They are very easy to use and provide accurate and reliable blood glucose readings in a few seconds. This monitoring system includes a blood glucose meter, test-strips, penlet (adjustable blood sample) and lancet needles. The meter is operated by rechargeable alkaline batteries. It reads the blood […]

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Children Men's Health Women's Wellness

Smoking & Infertility Issues: What’s The Co-relation?

Effects on Male Reproductive Health: Cigarette smoking has a dual effect on the male reproductive system. In contrast to the macho image projected in the various cigarette advertisements, smoking affects both the sexual function and the sperm parameters. As in other organs, nicotine also causes vasoconstriction of the penile vasculature, which leads to impotence and […]

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Good Health,Naturally

Heard Of A Flexitarian Diet? 5 Things You Need To Know About This New Trend

Back when we were growing up- there were only two kinds of diet- vegetarianism and non-vegetarianism. And then the vegan trend started. But now- you see new names cropping up like Lacto-vegetarian, Pescetarian, Paleotarian and Pollotarian, and the latest trend joining the bandwagon- the Flexitarian! Here are 5 basic questions you would have on Flexitarian […]

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Children General

Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Why It Needs To Be Treated

By Dr. N. Ramakrishnan Do you snore loudly? Are you the target of bad jokes or middle-of-the-night elbow thrusts? Snoring is no laughing matter. Loud snoring can be a sign that something is seriously wrong with your breathing during sleep. Snoring indicates that the breathing passage (airway) is not fully open, and the distinctive efforts […]

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Diabetes

Current Trends In The Management Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

By Dr. V. Mohan, Chairman & Managing Director, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai Today there are 73 million people with diabetes and 80 million with prediabetes in India. Nearly one in five of all patients with diabetes are expected to develop at least one complication of diabetes. Indeed, diabetes has already […]

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Diabetes

Could This Be The New Cure For Diabetic Foot Ulcers?

Diabetic foot complications are something that shouldn’t and cannot be ignored. Experts have agreed on how patients should keep a constant vigil and take good care of their feet and any small change should be observed and consulted with the physician. The recent news reports have something that might be the next big step in […]

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Diabetes Health Events

National Monogenic Diabetes Study Group Of India launched by DMDSC

As part of the World Diabetes Day 2018 celebrations, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC) conducted, a first of its kind press conference recently to educate the public on the importance of accurately diagnosing these relatively rare forms of diabetes known as ‘Monogenic Diabetes’. DMDSC and its sister institution Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) have announced the formation of the National Monogenic […]

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Diabetes

Diabetes & Heart Complications- How Are They Related?

The prevalence of Diabetes is increasing among Indians. So is the prevalence of Heart Disease.  Heart Disease in diabetics is 2-3 times more common than in non-diabetics and remains a leading cause for mortality and morbidity warns,  Prof.R.S. Hariharan, Professor and  Head, Department of Diabetology, Madras Medical College and Chief Diabetologist, Government  General Hospital, Chennai. […]