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Women's Wellness

Tips To Deal With Morning Sickness For Expectant Moms

Nausea and vomiting women experience during pregnancy or “Morning Sickness” can happen at any time of the day, even though it is called morning sickness. The hormones of pregnancy (increased hCG levels) have a role to play in inducing morning sickness, which probably explains why those expecting, go through this. Beyond this, it is not very […]

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Mental Health

Mental Health & The Stigma Surrounding Us- Why It Needs To Change

Mental Illness- No! Not me! This is the most frequent response we get when we talk to people about mental illness. This group of disorders, as frequent as hypertension or arthritis, just as or even less chronic than diabetes and as amenable to treatment as any other physical ailment has always been considered as the […]

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Prof GS Corner Women's Wellness

Breast Cancer Awareness Special: Basic facts about Breast Cancer

The basics of cancer that everyone needs to be aware of.

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Children Good Health,Naturally

Obesity & Weight Reduction in Children- The Healthy Way

By Consultant Dietitian, Dharini Krishnan  Ideal weight for an adult depends on the person’s height, weight, age, the frame of the body and genetic makeup. An average adult of height 160 cms should weigh around 58 to 62 Kgs. Currently, in India, we are facing a problem where children are grossly obese and weight reduction […]

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General

What You Must Know About Your Heart

World Heart Day- September 29th, 2018 The human heart is a muscular wonder that beats constantly from the 8th week of pregnancy till death. From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, it works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever […]

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Prof GS Corner

Diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)? Here’s what you need to know

All swollen legs are not filariasis.

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Women's Wellness

How Thyroid Impacts Women’s Fertility

The inability to conceive is often a distressing experience for couples. Approximately 15% of couples have difficulty conceiving. Of these couples, a male factor is present in almost 60% (a contributory cause in 40% and a sole factor in 20%). Male fertility is dependent upon an intact hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis to initiate and maintain quantitatively and […]

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General

A patient’s take on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) & the treatment options

Kidney disease –  a full circle by Malathi Venkatesan The last few decades have witnessed rapid advances in our understanding of kidney diseases, the extent of its burden, it causes and available treatment options. At the same time, this understanding has also highlighted how stark the reality of this disease is; how we’ve only scraped […]

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Good Health,Naturally Women's Wellness

Women’s Nutrition At Every Age: Do We Focus Enough?

By Consultant Nutritionist and Dietitian Dharini Krishnan…    “Aavathum Pennal Azhivadhum pennal”  It is the woman who makes or breaks a family unit. This can be modified to read as “ It is the women’s health which makes or breaks the child’s health”. “ It is the women’s dietary choices of the family, which makes […]

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Women's Wellness

Impact of Hormones on Women’s Oral Health

Know how your oral health is affected by the hormonal changes in the body