What is snoring and why does it happen? Snoring refers to loud, harsh noises during sleep. This happens due to the narrowing of the air passages of the nose, mouth and throat due to falling back of the tongue and relaxation of the throat muscles, seen during sleep especially while lying on one’s back. Quick
What is Insomnia? Defining on the basis of symptoms and duration ‘Somnus’ means sleep in Latin, therefore Insomnia refers to an inability to sleep. Every adult needs around 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep for optimal health, wellness, and functioning. In children, a longer duration of sleep is required (around 10 hours in children <13 years
Laptop and Computer use have become an integral part of our lives and the backbone of corporate and professional life. Laptops are also now a part of E-learning in most educational institutes. So it is very important that we become aware of their health impact so that some protective measures may be taken timely and
Water-borne diseases like diarrhea (gastroenteritis, food poisoning), dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis, and leptospirosis are common in the rains due to water contamination. Knowing the symptoms, and simple household protective measures can go a long way in controlling and preventing these water-borne diseases Why is there more water contamination during the rains? Increased contamination of water
As the rains come down, we see the ‘red eye’ or ‘pink eye’ starting its rounds. At some-time, your friends, family members or you yourself may have suffered from conjunctivitis. What is conjunctivitis? Conjunctivitis (‘itis’ means inflammation, here of the Conjunctiva – a thin transparent covering of the white portion