Updated 28/07/2020 WHAT IS HEPATITIS? Hepatitis is Inflammation of the Liver (Hepa-Liver; itis-Inflammation). Inflammation is the response and damage caused in the body due to any injurious agent. For the liver, the injuring agent can be infectious organisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, or noxious substances like alcohol, tobacco, certain medicines/drugs and toxic substances. Sometimes
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
Common Cold versus Flu The common cold and the Flu (also called seasonal Flu) are both viral infections and have some common signs and symptoms but the viruses causing them, their presentation and the intensity of the illness are different. Treatment for both conditions is symptomatic. For the common cold, home remedies are usually enough
Everyone has suffered from itching sometime or the other. Itching is an unpleasant, irritating feeling or sensation on the skin which urges and makes you scratch. For some, itching is a chronic problem and can be a cause of great distress especially in the night-time compromising sleep and quality of life. Types of Itching Itching
The two most common times when a calcium supplement is prescribed are during pregnancy and later in life for weak bones. Calcium, the crucial mineral for bone often needs to be supplemented after 45 years of age, especially in post-menopausal women, to help cope with or prevent bone thinning and Osteoporosis. The market is flooded