Category Archives: Diseases
Key facts about vitiligo (white spots)
You must have seen older pictures of Michael Jackson and wondered that his skin color was not white as in his later years. The intent is not to discriminate anybody on basis of skin color but to describe a disease which causes de-pigmentation of skin, known as vitiligo or leucoderma. The exact cause for vitiligo [...]
6 ways to distract Alzheimer’s
One out of every 10 people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s disease. During the first stage of Alzheimer’s, people start forgetting names; lose their glasses, struggle in day to day work and so on. I discussed pre warning signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s in my previous post, which I feel is very essential [...]
ABCD of preventing heart attack
Heart Attack continues to be the nation’s leading killer for both men and women, as per National Institutes of Health (NIH). I remember an incident that happened couple of years back when I went to meet my colleague to hospital Apollo, which is one of the leading hospitals in India. He was admitted to Apollo [...]
10 key sleeping tips to treat insomnia
Do you struggle in getting sound sleep at every night? The sleeplessness that occurs on a regular basis may be a result of stress, depression, any disease, poor diet or other factors. If you are thinking to take over-the-counter drugs containing antihistamines, such drugs can leave you drowsy the next day and cause various side [...]
10 home remedies to soothe sunburn naturally
Did you forget to apply sunscreen on your skin and after having fun outside on a sunny day, you realized that you got baked. You can’t sit, stand or lie down comfortably. Don’t worry there are various effective natural sunburn remedies that can help relieve you of sunburn with no side effects, great effectiveness and [...]
6 burning tips to get rid of sunburn
Are you feeling burned while flocking at the beach or swimming under the sun. You might have got sunburns. Sun damage should never be underestimated. Sunburn can be more dangerous than normal sun damage. Many people enjoy their time under the sun to get a tan look and think that a suntan makes a person [...]
Warning signs of childhood asthma
Many children are diagnosed with asthma each year, and over half of them develop asthma symptoms before age 5. Therefore, early diagnosis of asthma in young children is important. Since, children may not be able to understand and explain effectively what they are feeling, diagnoses of asthma in young children is challenging as well. Sometimes baby’s [...]
7 ways to gain control over child’s asthma
Asthma, which causes a person to experience difficulty in breathing, runs in my family as hereditary disorder. Most males in the family have asthma right from their childhood or have developed it during or before their teenage. As per American Lung Association, asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under age of [...]
10 pre-alarming signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Over the past few decades, Alzheimer’s disease has emerged from anonymity. Earlier it was considered a rare brain disorder; but now it has become a major public health problem. As per Alzheimer’s Association, a world leader health organization in Alzheimer care, Alzheimer’s is the seventh-leading cause of death in US and every 70 seconds, someone develops [...]
Laundry bleach can treat eczema
Recently I read a study about the treatment of eczema by the use of bleach. It was dumbfounding that bleach which is commonly used in laundry can treat eczema, a chronic skin disease. Studies say that as many as one in five school-aged children have eczema, medically known as atopic dermatitis that affects youngsters’ appearance, [...]
