Category: HEALTH

One Of The Top Destinations For Medical Tourism: Mauritius

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Mauritius has a large network of professional private clinics, each offering an exceptionally high standard of care. A medical operation in Mauritius is cheaper than in many parts of the world. Medical tourism (also known as medical travel or global healthcare) is the process in which a patient travels to another destination for medical or health and wellness services. Mauritius, an island-nation nestled off the southeast coast of the African mainland, is known for its beautiful beaches and wildlife. Mauritius is one of the top destinations for medical tourism. Mauritius…

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Kareena Kapoor Khan to travel to small towns as UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador !

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Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan broke stereotypes and proudly flaunted her baby bump as an expecting mother. She also shared her inputs on motherhood as part of nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar’s book Pregnancy Notes : Before, During and After. As UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador , the star will now travel to small towns to spread awareness about good health and nutrition among expecting mothers and children. Says a source, ” Recent statistics have shown that majority women in the interiors do not know the basic do’s and don’t s during and post pregnancy .…

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Three Phases of Women’s Life: Part-2

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By: Dr. Nosheen Ali ( Bureau Chief-ICN Madhya Pradesh ) BHOPAL: Women Life Start with a ‘’Little Girl’’ A girl is a female child, Second Phase; –Start after Marriage and Third Phase; – Start when Menopause occurs. Third Phase; – Menopause; – defined as the absence of menstrual periods for 12 months. It is the time in a woman’s life when the function of the ovaries ceases. Menopause is the process through which a woman ceases to be fertile or menstruate. It is a normal part of life and is not considered a disease or a condition. The process of menopause…

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Three Phases of Women’s Life: Part-1

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By: Dr. Nosheen Ali, Bureau Chief-ICN Madhya Pradesh          BHOPAL: Women Life Start with a ‘’Little Girl’’ A girl is a female child, Second Phase; – Start after Marriage and Third Phase; – Start when Menopause occurs.‘’ Girl’’ The point at which a child becomes an adolescent is defined by the onset of puberty or the beginning of the teenage stage Pubertal Girl: Puberty often begins earlier than parents think. Breast budding in girls—their first sign of puberty—starts at age 10 on averages, with some girls starting as early as 8 and others not start until 13. The…

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‘’ROLE OF VITAMINS IN DENTISTRY”

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN LUCKNOW: All of us understand that food and water are the necessities for life but the micronutrients which the body needs on a daily basis for  sound metabolism are none other than the hard working- ‘Vitamins’. Vitamins are micronutrients which play a crucial role in general and oral health as well as in maintaining various biological processes in human body. They are essential for development, maturation and functioning of oral tissues at every stages of life. There are a number of nutritional deficiencies that…

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Remembering The First Plastic Surgeon In World : Sir Harold Gillies

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The greatest practitioner of plastic surgery in the early decades of the twentieth century was Sir Harold Delf Gillies, a New Zealander living in England, who advocated the treatment of patients with facial injuries in the context of the First World War.  The interest of Sir Harold Gillies, Commander of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in the treatment of nasal deformities and other facial abnormalities led him to become one of the pioneers of facial plastic surgery at the beginning of the 20th century.He is…

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Supreme Court Orders Private Hospitals Of Delhi To Provide Free Treatment To Poor

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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday, ordered all the private hospitals of Delhi, which built on subsidised government lands, to provide free treatment to certain percentage of patients belonging to poor financial backgrounds. The Supreme Court said that all private hospitals in Delhi, which got land at cheaper rates, shall give free treatment to 25 percent OPD and 10 percent of IPD for poor patients. The apex court said that it will monitor the functions of private hospitals in this regard and any violation of this order will be treated…

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How To Heal Oral Thrush

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By: Dr. Ameya Tripathi, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Sudden appearance of cotton like white deposits on your tongue and oral mucosa can be more than just plaque accumulation. Initially it appears harmless but can cause loss of taste and sometimes burning sensation .It can be oral thrush or candidiasis. Oral thrush causes creamy white lesions, usually on your tongue or inner cheeks. Sometimes oral thrush may spread to the roof of your mouth, your gums or tonsils, or the back of your throat. oral candidiasis is a mycosis (yeast/fungal infection) of Candida…

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HOW BLOOD PRESSURE MAY HURT PEOPLES MIND

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By: Dr. Nosheen Ali (Bureau Chief-ICN Madhya Pradesh) Blood pressure can be lowered with medication or even naturally – but changing diet and increasing exercise. BHOPAL: Now a day’s Blood Pressure is a very Common Problem in all over India. Blood Pressure problem develops because of Stress, Anxiety, and Tension in my Article so I want to say about Blood Pressure. What is Blood Pressure; – the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, varying in different parts of the body during different phases of contraction of…

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Mouth Breathing: An often neglected condition with long term health consequences

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By: Dr. Amay Tripathi, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Breathing provides our body the most important fuel of life- oxygen. It also allows us to release carbon dioxide and waste. Proper breathing ensures good health and vitality. Some people have the habit of breathing from mouth. But mouth breathing is not just another habit as it can lead to a variety of diseases and disorders. We have two air passageways to our lungs — the nose and the mouth. Healthy people use both their nose and their mouth to breathe. Breathing through the…

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