A midnight-must, a bachelor’s best friend, a staple diet for many, “I can only cook that”, etc are some of the metaphors that we often use for the famous 2-minute noodles. The recent reports about MSG in our favorite food has been a major setback. It feels as if someone…
Some Swine Flu Facts that You Should Know
Swine Flu will not kill you! It is flu after all. Thats right it gets you for a term of 5-7 day or at times more, when infected just like any other viral flu. However, with ample rest and care the symptoms ease off, even without medicines. The problem arises…
3 Things to Keep in Mind When You Find a Doctor Online
Shifted to a new city and need a doctor there? Or searching for a doctor in your own city but in a specialty you were never aware of? Or you just need a good doctor around you? In all these cases, the first thing you would do is to go…
Top 5 Reasons Why Doctors Should Adopt Virtual Practice
Internet and technology has swayed healthcare scenario in India. Patients these days, for good or for worse, have developed this habit of checking out their own symptoms on the web, see medications and more often than not go for self medication. And the arrival of smartphones and apps has only…
How to enhance patient experience
Good customer service is an important factor in any kind of business. This culture unfortunately has not been followed in healthcare, hospitals or health systems. It is regrettable because healthcare customers are unlike those in any other industry – they are definitely more sensitive. The experience that the patient, aka…
How about giving the Cold a shiver
So you got cold? If you are a working professional, you may have a co-worker who is sneezing incessantly. Or at least 10 times a minute! If you take the bus to college or to school every day then there must be a co-passenger coughing into the open, without a…
Here’s how technology is simplifying your Practice
Technology has transformed all aspects of life and healthcare is not far behind. Even though the Western world has revamped their entire medical platforms, India and other Asian countries have not really touched base with it. It is understandable that a thorough paperless practice is not possible. But the Practice…
How to live normally with AIDS
It is quite unfortunate if you are one of those living with AIDS but that is not and shouldn’t be the end of the story.Apart from young adults, an estimated 3.2 million children are living with HIV today. Things have changed drastically after the availability of the Combination Antiretroviral Therapy…
How to safeguard yourself against lung cancer
“The silent epidemic hiding in your lungs” – this was what a leading International daily had to say about lung cancer. How fitting this statement is! Oncologists say that lung cancer can lie dormant for more than 20 years before turning aggressive all of a sudden. The fact that lung…
Weight Loss Made Easy
A healthy and fit body is always on the top of every man and woman’s list of priorities. Follow these easy weight loss tips to get into the best shape: