Have you had trouble focusing due to repetitive uncontrolled eye twitching? Its quite a common problem. I understand how irritating this continuous flickering of the lower eyelid muscle can be. Incidentally, I suffer from it myself from time to time. In the medical world, eye twitching is also known as Myokymia. It often affects the […]
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Looking for some fruits that boost immunity against COVID infection? The outbreak of the COVID pandemic has made us sit up and become more mindful of our lifestyle and health practices. While everyone is grappling with the havoc caused by this virus, practicing social distancing, sanitizing and wearing a mask, and maintaining a healthy immune
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Does a clogged ear annoy you? Do you always feel the urge to use a cotton swab or toothpick to remove earwax? Be careful as you may be damaging your ear. I have often seen patients with excessive earwax or blocked ears trying to remove it with a home-made contraption or earbuds. I thought I
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Heart failure is a serious condition that demands a drastic change in lifestyle. However, many people with heart failure still continue living the way they previously did. To live a healthy life, it is important to make changes and bring in healthier lifestyle habits. The questions that arise are – How do I cope with
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As someone who deals with heart failure on a daily basis, I thought I would share some simple tips on exercise in heart failure. After a diagnosis of heart failure, many people are very anxious and often wonder if they can get back to exercising. Heart failure is associated with physical symptoms that can reduce
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Our body needs a complex combination of vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and fats to stay healthy. Amongst the important minerals, iron is one of the most important ones. This is because iron is essential to ensure we do not develop anemia, or low hemoglobin levels. Unfortunately, we don’t seem to get sufficient iron in our
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We are all bracing ourselves for the third COVID-19 wave. Little do we know what it is going to bring. The second wave was devastating. Many of us lost loved ones. It’s been a terrible time. The WHO has so far reported 11 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now there is news of the delta
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When it comes to eating fruits in diabetes, it can be quite confusing. Patients often wish to know what fruits they can eat, and what they should avoid if they have diabetes. Given the variety of fruits we have in India, I always have a problem answering them! However, I will go on to talk
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Here we go again. First we had COVID, now we have Black Fungus. Over the last few weeks, there have been numerous reports on ‘black fungus’ in patients with COVID 19 infection. It sounds quite grim. Some articles have even gone on to declare it an epidemic. I thought I would put together a short
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Not everyone who contracts COVID-19 has a severe illness. Most patients end up with mild disease that is no worse than the simple flu. However, a few people who have certain risk factors have worse disease than others. I have listed these risk factors in the table below – Here, I will talk about diabetes
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