“I don’t know when I last slept four straight hours!”
This woeful announcement was made by a colleague recently, in the middle of an office party. And the statement triggered a hot discussion on who sleeps how much. I was quite surprised to hear some of my colleagues clai... Read More...

There is nothing more important than a good night’s rest. If you get up feeling tired and sleepy then it means you haven’t slept well. This feeling is carried through the day and you end up doing things half to your potential. The mood becomes irritable and you just look longingly tow... Read More...

‘A hearing impairment or hearing loss is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds.... Loss of the ability to detect some frequencies, or to detect low-amplitude sounds that an organism naturally detects, is a hearing impairment.”
This is how the ... Read More...

With the flu season already making its presence felt for the year 2008-2009, families may be queuing up for the flu shot. Prevention is of course better than cure and it is advisable to be well-armed to handle this bug.
Each year more than 200,000 people in the US are hospitalized from flu... Read More...

It is common knowledge that honey has wonderful healing properties. This has been an established fact and known to mankind for hundreds of years now, cutting across all cultures and civilization. Even today, each day sheds new light on new benefits of honey. It is amazing how much of a good effec... Read More...

I grew up watching my mom suffer bouts of diarrhea every time she drank a glass of milk or ate a slice of pudding. At that time no one knew what exactly was the matter with her and put it to her being under the weather. It was much later that all of us realized that she was lactose intolerant.Read More...

If you have varicose veins, you might try to cover up your legs with stockings or trousers and avoid wearing skirts but the discomfort is obvious on your face. Because, varicose veins are not only a not-so pleasant sight to behold but can be quite a pain, too. 
Varicose veins are caus... Read More...

Our lives are not easy-going any more, what with competition, inflation and, to top it all, recession. We are always racing against time and unmindful of our unhealthy lifestyle. We tell ourselves we need to slow down but, do we? No. Where’s the time to get that into action?!
I see t... Read More...

We are in the midst of summer and enjoying the glowing warmth of the sun. Get as much of it as we can. But, a summer day trip, while it should mean fun in the sun, can be ruined by anything – from a nasty bee sting to sunburn. So, we need to take extra caution when we are out picnicking.Read More...

I love sleeping…. and I love getting my six hours of beauty sleep. But it is only beautiful if it is sound. Six hours of tossing and turning has me feeling wretched the whole of the next day. So it really doesn’t matter if I have been in bed for six hours – what matters is if I... Read More...

Health is not always about being slim and trim and living a long life without diseases. Of course this is so very desired by all of us. But there is another important albeit often neglected aspect to good health - and this is personal hygiene. Body odor must be one of the greatest anti-social epi... Read More...

I was reading this report on our site by the Science Daily that according to a new theory, sleep could help clear your brain so that it can absorb new learning. That is interesting but not surprising because it has always been insisted that a good sleep can do wonders to your body, both ... Read More...

In my earlier write-ups we have discussed body odors in great depth, why it occurs and how it can be prevented. But I don’t know how many of us give it a serious thought. How many of us actually believe that we cannot and should not get away with an offensive smell emanating from our physic... Read More...

With the world facing fears over the swine flu and the UN’s World Health Organization raising the alert over it to level five, the question that is being asked by many, especially in the Eastern hemisphere, is what exactly is swine flu? We have heard of and battled Spanish flu, SARS, mad co... Read More...

The other day I was reading in the newspapers that a young man in his early 20s, committed suicide after months of ragging at the hands of his seniors in a medical college in north India. It was sad and shocking to read this. But it did not exactly send shivers down my spine or made me hang my he... Read More...

The other day someone asked me what my office timings were. I replied that it was 24/7. She looked at me aghast and I couldn’t help laughing out loud. Really, I explained, my work could be done in a few hours in a day or could require me to work till midnight even on a Saturday. Because I w... Read More...

Fortunately, I suffer from headaches only very occasionally. I may have a lot of other aches and pains but the head is, thankfully, spared of much pain. But when I do get headaches, it is quite a pain, believe me. And that makes me wonder what migraine sufferers must have to go through.
A ... Read More...

Hair today…. gone tomorrow!
Such a common phrase, isn’t this? And just reflects everyone’s concerns about the thick growth on their head! Hair… it is such a thing of pride. And when it is gone then it becomes an issue of concern. Banishing those bad hair days is, ... Read More...

Good nutrition and healthy lifestyle are important for healthy hair. The right balance of food is important. Just as you must get enough of proteins so should you also eat carbs and dietary fats. However, apart from nutrition, good care of the hair is imperative.
Here are some tips on how ... Read More...

Did you know that flossing the teeth daily is linked to good health of the heart! I am sure not many of us are aware of this and if this is a fact, then all of us need to get our flosses out and moving, right?
These days more and more health experts are coming out with statements that den... Read More...

It is that kind of weather again… I am waking up feeling the itch in my throat followed by bouts of sneezing. It is such a wretched thing to feel like this early in the morning and believe me, till the summer does not make its presence felt, I am going to go around with a runny nose and wa... Read More...

With spring under way, we are fast approaching summer. And with summer comes the heat and humidity. And with humidity comes the perspiration, especially in those places where humidity rates soar during summer.
The word ‘perspiration’ brings up images of damp underarms and acrid... Read More...

I was reading the health news write-up on this site a few minutes ago and read with a great deal of interest, the bit on how hot tea can increase your risks of developing cancer of the esophagus. This is according to some research that was conducted in Iran, recently. So, researchers have suggest... Read More...

With a brand new year of College starting, millions of eager freshmen would have left the guidance of their parents for the first time, and started living in a college dorm. Essentially, they’re going to be going a tad bit wild as they learn their bearings, get comfortable with their new surroundings, meet new friends and make the adjustments for living away from home. With all of this in mind, are they going to be properly caring for themselves hygienically?

With America’s economy affecting every citizen in one way or another, a common health trend that is on the rise plaguing every dental office in the country is the phenomenon of Tooth Grinding.

As someone who used to be overweight, 350Lbs to be exact, I can empathize with the feelings and emotions that one commonly experiences with obesity. However, a recent report now shows that obesity is also directly linked with increasing your chances of developing all types of cancers

Can having a desk job be shortening your life? Unfortunately, yes, according to a new research study released at the beginning of this month. Researchers took a look at just how much time in a chair people were spending over a 12 year period, and concluded that those who spent most of their time in a chair on most of their days, died earlier and with more pain than people who live an active life-style.

You feel it as soon as you wake up in the morning. Your nose is clogged, possibly dripping, and you realize you’ve been breathing through your mouth for most of the night while this lovely situation set on while you were fast asleep. Sort of gross, I know, yet we’ve all been there, many of us multiple times a year. It’s that delicious Common Cold, and its here yet again to make your next few days quite miserable.

More Americans than ever before have gone out and gotten vaccinated against the seasonal Winter Flu than ever before by this time of year, claims Federal Health Officials on Friday.

Having had issues with asthma my whole life, I thought I was pretty well informed.  When I was young I could refrain from running in cold weather or inhaling anything “funny”, and avoid most wheezing situations.

Our culture in the United States is extremely stressful, and people are always looking for a way to reduce that stress. Meditation, massage, yoga, deep breathing, subliminal music and aromatherapy are just a few of the ways we’re trying to relax and treat the symptoms of a high-stress life.