World Alzheimer's Day celebrated annually on September 21, aims to promote awareness about Alzhemier's and how to detect it in its early stages. Forgetfulness, confusion and behavioural changes are often brushed aside as being typical problems which occur as a normal part of aging, this contributes to significant delays in diagnosis. ...
After all round severe criticism for the recent travel advisory that prescribed 10 days quarantine for fully vaccinated Indians, the UK's new advisory has accommodated SII's Covishield as an approved vaccine....
Patients hospitalised with severe Covid-19 infection are highly at risk of developing cognitive impairment -- including depression and delirium -- both during the treatment and after it, finds a study. ...
While memory loss is most often associated with the elderly, more and more young people today are having trouble remembering things. Are all these a sign of Alzheimer's? No, say doctors....
The government's national telemedicine service 'eSanjeevani' serves nearly 90,000 patients daily across the country and has completed 1.2 crore consultations, rapidly shaping into the country's most popular and largest telemedicine service....
To help India fight obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has called for a law on front-of-pack labelling to inform the consumers about the unhealthy packaged junk foods, enabling them to make informed decisions about what they intake....
Conventional skincare products rich in preservatives, fragrances, stabilizers, and toxic chemical ingredients can act as a hindrance to healthy skin. Stay informed and up-to-date, familiarise yourself with the terminology used in skincare products so can you read between the lines. Make it part of an essential activity when you're out shopping for products....
Vaccination against Covid-19 is effective in patients with cancer, whose immune systems get weakened by various anti-cancer medicines, according to studies presented at the annual congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology....
A very common tip to improve heart health is to exercise regularly. But what form of exercise is best for the heart and how much exercise is too much? There have been several myths about the impact of exercise on the heart, while some sound reasonable, there are many that are inaccurate. One such myth is that one should avoid exercising a...
A conference on 'dental sleep medicine' has found that about 40 lakh people, particularly, the elderly and obese, suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in India....
