Many people these days prefer natural products over refined and synthetic products. These natural products are becoming very popular over time due to the advantages these natural products has over the other medicinal products. Many products which are natural like herbal supplements, fish oils and probiotic acidophilus are gaining popularity very fast. Another good reason [...]
Archive for the ‘General Health & Hygiene’ Category
8 Feb
Good Qualities of Acodophilus
Probiotics are live microbes that are beneficial for humans (microorganisms that are useful for humans are some bacteria and yeasts a type of fungus) and dietary supplements. But WHO (world health organization) and FAO (food and agriculture organization) definition of probiotic is “Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on [...]
20 Jul
Alcoholic Liver Disease: An Understanding
Excessive and regular alcohol consumption is the most important cause of major liver disease. Alcoholic liver disease comprises three major lesions, but purely only one form is very rare, they are (1) fatty liver, (2) alcoholic hepatitis, and (3) cirrhosis. Fatty liver is present in more than 90% of heavy drinkers. A small percentage of [...]
5 Jun
Autism: A Broad Understanding
Autism can be defined as “a severe disorder of communication and behavior, usually beginning at birth, invariably presented by the age of 3 years. It is characterized by self absorption, profound withdrawal from social contacts, including mother, a desire for sameness, preoccupation with inanimate objects and disorder of developmental language”. Repetitive behavior is one of [...]
12 May
Facts About Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is defined as “the ratio of registered death of children below 1 year of age in a given year to total number of live birth registered in the same year; usually expressed as rate per thousand live birth”.
It is one of the most universally accepted indicators of health status not only [...]
9 May
Oral Rehydration & Its Advantages
The advent oral re-hydration therapy (ORT) is considered a major advance of recent times. If fluid loss is mild (5%-7% of body weight) or moderate (7%-10% of body weight) ORT can be instituted from the very beginning. ORT is done by using oral re-hydration solution (ORS). More than 300 million litres of ORS is being [...]
8 May
Social Problems of Doctors
# We have turned doctors into God’s and worship their deity by offering our body and our souls, not to mention our worldly goods. ‘And yet paradoxically they are the most vulnerable human beings. Their suicide rate is 8 times the national average. Their percentage of drug addiction is 100 times higher, and because they [...]
8 May
Food Poisoning & Its Prevention/Treatment
Food poisoning is an acute gastro-enteritis caused by ingestion of food or drink contaminated with either living bacteria or their toxins or inorganic chemical substances and poisons derived from plants and animals. The condition is characterized by history of ingestion of common food, attack of many persons at the same time, and similarity of signs [...]
4 May
GENERAL HEALTH
World Health Organisation (WHO) has defined health as “health is a state of physical, mental, social, and spiritual well being, not merely absence of disease or infirmity”.
WHO recomends spending of about 05% of GDP in the field of health. But unfotunately very few countries spent that said amount in health. Some countries spent less than [...]
