It is estimated that around 17.5 million people around the world die of heart attacks or heart related diseases. The good news is that around 80% of premature heart attacks and strokes are preventable. Regular physical activity, healthy diet and also avoiding tobacco...
Can stress cause heart attack ? Emotional stress can affect a person’s health in numerous ways. It can increase the risk of chronic heart disease and can even trigger an acute heart attack. Adrenaline surge can accompany any situation but when it turns stressful, it...
Summer brings with it the good old sun, but there are some unwelcome guests as well – sunstrokes, heatwaves, dehydration and weakness in the body. Although not everyone will face any or all of these symptoms, it is better to be safe than sorry. We present to you some...
Our lungs are a very important part of our body, often taken for granted. We do not pay much attention to them; however, it is the lungs that keep us breathing and supply us with fresh oxygen. Although the human body’s lung defence mechanism is quite strong, it does...
In today’s blog post, Dr. Gokhale, a Heart Specialist in Hyderabad, talks about the importance of sleep for a child. It goes beyond saying that a good night’s sleep can brighten everyone’s day. However, not many know the importance of sleep for child development. Yes,...
The most underrated organ in our body is the heart. It is the central part of what keeps us going – it pumps blood day in and day out, round the clock, so that the rest of your body can perform the way it is supposed to. For such an important organ, the amount of...
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