What is Dengue fever? Dengue fever is a viral tropical disease that is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The mosquito is found in suburban and urban areas and usually breeds in flowerpots and dirty water. The mosquito bites humans during the day in contrast to malaria mosquitoes that attack at night. It is also…
Recognised in the early 1980s, AIDS has evolved from a mysterious illness to a global pandemic, with cases reported from virtually every country. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS there were about 35 million individuals living with HIV infection at the end of 2013, close to 50% were females and 3.2 million…
In the hustle and bustle of our modern day lives, we often ignore to care of our health. But the truth is nothing is more important than the well-being of a family than individual health. Life in metropolitan cities has an environment that is rife with various health risks and in order to save your most…
On World Health Day 2016, WHO quoted that, as per a survey conducted in 2015, 69.2 million people (8.7% of the total population) were living with diabetes. Of these, more than 36 million people remain undiagnosed and Type 2 diabetes complications are the most prevalent form of the disease. This indicates that Diabetes mellitus is potentially…
India’s healthcare industry is undergoing a speedy transformative process as it adopts advanced technology and innovative approaches to help people manage their health in a more affordable and convenient manner. Across the world, preventive healthcare continues to become a crucial area of focus and India is very well on-board. A Harvard University report from earlier…