Dealing with bedwetting

Bedwetting is something we've all done, as toddlers and infants. But it can also occur in teens and young adults. Here's what you need to know about the condition.

Bedwetting or nocturnal enuresis as it is known by people
 in white coats that had a bit of Latin in their first year in Med school, is a problem that doctors deal with

Best Home Remedies to Remove Dark Spots

Are you worried of dark spots?? Want to get rid of dark spots?? There are simple treatments that you can try at home naturally in order to reduce dark spots.Dark spots formation is a common skin problem seen the people many young adults. It is also called

5 Tips to Stay Healthy If You Sit at a Computer All Day

Here are five ways to make sure your computer desk doesn’t become the death of you.

1. Give your monitor a second look.If your screen is planted directly on your desktop, it’s time to ask management for a raise — for your computer’s display. According

Meningitis symptoms in babies

Is your baby getting worse fast? Babies can get ill very quickly, so check often.

Not every baby gets all these symptoms. Symptoms can appear in any order.

What is the risk to my baby?

Whether it’s sniffly noses, scratchy eyes, or an itchy patch of skin, most of us have experienced allergies at some point in our lives. Some have seasonal allergies like pollen, some have food allergies like peanuts, some have environmental allergies like dust, some have allergies to animals like cats or dogs.

WHO gives emergency health kits, funds to earthquake-hit Nepal

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over four emergency health kits comprising medicines and medical supplies and USD 1,75,000 to meet the immediate health needs of quake hit people of Nepal. "Within hours of the tragedy, WHO disbursed medical supplies to cover the health needs of 40,000 people for three months.

Germanwings Crash: Is Depression Really to Blame?

Germanwings Crash: Is Depression Really to Blame?

Did Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz commit a deliberate act to cause the crash of a plane in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board?

Authorities are still attempting to determine a motive for Lubitz’s alleged actions in last week’s crash, and many questions remain unanswered. Reports

4 Questions to Ask Your Doctor

4 Questions to Ask Your Doctor

A couple of years ago I scratched my thigh during a mountain-bike ride. It was a tiny scrape that hardly broke the skin. I quickly forgot about it. A couple of days later, I felt a nagging pain at the site. The line had grown thicker and turned brighter red. An infection had set in. I’ll wait and see; the body has an immune system for a reason, I thought. The wound got worse; red streaks traced up my leg. I showed it to a surgeon while we ate lunch together in the doctor’s lounge. He said, “If you like having two legs, take antibiotics.” I did, and my leg improved rapidly.

Most medical decisions these days aren’t quite this clear-cut. Excluding emergencies, such as heart attack, cardiac arrest and stroke, most heart disease treatments allow for preferences. There is time to think; there is time for slow medicine.

Possible Reason Why Mosquitoes Always Bite You

 

Possible Reason Why Mosquitoes Always Bite You

Genes May Determine Whether You're Mosquito Bait

Your genes may affect whether mosquitoes prefer to snack on you or someone else, a new study shows.

In experiments with identical and fraternal twins, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine discovered that genes influence whether a person's body odor attracts or repels mosquitoes. People who are less attractive to the insects produce natural repellents, which seem to be genetically controlled, researchers said.

45 best health tips ever

45 best health tips ever

We've done the legwork for you and here they are: the 45 best health tips. Give yourself a boost.

We've done the legwork for you and here they are: the 45 best health tips. Make that 46 - taking the time to read this tops the list.

1. Copy your kitty: Learn to do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation and digestion, and eases back pain.

2. Don’t skip breakfast. Studies show

WHO gives emergency health kits, funds to earthquake-hit Nepal

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over four emergency health kits comprising medicines and medical supplies and USD 1,75,000 to meet the immediate health needs of quake hit people of Nepal. "Within hours of the tragedy,

Infertility: Causes, remedies and option

(CNN)—Baby-making seems easy. There is a lot of education, even anxiety, around preventing unwanted pregnancy once we become sexually active. But many couples dealing with infertility would dispute the notion that getting pregnant is as simple as shelving birth control. Dr. Jamie Grifo, program director for NYU's Fertility Center