To mark World Heart Day, Dr Naresh Trehan, CMD of Medanta – The Medicity and Delhi’s top cardiologist, answers questions about cardiac disease, its prevention and cure A recent report suggests that exposure to even low levels of traffic pollution can lead to heart damage. Do you agree with this finding? Yes, pollution damages the […]

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September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. As medical science tries to get a grip on this disease, everybody needs to increase their understanding of the disease that afflicts older people Every three seconds, a case of dementia is reported around the world. It progresses slowly, ultimately becoming severe enough to make elderly people incapable of […]

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If you never felt suicidal, that’s also a good reason to read this – for you are in a position to spot someone who is heading that way, and do an intervention What if you are a successful film star, with the world at your feet? You date the most good-looking leading actors, command a […]

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That caffeine fix which gets you going is not harmful in any way. The important thing is to drink coffee in moderation and switch to the organic or green variety Personally, I’m not a coffee drinker — other than the occasional iced organic coffee with almond milk when in holiday mode. Moreover, conventional coffee plantations […]

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Medical specialisations have not really helped chronic patients become healthy again. This is where Functional Medicine holds out hope of full recovery When I was in the US, I heard quite a buzz about Functional Medicine (FM). Eager to find out what it’s all about, back home I sought out the lone practitioner of this […]

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Mosquitoes are a menace that must be avoided at all costs, both by using repellants and preventing water from accumulating World Mosquito Day is observed on August 20 every year by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to honour doctor Sir Ronald Ross, who discovered in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria. The […]

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Got an infection? The worst thing you can do is rush to buy antibiotics directly from the chemist. It’s best to let the doctor prescribe them, if warranted, and certainly not for viral infections The human body has its own ways of coping with health challenges. Fever, for example, is the body’s way of defending […]

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More than all those fancy machines, it’s the personalised attention of the personal trainer and the diet tips you get that make going to the gym so beneficial for health A chat with Sumaya Dalmia, celebrity trainer and founder of a chain of Delhi health clubs branded ‘Sumaya’, reveals many nuances about workouts. For one, […]

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