June 2020 - Health News and Updated

Everything you need to know about Thalassemia

Jun 26, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Maria Amir

Pakistan faces predominant beta-thalassemia as one of the most leading causes of death. People are usually unaware of what thalassemia is and how it can develop in later stages of life. Let’s look at briefly what Thalassemia is and what can be thalassemia types, symptoms, and treatments. What is Thalassemia? Thalassemia is a blood disorder that results in excessive destruction of red blood cells and abnormal hemoglobin production. Almost all of the Thalassemia patients have acute anemia. Thalassemia is an inherited disease, meaning either of your parents must have been…

7 Simple Ways to Relieve Back Pain

Jun 24, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Aiman Tahir Laghari

Back Pain is one of the leading causes of disability around the globe. It is also the most common reason due to which people mostly visit a doctor, miss work and their daily life activities are disturbed. At least once in a lifetime, everyone faces the issue of back pain. If the back pain comes suddenly, either when you fall or lift a heavy object and last for a few days to six weeks then it is “acute back pain”. While if it lasts for more than three months, it…

Cancer: Common Types of Cancers, Treatment and Prevention

Jun 24, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Aiman Tahir Laghari

Healthy cells present in our body divide and are replaced in a controlled manner. Cancer, on the other hand, is the uncontrolled multiplication of cells. These abnormal cells together form a mass known as tumours. Most of the cancers can form the tumour cells however not all the tumours are cancerous in nature. The tumours which are “Non-Cancerous or Benign” are not harmful, do not form other tumours and do not spread to the other parts of the body. “Cancerous or Malignant tumours” however, divide abnormally, even overtake the normal…

Why is Ketogenic Diet Bad for You

Jun 24, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Maria Amir

You must have heard about another fad diet trend these days, which surprisingly has many followers, the all fat rounded ketogenic diet. Like any other fad diet ketogenic diet comes with an obvious promise of weight loss through a fat rich diet. You are asking me to eat fats to lose fat? Absolutely, that is what long lengths of ketogenic diet plans help you with. However, what about the keto diet side effects? Unfortunately very few people are aware of why keto diet was introduced in the first place. People…

Latest Insight on the Novel Strains of Coronavirus

Jun 24, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Maria Amir

Ever since the emergence of SARS-CV-2 there have been several novel strains rooting from the known COVID-19 strain. Several researchers have suggested that there are more than 1 train present while some later have developed due to mutations and the spread through various different genetic pools around the world. While opinions remain divided on the matter, here is what we know so far about the novel CoronaVirus Strains. Genetic Mutations For an RNA virus Genetic mutation is an everyday phenomenon. RNA Viruses have exceptionally high rates of making errors as…

8 Ways Technology is changing Healthcare

Jun 24, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Maria Amir

The future of healthcare has been making massive curves with technology advancements in digital healthcare. The advances and changing technology of healthcare is unparalleled to any advancement we have witnessed in the previous century. We are not talking about a little push of vaccine development or tool development, we are pointing at 3D Digital technology, nanotechnology, innovative medicine, artificial intelligence and robotics. Healthcare and technology are going hand in hand in order to shape innovative and relevant discoveries for healthcare ahead. The best way to move forward for life perseverance…

10 Simple Ways for a Better Mental Health

Jun 23, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Aiman Tahir Laghari

Mental Health issues have been one of the most debatable topics throughout history. The history is full of records of how mental health has been manipulated, simply because its signs and symptoms were not clearly understood. In current times, mental health awareness is progressing more than before because mental health issues are like any other medical illness. According to the reports of WHO, more than 420 million people are suffering from mental illness. Treatment is available but 2/3rd of the people don’t seek medical help. It is not a personal…

Hair Care: Tips for Controlling Hair Fall

Jun 23, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Aiman Tahir Laghari

Who doesn’t like glossy, healthy and full of life hair? Obviously, Everyone! No matter how much anyone can deny, your hair expresses the type of personality an individual has. Losing 50-100 strands of hair a day is normal but excessive loss of hair can be problematic. Loss of hair may lead to low self-esteem. Losing hair is a sign that you need to take care of health. The culprit of losing hair is normally harmless but it can also be in your genetics such as male baldness pattern and the…

Lifestyle Changes to Make After a Heart Attack

Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020 Maria Amir

Heart attack reflects a serious shock to your body system, as an indicator that there has been a controlled stimulus which caused the blood flow to stop. Much of these heart attacks are stimulated because of known risk factors, which means that the risk factors can be reduced, controlled or eliminated. This becomes even more important when it comes down to negligence or a healthy lifestyle you have gone through a heart attack. So if you are clueless about how you should improve health after heart and attack, you need…

Why Doctors Need to Talk more about Women’s Health

Jun 22, 2020Jul 20, 2020 Maria Amir

Men and women both contract various health conditions. Some of the health conditions for women are more different and require tangible measures. Usually through diagnostic periods many women are not the test subjects, due to which their health concerns remain exclusive. There are a number of women’s health problems which are more prevalent than the male population such as Heart Attack Deaths Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer Menopause, Gynecology Depression and urinary tracts are also more prevalent in women than men. While all of these women health issues are more frequent…