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World Physiotherapy Day 2019

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  See video at : http://youtu.be/r4izfhH26qk Source: Prakash Jha Sports Physio…. via YouTube Disclaimer: All information, data and material has been sourced from multiple authors and is for general information and educational purposes only and are not intended to replace the advice of your treating doctor. The views and nutritional advice expressed are not intended to be a substitute for conventional medical service. If you have a severe medical condition or health concern, see your physician.

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Dental care helps drug abuse patients recover: Study

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According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, dental care can improve quality of life, measured by substantial improvements in employment and drug abstinence as well as a dramatic decrease in homelessness.   Oral health care not only helps drug abuse patients recover physically but also improves their quality of life, suggests a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, showed the drug abuse patients who consulted dental professionals for major oral health problems stayed in treatment almost two times longer and…

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Do You Find Hard To Sleep At Night? This Could Be The Reason

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Insomnia has a really significant impact on millions of people worldwide. We’ve long known there’s a link between insomnia and chronic disease. Finding it hard to sleep at night? If so, blame your genes, say researchers, who identified 57 genes associated with symptoms of insomnia, affecting 10 to 20 per cent people worldwide. “Our findings confirm a role for genetics in insomnia symptoms and expand upon the four previously found gene loci for this condition,” said lead author Jacqueline M. Lane from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). “All of these identified…

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International Plastic Bag Free Day

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Learn about International Plastic Bag Free Day Most of us use them every day, the thin plastic bags used by almost every retailer we visit. Whether we’re shopping for groceries or the newest Prada, you can almost guarantee that you’ll be leaving the store with a plastic bag stuffed full of your new goodies. Then, when you arrive home, you’ll quickly remove them like a kid opening Christmas presents, tossing aside the wrapping with thoughtless abandon. Have you ever stopped to consider what happens to those plastic bags? Has it…

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Stress Relief: Why Am I Stressed & What are Stress Related Symptoms

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Why you should know something about stress While moderate amount of stress is essential for normal growth and maturation, excessive stress combined with poor coping and managing invariably leads to loss of tranquility of mind; emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression; and physical disorders such as obesity, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, and many other disorders. Stressed-out people often resort to drinking alcohol, taking street drugs smoking cigarette and overeating, gambling and promiscuous sex in a futile attempt to cope with their stress, not to…

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2019: Current Theme and Significance

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By SHIKHA GOYAL The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17 June to spread awareness among people about the cooperation required to combat desertification and the effects of drought. No doubt that desertification and drought are main problems seen globally and affect all regions of the world. Let us read more about desertification and drought, how this day was decided to celebrate and what is the current theme 2019.   World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a unique event that remind people in…

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World Blood Donor Day 2019: Things to consider to ensure safe blood transfusion

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Once blood transfusion has taken place, the nurses and doctors check for symptoms of an adverse reaction after a few hours. Blood transfusion means infusing blood to a needy patient. Blood has components like red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets or clotting factors, and plasma or whole blood which can be transfused to the patient as whole or according to the need. There are five types of white blood cells which play different protective roles during infection control. Platelets helps in clotting blood during wounds and injuries, while plasma…

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World Day Against Child Labour 2019 today: ‘Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams’ is ILO’s theme this year

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The World Day Against Child Labour will be observed today (Wednesday, 12 June) to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide. Hundreds of children drop out of school every year to help their parents earn a livelihood. The more unfortunate ones are forced into child labour by organised crime rackets, while many others never get to see a school because of extreme poverty. An Afghan child labourer works at a motorcycle mechanic shop in Jalalabad. AFP While eradication of societal evils and alleviation of poverty remains a top…

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Burnout is not a medical condition

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The clarification came a day after the WHO mistakenly said it had listed burnout in its International Classification of Diseases for the first time. The World Health Organization said on May 28 that “burnout” remains an “occupational phenomenon” that could lead someone to seek care but it is not considered a medical condition. The clarification came a day after the WHO mistakenly said it had listed burnout in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) for the first time. The World Health Assembly, WHO’s main annual meeting which wrapped up on May 28,…

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Cutting screen use may reverse sleep problems in teens

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Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices such as phones and laptops in the evening for just a week can help teenagers improve their sleep quality and reduce symptoms of fatigue, lack of concentration and bad mood, a study has found. Recent studies have indicated that exposure to too much evening light, particularly the blue light emitted from screens on smartphones, tablets and computers can affect the brain’s clock and the production of the sleep hormone melatonin, resulting in disrupted sleep time and quality. The lack of sleep does not just cause immediate symptoms of tiredness and poor concentration but can also increase…

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