World Antibiotic Awareness Week: How over-the-counter antibiotics can threaten your health

On World Antibiotic Awareness Week, learn how excess use of antibiotics can cause resistance which can make even common infections incurable. With the growth of antibiotic resistance complicating treatments for several diseases in India, we might reach a stage where common infections become incurable. Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to health and is part of a bigger problem called antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR refers to the ability of a microorganism (like bacteria, viruses, and some parasites) to stop an antimicrobial (such as antibiotics and antivirals) from working against it.…

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International Women’s Day 2017: Top 6 Nutrients That Are Essential for Good Health

By- Tanu Ganguly International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March each year and this year too there are tons of events and activities planned around it. Men and women across the world will raise a toast to the continuing social, cultural and economic achievements of women. What started as a multitude of smaller events and marches in the early 1900s is today a global celebration of the modern woman. 8th March is also celebrated as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. How are women’s bodies…

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Five Simple Tips for Reducing Forgetfulness!

Forgetfulness is one of the most common problems that many people face today. It can be defined as a ‘memory loss’ or a ‘persistent failure’ to remember. Forgetfulness can be frustrating and can affect or even cost your job. It can also affect your home life. Forgetfulness is linked to the executive functions in the brain – processes which help in managing, organising, and disseminating information. While mild forgetfulness is considered as a normal part of aging, when it happens more than it should it can trigger fears of looming…

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