Dental care helps drug abuse patients recover: Study

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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Causes, Remedies & Treatment for Frozen Shoulder

A frozen shoulder is essentially considerable stiffness as well as pain in the shoulder area. It is also known as adhesive capulitris. When inflammation occurs in the connective tissues that surround the gienohumeral joint, stiffness and extreme pain in the shoulder occurs. A frozen shoulder condition can be divided into three stages, namely, a freezing stage, a frozen stage, and a thawing stage. As the name suggests, stage one involves the beginning of pain and stiffness; in the second stage, which is the frozen stage, shoulder movement is compromised. In…

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ग्लूकोमा (Glaucoma )

ग्लूकोमा भी आंखों में होने वाली एक आम समस्या है। इसमें आंख के अंदर का दबाव बढ़ जाता है जिस कारण देखने मेंमदद करने वाले ऑप्टिक नर्व को नुकसान पहुंचाता है। यदि ग्लूकोमा की चिकित्सा समय रहते ना की जाए तो यह अंधेपन का कारण भी बन सकता है। यह लंबे समय तक चलने वाला रोग है अर्थात इससे होने नुकसान भी धीरे-धीरे होता है। इसलिए अधिकांश लोग इसे सामान्य दृष्टि की समस्या समझ कर ऐसे ही छोड़ देते हैं, जो हानिकारक हो सकता है। उम्र बढ़ने के साथ ही…

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World Mental Health Day 2018: Shatter these myths and learn these 5 facts about mental illness

World Mental Health Day 2018 is observed on October 10 across the world. The goal of World Mental Health Day is to increase awareness about mental health and the importance of mental health in overall health of a person. On this day, the idea is to empower people suffering from mental health problems and encourage them to open up about it. This year, the theme of World Mental Health Day is “Young people and mental health in a changing world.” World Mental Health Day 2018 theme focuses on the adolescents and the…

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Health Alert: Common toothpaste ingredient linked to colon cancer

As part of the experiment, the researchers team fed mice with food containing various concentrations of triclosan for three weeks Using triclosan, an antibacterial and antifungal agent found in hand soaps and toothpastes among other consumer products, can potentially cause colon inflammation and cancer, found a study on mice. The study, reported in Science Translational Medicine, suggests that short-time treatment with low-dose triclosan caused low-grade colonic inflammation, and exaggerated disease development of colitis and colitis-associated colon cancer in mice. “These results, for the first time, suggest that triclosan could have…

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Vitamin D could help treat diabetes: study

Studies have suggested a correlation between high vitamin D concentrations in the blood and a lower risk of diabetes Vitamin D can help treat damaged beta cells in pancreas that produce, store and release the hormone insulin, paving they way for a new approach to treat diabetes, scientists say. When beta cells become dysfunctional, the body can not make insulin to control blood sugar and levels of glucose can rise to dangerous levels. Researchers from Salk Institute in the US accomplished their goal by using an unexpected source: vitamin D. Vitamin D…

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Negative Effects of Over Eating

By Jason Ladock Overeating is a disorder which not only affects physical health but causes a lot of stress at the mental and emotional level also. Some people tend to eat just because they feel bored or they have nothing to do! Others get into such undesirable habits to improve their physical appearance. Emotional mood swings like anger, sadness, distress, disappointment or betrayal makes people eat a lot more than they realize. In certain cases, medications for other treatments cause hunger due to which people start eating a lot. Overeating causes…

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Autistic Pride Day 2018: Five effective yoga poses for children with autism spectrum disorder

Researchers have found that yoga can be of significant benefit to children with autism. Here are five yoga poses that are good for autistic kids.  Most of us know that yoga is a great form of exercise that can be performed by people of all ages, including the older adults and children. It helps to prevent or reduce your risk of various diseases while improving overall health and well-being. But did you know that yoga can assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurological and developmental disorder that affects…

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SHANKPRAKSHALANA – THE WAY TO NATURAL INTESTINAL CLEANING

Love your Gut! It is an age old fact that a clean intestinal tract is what keeps a person healthy and strong. However the unhealthy lifestyle and poor choice of foods seems to have taken a toll on the intestines of the people these days. No wonder then that most people tend to suffer from various metabolic issues and lifestyle diseases. Though there are a lot of medicines and treatments to rectify these, letting nature take its course is surely the best idea. This is one of the main reasons…

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5 common question on throat cancer and its treatment answered

Dr Sanjiv Badhwar answers some of the frequently asked questions about throat cancer treatment. By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti  Throat cancer is the cancer of the voice box, the vocal cords, and other parts of the throat, such as the tonsils and oropharynx. However, there are many questions related to it. Such as does it lead to voice problems? What are the best treatment options for throat cancer? And other common questions on throat cancer and its treatment are answered by Dr Sanjiv Badhwar, Consultant and Head – ENT, Head Neck Robotic Surgeon, Otolaryngologist, Mumbai. 1. How…

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