Is Your Body Weight Ideal For Your Height?

Posted on Wed, 07 Sep 2016

Weight is an important criteria to assess the growth and developmental status of the child. Among Indian children, the weight of a full term neonate at birth is approximately 2.5 kg to 3.5 kg. Increas...

Enhancing Life With Cystic Fibrosis-Genetic Disease

Posted on Tue, 06 Sep 2016

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that affects the respiratory , digestive and reproductive system caused by Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR ) ge...

Pancreatic Cancer - Know it, Battle it, End it

Posted on Sat, 03 Sep 2016

Pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common cancer in men and 9th in women globally. Pancreatic cancer is sometimes known as “Silent Killer” because it does not cause any symptoms in the early stages. P...

Be Aware Of Hepatitis C Virus

Posted on Fri, 02 Sep 2016

Hepatitis C is a contagious disease caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver cancer. It is the most common blood borne disease. HCV is 10 times more infectious than...

Sickle Cell Disease - Understanding the Genetic Disorder

Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that is present from birth. It is caused by a mutation in the hemoglobin-beta gene located on chromosome 11. SCD is not contagious but is a genetic disorder. (C...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2016

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common gynecological disorder that affects women of the reproductive age. PCOS causes irregular menstrual periods, excessive body weight, facial hair gro...

Stomach Cancer

Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2016

Stomach cancer is the abnormal growth of cancerous cell lining in the wall of stomach. It is the fifth most common cancer globally. Most stomach cancer occurs in the first most part of the stomach cal...