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Dr Shifa Shamsudeen

Meet The Tooth-fairy

With play zones, music to get their mind off the treatment and kids counsellors on premises, Dr Shifa is redefining...

2 Jun 2022 12:24 PM IST

The Covid-19 pandemic which inspired the new normal of work from home also questions an individual-centric world. (DC file photo)

Work From Home leading to skin issues: Doctors

Employees who are working from home, a lot of whom were especially from the IT sector are vulnerable

1 Jun 2022 10:24 AM IST

Tobacco usage causes tremors within hands, reduces neuromuscular coordination, leads to greying of hair, wrinkles on face, halitosis or bad smell, dryness of mouth, periodontal destruction, loss of teeth, and causes pre-cancers and cancers of mouth, said Dr. N Kannan, head, Tobacco Cessation Clinic, Narayana Dental College and Hospital (NDCH). Pixabay

Tobacco has 200 cancer-causing chemicals

At least 95 percent of people with cancers of mouth and lung use tobacco habitually

31 May 2022 11:57 PM IST

Obesity and smoking are currently considered among the two most important preventable causes of poor health in developed nations. (Photo: ANI)

Never too late to quit tobacco, says doctor

This year, the day is being observed worldwide with a theme, â€˜Protect the environment-'

31 May 2022 7:08 AM IST

Drinking too much water at night leads to constant break in sleep cycles as they have to get up when the bladder is full. Representational image/Pixabay

Sleep must for growth: Expert

Answering a question on how to prevent insomnia, Luke said people were facing sleep deprivation because of the stress...

31 May 2022 1:05 AM IST

As many as three cases of dengue have been recorded in Jeedimetla, Quthbullapur and Bowenpally. (Photo: PTI/File)

Viral fever with gastro, dengue cases increase in Hyderabad

Dengue strikes early, numbers may go higher in monsoon

30 May 2022 1:37 PM IST

Isro Chairman Dr S. Somanath (Twitter)

Isro to share knowhow with 11 hospitals in country

As part of Health-QUEST (Quality Upgradation Enabled through Space Technology), Isro will work with 11 hospitals across...

25 May 2022 7:10 AM IST

These centres will undertake 57 types of tests relating to coronavirus, blood, urine, diabetes, hypertension, cardiac ailments, orthopaedic cases, liver, kidney, thyroid related x-ray, biochemistry, pathology etc. Representational image

Reversing diabetes

Although thereâ€™s no cure for Type 2 diabetes, experts say itâ€™s possible to reverse it through diet changes and...

23 May 2022 1:48 PM IST

A health worker conducts a swab test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a residential compound in Shanghai on March 18, 2022. (Photo : AFP)

BA4 variant unlikely to trigger any wave: Experts

The BA4 variant, termed a sister lineage of BA1 and BA2 variants, was first detected in South Africa in January

21 May 2022 1:42 AM IST

Job stress can even lead to a more sinister and hidden type of hypertension that can go unnoticed during a regular medical checkup but may shoot up when measured in a different surrounding or situation. (Photo: ANI)

High BP is a silent killer, do not ignore

As per doctors, of the total number of brain strokes reported, 50-60 % can be attributed to hypertension

18 May 2022 9:00 PM IST

A global study revealed that Indian gamers are spending nearly seven hours each week playing online games. (Photo: Pixabay)

Minors addicted to beauty, violent games

A worrying fact is that despite age restrictions, even 12-year-old children have become addicted to such games

17 May 2022 10:12 AM IST

Women are prescribed hormones in combination because taking estrogen alone raises the risk of uterine cancer. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Early detection can curb cancer cases, say experts

Early detection and subsequent prevention policies and programmes can reduce the number of cancer cases

17 May 2022 7:58 AM IST