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Blood Banks & India
According to the World Health Organisation South Eastern Asia's estimated blood requirement is about 15 million units, but collects annually about 9 million units, leaving a gap of 6 million. India w...Read More
Posted by Prathama Blood Centre on Fri, Sep 25, 2009 (6564)
Miscarriage
My son is 19. He and his girl friend, who is 17, got pregnant. At the beginning of her fourth month of pregnancy, she miscarried. They are not dealing with this very well at all.&nb...Read More
Posted by tammy69 on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (4653)
Health for the poor
I wish to invite discussions on this aspect. I am particularly interested in State sponsored Health Insurance. (SSHI)
I am from Andhra Pradesh. There is a SSHI is running here and is popular. It go...Read More
Posted by Satish Kumar GS on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (3979)
Food Adulteration in India
With news of Health Departments raiding various places in Delhi and Chennai on two consecutive days it is quite evident that we are facing the danger of food adulteration on a large scale. Though i...Read More
Posted by Trupti Shirole on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 (29673)
Sleep Deprivation
SLEEP DERPRIVATION AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH
In simple terms, Sleep Deprivation means not getting sufficient amount of sleep which may occur due to numerous reasons: from physical illness to menta...Read More
Posted by Mansi Midha on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 (32597)
An Eating Disorder called Pica
In my childhood days, I was friends with a girl in the neighbourhood who would secretly nibble on ash chips from the small mud ‘choolah’ in her backyard. She would encourage me to taste s...Read More
Posted by Lakshmi Gopal on Mon, Apr 4, 2011 (38518)
How to Get Rid of Teeth Sensitivity
Have you had this irritating toothache when you eat something too sweet, sour, cold, or hot? Well, you are not alone. According to American Dental Association, 1 in 8 adults suffer from pain due to s...Read More
Posted by Krishna Bora on Tue, Aug 13, 2013 (25900)