Smoking, as we all know is a bad habit which is so enormously damaging to our health that it is a habit which is best totally avoided than to get addicted to and later quit. The ill effects of smoking are many and no matter how you smoke, whether it is through a cigarette or a cigar or through a hookah it affects every major organ in the body...
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Image Source Manohar Parrikar had once told a gathering, “People ask me whether I still travel on a scooter. I tell them that I don’t any more. My mind is filled with work-related thoughts and if I ride my scooter while my mind is somewhere else, then I could meet with an accident.” Little did he imagine that he would meet Cancer...
Publications of OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) up to 2015 indicated that there are ~25 countries that have almost 100% health insurance cover for their populace. In the United States, this number is close to 85%. India is languishing at a paltry 17-20% number. Of these, in most cases where we have 100%...
We all have a tendency to wait till the symptoms until we have a reason to visit medical professionals. It’s a myth that all diseases will show their symptoms. We might not be right always. There’s a common misconception that people with high blood pressure will experience symptoms such as nervousness, sweating, difficulty...