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What you need to know about: Nose Bleed (Epistaxis)
Overview A nose bleed occurs when a small vein, along the lining of nose, bursts Most nosebleeds look scary, but are harmless Can be treated at home Common in children/elderly Causes Dryness Nose picking Blowing nose with force Use of […]
Liver biopsy 101
What is a Liver Biopsy? A liver biopsy is the collection of liver tissue for the purpose of diagnosing liver disease. This procedure is increasingly common in India due to the high rates of fatty liver disease and chronic viral hepatitis (in some Indian […]
Obese children are stigmatised and likely to flunk school
Obese children are far less likely to finish school than peers of normal weight, according to European research Thursday which also highlighted body image problems in kids as young as six. And these problems are likely to become bigger and […]
Brush right after you eat: dentists
Articles from the Mayo Clinic, Colgate, and New York Times among others have been advocating waiting 30 to 60 minutes after eating to brush. Apparently the delayed brushing movement has gotten so strong that parents Japan are beginning to complain […]
People want to be better informed by their doctors
Most patients want to receive imaging results directly from the doctor who sent them for scans, but many also want to see their radiology reports, a survey finds. “These days, patients like to have access to the medical information that […]
At least 265 dead in Niger meningitis epidemic
At least 265 people have died so far this year in a meningitis epidemic in Niger amid a shortage of vaccines needed to prevent the disease’s spread, the West African nation’s health minister said on Tuesday. Some 3,856 cases of […]
Fathers have big influence on teens’ drinking habits
Parents’ influence on teens’ drinking varies in girls and boys, suggests a new study from Taiwan. While the drinking behaviors of both genders were mostly influenced by fathers, the behaviors of girls were also somewhat influenced by their mothers, researchers […]
Whooping cough among children bank – no thanks to lack of immunisation
Healther Petersons listened to her five-year-old daughter, Camille, and worried. “She would cough and cough and cough and then she would be gasping to take a breath,” Petersons recalled. “Her eyes would be watering from coughing. The coughing wiped her […]
Obesity a major problem in Europe
Nearly all Irish adults are likely to be overweight in 15 years’ time, said a study Wednesday that warned of a European “obesity crisis of enormous proportions”. On current trends, some 89 % of Irish men will be overweight by […]
Parental stress affects children
Parents’ anxiety easily transmits to children without genetics playing any part whatsoever. This according to the results of a study carried out on twins by researchers from various universities in the United States, Great Britain and Sweden. The transmission of […]
