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Intermittent Fasting: Does It Really Help?
Intermittent fasting has gotten increasingly popular in recent times. What are the types of fasts, and how do they help?
Diet & Nutrition
The importance of diet and nutrition for our health cannot be undermined. Click here to discover 8 steps to healthier eating!
Syphilis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management
Syphilis in acute and late stages is still prevalent in the developing world and is becoming an emerging problem again in sub-populations of developed countries.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: How Does It Happen?
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is caused by an infection developing in the female’s upper genital tract that is usually caused by a sexually transmitted infection.
Gonorrhoea: Causes and Clinical Features
Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection that infects both men and women. It causes infections in the genitals, throat and rectum and is common in
Chlamydia: Symptoms, Complications & Management
Like genital herpes, chlamydia is one of the most common bacterial sexually transmissible infection (STI) worldwide with an annual global incidence of more than 90
Genital Herpes: Why It Won’t Go Away
Herpes simplex virus-2, also known as HSV-2, is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections throughout the world and is exclusively sexually transmitted, causing
Allergies: How Do You Recognise Them?
Allergies affect up to 20 percent of the world’s population. The severity of allergies varies amongst individuals and can range from a minor reaction to
Sarcopenia: Muscle Loss Related To Ageing
Sarcopenia is the age-related degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass which primarily affects the elderly. The resultant loss of muscle strength and function impairs balance,
Osteoporosis: Why Is It More Common In Women?
The word ‘osteoporosis’ means porous bone. It is a disorder in which bones become thinner and lose their strength over time. Osteoporosis develops when bone
Osteopenia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Osteopenia is a condition where there is low bone mass, indicating weaker bones more prone to breakage, but not as severe as osteoporosis. Bone mass
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