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How to rehydrate your child during diarrhoea

Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries, and an important cause of malnutrition. When a child is suffering from diarrhoea, the first call of action will be to replenish the fluids they lost as quickly as possible. Since diarrhoea causes the body to lose essential fluids and …

6 Amazing benefits of Mangoes for Skin, Digestion and Increased Immunity

Now that mangoes are in season it will be bad for us to know so much benefits of this amazing fruit and not share with everyone. Mangoes, also known as “king of fruits” are available in numerous varieties, and varies in colour and size. Mango contains a lot of vitamins including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, …

4 remedies to treat indigestion in adults

Indigestion isn’t alien to a lot of us. We sometimes feel some sort of pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen either during or after a meal, this is associated with difficulty in digesting food. This feeling is known as Indigestion, also known by the medical term dyspepsia. Indigestion is mainly caused by poor eating …

5 sure ways to boost your immune system

In simple terms, the immune system does a great job of keeping our bodies healthy and preventing infections. The immune system is made up of special cells, proteins, tissues, and organs. It works towards defending people against germs and microorganisms every day. Sometimes, problems with the immune system can lead to its breakdown, malfunction, illness …

How to Prevent Malaria with 5 simple steps

Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The plasmodium falciparum is the parasite that causes malaria and reports about 200 million worldwide cases every year; this includes about 584,000 deaths, mainly among children under five years old in sub-Saharan Africa. Early symptoms of Malaria …

Wockhardt awaits cure for its never-ending regulatory pain

After the US drug regulator shot off a warning letter to Wockhardt over its Illinois facility, shares of the Mumbai-headquartered drug maker fell 4.95 percent at the BSE on Thursday to end at Rs 713.90. Regulatory woes at the company’s Morton Grove plant are nothing new. Wockhardt received eleven Form 483 observations from the US …

Obeticholic Acid

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic type of liver disease that can gradually destroy bile ducts. These ducts deliver bile from the liver to the small intestines, to help your body digest fats and certain vitamins. When bile ducts are destroyed by PBC, bile stays in the liver and damages liver cells, which can …

Women’s Health Tips

Looking for the path toward a healthier you? It’s not hard to find. The journey begins with some simple tweaks to your lifestyle. The right diet, exercise, and stress-relief plan all play a big role. Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet There’s an easy recipe if your goal is to keep away problems like heart disease and …

FDA Approves Siliq (brodalumab) for Plaque Psoriasis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Siliq (brodalumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Siliq is administered as an injection. Siliq is intended for patients who are candidates for systemic therapy (treatment using substances that travel through the bloodstream, after being taken by mouth or injected) or phototherapy (ultraviolet light treatment) and …