Preventive Health

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 16 March, 2025 Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is a medical condition that normally affects young children, though the symptoms can begin much later, during adulthood. The exact reason as to why this happens is not well known, but some

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 13 March, 2025 The term ‘biopsy’ is used by a doctor to derive a sample of tissue from your body, when something looks or feels suspicious. A pathologist is a specialist who looks at these biopsy samples and then studies

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 09 March, 2025 Haemoglobin is a red pigment molecule that gives blood its well known crimson colour. But, it is not just that. It performs a major function - it helps red blood cells bind to precious oxygen molecules, which

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 25 Febraury, 2025 We have all heard of innumerable quotes from famous personalities, asking us not to get angry. The general gist is don’t get angry because it will do you more harm than good, in the long run. But,

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 24 February, 2025 We all know that our body derives energy to run all cellular processes- from the food we eat. Now, how much we eat is also super important- along with the when. Plus, what we eat is broken

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 21 February, 2025 Walking has been hailed as a great and cost effective way to get healthy, lose weight, help manage blood glucose levels, with obesity, reduce joint pain, improve cardiovascular health and also help improve your mood, among many

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 16 February, 2025 Neem is an indigenous tree found in India and other parts of Asia. Neem has been used as a medicine for centuries- the most common ones being skincare, oral care, for oils, creams and tinctures and even

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 14 February, 2025 Everything you do from the moment you wake up is important- think of your morning routine as helping you set the stage for your body to work fine all day. Weight loss can feel like a

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 13 February, 2025 Birth control pills have been around for over 70 years now, though other contraceptive methods were routinely used by women before that. Unplanned pregnancies have always been dicey to deal with and methods to allow sexual

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 12 February, 2025 A blood clot, also called a thrombus is formed when there is a wound and bleeding needs to be stopped. Clots are formed due to a process called coagulation, using clotting factors- proteins or agents that

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 11 February, 2025 All of us tend to think of weight gain as a very singular process- and attribute it to overeating or not exercising enough. But, no bodily process is ever this straight forward. Weight gain especially is

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 10 February, 2025 Tuberculosis is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis- a bacterium that causes prominent nodules to form in the lungs, though it can be found in other sites in the body. Also called TB commonly, it is an opportunistic infection