Healthcare News & Views
Dark lips are a ‘no-no’ to every person – whether woman or man. Hormonal imbalance, smoking, immoderate sunlight exposure, tobacco chewing, allergic reaction, extreme caffeine consumption, use of cheap quality cosmetics, etc., are leading causes of having dark lips.
Instead of paying huge bucks to spas and buying high-priced cosmetics, try these home remedies to lighten your dark lip colorization.
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Honey, apart from its mineral benefits, is recognized as one of the effective agents of chronic wound management. Right from the ancient eras of scientists and philosophers like Aristoxenus and Aristotle, the healing features of honey have been quoted in Islamic, Roman, Greek, and Vedic texts.
Let’s know about the top health benefits of honey.
Excess weight is an open invitation to ‘n’ number of diseases including those causing death such as stroke, heart attack, specific cancers, and diabetes mellitus. Besides, depression and sleep apnea are also studied to have direct connection with obesity.
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Creatinine blood test helps to measure a chemical waste molecule produced from muscle metabolism. It is a reliable and clear indicant of kidney health and function. Find out more with Dr. Pratibha Karande.
It is a crucial test conducted to evaluate the functioning of our kidneys.
Thyroid profile incorporates a specific range of tests carried out to detect disorders related to thyroid gland and analyze its overall functioning. Traveling through the blood stream, thyroid hormones are basically chemical substances which control the body’s metabolism.
Let us know what Dr. Pratibha Karande has to unveil about this profile.
It is a gland present in the neck region. The main function of thyroid gland is to secrete hormones. There are two types of hormones secreted by the gland viz., T3 and T4.
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Cellulite a.k.a adiposis edematosa and cottage cheese skin is a medical condition, though it sounds like a disorder, where some areas of the skin appears to possess subjacent fat deposits making them look lumpy, puckered, and dimpled. It usually appears on the buttocks and thigh regions and is most commonly found in females compared to males.
Liver function tests (LFTs) are specifically ordered to analyze the damage and inflammation of liver. This profile includes important tests such as ALT and AST, PT and INR, etc.
Dr. Pratibha Karande gives a vivid overview of LFTs. Watch it now!
These are requisite tests carried out to evaluate the functioning of our liver. As we all know, liver is one of the main organs of our body. The liver principally does the work of secreting a number of chemicals in the blood. So when the liver function tests are conducted, the levels of these chemicals present in the blood are actually evaluated.
HIV/AIDS is a serious concern in India which has taken and put a gigantic number of lives to stake. It could be contracted from having sex with an HIV infected person, sharing or injecting needles or drug equipment, or due to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Get to know the critical aspects of HIV/AIDS with medical professional Dr. Pratibha Karande.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) test is essentially carried out for the screening out of a disease called ‘AIDS’ (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).
Did you know? Apart from thorough bone health, vitamin D3 also helps in fighting against depression and colds. Check what Dr. Pratibha Karande has to contribute towards your knowledge about the “sunshine vitamin”.
If you see in today’s era, each and every doctor asks his patients – whether adults, children, or pediatric patients – to get the vitamin D3 testing done. It is indispensable that your body should contain normal levels of vitamin D3.
Widal test is less commonly performed in developed nations; however, a number of developing countries still use it to make a presumption or pre-diagnosis of typhoid fever.
Watch this informative video by Dr. Pratibha Karande on the vital facets of Widal test.
It is a common test that is conducted for the detection of typhoid fever.
