Fancy medical terms like Neurology and Neurosurgery are often daunting. While doctors talking about your spine and brain can also seem like a life-ending conversation, it doesn’t have to be. The aim of this article is to give you a better understanding of the health of your central nervous system. Neurology vs Neurosurgery Neurology is…
Having a healthy mind and heart is vital for human well-being. We all know that the heart is the most important organ that pumps blood to all other parts of our body. Therefore adopting good and healthy habits from your younger days helps you in having a healthy heart in your old age. Sometimes, you…
Your body is an extraordinary system with remarkable mechanisms that respond rapidly to stimuli. It attentively gives you signs whenever something is wrong with any of its systems. Your body will indicate if you are hungry, tell you if you need sleep, and notify you when you need to slow down and rest. It knows…
We all have our dirty little secrets which we hide from the world as well as the responsible part of ourselves. Whether it is the cheeky smoke you have on the fire escape of your office building after your boss threw a raging tantrum or the whiskey you drink as a nightcap after your children…
We cannot control when we fall ill or how sick we get. That is up to whatever force in the universe you believe in. Whether you get away with a runny nose or pneumonia is something that is a coin toss with fate. The one thing you can control in this instance is the care…
Yes, you read the topic of the blog article correctly and yes it is true! There have been numerous types of research conducted that link your oral health, especially the health of your root canals and gums to your cardiovascular health. While this may be a rather surprising connection, your oral health and your cardiac…
Sri Lanka is a tropical country there is an abundance of blood-sucking critters. Mosquitoes in particular spread numerous diseases and have caused epidemics that have put the healthcare system in overdrive due to the increase in patients needing medical care. This dengue season there have been a record-breaking 27,000 cases recorded. With 50% of the…
People with female reproductive systems go through multiple stages throughout their life, some of the stages are more joyful than others. From your first period, pregnancy to menopause and everything else in between it all requires care to ensure you are healthy. This is where the importance of meeting your gynaecologist and obstetrician regularly comes…
Here is everything you need to know about surviving a heart-stopping medical emergency; a heart attack. While this isn’t a surefire way to ensure that you aren’t going to join the dearly departed, it will hopefully increase your chances of making it through. What causes a heart attack? A heart attack or myocardial infarction…
Imagine you are healthy. You have lived your life by the book. Followed the advice of your doctors yet you find yourself in an abyss of pain and suffering. You are now immobile and watch your golden years being wasted away all because you tripped on the carpet at the top of the stairs. You…