Online beauty influencers have demonstrated their ability to persuade their younger followers that they too can have dazzlingly white, perfectly aligned teeth for very little money, time, or effort by flashing a perfect smile. - Whiter shade of pale - The simple online tests offered by these products cannot detect bone loss, tooth loosening or gum disease, said Christophe Lequart, …
The Bihar Health Services Association has given an ultimatum to the government to boycott outdoor patient department duty on August 18 and 19, while asking doctors to wear black badge to work on August 16 and 17, if the state health department did not heed its seven-point charter of demands by August 12, said its president Dr Mahesh Prasad Singh, …
HYDERABAD: Though people are well aware that not getting enough sleep can have several adverse physical and psychological effects, doctors say they do not place as much emphasis on it as they do on other health issues. One of the main reasons attributed to sleeping late was browsing social media till late hours, which 41 per cent of Hyderabadis said …
Hyderabad: Doctors have raised concerns about children being given antibiotics by their parents without even consulting doctors. Antibiotics are effective only against bacterial infections while most infections among children during monsoon are viral, opine many doctors. They lamented the general habit among up to 80 per cent of parents of giving their children antibiotics whenever they fall sick. Paediatrician Dr. …
Hyderabad: With dengue cases on the rise in the city, doctors have warned patients to not believe quacks or medical practitioners if they say that any medicines can raise their platelet count. A doctor in a private hospital in the city said such non-registered practitioners had been found to prescribe medicines to dengue patients, claiming the medicines could raise the …
As fears grow over a possible third wave of coronavirus hitting children harder than adults, the authorities have started preparing to deal with the crisis and make necessary arrangements. The scenario can be compared to that of mucormycosis, a life-threatening infection, among COVID-19 patients and those who recovered from it, said Dr Ravishankar, president of Infectious Diseases, Indian Association of …