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Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: November 7: Eating less food, counting calories, deprivation and rigorous workout are the integral part of most of the weight loss programs. Many a times such weight loss programs do help in shedding some extra pounds. However, these plans fail to keep the body on the reduced weight as once an over-weight person goes back to the normal diet, he / she regains weight and the problem keeps on persisting. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: September 20: “Another sleepless night's begun...”this is the phrase, which crosses the mind of almost every patient of Insomnia or sleep disorder. The research has shown that around 3 out of 10 people in the hectic life of metros in India are suffering from this disorder. There can be many causes, which end up interfering in one’s sleep as an enemy. It can be a symptom of either mental or physical stress or just a case of high blood pressure. Vashi2Panvel.Com puts across some measures to help various sufferers of Insomina towards sound sleep. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai. September 13: There are certain diseases and imperfections, which our society is hesitant to talk about. These are the psychological, physical and hormonal changes which a person experiences as he enters the later part of adulthood. “Male menopause” is one such problem, which involves the hormonal, physiological, and chemical changes that occur in many men, generally between the ages group of 40 to 55, though it can also occur as early as 35 or as late as 65. These changes affect all aspects of a man's life. It is, thus, a physical condition with psychological, interpersonal, social and spiritual dimensions. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: August 31: The health problems in today’s scenario are not only restricted to elderly people. The problems, which were earlier, considered ‘Disease of the elderly” are now also affecting the kids. Children under 14 years of age are now facing problems like high blood pressure. According to reports from World Health Organisation, one among ten kids has been reported as a patient of some kind of hypertension, major or minor. The doctors are trying to find causes for these problems and also working on devising solutions. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: August 23: The artificial sweeteners are not really sweet! They don’t seem to help you, at least! Diabetic patients throughout the world prefer these artificial sweeteners but doctors say they are grossly unsafe! There are reports, which state that these substances are not advisable for a safe and sound lifestyle. Though, the authenticity of the reports are yet to be ascertained, amidst all this confusion some safety measures have to be taken. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: August 17: Remember eating Vada Pav in the school canteen with that li’l three bucks when you were school? Times have not changed much since. Even today kids hop down to satisfy their taste buds even if they have carried homemade lunch with them. The kids being unaware of the risks associated with these deep-fried junk food just grab anything, which appeals to them. But these foods can do a good amount of harm to the children. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: August 10: Off late, there has been a tremendous increase in health-related problems. Most of us have a difficulty in finding out ways to relieve this stress. The well-found way to de-stress and relax is Acupuncture. “This is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning. This is done by inserting needles and applying heat or electrical stimulation at very precise acupuncture points,” says Dr.Bharat, a Kandivali-based acupuncturist. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: July 24: Monsoon along with the fun and frolic also brings with it diseases like malaria, jaundice, intestinal infections (typhoid and cholera) and viral infections (with cold and cough). Over the last few months there have been many reports showing the rise in number of cases of the diseases like malaria and viral gastroenteritis, in the city. It is time for us to keep our body resistant against diseases by boosting our immunity and taking precautions against these diseases. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: July 17::“Oh no, not again!!” this is the most common reaction which we get to hear from people facing various skin problems like pimples, acne or blackheads. One thing that people tend to neglect is that at times skin problems are repercussions of much graver problems. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.com: Navi Mumbai: July 3: The importance of oral health came only in the late 60s after extensive research by scientists and doctors found out the importance of mouth-body connection. The connection between the body and the mouth is both ways. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: June 16: Some tortures are physical, And some are mental, But the one that is both, Is dental...This is what the famous English poet Ogden Nash opines in his poem ‘This Is Going To Hurt Just A Little Bit’ but a dentist would never approve of it! There are a plethora of famous quotes and proverbs criticizing the dentist and his profession. Like Mark Twain once said ‘Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething’. But the truth is dental problems are rampant today and dentistry, the most flourishing profession. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: June 12: ‘I love sweets, but I can’t have them…this is the most frequent statement made by the patients who suffer from what is commonly called 'Sugar' in broad terms and 'Diabetes' in more accurate medical term. Statistics in a medical journal reveal that almost one out of every 5 person staying in India is a diabetes patient. There are certain myths associated with this disease. Some believe that it is hereditary in nature while others negate the prior opinion. However there are many prescriptions and precautions to be taken so that this overtly sweet disease doesn’t take a toll on you. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: June1: After witnessing the tragic monsoon previous year and the dread of epidemics people this year are more skeptic about the arrival of monsoons. As the rains head towards the city, the trepidation about the health issues in the minds of the people have increased. Everyone is worried about the impendig diseases that would accompany the rains. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel: Navi Mumbai: May 17: Picture this: Your kid has caught cold and you treat him your way, instead of taking him to your doc, only to find out later that your treatment has had an adverse effect on your dear one. The cold was not really as innocuous as you believed it was and this one might take a toll on his life. You don’t know where, what went wrong and you don’t realize that, though unknowingly, you’ve caused it all. [more...]

Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: May 5: With the temperature rising to 42 to 44 degrees, the scorching heat in the city is becoming unbearable with every passing day. While most of us avoid going out in the sweltering afternoons, at times it becomes imperative. The city doctors are happy that not many heatstroke or gastro-enteritis cases have come, yet they caution the residents of the impending diseases. [more...]