South Asia Health News

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, 223 H1N1 influenza cases, including one death, were confirmed in the capital. This is the highest number of cases reported in a day since the infection entered the city. Though experts rule out the beginning of...

Many products all over the world are antibacterial. We use these to make sure that eating surfaces and our hands are sanitary. But in order to get this antibacterial property, we must add chemicals to our products to ensure this...

Potassium is an important electrolyte which the body uses to regulate cardiac function, build muscle, and ensure proper functioning of all cells, tissues, and organs. Potassium is also a key player in blood pressure regulation. Too much or too little...

Water load of rubbish! The widely-held belief that drinking eight glasses of water can make your skin glow is just theory, the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has said. Experts say that a balanced diet and lots of sunscreen are far...

Alcohol doesn't do any good to anyone, irrespective of the fact that you are a man or a woman. However, a woman's body metabolises alcohol differently from the way a man's body does. It forms a higher concentration in your...

It all started when girls around me wouldn't stop complaining of hair fall and were feverishly rubbing their fingernails in the hope of better hair growth. First things first! Let's zero in on the four major culprits of this beauty...

“Washing your hands is one of the simplest and most effective ways to avoid infections such as H1N1 and seasonal influenza,” said Lisa Esolen, M.D., Medical Director of Infection Control, Geisinger Health System. “Because this year’s H1N1 virus has been...

Orientation Meeting held with LSOs representatives on Community Based Saving Groups (CBSGs) in the Chitral Child Survival Program (CCSP). A joint initiative of AKHSP Chitral and AKRSP Chitral. CHITRAL: A one-orientation workshop on Community Based Saving Groups (CBSGs) organized by...

Most women think they have a dark and dull veil covering their face. They view their skin as blemished. With time and under cumulative UV exposure, an excess of melanin the pigment responsible for

Antidepressants are the medicines most frequently implicated in causing sexual dysfunction. This is because they work by altering levels of chemicals in the brain. In particular, SSRIs increase serotonin levels, which inhibits sexual function. Blood pressure lowering (antihypertensive) medicines...