Common Myths and Facts About Lactation Nutrition
“Mothers and babies form an inseparable biological and social unit; the health and nutrition of one group cannot be divorced from the health and nutrition of the other.” -World Health Organization Myth: If you don’t have enough milk with first baby it will be same with next baby Fact: This is not true. The breast usually develops […]
Rare diseases are not Rare!!!
When the baby is born, the first thing people say is he/she has a close resemblance to father or mother. Rare Genetic Disease: The RARE genetic disease comprises approximately 7,000 different diseases affecting more than 300 million people worldwide. In the world, every minute, ten children are born with rare genetic diseases. Why does this […]
Hepatitis B – Importance of Vaccination
Vaccination is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Hepatitis B virus causes liver cancer in both men and women while Human Papillomavirus causing cervical cancer in women can be prevented by vaccination against the respective virus. On the eve of world hepatitis B vaccination day let us have a glimpse of the […]
Why to Quit Smoking
Smoking one cigarette can take off 11 minutes from your life expectancy. That, in itself, is a compelling reason to quit. If that isn’t convincing enough, let’s go over how smoking actually affects one’s body, what its benefits are, and how you can take some steps to quit and get on a journey to a […]