Health Tourism News

When the chill returns, viral and allergic infections return too.  The lowered temperature lowers our immunity which in turn lowers our resistance to these infections.  The most usual winter ailment is common cold and cough.  Common symptoms include sneezing, sore throat, coughing, a runny nose, red watery eyes, headaches followed by body aches, fever, inflammation [...]

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Two suspected cases of swine flu were identified and referred to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bangalore on Wednesday.  Both passengers travelling from USA arrived at the Bangalore international Airport with symptoms of H1N1.  Throat swabs and nasal swabs were collected at the hospital and air lifted to the National Institute of [...]

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The brain, the commanding centre of the body, along with other functions, also receives information and sends orders to different parts of the body.  The orders from the brain go to the spinal cord to the rest of the body.  The brain and the spinal cord are called the Central Nervous System.  Different parts of [...]

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In the wake of World Health Organization’s chilling admission that the H1N1 swine flu virus can no longer be contained as it has spread far and wide Indian International airports have kicked off a massive Screening regime for all Passengers arriving from the US and UK at the Bangalore International Airport and other International Airports [...]

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Common cold is a routine complaint with people of all ages.  Though it is not a chronic  health complaint, it causes discomfort and tiredness.  Since common cold, as the name suggest is an uninvited trouble that can attack you without warning,  its good to be armed with some safe and easy remedies that can rid [...]

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Staying in shape is one of the laws of attraction and a fit body is a symbol of beauty.  But the problem arises when there is no line drawn between being slim and getting abnormally thin.  Blame it on the fashion industry or peer pressure, the eating disorder of anorexia nervosa is on a rise [...]

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As we celebrate health discuss World Health Day today, let’s take a sneak peek into the shifting trends in health.  The health market today revolves around the concept of “Returning to Nature” .  Ancient treatment techniques are stealing the limelight in today’s medical arena. 
• Alternative Medicines: alternative treatments techniques like ayurveda, homeopathy, acupuncture etc are have [...]

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Sure yoga has had more than just fifteen minutes of fame.  With celebrity giants like Madonna and Sting flexing perfectly toned bodies and swearing by the benefits of yoga, it was bound to become a rage and have a large number of people hitting Yoga classes.  Here is a list of celebrities who practice yoga:
• Madonna: [...]

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Medical tourism was a silver lining for those millions of Uninsured, underinsured and those who were forced to postpone treatments due to long waiting lists.  What seemed like a boon to patients from Western countries like US, UK and Canada is now a twilight of hope for those countries who are deemed as Medical Tourism [...]

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A free plastic surgery camp will be held at Pasam Hospital form March 23 to April 4, where plastic surgery will be performed free of cost for needy patients.  The plastic surgery will be performed by internationally acclaimed surgeons form Germany.

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