The recent Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Congress in Washington D.C. unveiled groundbreaking insights into the world of gut parasites. One session, in particular, highlighted an ingenious strategy employed by Giardia lamblia, the microscopic culprit behind giardiasis. This discovery challenges our…
Have you ever wondered why we experience fever during illness? For generations, the medical community has upheld the belief that fever is a critical component of our defense system against infections. Experts have been considering fever as an instrument orchestrated…
Can we prevent food allergy? Can we treat food allergy? The short answer to these questions is – YES. Yes- it is possible to prevent food allergy. Yes- it is possible to treat food allergy. How? This is exactly what…
Introduction Food allergies are a growing health problem that affects millions of people around the world. They can cause a range of symptoms, from mild to severe, and can even be life-threatening in some cases. We moved from India to…
Lot of kids get common cold during winter. They get sick again and again. We adults too suffer from common cold. With the 2021 disaster of COVID-19, everyone gets afraid the moment we get sick with common cold. Getting doctor…
It is through the process of natural evolution that living organisms change and adapt to their environment and available resources over time. This evolution is driven by natural selection, which favors the survival and reproduction of the “fittest”. “Fittest” are…
Myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, is a ocular condition where a person can see nearby objects clearly, but distant objects appear hazy. Myopia affects millions of people worldwide, and is often considered a disability. But, if it is truly a…
I recently attended an international conference where I was intrigued to find a topic that suggested that anticoagulants (drugs that prevent clotting) have anti-viral properties. It was a direct strike against my medical understanding of how our blood coagulation system…
Yesterday I opened my refrigerator to check what I can use for cooking my dinner. I had lettuce, spring onion, baby spinach and carrots. All looked fresh. I found myself thanking modern science that allows vegetables to be kept fresh…
Who doesn’t want to keep looking slim and fit? But the path towards such appearance is difficult. Tight dietary schedules and disciplined exercise regimens are followed in the hope of maintaining such aesthetic state of body. Of course, there are…