Health

I am four months pregnant. Can I eat sushi? Raw, undercooked fish can be contaminated with bacteria and parasites. Tuna can contain mercury. Both can cause abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. It ...

After nearly two years of pandemic living, we are all ready to spend more time with friends and family. And most public health experts agree that it is okay to make holiday plans with your favourite p...

Authentic Indian natural skincare products have risen to the forefront of the skincare world. Amid the growing popularity of Ayurveda in our lifestyle, the skincare industry has seen a rising customer...

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar suffered a fatal cardiac arrest as he was training in a gym a few weeks ago. His death has once again cast a shadow on the connection between cardiac arrest suffered in ...

For the third time Neena had to take leave for her brother’s Covid-19 vaccination. All three local vaccination centres had long, impatient queues and Sumant, her brother, had problems waiting. T...

November 14 was World Diabetes Day. On that day, we tried to remember the 63 million adults diagnosed with diabetes and the 230 million who do not know they have the disease. Almost 73 million diabeti...

Generally speaking, the rule is that if your symptoms are “above the neck”, it is probably all right for you to exercise, says Mayo Clinic. But if you feel them “below the neck&rdquo...

Women have a limited reproductive span. It starts with the onset of the first period or menstruation at menarche and ends with menopause. Menstruation is under complex hormonal control — with m...

When it comes to preventive health, few tenets are as entrenched as daily aspirin. For more than 30 years, many people have relied on the pain reliever for added protection against a first heart attac...

Pritee Ganatra is a certified medical practitioner specialising in alternative medicine for over 20 years. She is the founder and principal practitioner, Sarojini Sujok Clinic. Facebook: Pritee Ganatr...