
Suffering from back pain? You are not alone. It is the second most common reason for a doctor’s visit, first being common cold and second only to headache as the most common neurologic complaint.

Suffering from back pain? You are not alone. It is the second most common reason for a doctor’s visit, first being common cold and second only to headache as the most common neurologic complaint.


Cold, as we all know is one of the most commonly encountered respiratory infections in children as well as in adults. It has been observed that children are likely to suffer from cold 6-10 times in a year while the figure varies between 2 to 4 on an average among adults.

Nothing helps! I have tried everything…natural remedies, healthy food, nutritional supplements and what not! But I wonder why nothing is working. This is something you may have heard from many people, especially during the changing seasons. Since we are all blessed with hair since the 22nd week of us being in our mothers’ womb, losing hair would obviously bring us pain.

Pneumococcal disease, a bacterial infection of the mucosal lining of lungs, is caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. The same bacteria are responsible for causing severe infections of blood (bacteremia), and the lining of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis), to name a few. These diseases are more likely to spread during the cold weather, owing to the drop in the immune levels and an increased likelihood of infections.

Do you know that 1 in every 10 individuals is affected by Restless Leg Syndrome? Restless Leg Syndrome commonly known as RLS is characterized by uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations in the legs. The sensations typically occur in the calf area but may be felt anywhere from the thigh to the ankle. It begins when the body is in a relaxed mode like reading, studying or trying to sleep. This has the potential to seriously sabotage the sleep, thereby affecting the quality of life.

Diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from body’s inability to produce and/or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar (glucose) from the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps maintain your blood sugar levels.


This might also become a reason of great concern as you may get dreadful thoughts about Breast Cancer. But do not worry. Breast pain is a quite common problem faced by women at least once during their lifetime and alone it is not usually a sign of Breast cancer.

We all know about the ongoing trend of beard amongst men these days but a girl with a beard is an absolute no-no. Excessive or unwanted hair that grows on a woman’s body and face is the result of a condition called hirsutism.This type of growth of hair can be seen on a woman’s face, arms, back, or chest and is usually coarse and dark in comparison to normal body hair which very fine and light in colour.