Honest Conversations in Healthcare
Honest conversations – this collection of dialogues between a patient and a doctor dives into common health misconceptions, offering clarity…
Decoding Fructose: The Bittersweet Reality
“Decoding Fructose: The Bittersweet Reality” is an article that explores various aspects of fructose, a simple sugar found in natural and processed foods.
Palm Oil as a Cooking Oil
Palm oil, extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree, stands as a predominant cooking oil globally. This article delves into its nutritional properties, health impacts, environmental effects, practicality in cooking, and implications of reduced production.
Nocturnal Leg Cramps
Introduction Nocturnal leg cramps are a common and distressing condition that affect many individuals, particularly the elderly. The condition is...
Pandemic Roundup: Past, Present and Prospects
The COVID-19 pandemic is now more than two years old. It has changed the world in a previously unimaginable manner,...
To Test or Not to Test: COVID-19, India, and the Controversy about Testing (In)adequacy
Jim O’Neill, a British economist, made a controversial and callous remark about India’s potential to handle a pandemic, “Thank God...
Change ahead. Are we ready?
When the whole world witnessed the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009-10, India was significantly affected too. When we are in...
Understanding Antibiotics (Part 3)
Antibiotic resistance is a critical concept in the treatment of infectious diseases. As we have already discussed in the first...
