In partnership with World Health Organization WHO, the World Heart Federation organizes World Heart Day every year. This year’s theme is “One world, one home, one heart”. Cardiovascular diseases are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.1 million lives a year. Risk factors for heart disease and stroke include raised blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels, [...]

Sore throat is a very common symptom in both children and adults, and become one of common diaseses,  usually accompany with symptom of sneezing and coughing . It is also a common cause of presentation to medical practitioners and accepted by public as common cold.

Hepatitis B can be transmitted through body fluid like blood and semen. The symptoms of hepatitis usually appear at 25 to 180 days following exposure. These may also include joint and muscle ache. However some do not have any symptoms. Hepatitis B virus infection unlike hepatitis A can lead to chronic disease and liver cirrhosis.

Hypotension is low blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. Blood pressure is measured as systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart beats while pumping blood.

Previously we talk about what is hernia and also Signs and symptoms of hernia. Now we need to know what is best treatment for hernia. In general all hernia should be operated unless patient is not fit for surgery due to certain other health problems.