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Rapid population and climate change have numerous effects on the environment, in land as well as water, water scarcity being one of them. Water scarcity leads to limitation of safe drinking water, it limits the practice of hygiene and effect health systems, brings lot of repercussions, especially on health, and …

Postpartum care (PNC) is a very important part of maternal care, because some truly life-threatening complications may occur during the postpartum period, even in women with normal pregnancy and childbirth. Postpartum care is also extremely important for finding and managing neonate problems. Postnatal care in Nepal is traditionally uncommon. Most …

All of us desire to have absolutely flawless and glowing skin. Although, with hectic lifestyles, sun exposure, and skin issues like acne and pigmentation, we often feel to have lost the charm of our face and body. The good news is that, with proper skin care and simple procedures like …

Researchers are trying to answer the question: can we live longer in a healthy way? Investments in life-extending drugs and clinical trials are on the rise regarding the subject. Remarkable innovations in medical care and the wide use of vaccines have been key to increasing life expectancy worldwide. The over-65-year-old …

The U.S. Arthritis Foundation states that while cold weather doesn’t cause arthritis, it does make pain feel more intense. Low temperatures can increase pain sensitivity, slow blood circulation, and cause muscle spasms. Hyaline cartilage covers our joints in general, providing a smooth surface for joint motion and acting as a …

Diabetes mellitus is a disease that causes an higher elevation of blood glucose level than normal due to abnormality in the functioning or production of insulin by the pancreas. Diabetes affects smaller blood vessels in our body, especially in the eyes, heart, brain, and kidneys. The effect of diabetes in …

Kathmandu’s mayor is also regarded as the metropolis’s father/mother. This is meaningful. Just like the role the leader of the household has to play at times when the home’s electricity supply is disturbed, when no water comes from the taps, when there is problem with the sewage, when some member …

Antimicrobials—including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics—are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals, and plants. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe …

People have been finding reasons to remove hair on the face and body since the beginning of time. It’s no wonder that people have come up with countless clever ways to get rid of unwanted hair—as depicted in some cave drawings of people using sharpened flint rocks as razors and …

What is tummy tuck? A tummy tuck, commonly known as abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic surgical procedure of the abdomen to improve its shape and appearance by removing excess skin and fat around the bellybutton (umbilicus) or lower abdominal wall. The underlying fascia is usually tightened and remaining skin is repositioned …