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Osteoporosis is chronic metabolic bone disease which develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decrease. As a result, the bones become weak, brittle, and porous, compromising bone strength and increasing the risk of fractures. Since this condition is characterized by increased bone fragility, the resulting fractures are termed as …

2020 will always be remembered as the year that COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was transmitted from bats to humans and started a pandemic that is still ongoing almost two years later, and is sure to be remembered in the history books. Transmissible diseases have long …

An endemic virus is one that circulates normally in a certain location, being relatively constant in a population, and with quite predictable patterns. Rhinoviruses, which cause the common cold, circulate endemically around the world, and influenza is an endemic virus with epidemic and pandemic potential. Due to widespread public health …

A meta-analysis of published data has indicated that zinc supplements have a role in preventing and treating upper respiratory infections caused by viruses (other than SARS-CoV-2) in adults. A total of 28 randomized controlled trials for zinc in preventing or treating respiratory viral infections in adults were identified by the …

Leaving aside the scientific and psychological theories about personality, here is Osho Rajneesh’s (Dec 11, 1931 – Jan 19, 1998) take on the subject as written in the book, The True Sage – Talks on Hasidism (1976): “Individuality is exactly what it means; it is individual. Personality is not individuality, …

Currently, in Nepal, a biplane cath lab machine is only available at Upendra Devkota Memorial National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, and Dr. Subash Phuyal, Head of Intervention Neuro-radiology and Diagnostics, is the first post DM in Nepal trained to perform neurointervention procedures.             …

In Nepal, 30% of deaths of children below the age of five is caused by pneumonia, which is double the global rate of 15 percent. A lot of these deaths are caused by a weakened immune system that could have been prevented with good nutrition and childcare. Pneumonia is a …

Did you know? • World Diabetes Day falls on the 14th of November? Why that specific day? • The details on diabetes are inscribed in manuscripts dating back to 1500 BC? • Doctors actually tested the patient’s urine to confirm the disease condition back in 17th century? • The vast …

“GIH was adjudged the best hospital in the country way back in 2016 by Frost & Sullivan–that itself speaks volumes!” Dr. Ashok Vardhan, CEO, Grande International Hopsital         Aside from his rich clinical background in the medical field, Dr. Ashok Vardhan also has a wealth of experience …

A new study by the University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, U.S.A., could help decide whether to increase the dose of an existing drug, or add a new one, to bring down blood pressure that is still not satisfactorily controlled with an existing drug regimen. The …