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Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night? Do you frequently wake up during the night, or do you wake up too early? And, do you feel that you are not well-rested after a night’s sleep? Well, you may be suffering from insomnia, and you are not alone. Studies show …

The human brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body. It roughly weighs about three pounds in the average adult and is mostly composed of fat. It contains an estimated 86 billion neurons. Those …

In the early days, and even today, radical mastectomy has been the practiced treatment for diagnosed breast cancer, which means that the entire breast harboring the cancer is removed, along with the underlying muscles and lymph nodes in the axillary region. This not only increased morbidity, but the person had …

The word cancer evokes a rather fearful response in most of us. Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women worldwide and is the most common form of cancer in women. For a long time, women have had the message drilled into them through various mediums that they …

          Dr. Deebya Raj Mishra, DM, European Diploma in Respiratory Medicine, is Associate Professor of the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal   In this issue, we reached out to Dr. Mishra to talk about …

“Not all children are intentionally mischievous, always naughty, or display certain behaviors on experiencing incompetent parenting. Those could be the symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for which they need help and timely treatment.” Here are the answers to some of the commonly asked questions about the ‘disorder’. What really is …

Depression—a mental health disorder that negatively affects how a person feels, thinks, and acts— affects about 1 in 15 adults in any given year, with 1 in 6 experiencing it at some time in their life. About 3.4% of the world’s population has depression, which is characterized by: • Sad, …

A new study has found that short naps are not effective in mitigating the negative cognitive effects of sleep deprivation. Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab, where the study was conducted, concluded that a nap during the day will not restore a sleepless night. However, while short naps didn’t …

“The world’s biggest killer is ischemic heart disease, responsible for 16% of the world’s total deaths. Since 2000, the largest increase in deaths has been for this disease, rising by more than 2 million to 8.9 million deaths in 2019. Stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the 2nd …

Mother’s milk is the best food, packed with nutrients, for your newborn. Human milk has a complex nutritional composition that is difficult to replicate. Exclusive breastfeeding practices, followed by early initiation, feeding colostrum, and voiding prelacteal feeds are important for proper nutrition, growth, and development of the infant. Though the …