Preventive Health

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 1 April, 2025 The tonsils are a pair of pad-like tissue found at the back of your mouth, near the entrance to the throat and on both sides of the hanging uvula. They are mainly involved in keeping your mouth

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 31 March, 2025 An angioplasty, also called balloon angioplasty is a relatively simple and minimally invasive surgical procedure suggested to clear out blocked arteries. Unhindered blood flow is a prerequisite for good health, but poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 30 March, 2025 With day temperatures hitting all time highs in March itself, we can all expect that peak summer days will only be way hotter. The risk of getting sunburned and even dealing with heat exhaustion or stroke increases

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 29 March, 2025 Summers can mean high temperatures, more humidity and having to deal with more sweat and dirt than ever. This can damage not just your skin but your hair and scalp too. This means you should take good

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 28 March, 2025 An ulcer literally means you have an open sore or wound and when it is located in the stomach lining, it is called a stomach or peptic ulcer. This tear or sore in the gastric lining can

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 27 March, 2025 Sleep apnoea is a medical condition where someone stops breathing when they fall asleep. Then, their brain forces them to jerk awake, so that they can resume breathing again. When this happens through the night, there are

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 26 February, 2025 Restless leg syndrome (RLS), also called Willis-Ekbom disease is a condition where a person feels compelled to move their legs a lot, especially when they are at rest. It is mostly caused by a weird or uncomfortable

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 25 March, 2025 Most of us work long hours, don’t get enough sleep and compromise on getting rest or taking a few days off to recharge, because mental issues don’t seem to be that pressing. They are not prominently

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 18 March, 2025   Almost every one of us has a phone in our pocket, a laptop in the bag and probably a tab waiting to be picked up, once we get home and laze around. While it is understandable

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 16 March, 2025 Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is a medical condition that normally affects young children, though the symptoms can begin much later, during adulthood. The exact reason as to why this happens is not well known, but some

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 13 March, 2025 The term ‘biopsy’ is used by a doctor to derive a sample of tissue from your body, when something looks or feels suspicious. A pathologist is a specialist who looks at these biopsy samples and then studies

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 09 March, 2025 Haemoglobin is a red pigment molecule that gives blood its well known crimson colour. But, it is not just that. It performs a major function - it helps red blood cells bind to precious oxygen molecules, which