What is diabetes? Diabetes Mellitus is nothing but a high level of sugar (glucose) in our blood. This disease is commonly known as just “Sugar” or “Diabetes” in Nepal. Sugar (glucose) is a source of energy for us and we cannot survive without it. If sugar is a...
Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The virus that causes the bird infection can change (mutate) to infect humans. Such mutation could start a deadly worldwide epidemic. CausesThe first avian...
Incidence of Heart Attacks are increasing in Nepal in alarming rates. More and more younger people are dying of heart attacks in Nepal. The name itself is a red alert warning: Attack. Why? Because it comes like a surprise without any prior symptoms. Because 50% of people who get a heart attack...
Yes. The name itself sounds like a horror movie. You won’t have a slightest idea, that they are already after you and it’s just a matter of time when one day, you will realize that they are killing you. Unfortunately, for most us, it will be too late. Either you will be dead or at...
Pap smear test (also known as Pap test) is a screening test for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer can almost always be prevented, and having regular Pap tests is the key to this. Pap test is a medical procedure in which a sample of cells from woman’s cervix (the lower part of the uterus...