Arthritis

World Arthritis Day 2021: Disease not just found in elderly, isn't unpreventable; busting common myths

This World Arthritis Day, here are some common myths about the disease that need to be eradicated:

World Arthritis Day 2021: Significance, history, treatment, and all you need to know

World Arthritis Day (WAD) is celebrated to inform and educate people about the disease that causes problems in joints.

World Arthritis Day 2021: Here's an in-depth look at the condition

According to one estimate, 15% of Indians who have a musculoskeletal condition have some form of arthritis.

World Heart Day 2021: Why steroids are linked to higher heart disease risk

For patients who are in need of long-term steroid use, it is advised to have a discussion with a medical professional around this

Sexual performance anxiety can lead to major dysfunctions: Here are six ways you can deal with it

A recent study in Sexual Medicine Reviews revealed that sexual performance anxiety causes erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation in 9-25 percent men, and causes severe inhibition of sexual desires in 6-16 percent of women

Roche’s arthritis drug Actemra fails to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in Italian study

I the study, Actemra did not reduce severe respiratory symptoms, intensive care visits, or death any better than standard treatments.

World Autoimmune Arthritis Day 2020: All you need to know about autoimmune arthritis diseases

About 50% of people with an autoimmune arthritis disease don’t get a proper diagnosis or are diagnosed with an undifferentiated disease.

6 easy and effective home remedies for body pain

Unless there is an underlying medical condition, body pain can be treated at home with simple home remedies.

Five health remedies you grew up believing, debunked

Have you ever been told that ice-creams in winter can make you catch a cold? Or eating spicy foods may cause stomach ulcers? You are not alone.

Aspirin reduces risk of blood clots, heart attacks, stroke, but increases bleeding making it a double-edged sword

Aspirin’s history goes back some 3,500 years when the Egyptians and the Sumerians started using willow bark to alleviate pain and fever. Yet, aspirin is also one of those drugs that every doctor (and dentist) will ask you about before doing an invasive procedure, no matter how small