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Sleep Disorders: Signs, Symptoms and Causes

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Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work performance and quality of life. How much sleep is enough varies from person to person, but most adults need seven to eight hours a night. At some point, many adults experience short-term (acute) insomnia, which lasts for days or weeks. It's usually the result of stress or a traumatic event. But some people have long-term (chronic) insomnia that lasts for a month or more. Insomnia may be the primary problem, or it may be associated with other medical conditions or medications, in that case one should seek treatment from the best hospital in Nagpur . You don't have to put up with sleepless nights. Simple changes in your daily habits can often help. Insomnia symptoms may include: Difficulty f...

How to take care of joints in cold weather?

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As the weather changes and the temperature begins to drop, our bodies can feel the difference and start developing pain around the joints area. Taking care of our joints and health in general during winter is very essential. It is a known fact that our joints ache when the temperature drops. Here is why the change in temperature causes pain in our joints. The barometric pressure or the pressure of the air, along with humidity, temperature and precipitation cause the joints to ache. Therefore, during the rainy season as well there are chances of getting bouts of pain in the joints. It is believed that people suffering from arthritis are sensitive to the changes in air, i.e. barometric pressure. When the cartilage that cushions the bones inside a joint is worn away, nerves in the exposed bones become affected by the changes in pressure. The barometric pressure changes cause the tendons, muscles and any scar tissue to expand and contract which in result causes pain in the joints. ...

How carbonated beverages may hurt your kidneys?

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There is very little in the world that is meant and manufactured for humans and has no negative effects on the human body, be it food or beverages. Carbonated sugar based or sugar free drinks are amongst the unhealthy beverages that we consume. There are several chemicals in these beverages that can adversely affect various organs. These drinks are known to primarily affect the kidneys, damages varying from kidney failure to permanent kidney damage. A hallmark of kidney failure is proteinuria that is increased excretion of protein via urine. Proteinuria has been correlated with high consumption of carbonated beverages/soda in a study. Frequent and regular consumption of soda may also lead to health conditions like diabetes and hypertension. These conditions in turn cause stress on kidney function. There are a lot of components in a carbonated beverage, let us have a look at the list and their effects. Ingredient Effect · Phosphoric acid (Gives soda the tangy acidic taste...

What is emergency care at the accident spot?

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A lot of people get severely injured and even lose their life or limb in accidents and mishaps. There is a strong and common belief among experts that several of these injuries and loss of life and limb can be controlled with proper emergency care/first aid at the spot of the accident. Here are a few things that you should do in case of an accident, When you are approaching a spot of the accident, first of all, ensure your safety. Make sure there is no risk to your well being, like flowing traffic or mortar falling from a height etc. Call for help. In most areas, there are 24 by 7 available emergency helplines and toll-free numbers for ambulance and police. If you are at the spot on your own, make sure to make the call before you get to helping the troubled. If there are other people, ask them to make the call and wait for help from  critical care hospital in Nagpur  to arrive. Provide your attention to the injured who are screaming, yelling, crying or moving fi...

3 easy tips to improve your walking technique

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You’re walking around your neighborhood on a nice Sunday morning. You smell the air, look at the scenery and wave to people on your street. But how is your walking posture? Are you slouching and dangling your arms by your side? Are you lifting your feet? If you’re like most people, the way you walk doesn’t even pop into your mind – but it should. Walking has many good effects like it can improve your balance, lift your mood and prevent serious illnesses such as heart disease and high blood pressure. According to chest specialist at KRIMS Hospitals, which is regarded as the best orthopedic hospital in Nagpur , as you grow older, you can form bad walking habits such as slumping, dragging your feet and twisting your body, all of which can lead to back pain, discomfort, and injury. It is a wide known saying that habits are hard to break, but fixing your walking technique can be a breeze with a few easy steps. These are three ways by which you can improve your walking technique:...

Why lung cancer occurs in non smokers?

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In the recent past, the cases of lung cancer have increased tremendously and the main reason behind this is the increasing lifespan of Human Beings. According to statistics, 10% of the 15% Lung Cancer occurs in non-smokers. Researchers have found out that about two-thirds of the increase is due to longevity. The rest, they think, is caused by changes in cancer rates across different age groups. This bleak situation urges us to go back to the root causes of the disease to understand the rampant rise. The popular belief that only smoking causes lung cancer is not entirely true, because even the people who have never smoked in their entire lives suffering from Lung Cancer. Hence, when such people are diagnosed with this deadly disease, they cannot understand the reason behind it. Therefore, all nonsmokers should also know about the top Lung Cancer causes. If you too want to know about them, then read on and stay safe: KRIMS hospital is one of the top critical care hospital i...

Asthma in kids: Symptoms and Treatment

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These days, the most chronic respiratory disease in children is Asthma and according to many Doctors, the symptoms of Asthma are developed in the children below the age of 5. Asthma is nothing but an allergic condition in which the small airways in lungs are swollen due to various allergies, that obstruct the breathing out. Asthma is a condition in children that vary by age group as toddlers are diagnosed differently than how adults are. Parents of all children who have Asthma are advised that they must maintain an Asthma action plan with the Doctor to know about the symptoms and its treatment. Symptoms of Asthma: Shortness of Breath Coughing- Coughing from Asthma is often more in the night and early morning Wheezing- Wheezing is a whistling sound that occurs when you breathe Tightness in the chest while running or doing exercise Weakness or tiredness When should you worry? Many things trigger Asthma symptoms like it can be caused by exposure to allergens from dust, an...