Make sure you’re sufficiently covered!

Nobody plans to get sick, but unfortunate incidents happen — even to healthy people. Medical emergencies can strike anytime and can put your finances under considerable stress. In such cases, planning in advance is the best thing to do.As per data released from National Health Profile (NHP) in 2017, only 27 per cent Indians have some sort of health coverage. Unfortunately, today healthcare has become increasingly unaffordable so much so that India has the highest rate of medical i......

Everything You Should Know About the Nipah Virus Outbreak

The Kerala health department is on a high alert as the deadly Nipah virus has caused a public health scare. While little is known about the Nipah virus in India, it is spreading fast in the region and has a reported mortality rate of 70 percent. The first case of Nipah virus was reported in 1998 in Malaysia. It was primarily caused in pigs and transferred to humans. Nipah Virus is not an airborne transmission infection, and only affects those who come in direct contact with the in......

World No Tobacco Day: Kick the butt today!

Why is World No Tobacco Day Important?

First organized by the World Health Assemblyin 1988, World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated every year on the 31^st of May all across the globe. The objective of this day was to create awareness amongst the general public as well as international governments about the harmful effects of tobacco use and to urge users to refrain from tobacco usage for a period of 24 hours in honor of this day.  With ......

Quit Smoking for a healthy life

Being human, we are all prone to picking up one or another habit, good or bad. Reasons could be many, like inclination towards that particular habit, influence from surrounding factors, peer pressure, etc. Depending on their nature, our habits can either make us or break us.

While inculcating good habits come with multiple benefits; picking up vices, on the other hand, can have some severe repercussions for both your mental and physical health and wellbeing. Nicotine add......