UV radiation is made up of UVA and UVB rays that can penetrate the top layers of the skin causing damage to the cells. Skin cancer usually develops in the top or outer layer of the skin and this is the area of attack by UV radiation. Skin Cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the world. It's prevalence amongst darker skinned people is lesser, but not absent. Sudden rashes...

  20 to 30 percent of melanomas develop in existing moles and go unnoticed. 70 to 80 percent of melanomas arise on seemingly normal skin, and are shrugged off as beauty spots. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer – it is not that common but it is the more dangerous type. Like all skin cancers, it develops due the abnormal growth and multiplication of skin cells. In the case of Melanoma, the cancer originates...

  Precancerous Lesions can appear on any part of the body. They are often rough, scaly patches that range in color from brown to dark pink. These lesions can be warning signs for cancer and should not be ignored Cancer continues to baffle us in the way it attacks and stakes claims of the human body. In spite of the availability of top-notch treatment, it happens way too often that the individual allows the cancer...

  Women who have PCOS are able to become pregnant. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and reproductive disorder among women of reproductive age. Women with PCOS may have infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods or excess male hormone (androgen) levels. The ovaries may develop numerous small collections of fluid (follicles) and fail to regularly release eggs.   Prevalence estimates ranging from 2.2% to as high as 26%   What is the cause for...

  The risk is not that those with diabetes are more susceptible to infection. The risk lies in the fact that the severity of the COVID infection can be greater in those with diabetes In trying to understand the nature of the Coronavirus and how it attacks individuals, studies have shown several findings because the virus seems to attack every individual differently. This has a lot to do with the personal medical history of the...

  Shying away from a routine fertility evaluation is something to avoid. Like many inherited conditions, infertility is in most cases beyond the control of the individual. For couples trying to conceive and seeing no success after at least a year of unprotected sexual intercourse, evaluating their fertility and scope for pregnancy can help to understand what is causing the delay. These days we need not make assumptions as to who is infertile and whether...

  Chemotherapy is essentially a rigorous treatment, and can have severe side-effects. However, chemotherapy in early stages of cancer is found to be very effective, which makes enduring the side-effects worth it. Chemotherapy uses drugs to treat cancer or cope with cancer related side-effects. Cancer cells multiply and divide at a much faster rate than normal cells. In general cancer treatments aim at killing these cancer cells. While Radiation Therapy and Surgery target a specific...

  Previously infertility was considered purely a female problem, however studies have proven it's the female factor in 40% of the cases and the male factor in 40% of the cases. Having a child of their own is what most married couples dream of. However, today for various reasons conceiving a baby naturally has become difficult for many couples. There is hope yet. Fertility Investigation & Treatment can help couples conceive a child naturally or...

  Certain vaccine shots are more painful than others. This is not a reason to fear vaccines. It is easier to treat the soreness at the injection site or the fever, than the disease for which the child was vaccinated. It's true. To fall victim to naysayers who spin conspiracy theories around vaccines, is to put yourself and your loved ones in danger. Vaccines are run through several tests and evaluation to ensure it is...

  The Indian Way of Life is quite different from the American Dream. We are brought up under the notion that “To care for those who cared for us is one of the highest honours”. So, are you feeling honourable these days? Are you able to dedicate enough time to your parents as is to your spouse & children? This is a never – ending struggle of the happily ever after.   However, the rainbow...