UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING INSOMNIA ‘Somnus’ means sleep in Latin, therefore Insomnia refers to an inability to sleep. Every adult needs around 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep for optimal health, wellness, and functioning. In children, a longer duration of sleep is required (around 10 hours in children <13 years and 12 hours in children <3 years).
Laptop and Computer use have become an integral part of our lives and the backbone of corporate and professional life. Laptops are also now a part of E-learning in most educational institutes. So it is very important that we become aware of their health impact so that some protective measures may be taken timely and
Life cannot even be imagined without mobile phones today. There is no denying that mobile phones are one of the most useful gadgets we have today. It does multiple functions right from calls, messages, emails, photography, videos, web surfing, downloading documents, social networking, keeping alarms, marking dates… in short, it manages our lives. So, it
Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver (hepa-liver; itis-inflammation). Inflammation is the response and damage caused in the body due to any injurious agent. For the liver, the injuring agent can be infectious organisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, or noxious substances like alcohol, tobacco, certain medicines/drugs, and toxins. Sometimes too much deposition of
Water-borne diseases and conditions due to contaminated food include diarrhea (gastroenteritis, food poisoning), dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis, and leptospirosis. Knowing the symptoms, and simple household protective measures can go a long way in controlling and preventing these water-borne diseases Which are the common water-borne and food-borne diseases? DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY These are the most common water-borne