Our Medical Blog
The Importance of Getting a Full Night’s Sleep
A good night's sleep is very crucial for good health and we sometimes forget about this. Whether we're working late, spending too much time on our phones before bed, many things can stand in the way of a good night's rest. In this post, we share how a lack of sleep...
Sitting Down for Too Long: Meaning and Implication
How Sitting down for a very long time can affect you negatively Regularly sitting down for a long time can affect your health negatively and many people aren’t still aware of this. Let us take a closer look at what happens to the body when you sit down for a very long...
Blood Disorder: Clotting
Blood Disorder: Clotting This condition can also be referred to as hypercoagulability or thrombophilia. It is a condition that causes the blood to accumulate at one place readily. When a person is injured, the body normally builds a blood clot to control its bleeding....
Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
What is a kidney infection A kidney infection (medically referred to as pyelonephritis) is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) commonly caused by Bacteria when they move from any part of your body into one or both of the kidneys. These infection is more serious...
Causes of Itchy Throat and Ears
Itchy ears and throat can be caused by a number of different things. In most cases, it may be something minor like the common cold or allergies, which are not a cause for concern. However, these symptoms could be an indication of a more serious problem, so you may...
Stress and Your Heart Health
Everyone experiences stress differently and everyone handles it differently. How you react to these situations in life can have a lasting impact on your heart health. While experiencing stress on occasion is completely normal, many people suffer from chronic stress...
Increasing Blood Count Through Diet
Having a low blood count is a common problem nowadays. When your RBC (red blood cell) count or Platelets go down your body is said to have a low blood count. Every day, the human body creates millions of RBCs, Platelets and anemia or low platelet count could be one of...
5 Ways Our Neurologists Treat Back Pain
If you are experiencing back pains that you do not understand, you might need to see a neurologist who also helps to provide solutions for back pains. A neurologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the nervous...
Low Testosterone Signs
Testosterone is a hormone present in both male and female but it is often called the male hormone because men have a much higher percentage than women. Testosterone surges during puberty and is critical in the development of distinctly male features — a deeper voice,...