Articles by Mukul Saxena

It is worthwhile knowing your diabetes status and taking necessary actions.

Once you recognise symptoms of heart disease, what steps to take.

Once you know you are at risk for heart disease, how do you recognise it and respond in time.

South East Asians, and that includes Indians, are genetically much more predisposed to heart disease than other individuals. What can you do to cut down the risks?

A large number of people today, carry more than one cellphone. Know about the radiation effect from a mobile and its implication on health issues.

Not only women are diagnosed with breast cancer, men can also be diagnosed with it. Know more about breast cancer.

The world is full of first aid boxes containing drugs that can be harmful if taken unsupervised. It cannot replace a doctor’s advice.

Most youngsters have the desire to lose a lot of weight, that too very fast! But how healthy is it? Follow balanced diet and be healthy.

Eczema in children causes as much distress to parents as much as it does to the children. Did you know that it s more prevalent among boys when compared to girls? Or that it is more prevalent in winters?

The spectre of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) is looming large. Drug-resistant tuberculosis is one which does not respond to standard anti-tuberculosis treatment. Globally, there were 1.2 million deaths in 2010, out of 8.8 million TB-infected.

Commonly known as Madras eye, conjunctivitis is highly contagious. People often mistakenly assume that looking into the infected person’s eye spreads it. But it is the physical contact that is culprit.

Water is the elixir of life. But according to World Health Organisation, nearly 1.8 million people die every year due to water-borne diseases.