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Asthma is one of the most common chronic (long-term) respiratory diseases, affecting both children and adults. It is one of the most common lifestyle and environmental diseases today.  While asthma cannot be completely cured, it can be managed and prevented with lifestyle changes and awareness about risk factors. What is Asthma? Asthma is a condition…

The liver is an essential organ of the body located in the upper right of the abdomen beneath the rib cage. It performs important body functions such as removing toxic or foreign substances from the bloodstream, creating essential nutrients, and regulating blood sugar levels. Nowadays, fatty liver disease is becoming the most common condition worldwide….

Obesity is rising at an alarming rate, impacting people across all age groups and increasing the risk of non-communicable diseases such as heart attack, diabetes, cancer, and hypertension. What is Obesity? Obesity is defined as excessive or abnormal fat deposits (increasing size and number of fat cells) in the body. A body mass index (BMI)…

We often use these terms interchangeably, but they are different. Heart attack A heart attack, also known as a Myocardial infarction, occurs when the blood stream that carries oxygen-rich blood through a coronary artery is blocked. This occurs due to the development of plaque (a buildup of fat or cholesterol) in the coronary arteries over…

Type 1 diabetes is a condition where there is little or no insulin present in the body. Many people think it is a disease caused by eating too much sugar, but it is an autoimmune condition, in which our immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy beta cells in the pancreas (an organ located in…