Breast Cancer  There exists more than 200 different types of cancers and breast cancer is one of them. It is a wrong notion that it is a woman’s disease but actually this disease has affected both men and women. Statistics says that more than 2,00,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, 13 per cent of all women will get the disease and 3% of them will die. The disease...

Science of Homeopathy  Homeopathy can be defined as a science, which treats the composition of the bodies of animals and vegetables and of the, processes by which the numerous fluids and tissues are formed, and of the nature and causes of the abnormal condition called disease and of the restoration of health by supplying to the body the deficient cell-salts. Every normal cell has the mechanism of absorbing or rejecting certain...

Importance of Herbs Suppose you are studying for your Bachelor’s final exams when all of a sudden you feel severe headache. It’s definitely your worst one yet, and to make matters worse, you’ve only an hour ago picked he book. It’s probably from going over all those problems in the small print of your textbook. The test is tomorrow and cannot be postponed and same seems to be true for the pain...

Asthma  Asthma’ medically is defined as a respiratory disease in which  spasm and constriction of the bronchial passages and swelling of their mucous lining cause obstruction in breathing. The occurrence of this disease is often attributed to allergens, such as dust, smoke, cold air, exercise, animal fur or feathers, moulds, and pollen. Allergic asthma is also known as a topic or extrinsic asthma. Many people with allergic asthma also suffer from...

Antibiotics  The invention of antibiotics has proved to be a boon to 5061.; The credit of invention goes to Sir Alexander Fleming whose cars’ observations in 1928 resulted in the invention of antibiotic. Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by various species of micro-organisms and other living systems, which are capable in small concentrations of inhibiting the growth of or killing bacteria and other micro-organisms. These organisms can be bacteria, viruses, fungi,...

Alternative Therapies  History reveals that people of different races and communities have relied on what medical practitioners today termed as alternative medicine. The term alternative medicine covers a broad range of healing methodologies, philosophies, and therapies. It generally describes those treatments and health care practices, which are outside mainstream health care. People use these treatments and therapies in a numerous ways. Alternative therapies used alone are often referred to as alternative;...

Stress Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. An intense stress situation for an individual may prove to be a gentle one for another, for yet another person the situation might not be eligible as a stress factor at all. A stress condition can be real or apparent. Yet, our brain reacts the same way to both conditions by releasing stress hormones equal to the degree of...

Water Pollution  Air and water are two most essential ingredients necessary for the existence of life. Air is unlimited. But there is limitation of fresh water, required for the human beings’ consumption. So, there is need to conserve water, by its judicious use and by protecting it from the pollutants. Our water resources are depleting very fast. We need to take action. It has been predicted that the future wars would...