Category: Environment
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Beware, the Second Wave of Coronavirus to hit India soon
Is there’s yet another possibility of a second wave of Coronavirus infection looming over the world? Let us find out. The second wave of coronavirus usually refers to a revival of a preceding viral infection that seems to have decreased for a certain period of time but goes on rising, resulting in a second wave…
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Forget the Air Purifiers, Try these Natural ways to Clean Air at home
Indoor pollution can aggravate asthma, irritate our sinuses, cause congestion, and leave us feeling worn-out, tired, and, at the very worst, sick. Hence, it is critical to purify and breathing clean air to keep your family healthy. Much of the time we are breathing in all types of indoor pollution, allergens, and germs. Chronic exposure…
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7 Reasons to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetable Garden
During the last decades, there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind’s health and new diseases are spreading rapidly amongst humans and animals; COVID-19 being the most recent one. The World Health Organization produces reports to…
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How can I purify the Air in my Home to keep family safe?
Are you worried about contaminants in the air? Do you suffer from allergic reactions or asthma? Do you have pets in your home, or do you live with a smoker? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you should consider looking at ways to purify your air. Here, we take a closer…
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The blood group A is at a higher risk of COVID-19, study says
Is there a relationship between the blood type and the Coronavirus Infection susceptibility? The research showed that the blood group A is at a higher risk of COVID-19 compared to non-A types. Is it proven or just a co-incidence? Let us find out. Moving ahead, we must know about ABO classification of blood. The blood…
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Vizag gas leak and health consequences
On 7th May, Thursday; the people in areas around a chemical plant in Vizag, India, woke up with a foul smell. Further the complaints of nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, irritation of eyes, and rashes on the body observed. It was a Styrene gas leak from a factory which killed at least 11 people. A number of…
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Coronavirus Outbreak : Do we need to worry here in India?
In recent years, the outbreaks have made a significant impact on lives and the fact – situation is getting worse. We are seeing the big virus outbreaks such as Chikungunya, Nipah, Ebola, and Lassa fever. Now the Coronavirus(CoV) outbreak in Wuhan, China. According to early reports, the Coronavirus death toll in China raises to 41…
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Bihar’s encephalitis outbreak
The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) mounts to 125 in Bihar, India – and still, it is counting. Bihar’s health department claimed most of the deaths occurred due to hypoglycemia or very low blood sugar levels. And the situation was worsened by a heat wave that saw temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius…
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Top 10 health risks of Air Conditioning systems
In most parts of the world, summer seems to be typically hot and humid. The extreme heat could have a negative impact on the physical health of our bodies. The use of an air conditioner can save us from dry heat. This write-up is focusing on the long-term health risks of air conditioning systems when…
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Spread the colors of health on this festive season
Holi is an Indian festival of colors and love. It has been celebrated in Indian Subcontinent which signifies the victory of good over evil, end of winter, the arrival of spring and harvest, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. Color and variety…
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Terrorism and Public Health
In a major terrorist attack, 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday when a terrorist attacked with an explosive-laden vehicle into one of the buses of the convoy of the security forces. We salute our martyrs and stand with the families of our martyr soldiers. Disasters like terrorist attacks…
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Living in a pool of radiations. How safe are we?
Everyday technology flourishes in the market, somehow reducing the efforts takes by men and providing them with their optimal functioning. Everything has its good side and bad side. It’s not always possible to have an ideal technology, but eventually, we need to learn to tackle the problem and curb the amount of damage. We are…
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Reasons Why Smartphones Could Harm Your Ability
Today everybody has Smartphones. What’s more, why need not have? The cell phone has radically enhanced the way we convey, share and live. Yet despite everything, the smartphones harm more particularly if you always utilize it. Over the top utilization of PDA can negatively affect your well-being, work-life, connections, and that’s only the tip of…
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Tribal Health and alarming disease burden
Tribal people constitute 8.6 % of India’s total population, about 104 million people according to the 2011 census. Though this is the largest population of the tribals in the world, no separate data on tribal health is maintained. Hence, the basic health problems are still unsolved. Tribal people in India are called Adivasi (Aka, vanavasi…
