Low blood pressure is medically known as hypotension. Technically, you are said to have low blood pressure when your systolic pressure (upper reading) falls below 120 mmHg and the diastolic pressure (lower reading) is less than 80 mmHg. But doctors consider it to be low blood pressure if your
May 23 2013, 10:57 am
Read MoreYou’ve often heard of people suffering from hypo or hyperthyroidism. If you’ve been putting on weight or losing it without any possible explanation, it is very likely that your doctor advises you a thyroid profile. So, what is the gland? Why is it so important? In this post, we’ll try and
October 3 2012, 3:46 pm
Read MoreApril 7 is World Health Day and the theme this year is hypertension. High blood pressure or hypertension as of today remains inadequately controlled in India as large numbers of cases go undetected. And it is estimated that the number of patients in India with high blood pressure is likely to
April 6 2013, 8:48 am
Read MoreWhen we were little girls, fiddling around with mom’s makeup was a favourite pastime and amongst that painting our nails was probably the most fun (next to going crazy with lipsticks of course). Irrespective of age — be it a schoolgirl, a college student, a housewife or a working woman — we
February 6 2013, 2:38 pm
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