Diuretics: How Do They Help Lower High Blood Pressure?

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Diuretics, also known as water tablets, are drugs used to increase the amount of water and salt expelled from the body as urine. Know for which condition your doctor might recommend this medicine. Diuretics, often called water pills, help remove excess salt and water from the bloodstream through urine. There are different types of diuretics … Read more

10 Effective Natural Remedies to Heal Mouth Ulcers

10 Effective Natural Remedies to Heal Mouth Ulcers

10 Effective Natural Remedies to Heal Mouth Ulcers | Web Stories – PTC News August 8, 2024 Honey: Discover the hidden potential of honey as a remedy for mouth ulcers. Simply apply and go for help. Source: Google Baking Soda Paste: Make a paste with baking soda and water, apply to mouth sores, let dry, … Read more

Forget dumbbells – this 10-minute yoga routine builds full-body strength and stability and increases focus

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Build strength, stability, and focus using this 10-minute yoga routine and one of the best yoga mats to find your flow. “It’s a short ten-minute energizing yoga flow practice for increased strength, stability and focus that really gets you expanded and grounded,” says the Breathe and Flow yoga duo. It’s a great way to start … Read more

Explainer: Why drug shortages happen and how can we reduce them?

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Drug shortages are a decades-old problem, but in recent years they have hit a record high. A steady stream of supply issues has disrupted supplies of life-saving medicines – from hormone replacement therapy (HRT), antibiotics and chemotherapy, to drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as the latest diabetes and weight … Read more

How Ayurveda Led to the Growth of ‘Medical Nationalism’ in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

How Ayurveda Led to the Growth of 'Medical Nationalism' in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

The Indian subcontinent has traditionally been home to a wide variety of healing systems and practices, some of which date back hundreds of years. However, the ‘antiquity’ of a healing method does not mean ‘immutability’, despite claims of being ‘timeless’. This study uncovers the changes and related manifestations and politics, particularly during the colonial period, … Read more

Children and teenagers are screened for mental disorders

Children and adolescents to be screened for mental health conditions

In response to the growing mental health problems of children and adolescents, the Ministry of Health and Population has decided to train health workers to examine their mental health conditions. Officials said up to 150 health workers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, will be trained to screen the mental health conditions of this age group … Read more

Symptoms of mental disorders manifest in predictable ways, according to a study

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals who receive the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of these symptoms. This way of defining mental disorders has been the subject of controversy, with some in the field concerned that symptom definitions are … Read more

Expansion of the cultivation of medicinal plants by 2027 on the agenda

Expansion of the cultivation of medicinal plants by 2027 on the agenda

TEHRAN – The expansion of land for the cultivation of medicinal plants by 300,000 hectares is one of the goals set in the Seventh Five-Year National Planning Plan (2023 – 2027). “In the Sixth National Development Plan, the medicinal plants expanded by 491 thousand hectares, exceeding the set target of 250 thousand hectares,” IRIB quoted … Read more