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7 Ways To Boost Your Immune System

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Keeping yourself absolutely healthy and free from diseases is the role of your immune system. Immunity is the body’s ability to use its natural defenses, through a body-wide, well organized system of specialized cells, tissues, and organs.  Proper Immune mechanism or function is influenced by several factors, some of them modifiable (such as diet and physical activity) and few others that are not (such as increasing age, or the existence of underlying medical conditions). For immuno booster and to promote optimal immunity, you can consider the following lifestyle strategies: i) Don't smoke: Smoking is responsible for causing harm to the immune system and can make the body comparatively less successful at fighting infections/diseases. In addition, smoking increases the risk for several immune and autoimmune disorders (conditions caused when the body's defense system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy cells and tissues). ii) Exercise regularly: Regular physical activity is ...

What is Leukemia Cancer? What are its Causes, Treatment and Early Signs?

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Leukemia is the cancer of Bone Marrow and Blood, caused by the increment of White Blood Cells. These abnormal WBC (White Blood Cells) are not able to fight off infections and due to this the ability of the bone marrow to produce Platelets & RBC (Red Blood Cells) directly affects. In our body blood mainly contains three sorts of cells: White Blood Cells, Platelets, and Red Blood Cells. Platelets: It helps in Blood Clot. White Blood Cells (WBC): These cells fight against the Infection. Red Blood Cells (RBC): Red Blood Cells carry oxygen. Throughout the day, our bone marrow produces billions of new blood cells including White Blood Cells and Red Blood Cells. During the Leukemia body makes more White Blood Cells in comparison to Red Blood Cells and these Leukemia cells in the form of White Blood Cells are Needless to the body because of these Leukemia cells are not able to fight infections the way WBC often do. Symptoms of Leukemia: The Symptoms of Leukemia can be different, and the...

List of Antiviral Medications which are in use for COVID-19 treatment

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In March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared Coronavirus or COVID-19 as a pandemic. Coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China. No treatment or medicine have been found for coronavirus worldwide yet but there are some existing medications or techniques that are helpful in reducing coronavirus count, the medications may enhance the immunity or reduce the symptoms of coronavirus. Some of the below-mentioned medications either decrease the symptoms of coronavirus or reduce its count. LOPINAVIR RITONAVIR: Lopinavir ritonavir is a fixed-dose combination medication that is used in the treatment of HIV or AIDS. In this combination, the dose of ritonavir is quite less as it works as a pharmacokinetic booster for lopinavir. A combination of lopinavir and ritonavir tablets was given when there were 500 cases worldwide. The researches of Jin Yin-tan Hospital started their research at 199 COVID-19 positive patients. Their research includes treating half patients with a combination of...

Why American government are demanding Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate from India.

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Hydroxychloroquine is the identified drug that is possibly used in the treatment of COVID-19 . Hydroxychloroquine is the oldest and inexpensive drug used in the treatment of malaria. This drug was exported to the U.S Market from India, but after the U.S Food and Drug Administration tested hydroxychloroquine on the coronavirus positive patients and found it really effective in the early stage of Corona patients. India banned the export of hydroxychloroquine to the US because India wants to utilize it for domestic hospitals. Meanwhile, with the ban of hydroxychloroquine nearly four lakh position corona tests emerged causing more than 12,850 deaths. Trump said that he was unaware that PM Modi had banned the export of drugs and also added that India can face several retaliation if decline to do so. After this statement, the Ministry of India took the decision that the ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine will be removed but its further export depends upon the availability of ...

How to control HIV Infection

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HIV/AIDS was first identified in the early 1980’s. Since then the number of people infected with HIV has increased rapidly throughout the world and each day more and more people are becoming infected. There are many wrong ideas about HIV/AIDS. Many individuals believe HIV does not exist, condoms do not work, that only certain people are at risk of HIV infection, that HIV cannot be treated, that there is a cure or that you can become infected through food, water, toilets, showers, and pools, etc. Progression of HIV may lead someone towards a serious, disabling disease, however today there are many treatments available to ensure a long and healthy life. HIV/AIDS can be treated and there is a lot that can be done to improve your health if diagnosed early. Medications can reduce the virus while vitamins, good nutrition, and exercise can play a critical role in keeping your body strong and healthy. What is HIV Infection:  HIV ( Human Immuno Deficiency Syndrome Virus ) is a ...