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BAMS, Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management
A doctor who is qualified in complementary medicine and keeps herself abreast with what is latest in the medical field through constant research. Meenakshy has worked as a content writer in the past and continues to contribute as a Freelancer. Her other interests include reading, writing, cooking view more..
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Why Do Parents, and Grandparents Butt Heads Over Parenting?
Disagreements between parents and grandparents on parenting choices can be over discipline, meal choices, TV/screen time, and health. To avoid the risk of losing bonding time with their grandchildren, grandparents should strive to understand and comply with parent requests to be consistent with parenting choices.
Ways to Combat Childhood Obesity During the COVID-19 Lockdown
COVID-19 has disrupted children's lives in many ways with no schools and no means for recreation outdoors. The added stress of uncertainty has led to children engaging in unhealthy eating habits with no physical activity.
Five Ways to Sharpen Your Memory
Memory should be continuously challenged with activities such as puzzles, learning a new language, or learning to play a new musical instrument. Mental well-being is equally important as physical health to prevent memory loss.
Wrist Fracture- Plaster Cast Better Than Surgical Fixation
Using a plaster cast to treat scaphoid wrist fractures of the wrist is equivalent to surgery in healing the bone, as long as the few that do not re-join are identified and fixed.
Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Increases With Body Weight
An increase in body weight is associated with a decrease in brain activity and blood flow. The changes can be virtually assessed by neuroimaging in brain regions, including those influenced by Alzheimer's disease pathology such as the hippocampus.
