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What to Know Before Taking a Substitute Medicine: 3 Key Things to Consider
Substitute or generic medicines are safe, effective, and often significantly cheaper alternatives to brand-name drugs. They contain the same active ingredients and deliver the same therapeutic results. However, before switching to a substitute medicine, it’s essential to understand how it works, why it costs less, and what to consider to ensure your treatment remains effective…
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Understanding The Basics of Oral Hygiene
According to FDI’s definition of oral health says, “Oral health involves the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and show emotions through various facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, or disease of the craniofacial complex (head, face, and oral cavity).” Oral hygiene refers to how the mouth appears and feels.…
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Achilles Tendonitis Exercises
Achilles tendonitis or Achilles tendinitis is a disorder or injury in which tendon damage happens during excessive physical activity. Key symptoms include tightness, discomfort, pain in the tendon area, and limited mobility. Some other conditions affect the tendon area as Achilles tendinosis (microtears in the tendon) and Achilles tendon rupture (partial or complete). These conditions…
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Essential Dental Care Tips from Dentists
What dental care means? Dental care refers specifically to the cleaning and maintenance of teeth, gums, and dentures to ensure oral hygiene and prevent dental issues. It involves regular brushing, flossing, and professional check-ups. Broader oral care, however, extends beyond dental hygiene to include guidance on feeding, swallowing, and even speech training. Together, these practices…
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Psoriasis: 7 common triggers and how to avoid them
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disorder that entirely depends on your genetic build-up. In this condition, the immune cells in the blood mistakenly recognize newly produced skin cells as foreign invaders and attack them. This can cause the overproduction of new patches of skin cells below your skin. Psoriasis symptoms include elevated scaling papules and…
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Top 10 Scientifically Proven Foods for Better Sleep
Sleep is an essential activity required by our body to maintain immune health, restore energy, and consolidate memory. Achieving good sleep quality and duration of at least 7–9 hours a day is necessary for overall health and well-being. Foods rich in melatonin, tryptophan, magnesium, Zinc, vitamin B, polyphenols, and calcium are reported to be the…
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The Painful State of Medicines and Prescriptions in India
Medicines or painkillers are like double-edged weapons that protect and destroy depending on their use or misuse. The two most important things in using a prescribed medication or a painkiller are its correct dosage and timing to get the best-desired result. Most common painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are available without prescription to…
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8 Amazing Ber Fruit (Jujube) Health Benefits and Its Nutrition Value
Zizyphus jujuba, often known as the ber fruit, is a soft, fleshy, crispy fruit with a sweet and sugary taste. Ber in English is known as Indian jujube. This fruit is red, yellowish-brown, or sometimes white, with a globose or oblong shape and measures from 2-5 cm. The aroma of Indian jujube resembles an apple…
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Isabgol Husk (Psyllium Husk): Uses, Benefits & Side Effects
That spoonful of Isabgol in your kitchen? It’s been doing more than you think. Isabgol—also known as psyllium husk—has been a trusted remedy in Indian households for generations. Whether mixed into curd after a heavy meal or taken with water for relief from digestive discomfort, it’s known for one thing: gentle, effective gut support. But…
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Best Long-Lasting Topical Pain Relievers
Pain is a sensation that is experienced as a result of damage or potential damage to the body. It is a way for the body to alert the brain that something is wrong and that action needs to be taken to protect the body. The stimulation of the nervous system is the root cause of…
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