Carethics

Alternative medicine and therapies have been part of India since ancient times. However, it is only recently that the wellness industry has started getting organized and showing promise. The wellness industry can be divided into two groups: wellness services and wellness products. According to a FICCI – Ernst & Young report: “At the end of 2008, the wellness services market stood at Rs 11,000 crore and the wellness products industry was around Rs 16,000 crore. With an overall estimated CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of over 20% till 2012, this combination of products and services represents the untapped potential that we seek to communicate to the various stakeholders in the wellness industry through our report.”

The report classifies the wellness industry into seven core segments as depicted below:

Rising stress levels, changing lifestyles and societal changes have increased the need for one to balance, both the body and the mind. Wellness services and products have also been received well by the corporate clients who give great importance to employee welfare.

Thus, one is sure to see great potential and rise of this industry.

You must have heard from various sources, be it your doctor, relatives or the media, linking high cholesterol levels to heart diseases. It is definitely a topic of concern as you may have high cholesterol for years before you develop the symptoms to any of the following conditions: hardening of the arteries, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and stroke.

There may be umpteen number of questions you have regarding cholesterol.

• How does BMI affect my risk for high cholesterol?

• What precautions can I take to avoid the dangers related to high cholesterol?

• What are the symptoms related to high cholesterol? …. and so on.

Get all your queries concerning cholesterol answered. Right Now!

• Out of 175 countries ranked by W.H.O, India ranks 5^th from the bottom, i.e. ranks 171, in terms of public health spending as a proportion of the GDP
• India spends only 0.9 % of the GDP on public health
• In contrast China spends 6% of its GDP on public health

‘Publicness’ Of Health – A very interesting article highlighting the prevailing health conditions and trends in India

For all the women who have had bad obstetric history and cannot have a normal pregnancy, there is now a ray of hope. GG Hospital Fertility Research Centre has reported India’s first frozen oocyte pregnancy. Chennai-based GG Hospital, also has the credit for being the first hospital in south India to deliver a test tube baby.

Aspiring parents – Know more on the procedure and costs

Clinical trials for inhalable measles vaccine are expected to begin in India next year. Around 2,00,000 children are a victim of this disease annually, in India. Should this method prove to be effective it will not only allay the fears of contracting HIV through infected needles but also help this vaccine reach the rural parts of India, which lack proper electricity and refrigeration facilities required for liquid vaccines.

This method may also prove to be more advantageous than the conventional liquid vaccine.

To know more, click here!

So what if you have passed the 50th year of your life? ‘It doesn’t matter, I’m still as charming.’ So you may think. But are you really that young at heart?

Did you know that your heart goes through some natural changes as you age?

As you grow:

1.Your heart may become smaller

2.The number of heart muscles start decreasing, degenerating and your heart becomes weaker, pumping lesser blood

3.The heart valves may start thickening , restricting the blood flow, causing chest pain and shortness of breadth

4.Your arteries may start thickening, thus increasing your blood pressure

So before you think you are still ‘young at heart’, just give it a check.

However, regular physical activity and exercises, in consultation with your doctor and the power of positive thinking are sure to keep your heart healthy!

Some more Staying Young tips

Recently, I came across India being termed as the ‘World Diabetes Capital’. With India having the highest number of diabetic patients, it calls for a clear pro activeness on our part. It is also said that diabetes often goes undiagnosed as the symptoms are not always severe. Thus it would be only wise that one gets a regular check up for diabetes.

What more, you can take the preliminary diabetes risk test right now, provided by the American Diabetes Association. Just click on the link below.

Diabetes Risk Test

From plain vanilla communication, the functions of mobile phones have increased beyond imagination. In the first phase, the only function of a mobile phone had been that of a telephone. Then came the camera and mp3 featured phones and now the internet and of course how can I not join the bandwagon of mentioning the 3G spectrum. Well, just in case you are wondering why I am talking about mobile phones on a healthcare site, below is the snap shot of yet another function that mobile phones are here to provide. That too for the health care segment!

‘Nursing Constellation Plus’ is one of the 10 most expensive iPhone applications, providing access to drug dosing calculation tools, medical dictionary, calculator, etc.

Worried that you should miss out on something in the shopping list, for your baby? Do not worry. Click on the link below. The link leads you to an application which is a `Virtual Baby Store`. Click on the various products appearing on the shelves of the virtual store and next you know is that you have an exhaustive list of all the ‘must haves’  for your child.

Start shopping for your toddler now!