Health

New Delhi [India], September 29: Work pressure, long travel hours, family duties, poor sleep, and constant phone use can make stress a part of daily life. A little stress is normal. But when stress continues for weeks or months, it can affect the body in different ways.One change some people notice is increased hair fall. There may be more hair on the pillow, in the shower, or on the comb. Seeing this can create even more stress. There is a connection between stress hormones and hair growth. Long periods of stress may affect the normal hair growth cycle and lead to increased shedding in some people.But stress is not the only cause of hair fall. Food, sleep, genes, age, hormones, health problems, and hair-care habits can also play a role. Understanding these factors can help you tak...

India: Green Trends, India’s leading unisex salon chain, and Biolage, the globally recognised professional haircare brand known for combining nature-inspired ingredients with modern science, are introducing a more personalised approach to the scalp and hair health across the region.This partnership will see Biolage’s distinguished portfolio seamlessly integrated throughout Green Trends’ extensive pan-India network of over 400+ salons with Biolage currently launched across 126 salons. By uniting Biolage’s storied professional heritage with Green Trends’ unrivalled regional influence, the alliance is committed to delivering sophisticated, consultation-driven scalp and haircare experiences to their discerning South Indian clientele segment.At the core of this partnership is a bold, di...

Dr Manvinder Singh Sachdev explains that it is imperative to identify the symptoms in children associated with heart problems and to undergo a cardiac evaluation of the child.Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 10: It is no surprise that children have a natural resilience. In many cases, fatigue, breathlessness, or poor appetite can be associated with other common ailments that all children may have. Nevertheless, there are some symptoms which can indicate the presence of some heart diseases, and should not be ignored. Proper identification of early signs and further evaluation of these can assist in successful diagnosis of heart disease among children.Dr. Manvinder Singh Sachdev, a distinguished paediatric cardiologist at NanheDil, Gurugram, advises paying particular attention t...

A conversation with Dr. Esha Pai, Senior Consultant – Surgical Oncology, Apollomedics Hospitals, LucknowLucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 7: Dr. Esha Pai has spent over a decade operating on cancers most people would rather not think about. A gold medalist from Tata Memorial Hospital and now a surgical oncologist at Apollomedics Hospitals, Lucknow, she’s seen up close what happens when breast and cervical cancer — two of the most common cancers among Indian women — go unscreened for years.We asked her to walk us through the numbers, where the system is failing women, and what she’s personally trying to fix about it.Q: Let’s start with the scale of the problem. How serious is this, really?More serious than most people assume, and it’s not slowing down. Government da...