Antioxidants are Powerful Immune Boosters

Antioxidants are substances found in several foods which can prevent damage caused by free oxygen radicals in the circulatory system. Free oxidative radicals are the end products formed by oxidation. When they circulate in the blood stream they cause damage to the cell membrane and the DNA. They can also alter the genetic make up in the cells. It is also known that oxygen radicals are also formed by pollution, smoking, and exposure to ultraviolet rays. Antioxidants play an important role in neutralizing the oxygen free radicals and protect the body and thereby boost the immune system. (more…)

Medical Imaging Techniques

Physicians many a times cannot diagnose the diseases simply by the history and clinical symptoms. It is necessary for them to go further to study the condition of the internal organs and investigate them to accurately diagnose the disease. This is also needed to carry surgical procedures on the organ. The organs can be studied by means of imaging. The images of the organ to be studied will be made on a photographic film or on the computer screen to facilitate a detailed study and to pin point the cause of the disease. (more…)

Health is Wealth Always…

Everybody knows the proverb that ‘health is wealth’ It is apt to say that health is in our hands. Many forget this fact and spoil with their own hands. Everybody consider that health means to be free from diseases but it includes mental health also. If mental health is not proper it affects the physical body also. So people conscious of health should maintain both physical and mental health. (more…)