Category: Women’s Health
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HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C | STORY OF TWO DEADLY VIRUSES
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Once upon a time, there was a family of Hepatitis viruses which had 5 siblings namely A, B, C, D and E. Though ‘A’ was the eldest, B and C were the most notorious and dominating of all.Being slightly stronger, they would always bully the others and have things their way. But B and C…
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HERPES SIMPLEX. IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE!!
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Quite contrary to its name, Herpes Simplex Virus or HSV is a very difficult virus to treat. So in order to prevent as well as ease out the suffering, some basic knowledge about Herpes is essential. HSV is of two types – type 1 and type 2. How is Herpes transmitted? HSV-1 or oral herpes…
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WELCOME TO CANDIDA-LAND! | VAGINAL ITCHING
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Hi. My name is Candida. I am a type of fungus/yeast. People hate me and I hate them too. And thus, I love troubling them. I cause various infections on their skins, mouths , throats and many other parts of the body. Currently, I have occupied a female body. Let me take you to…
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Smoke Carries It All Away !!
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15, June 2016 Dear Diary, Today, I had a fight with my husband; again. It is a common thing these days. However, it was the first time he threatened me with divorce. I was thrown aback with his outburst. He was infuriated by all the smoke in the dining room. My cigarette has been coming…
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EARLY MENOPAUSE – A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
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Kavita was awake the entire night! She was experiencing night sweats, hot flushes and was feeling miserable. Surprisingly it was a chilly winter night. Kavita got up, turned on the fan up high. She wanted to rip her clothes off.
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CAREER WITH A PRICE TAG!!
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The day that was most memorable for me once had suddenly, turned into the most unfortunate one. I was in the final semester of my management school when the first job letter was placed in my hands. At a young age of 24, this achievement made me feel at the top of the world. The…
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DON’T ABUSE YOURSELF!!
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Finally, she hugged me tightly and sobbed uncontrollably. I could feel her pain drenching my clothes. “So much baggage she’s been carrying around”, I wondered. After a few minutes, she composed herself and began to speak— “I was 10 years old when he first forced himself upon me. I tried to escape but he was…
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It’s Not Just About The Breasts: It’s About Your Life!!
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Hitting thirties? Here are a few things you should know: Day by day one’s body is changing and aging slowly. By the time we reach 30 years of age, most of us are so busy with our careers and families that we tend to forget the most important part of life i.e. “Being Healthy”.
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That Little Lump In The Breast!
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For Tara, life had been good. She was from a small town in Assam, had come to Delhi for her Masters in Journalism 15 years back and now she had an exciting career, a loving husband and two lovely children. She could not have asked for more. God had indeed been kind.
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Women’s Day Special: Purple Ribbons
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Happy Women’s Day to everyone. Women’s Day Special: “Intolerance on a new high”, shouted the newspaper headlines. She laughed at it. Intolerance, she wondered! Do they even know what it means? The political scenarios were new, but this word intolerance always amused her. This eleven lettered word, which was being promoted by the United’s opposition,…