AUTHOR PROFILE OF Dr Nishant Shukla

Diarrhoeal disease, acid peptic syndrome, gastritis, and other abdominal problems were common epidemics during the monsoon season. The disease is commonly observed in Asian and African countries. Public hygiene and sanitation have considerably reduced the burden of death due to diarrhoeal ...

Viral hepatitis has "intermediate to high endemicity" in India with approximately 40 million chronic hepatitis B infections that are 11% of the global burden. It is estimated that every three-four patients out of 100 suffer from viral hepatitis. According to the ...

There are six seasons observed in India, viz. Shishir - late winter, Vasant - spring, Grishma - summer, Varsha - monsoon, Sharad - autumn and Hemant - early winter. The first three seasons are referred to as Aadan Kala or northern ...

Dinchayra is a daily healthy procedure narrated in Ayurveda classics. Our previous article looked at how waking up early in the morning from bed helps to keep oneself healthy. There is an ideal way to wake up from bed; ancient people ...

Dincharya or daily routine is a daily healthy procedure narrated in the Ayurveda classics. To know about the health benefits of waking up early in the morning and following a good routine, read the article. There is an ideal way to wake ...

World Hypertension Day is observed on 17 May every year. The day was initiated by The World Hypertension League, an umbrella to the organization of 85 national hypertension societies and leagues. The day was initiated to increase the awareness of hypertension. ...

World Asthma day is celebrated on the first Tuesday of May every year. This year it falls on 3 May 2022, stressing that awareness and proper medication are the only keys to remaining healthy and improving longevity as the patient may ...

"When wealth is lost nothing is lost, health is lost something is lost and when the character is lost everything is lost." This popular proverb emphasises the importance of health maintenance. The maintenance of health is now an utmost necessity in ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon predominantly. The disease is the result of multiple mechanisms: post-inflammatory changes, chronic infection, psycho-somatic relationships, auto-immune pathology, etc. The disease is usually non-fatal, but patients suffer...

Chronic renal parenchymal disease is observed to be affecting one in every seven adult populations globally with little higher prevalence in India. Four-fifth of the patients is in stage I to stage III, which can be managed with oral medicine, diet ...

As per the latest updates by the World Health Organization (WHO), there has been a sharp increase in incidences of microbial illness and non-communicable disease after the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, there has been a marked increase in non-communicable diseases like cancer, ...

24th March is declared as World Tuberculosis Day and the theme for the year 2022 is "Invest to end TB. Save Lives" - investing and applying the Ayurvedic management approach as complementary medicine, i.e. using ayurvedic drug & management methods with ...