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  Covid -19 Test-    To do    OR     Not   to do?                                                    The whole world is in an alarming state at present. People everywhere are under the constant fear of the novel corona virus.       An innocent sneeze has now become a suspicious act. A slight itch in the throat runs chills down your back.         I would not elaborate on the symptoms here. There is huge amount of data available about the symptoms.         Now everyone, I stress everyone, because even the kids now a days   can write an essay on   covid 19.   Inspite of knowing all this there is still a major fear amongst all, and that is regarding the testing of Covid 19. Though symptomatic, people are hesitant to get tested. Here, I would like to tell you all in short, 1.When should you get tested for Covid 19 , if you have symptoms? 2.When and Why should you get tested for Covid 19, even though you have no symptoms? 3.Do you get a false positive test result ? 4.Procedur

          A toddler is a naughty bundle of joy. A sleeping one looks more cute.       The whole house is quitened once they sleep. Parents breathe a sigh of relief when they are put off to bed.       Here are 5 simple tips to put them to sleep 1 . Try and follow a routine for their sleep as well as food.      Everyday wake them up at a particular time. If you yourself have a routine schedule and get up early in the morning, it will be an easy task for them too.   2 . Afternoon nap is a must. The younger ones sleep for about 2 to 3 hours .      The older ones would be freshened up with one hour of sleep.   3.   Feed them at fixed timings , they automatically start getting hungry at those times.      If they eat well, it helps to doze off.   4. The night sleep time should be fixed. Everyone at home should be in their beds at that time.      Switch off the lights and make it a norm, that once the lights are off we have to sleep.   5. Too much of screen time before bed is not good

  Benign Enlargement of Prostate / Benign Prostatic hyperplasia  (Non –Cancerous)   In this Post you will get answers to the following questions. Why does the Prostate enlarge? What are its symptoms? What is the treatment for it?       Prostate is a gland below the urinary bladder i.e. urine bag in males.        It produces a fluid which is a part of the semen.        When this gland enlarges in size, it squeezes the urethra, i.e. a tube which carries urine out of the bladder. It is seen in males over 50 years of age. 1.Why does Prostate enlarge?           Prostate is governed by the male and female hormones in which the male hormones have an upper hand .         There are various theories about its enlargement. One theory says that, as age advances the male hormones diminishes but the female hormone oestrogen is not decreased equally.         Thus prostate enlargement occurs due to a disturbed ratio of the circulating male hormones i.e. androgen and female hormone, i.e. oestroge