Expert's advice: Cold weather is increasing, do not take medicine indiscriminately if you have a cold As the country, including Kathmandu, has started to experience extreme cold, experts have suggested not to buy medicine if you have a cold this season. Children and senior citizens especially need more care during the winter season. Experts have urged people to take necessary precautions, saying that children are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems, colds, throat infections, stomach aches, etc. during the winter season. Pediatrician Dr. Ramhari Chapagain of Kanti Children's Hospital says that respiratory problems, pneumonia, and 'cold diarrhea' (cold-related diarrhea) are more common during the winter. 'Nutritious food is needed to protect children from colds. Although children need nutritious food at any time, they need it more during winter than at other times. It helps in digesting common diseases,' he said. He also said that all the vaccines pro...
How to check if you have breast cancer? Breast cancer is the main cancer in women. Breast cancer usually occurs in women, but this does not mean that men cannot develop breast cancer. Like women, men are also at risk of breast cancer. However, the risk of breast cancer in men is lower than in women. Out of 1,000 breast cancer patients, four to five, less than one percent, are seen in men. This cancer that develops from cells in the breast can occur in both men and women. If this cancer can be detected in time, the risk of death can be reduced. The main cause of breast cancer is heredity. If detected in time, it can be treated. According to the American Cancer Society, the death rate from breast cancer has been steadily decreasing over the last few years. It is said that with regular checkups and proper treatment, the risk of death from cancer is reduced. Also, with the help of early detection, additional risks from breast cancer can be avoided. There are different methods to detec...