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...
What precautions should be taken when going for a morning walk in winter? Exercise or morning walk is very beneficial for health. But it is said that it is harmful to go out for a morning walk in Kathmandu in winter. In winter, colds are common in the morning. The harmful particles in the air are fine carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide and ozone, which make the air harmful or polluted. In winter, the wind is less. Due to which the pollution accumulates in one place. In a city like Kathmandu, the cold-hot air column acts as a blanket during the winter season and keeps pollution at bay. That is why the environment is more polluted in winter. Since Kathmandu is shaped like a bowl and the air pollution is high, the air in the morning is also contaminated. In such a situation, doctors say that there will be serious problems in the heart and lungs when going on a morning visit. With the onset of winter, the air flow decreases and cold-warm air forms a lay...