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...
Hepatitis: Why, how and who gets it? In colloquial language, hepatitis is also called 'jaundice'. Hepatitis is mostly caused by viruses. But sometimes it is also caused by bacteria or side effects of medicine. Hepatitis caused by viruses or bacteria can cause serious problems. Hepatitis is of two types, chronic and acute. The early stage of hepatitis is called acute, while the chronic problem is called chronic. The initial stage of hepatitis lasts for the first three months. If it is not treated even for six months, it takes the form of chronic hepatitis. If the body starts turning yellow with hepatitis in the initial stage, if it is not treated in the right way, it starts to take a chronic form. Even after that, if hepatitis is not treated properly, it will turn into cirrhosis of the liver, which will damage the entire liver. Liver cancer can also be caused by this. Generally, there are five types of hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. Among them, Hepatitis B is considered to be the m...