By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SNight Blindness is a type of vision impairment. It is also called by the name ‘nyctalopia’. In this condition people experience poor vision at night or in dim light. Night blindness is a symptom of some other underlying conditions and comprises many causes. Night blindness actually … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SAgoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder that causes people to avoid places and situations that cause them to feel scared, embarrassed or panicked. The fear may be about an actual situation or anticipated situation. The fear may be about being in open or closed spaces, being … Read more
Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.S Day blindness is a condition wherein the patient is unable to see clearly in daylight. This condition is exactly opposite of Nyctalopia – night blindness wherein the patient is unable to see clearly at night or dim light. Hemeralopia is a Greek word which … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SPanic is a type of severe fear. They come in the form of attacks. Panic attacks can be defined as – ‘an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes’ (DSM-5) In short, panic attacks are when you feel suddenly … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SCrohn’s Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. In different people different parts and regions of the digestive system are inflamed and involved in disease process. It is associated with pain abdomen, diarrhea, blood in stools, loss of appetite, malnutrition, loss of weight and fatigue. … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SWhen the image of the object does not form on the retina the vision is blurred or deformed. This type of visual disorder is called ametropia. It is a common condition. Due to irregularity of the corneal curve vision is deformed, both at long and short … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SAmblyopia is a condition of reduced vision in one eye. It develops when there is a breakdown in how the brain and the eye work together. As a consequence the brain fails to recognize the sight from one eye. Over a period of time the brain … Read more
By Dr Janardhana V Hebbar BAMS, MD (Ayu), PGDPSM Pushya Nakshatra is an important lunar constellation. In Ayurveda, starting from pregnancy care to treating poisonous conditions, Pusya lunar constellation is given due importance. The day of Pushya Nakshatra holds special significance. Please note that this article is about the lunar constellation and not the Pushya … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SAntioxidants are the substances capable of preventing or slowing down the damage occurring to body cells, mainly those caused by free radicals. Free radicals are those unstable molecules that are produced by our body as a reaction to the environment and other pressures. Since they counteract and … Read more
By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.SIn Ayurveda the terms sira, dhamani and srotas are used interchangeably. Some experts believe that they are synonyms of each other and serve similar purposes and that they are named differently according to the context of usage of these terms or based on where these structures … Read more