Heart Attack - Critical Illness

Posted on Tue, 13 Sep 2011

Heart attack occurs when the coronary artery becomes blocked by oily deposits and this severely interrupts blood flow. When that part of the heart loses its blood supply completely, the muscle dies. T...

Piles and Fistula in Anus - First Year Exclusion for Mediclaim Individual Policy & Family Mediclaim Policy

Posted on Sat, 20 Aug 2011

Anus is the excretory place from where the waste matter is thrown out of the body. Irregular daily routine and uncontrolled eating habits are the main causes for anal diseases. Piles and Fistula is th...

Group Health Insurance

Posted on Wed, 20 Jul 2011

Group insurance business is growing faster than individual business. Group insurance business is socially very relevant. Having group insurance benefits the business. In group insurance the amount of ...

Rise of Water Borne Diseases during Monsoon

Posted on Sun, 19 Jun 2011

Each day 4,500 children (under 14) in the world die from waterborne diseases, more than from HIV-AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis combined. Vector-born diseases are mainly caused by the bite of differen...

Why do Accidents Happen When it Rains

Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2011

Carelessness of the mind is called Accident. It takes only 3 seconds for any road accident to happen.  Drivers should be sure to be extra careful during the first rains after a long dry spell. During ...

Hypertension Types - Renal, Adrenal and Rebound

Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2011

Hypertension is the term used when no cause can be found for the high blood pressure. Siblings of people with high blood pressure are more likely to have high blood pressure than the general populatio...

Will Diabetes be a Threat to India’s Future Workforce?

Posted on Fri, 21 Jan 2011

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way the body uses or converts food for energy and growth. The digested food is broken into glucose (sugar). Glucose is present in our blood which is a main sou...