The number of patients seeking treatment for joint related pain is colossal. The amount of painkiller tablets that is dispensed at a busy government clinic is staggering. I have heard pharmacists complaining about the mountains of pills that are dist

Asian women focus more on a child’s nutrition and growth when she becomes a mother. This write up is important to those mothers who are concerned about their children’s weight.

Getting to know that they are pregnant with a child is a joyous occasion for a couple. But witnessing not just one, but two, or even more blips in the ultrasound scan and being announced that they are not pregnant with not just one but two, at the sa

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious illness of the lungs. While the name itself may not be very familiar, the condition is extremely common and lethal; currently holding the position for the world’s 4th leading cause of death.

Oral hygiene is the practice of maintaining a clean, fresh and healthy mouth. Many people are indifferent towards this practice having no idea of the consequences that may result if the mouth is not provided with proper care. Proper care of oral stru

A lot of traditional views on virginity are based on religious and cultural beliefs that are not related to facts. In some cultures, a show of blood after the wedding night, ‘virginity tests’, and hymen examinations are still in practice.

Family Medicine, formerly known as Family Practice, is a medical speciality devoted to comprehensive and continuing healthcare for the individual and family, across all ages, genders and diseases. The specialist is named a family physician or a famil

Mosquitoes are the main vectors for most human diseases such as malaria, lymphatic filariasis (barawa) and dengue. Among these mosquito-borne diseases, dengue is one of the rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral infections throughout tropical and sub

ADHD is a term that young children who are active and fidgety are frequently labelled with. But what really is ADHD? How do you know if your child really has ADHD? Is it incurable? Do these children have learning difficulties as well? What are the ch

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is one of the main causes of postpartum infection and neonatal sepsis. It mainly concerns pregnant women and requires immediate treatment in order to avoid the adverse effects that are resulted by the infection. Many women

Hair loss is an affliction which can affect any individual regardless of age or gender. But out of the myriad causes which results in said condition, there is one which has gained a certain amount of infamy in the Sri Lankan setup; that is the condit

Diabetes is an acute issue prevalent worldwide. There are three major types of diabetes including type-1, type-2 and Gestational Diabetes. Among them, gestational diabetes takes prominent place and develops during any stage of the pregnancy. In 2017

Pregnancy is a huge milestone. Being a mother, you would spend every waking hour catering to the needs of your little one. While this is great, taking good care of yourself is the first step to feeling beautiful. Giving your child all the attention i

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infection which is commonly seen in young children. While it’s usually not serious, the disease can be a cause for concern among parents mostly due to its unique rash. The reason that ‘Health Capsule’ deci

When a person is diagnosed with cancer, the individual isn’t ready to face it in most instances. While some cancers could be cured, the impact of others could be controlled. However, everything depends on how the patient deals with the ailment. Che

Much has been spoken about sterilisation of women over the past few weeks. Although it’s a simple procedure that is being done to ideally reduce the risk of more pregnancy complications (after the third Caesarean section delivery), many claim that

Sickle cell disease is an inherited ailment of the blood, which can cause many complications. While sickle cell disease is rare in Sri Lanka, there is a significant number of diagnosed and undiagnosed patients living with sickle cell disease in vario

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) doesn’t mean that there are ‘cysts’ in the ovary. Unfortunately women make requests to get their ‘Cysts” removed due to its name. The name is a misnomer; they are not cysts, but small immature follicles. T

June 14, is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian physician, biologist and Nobel Prize recipient, who discovered and classified the ABO blood groups at the turn of the 20th century.

Staying healthy is not only making lifestyle changes to prevent conditions like cancer and heart disease. Keeping your bones healthy to prevent osteoporosis too should be given priority in your wellness list, the National Osteoporosis Foundation stat

The immune system is the body’s protection against harmful substances such as bacteria, viruses, toxins and chemicals.

Sleep is a mandatory part of our daily routine and an adequate amount of quality sleep is capable of revitalising both mind and body to help start off the next day positively. There was a time when people thought that sleep was simply a time when the

Just as diseases inside our bodies announce themselves with symptoms such as fever, cough and pain, diseases of the mind can manifest in various ways. Eating disorders are one such group of illnesses of the mind and have the ability to greatly affect

Obesity has become a serious problem in both developing and developed countries. This condition is associated with a variety of chronic diseases in our health for examples diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol etc. According to the research stud

The design changes in cigarettes over the past several decades have not only made them both more likely to attract new underage users and more addictive, they have also made cigarettes more lethal. Studies conclude that, today’s cigarette smokers

Certain new concepts in joint disease are gradually being introduced and treated. One such painful condition is named ‘enthesitis’. Although not exactly a type of ‘arthritis’, enthesitis could be troublesome as any other disease of the joints

Breast milk is a nature’s gift to a newborn and it is the first specific and perfect nourishment which contains all the well-adjusted nutritious elements for the baby. This is because it produces optimum growth and development, and provides substan

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) there were 2.3 million undernourished people in Sri Lanka in 2017. Currently Sri Lanka is also experiencing a considerable malnutrition status. World Health Organisation (WHO) re

Every year, May 17 is dedicated to World Hypertension Day (WHD). However, as a result of the rapidly growing burden of disease associated with the global increase in hypertension, the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the World Hyperten

We often focus on tendons when there is some damage to them. In today’s article we take a closer look at tendons and for that purpose we produce excerpts of an interview done with Dr. Shashanka Rathnayake, Consultant Plastic and Reconstruction Surg