What to do if one has fever and it is suspected to be COVID?        If a person is having fever and suspected to be COVID positive, here are the initial steps to take. Restrict the person to one room in their home, preferably with bath attached.  It is better to put a table at the entrance of the room. Food plate should be placed on the table. Food should be consumed inside the room.  Things to be kept bedside in the room are: Thermometer Steam inhaler Hot water flask or electric kettle Pulse Oximeter Paracetamol 650 mg tablet Cough Syrup/ lozenges A bell (in case of emergency at night) Get the test done at the earliest. Once tested positive: The patient needs to call and inform his/her physician/Residential Apartment Association/BBMP. Complete rest is recommended. Check temperature regularly – If temp is more than 99 F, take a paracetamol. It should not be taken more than 3-4 times a day. Drink hot water. You can add a pinch of turmeric, dry ginger, black pepper powder and salt twic

Everything was going perfectly normal, in our small little worlds! Until 31st Dec 2019, when "a pneumonia of unknown cause" was reported to WHO’s office in China, and the whole big world changed drastically since then. No other pandemic has affected so many people in different countries at the same time and never has the world shut down like this.  Every country, every state and local communities are trying to do their best to contain the spread by lock-downs and by spreading awareness to wear mask, wash hands and maintain physical distance. So it is our turn now to participate in this battle to fight COVID 19 virus, to take precautions and keep our community safe and protect our children and elderly people by being diligent and decreasing the transmission. Five things you should do Always Use Mask: Use the right mask in the right way, do not touch the front-side of mask either during use or removal.  Do not wear a mask which is hard to breathe in.  Remove the mask by h

World Thyroid Day - 25th May Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the front of your neck. Hypothyroidism, sometimes called under-active thyroid, is a condition in which your thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough of certain important hormones. Although you may find many claims about foods you should and shouldn’t eat to ensure thyroid health, in general there are no specific foods you must avoid if you have hypothyroidism. Concern surrounding the impact of spinach, kale and other similar vegetables — including broccoli, broccoli rabe, turnips, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage and cauliflower — on thyroid health is due to the effect they can have on the thyroid’s ability to absorb iodine. Having enough iodine in your diet is crucial for thyroid health because your thyroid gland needs iodine to make T3 and T4. It’s true that eating a lot of these vegetables could limit your thyroid’s uptake of iodine. The amount you would need to eat to have that effect, however,