Low Blood Pressure, or Hypotension Causes & Symptoms Low blood pressure, or hypotension, is a condition, wherein the blood pressure of a person is less than 90/60 mm/Hg. Excessively low blood pressure may also lead to lack of oxygen and nutrients from the other vital organs The main symptoms of low blood pressure are dizziness and fainting. Causes Of Low Blood Pressure - Loss of blood - Certain medications - Pregnancy - Advanced diabetes - Anaphylaxis - Anti-anxiety agents - Endocrine problems - Excessive intake of alcohol - Failure of the adrenal gland - Faulty nutrition, or malnutrition - Heart attack - Heart failure - Changes in heart rhythm or arrhythmias - Nutritional deficiency - Dehydration - Emotional instability - Slow internal bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or bladder Symptoms Of Low Blood Pressure - Sleep disturbances - Sweating - Thirst - Anxiety/depression - Black-outs - Blurred vision - Brain malfunction - Cold, clammy, pale skin - Dysphagia -... Read More

How to prevent your back pain at office while doing work – Precautions and Measures To avoid back pain at work make sure that your work place paractices good ergonomics,take a look at your work station to see if there is anything you can change to avoid back pain. When you sit at your workstation for a longer period of time, you increased pressure on one area and back tension.work on your posture while sitting at your desk.Make sure the chair you sit in all day provides good support for your back. Your Monitor screen and eyes should be at same level, it should not be too loo or too high otherwise it will strain your neck to look up or down and it will affect the posture of the upper back as well Is your mouse nearer to you or you have to reach it? it will eventually cause muscle tension in your shoulders. Don’t twist and bend to pick up files while you’re sitting at your desk. Instead, get up and squat down on the ground to pick up the files. Every twenty minutes... Read More

The industrial clusters of Ghaziabad, Noida and Delhi’s Najafgarh drain basin are among the ‘dirty dozen’ where pollution poses a grave risk to human health and environment. A joint study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and IIT-Delhi has ranked Ankleshwar, Vapi (both in Gujarat) and Ghaziabad as the three top industrial polluters. The study has identified 88 industrial hotspots in the country where pollution has peaked. Others among the 12 highest polluters include Korba in Chhattisgarh, Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, Vellore in Tamil Nadu and Ludhiana in Punjab. IIT-D developed an algorithm to measure the comprehensive environment assessment of industrial clusters (CEPI) on the basis of land, water and air pollution. The clusters were categorised on the basis of their pollution scores. Ten clusters scored between 80 and 100 CEPI and were termed alarmingly polluted. Thirty-three clusters had a scorecard of 70-80 CEPI and were considered critical while 32 others with a score... Read More

Two employees of a drug-manufacturing company in Indore choked to death after inhaling a poisonous gas that leaked from the production unit. Subhash Pal (28) and Dinesh Borana (30) died on the spot after inhaling the gas, the police said. Six other employees of Rini Life Science Private Ltd, situated at Indore’s industrial area on Sanver Road, were also affected. They have been admitted in the Aurobindo Hospital and are said to be out of danger. “Pal and Borana died after they inhaled a poisonous gas which had leaked out from the production unit,” R.L. Bhadoriya of Banganag police station said. The district administration has sealed the production unit and a case under Section 304(A) of the Indian Penal Code has been filed against the factory’s owner and production manager, an official... Read More

All government hospitals in Delhi would soon have a government chemist shop selling only unbranded, generic drugs at prices much lower than those of branded drugs available at private pharmacies. The state government has agreed to open these stores under the Jan Aushadhi programme launched by the department of pharmaceuticals last year. The objective of the project is to provide unbranded quality drugs at affordable prices and to promote prescribing of generic drugs by doctors. At present, just two such stores are operational in Delhi — at Kendriya Bhandar in Shastri Bhawan and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. The stores will dispense medicines included in a list of unbranded generic drugs commonly prescribed for chronic diseases and other ailments. The National List of Essential Medicines, prepared in consultation with the World Health Organization, is being used for this purpose. ... Read More

Philips India on Sunday said it is setting up a healthcare equipment manufacturing plant in the country for domestic and overseas markets. Philips said the unit will integrate two Indian firms acquired by it last year, besides expanding the company’s local operations, the plant will make India a major supplier for global markets and could be ready in 18 months. “For the first time, Philips is setting up a greenfield site for the healthcare segment in India,” Philips Electronics India MD & CEO M. Sivaraman... Read More