Stress is body’s response to anything that requires attention or action. Working or doing a job also causes stress. No work or job is stress-free. All occupations create health issues, stress being one of them. There is no occupation which is absolutely safe for health...

As the name suggests, surgical smoke is a gaseous byproduct emitted during a surgical operation when laser, electrocautery, loop electrosurgical excisional procedure (LEEP), high speed burrs, drills and saws, or any other device that generates heat is used. Surgical smoke contains almost 95% water or...

PFAS (per – poly fluoro alkyl substances) are man-made chemicals, almost 15,000 of them, used in industry and consumer products since 1950s. PFOA (per fluoro octanoic acid) and PFOS (per fluoro octane sulfonate) are the two most common PFAS. In 2009, a study by ATSDR...

Most of us are leading a sedentary life, almost 13 hours; of which over half the time is sitting at work. Too much sitting is not good, making way for the saying, sitting is the new smoking.   Before massive computerisation, most people had active...

Just as a common cold in any one person can potentially infect others, a workplace can get sick too and infect those occupying it. Making sure that the workplace is healthy before undertaking any wellness programs for workers is necessary for its success. In fact,...

Finally, in December 2023, the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) imposed a ban on pigeon feeding in Mumbai city. What should have been done decades ago will eventually give solace to a lot of citizens. A ban, well in time would have prevented thousands of lungs...