Articles on Preventive Care - Homeopathy and Vaccination

What Is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine based on the principle of ‘like cures like’ where the body is stimulated to heal itself. This is achieved by triggering the body’s response to ailments with highly diluted natural ingredients extracted from plants, animals.....

Monsoon in India

While monsoon in India can be pleasant, it comes with a host of illnesses and infections. Most monsoon-related health issues are due to infectious bacteria and viruses. However, you can avoid falling sick during this season if you take the correct preventive meas.....

About Vaccinations

 We have an inbuilt immune system that protects our body from harmful pathogens. In most cases, our body’s immunity is an efficient system to fight various infections and diseases. However, some organisms entering our system can overwhelm our immunity, leading .....

For years now, vaccines have been used to make a massive amount of the population immune to diseases, including pandemics. They either contain bacteria, viruses, or parts of each of them that directly cause the illness. This instigates a primary immune response in your body which strengthens furt.....

Why is the Rotavirus vaccine Given?

Rotavirus vaccine dose is given to children to safeguard them against Rotavirus which accounts for 37% of diarrhoea related deaths and 5% of deaths of children under the age of 5 years across the globe. One c.....

BCG or the Bacille Calmette-Guerin is a vaccine to prevent TB (tuberculosis). BCG vaccine is used for inoculating both children as well as adults. Taking preventive action against any lethal disease is always the best approach. That's why children and adults who live in .....

How Much Does HPV Vaccine Cost in India?

The cost of the HPV vaccine in India depends on the manufacturing company producing it. While Cervarix costs ₹3,299 per dose, Gardasil costs ₹2,800 per dose. Irrespective of the HPV vaccine price in India, health experts suggest that it is .....

How Much Does the Hepatitis B Vaccine Cost in India?

Currently, the hepatitis B vaccine price ranges between ₹45 (from the Serum Institute) and ₹250 per paediatric dose of 10 micrograms in 0.5ml. The hepatitis B vaccine dose for adults, of 20 micrograms, is nearly double that.

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How Much Does the Influenza Vaccine Cost in India?

In India, the influenza vaccine price ranges from around ₹800 to ₹1,500 per shot. According to reports, the cost can be more than that as well when it comes to flu shots. The influenza vaccine covers diseases like swine flu, seaso.....

Every year WHO conducts a polio awareness week to spread awareness about the disease and to adopt new measures to reach the goal of complete eradication. Poliomyelitis or Polio is a serious condition that is the result of the poliovirus. This virus spreads from individua.....