So how do you know if you are obese? There are two critical parameters used to determine if your weight is linked to increased risk of heart disease. These are: body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. BMI is calculated …
Mrs Jaiswal couldn’t sleep. Her husband had spent a restless night tossing and turning in bed. He complained of a squeezing pain in his chest along with heaviness. Putting it down to indigestion, she gave him antacid. It didn’t help much, but he was feeling better in the morning and the incident was forgotten.
Congenital heart defects are heart abnormalities present at birth. This is a problem that occurs as the baby’s heart is developing during pregnancy even before a baby is born.
A baby’s heart begins developing at conception but forms completely by eight weeks into pregnancy. Congenital heart defects happen during the first 8 weeks of the baby’s development.
