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Avoid eye stroke, dry eye syndrome, stye or allergies in summer

Our eyes are extremely vulnerable to summer heat. Eye care experts reveal the most prevalent eye issues we face during this hot season and how to treat them. With summer comes a lot of heat and dry winds and a lot of dust and pollen where heat causes faster tear evaporation and dust causes allergy making our eyes extremely vulnerable to summer. As summer is approaching, our body gets more vulnerable to heat strokes and dehydration. You'll be taking extra care of your skin but don’t forget to take care of your eyes from the dry, dusty, hot weather. Your eyes are extremely vulnerable to summer heat as well. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Prabhakar GV, Consultant-Cornea, Cataract, Lasik at Sankara Eye Hospital in Hyderabad, revealed some of the common eye problems due to the extreme heat - Dry Eyes: The heat causes faster tear evaporation making eyes more prone for dryness. It results in irritation and often, a burning sensation in your eyes. This can be avoided by using ar...

Why does applying deodorants cause irritation, is it a carcinogen?

Perfumes and deodorants have been used to remove body odor due to sweating and to make you feel refreshed. It uses a variety of chemicals to make the artificial fragrance last longer and reduce body odor. Can these chemicals be harmful to the body? So harmful that it can cause serious health problems like cancer? Recently, you may have heard the claim in many reports that deodorants can react as soon as they come in contact with the skin, causing damage to it. The use of chemicals in deodorants has been discussed for a long time. There have also been some reports claiming that there is a burning sensation in the skin after applying the deo which is an indicator that it is harmful for you. So is deo really that harmful? In this article, we will try to know about the research done by medical science regarding the problems caused by deo. How harmful are deodorants? Medical reports suggest that a variety of chemicals are used in deodorants to make them last longer. Not only deodorants...