The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a sciento-metric index calculated that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal. It is calculated as: IFᵧ = Citationsᵧ/[Publicationsᵧ₋₁ + Publicationsᵧ₋₂] For example, in 2017, there were 74090 citations of 2015 and 2016 Nature…
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How to Stay Comfortable While Working in a Hospital
As a healthcare worker, you should focus on achieving a perfect balance between health and career. Even if you are still planning to enter the field of medicine, you should learn how to maintain excellent health once you land your dream job. That is why we have compiled this list…
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Monitoring your child’s growth
Proper growth of a child is of concern to every parents. Comparing your child with other children of same age group can give you some idea but all children do not have the same growth potential. The birth weight, nutritional status, health, parental height and genotype influence the child’s potential…
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5 Benefits Of Ashwagandha Capsules
With centuries of reliable historical evidence, adaptogens have been proven to effectively manage and treat a host of conditions caused by body stressors. Ancient societies such as the Chinese, Indians, Native Americans have been using these plants with positive results. Hence, modern medicine embraces these alternative medicines that are effective…
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Expert Tips To Treat Severe Eczema Breakouts At Home
Eczema is common for young children, although some carry the skin condition into later life. Severe or persistent eczema can cause distress and embarrassment. It is one of the most tricky skin conditions to rectify and manage. However, that does not mean that all hope is lost. On the contrary,…
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Constipation: Top Causes and Remedies
Constipation can cause significant discomfort and thus diminish your quality of life, so it can be helpful to educate yourself on this topic. Constipation usually occurs as a result of underlying medical issues or due to unhealthy lifestyle choices. If you’re dealing with this condition, you should know which factors…
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10 Medical Advances That Are Changing Lives
Over the years, it’s incredible to think about how much we have evolved in regards to medicine and healthcare – From being able to see inside the human body with x-ray machines to preventing illnesses with new and improved vaccinations. Many lives have been saved due to the knowledge and…
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Is Fever a contraindication for Blood transfusion?
In medical schools, we learn many things without knowing the actual reason behind it. One of them is the pre-transfusion fever in a patient being planned for blood transfusion which is considered as a contraindication for it in many departments and health centers. So, the questions that came into my…