Dr Sharwan Kumar

Dr Sharwan Kumar is based in India where he has been a practitioner of yoga for over 20 years.

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A new era of Yoga

Heart & Lung, Heart Disease, Infection/Disease, Video
Tobacco breaks hearts from the World Heart …
Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure are responsible for 1.9 million avoidable deaths from coronary heart disease, or CHD, every year – approximately 21% of all CHD deaths. And yet, …
Ageing, genetics, Infection/Disease
Genetic variant protects against Alzheimer’s
A genetic variant that protects against Alzheimer’s disease promotes immune cell functions: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland found that the PLCG2-P522R genetic variant, …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Muscular & Skeletal
Musculoskeletal pain: Lockdown impact
People with bone, joint and muscle pain saw their symptoms worsen during lockdown – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study shows that the …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Infection/Disease
Best lubricants for PPE “comfort”
Talc and petroleum jelly among the best lubricants for people wearing PPE: Talcum powder, a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture, and petroleum jelly provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE …
Events
Nightingale in 200 Objects, People and Places
An exhibition at the Florence Nightingale Museum, in the basement of St Thomas’s Hospital, London celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of the founder of nursing in 1820. Celebrate the …