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Six ways into the same library of healthcare information.
Diseases & Conditions
What a condition is, what causes it, how it is diagnosed and treated — in plain English.
Symptoms
Start from what you are feeling. Common causes, and the signs that mean you should see a doctor.
Medicine Information
What a medicine is for, how it works, its side effects and the warnings that matter.
Medical Tests
What a test measures, how to prepare for it, and how to read the report.
Find Hospitals
Hospitals across Indian cities, listed by city and by specialty.
Health Tips
Nutrition, fitness, preventive checks and sleep — practical, not preachy.
Diseases and conditions
Each page answers the same questions: what it is, what to watch for, and when to see a doctor.
Acid Reflux (GERD)
Acid reflux happens when acid from the stomach flows back up into the food pipe, causing a burning feeling in the chest and a sour taste in the mouth.
Asthma
Asthma is a long-term condition in which the airways become inflamed and narrow, causing wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and breathlessness. It is controllable with the right inhalers.
Chikungunya
Chikungunya is a viral infection spread by the same daytime-biting mosquito as dengue. Its defining feature is severe joint pain, which can continue for weeks or months after the fever has gone.
Dengue
Dengue is a viral infection spread by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. It causes sudden high fever, severe body pain and, in some people, a drop in platelet count.
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure means the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries stays too high. It usually causes no symptoms, but over years it damages the heart, brain, kidneys and eyes.
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism means the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone, which slows down many of the body's functions.
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Anaemia means the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body. Lack of iron is the most common cause in India.
Malaria
Malaria is an infection caused by a parasite and spread by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, which bites mainly at night. It causes fever with shivering chills.
Migraine
Migraine is a condition causing repeated attacks of moderate to severe headache, often on one side and throbbing, usually with nausea and a strong dislike of light and sound.
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that most often affects the lungs. It spreads through the air when someone with lung TB coughs, sneezes or speaks, and it is curable with a full course of treatment.
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a long-term condition in which the body cannot use insulin properly, so the level of sugar in the blood stays too high.
Typhoid Fever
Typhoid is a bacterial infection caught from contaminated food or water. It causes a fever that climbs higher day by day, along with stomach discomfort and severe tiredness.
Medicines
What each medicine treats, how it works, and its important warnings. HealthWiky does not give dosage advice — that is your doctor's decision.
- Amlodipine Amlopres, Amlokind, Stamlo
- Amoxicillin Mox, Novamox, Amoxil
- Aspirin (Low Dose) Ecosprin, Loprin, Delisprin
- Atorvastatin Atorva, Storvas, Lipvas
- Azithromycin Azithral, Azee, Zithromax
- Cetirizine Cetzine, Alerid, Okacet
- Domperidone Domstal, Vomistop, Domcet
- Glimepiride Amaryl, Glimestar, Zoryl
- Ibuprofen Brufen, Ibugesic, Combiflam (with paracetamol)
- Levocetirizine Levocet, Xyzal, Teczine
- Levothyroxine Thyronorm, Eltroxin, Thyrox
- Metformin Glycomet, Glucophage, Obimet
- Montelukast Montair, Montek, Telekast
- Omeprazole Omez, Ocid, Omecip
- Ondansetron Emeset, Ondem, Vomiraf
- Pantoprazole Pantop, Pan, Pantocid
- Paracetamol Dolo 650, Crocin, Calpol
- Rabeprazole Razo, Rabekind, Rabium
- Salbutamol Inhaler Asthalin, Ventorlin, Levolin (levosalbutamol)
- Telmisartan Telma, Telmikind, Telsartan
Health tips
Small changes that are actually worth making, explained without diet-industry jargon.
Antibiotic Syrups and the Fridge
Sealed antibiotic powder keeps at room temperature. Once the pharmacist adds water, most antibiotic syrups must go in the fridge and are thrown away after the number of days printed on the carton — not on the expiry date.
Building a Balanced Plate with Indian Meals
A balanced meal is roughly half vegetables, a quarter protein such as dal or egg, and a quarter grain — you can build it from everyday Indian food without buying anything special.
Common Painkillers and What They Can Do
Paracetamol is gentle on the stomach but harms the liver above its daily limit. Ibuprofen, diclofenac and aceclofenac can cause stomach bleeding and strain the kidneys, especially in older people.
Cutting Down Salt Without Losing Taste
Most of the salt we eat is hidden in packaged and restaurant food, not in the salt shaker. Keeping salt under about one teaspoon a day meaningfully lowers blood pressure.
Handwashing: Small Habit, Large Effect
Washing hands with soap and water at the right moments prevents a large share of diarrhoeal and respiratory infections, particularly in children.
How to Use an Inhaler Properly
Most people whose inhaler seems not to work are using it wrongly, and the medicine lands in the mouth instead of the lungs. A spacer fixes most of the problem by itself.
Find hospitals by city
Browse hospitals across 5 Indian cities, grouped by city and specialty.
Health news, stories and longer reads
Our editorial section covers health news, medical research explained simply, wellness writing and patient stories.
How HealthWiky writes about health
Every medical page names its sources and shows when it was last reviewed and by whom. Where a page has not yet been reviewed by a qualified doctor, we say so on the page rather than leaving you to guess. We do not diagnose, and we never tell you what dose to take — those are decisions for a doctor who can examine you.