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India Hospital leads the international patient's health care

India is also benefiting from lower oil prices, bringing a new wave of cost-conscious Middle Eastern patients to value-driven medical travel destinations. Ease of travel The government has removed visa restrictions on tourist visas that required a two-month gap between consecutive visits for people from Gulf countries which is likely to boost medical tourism. A visa-on-arrival scheme for tourists from select countries has been instituted which allows foreign nationals to stay in India for 30 days for medical reasons  In 2016, citizens of Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives, Republic of Korea and Nigeria availed the most medical visas. W hen You Visit India There are countries that arouse conflicting feelings, corners that exert a powerful fascination over travelers but, in turn, arouse many misgivings.   One of them is India , a spectacular and extremely exciting destination, whose journey requires special planning. Beyond taking into account...

PLAYING VIDEO GAMES IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN

Whether playing video games has negative effects is something that has been debated for 30 years, in much the same way that rock and roll, television, and even the novel faced similar criticisms in their time. Purported negative effects such as addiction, increased aggression, and various health consequences such as obesity and repetitive strain injuries tend to get far more media coverage than the positives. I know from my own research examining both sides that my papers on video game addiction receive far more publicity than my research into the social benefits of, for example, playing online role-playing games. However there is now a wealth of research which shows that video games can be put to educational and therapeutic uses, as well as many studies which reveal how playing video games can improve reaction times and hand-eye co-ordination. For example, research has shown that spatial visualization ability, such as mentally rotating and manipulating two- and three...