Tuberculosis (TB) is an old but familiar foe to mankind, ranking second to HIV as the infective cause leading to the most number of deaths. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It primarily affects the…
When we hear about communicable disease, we mostly think about the regular cold and cough which we all have gone through at some point in our life. It feels more annoying than alarming. But what many people fail to realize…
“Doctors are next only to god.” This was a fairly common statement since maybe before Hippocrates, till recent past. Many of us have, especially surgeons, I daresay, have heard this expression in our Government almamaters. But now, news of doctors…
Definition: – Autologous blood transfusion is the collection of blood from a single patient and re-transfusion back to the same patient. Why Autologous Blood Transfusion? (Advantages) To avoid transmission of viral infection like Hepatitis, HIV, HTLV viruses. To avoid transmission…
Abnormal behavior in children with fever are very frightening to the parents, challenging to treating doctors and can be life threatening to the child. Majority of these abnormal behaviors are benign. But because parents are so worried that such kids…
In Pregnancy & in the first weeks following childbirth, a new mother goes through a roller coaster of emotions. She may feel many wonderful feelings including awe, joy and bliss. But what does one do when they are concurrently faced…
Home blood glucose monitoring has been a silent but a landmark revolution in the management of the global diabetes epidemic. It empowers the patient. The patient using this beautiful tool can check the status of his blood glucose control any…
Despite significant advancement in cancer research and management over past few decades, it still remains a leading cause of death worldwide. It is estimated that every year more than 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer translating to more than…
Change of season from summer to monsoon is the prime time for all kinds of mysterious skin rash, crusting, swelling, oozing, lumps and bumps. A little awareness can prevent a lot of suffering. Rashes during summer months are caused by…
Liver transplantation is the only life-saving procedure available for patients with chronic end stage liver diseases and selected patients with acute liver failure. The survival following liver transplant for an otherwise fatal condition is about 86% at 1 year, 72%…