Monthly Archives: October 2018

Competition Commission’s policy prescriptions to make healthcare transparent, affordable

left CCI, which has so far received 52 cases pertaining to anti-competitive practices in pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, prescribed some policy and regulatory action to address issues choking competition. Viswanath Pilla Earlier this week, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) released a first of its kind policy note on “Making Markets Work for Affordable Healthcare”. The […]

Atypical Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Diagnostic Controversies and

 See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5487992 Considerations Article in Pharmacotherapy · May 2008 DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.4.530 · Source: PubMed CITATIONS READS 53 117 6 authors, including: Jeffrey R Strawn University of Cincinnati 177 PUBLICATIONS 2,269 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these […]

Karva chauth is to potect women from harmful moon and dangerous husbands

There are three aspects of ritual of karva chauth . One is fasting the whole day without water, the other is ritual of seeing the moon through a sieve, and other is looking at your husband through a sieve .It is known that moon can cause tidal waves in ocean and since we all carry […]

Connection between Woman and the Moon

This mysterious unity of the heavenly and the terrestrial realms personified in the Female is certainly the most powerful and long lasting religious image ever to evolve in the human species. And in fact, it is still with us today. Go into any Catholic church and look closely at the image of the mother of […]

The Moon`s impact on Men

The moon has always fascinated us, as it has been part of our culture, religion and literature since time immemorial.  It is also the closest celestial force and has its own impact on the Earth and its beings. It influences and drives a number of natural phenomenon that occur on earth, such as the ocean […]

Moon and our body

The moon looms large in folklore, urban legends and myths from around the world. And on Monday Nov. 14, it will loom larger in the sky than it has in decades. Every full moon is a spectacular sight, if skies are clear. But November’s full moon is far from ordinary. It will be the closest […]

Full moon and body

The Moon and the lunar cycle have been associated with insanity since forever. Before there were Shakespeare’s jesters making fun of people because the Moon seem to have affected them. Then came the modern legends of the werewolf. Moon was considered powerful enough, not just to control the sway of the tides (very powerful feat […]

8 Signs of a Healthy Baby

8 Signs of a Healthy Baby Do you wonder if your little one is eating enough, sleeping enough, and on track for all those important milestones? Check out these easy-to-spot signs that prove Baby is both happy and healthy. Pinterest Facebook More Pinterest PhotoAlto/ Veer <img srcset=”https://assets.parents.com/s3fs-public/styles/nfp_220_portrait/public/images/p_PHP3040102.jpg?xkGKL3pGTRZP2N972DYS3qHqBRFVankz 220w, https://assets.parents.com/s3fs-public/styles/nfp_450_portrait/public/images/p_PHP3040102.jpg?nK3SQhvCfnIvU.lkTpTP5kUksWEGtcB3 450w, https://assets.parents.com/s3fs-public/styles/nfp_550_portrait/public/images/p_PHP3040102.jpg?hMjDnVj1Vpn4BLjUUHszkEZ0gvE1D2FA 550w, https://assets.parents.com/s3fs-public/styles/nfp_640_portrait/public/images/p_PHP3040102.jpg?GnszXH9uv9yNNA4c0kA9W3i5kt1d7nAa 640w, https://assets.parents.com/s3fs-public/styles/nfp_860_portrait/public/images/p_PHP3040102.jpg?6skABO0WqGXqHg7tbe07cSU.w0.pMIoo […]

Mental illness in children: Know the signs

Children can develop the same mental health conditions as adults, but their symptoms may be different. Know what to watch for and how you can help. By Mayo Clinic Staff Mental illness in children can be hard for parents to identify. As a result, many children who could benefit from treatment don’t get the help […]

Normal vs abnormal

years ago there was a remarkable incidence of MD paediatrics students final examination in KGMC, Lucknow in which all the PG students were declared “Failed” by the external examiner on the basis of their different diagnosis of a child of 9 month age kept for spot diagnosis ( No History, No Examination was permitted ). […]

Biomedical waste is a misnomer

Biomedical waste is a misnomer and thrust on medical professionals to harass them and extract money illegally. Take a scenario  a pt with open tuberculosis with diabetic foot admitted in a hospital, pt foot ambutated and marked as biomedical waste and all precautions are required to disposed in a dedicated team in a dedicated incinerator. […]

For Doctors, Delving Deeper as a Way to Avoid Burnout

  ON MEDICINE By Siddhartha Mukherjee Oct. 10, 2018 The anatomy laboratory was always freezing. This was our first course as medical students, and we had split ourselves into groups — four students to every cluster. Each of us carried a copy of “Netter’s Anatomy”; by the end of three months in the lab, […]

Carrying medicine to UAE.

Dubai: All tourists and residents of UAE will now be required to fill in an electronic form to get approval to carry any kind of medication for personal use, said a top Ministry of Health and Prevention official. The Import of Personal Medication service was launched at Gitex 2018. The service, which is a part […]

Men’s Fear of Mentoring in the #MeToo Era — What’s at Stake for Academic Medicine?

Sophie Soklaridis, Ph.D., Catherine Zahn, M.D.C.M., Ayelet Kuper, M.D., D.Phil., Deborah Gillis, M.A., Valerie H. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., and Cynthia Whitehead, M.D., Ph.D.et a “Me Too” as a slogan to increase awareness about sexual assault dates back about a dozen years, but it has really taken off in the past 2 years as the issue […]

The Parceled Sandwiches

(c) Dr. Rajas Deshpande Entering the hospital that morning, I was wondering if I could finish early and go for a relaxed dinner with a friend who was visiting. Iwas in an excellent mood when I entered the hospital at about 10 AM. That’s when I heard the noise. In the entrance lobby, there was […]

A chilling effect of #MeToo in academic medicine

Movement is scaring off male academics from mentoring women, commentary says Kas Roussy – CBC News October 08, 2018 A group of Canadian scientists says a backlash against the #MeToo Movement is depriving women of mentoring opportunities in academic medicine. (Shutterstock / Panchenko Vladimir) Read Comments Here’s this week’s Second Opinion, a roundup of eclectic […]

Most Physicians Disenchanted With Their Profession: Survey

Megan Brooks October 05, 2018 • Seven out of 10 physicians would not recommend their profession to their children or other family members, and more than half are thinking about retiring within the next 5 years, including one-third of those under the age of 50, according to a new national survey by The Doctors Company, a physician-owned […]

Pmjay

India is different. In most democratic countries discussions on healthcare have gone sideways as there is a great rift between the Right and the Left with a divider in between. In India, however, there is no Left or Right as nobody is challenging the private market in healthcare. Contrarily, in the West, the conservatives on […]

Glut of doctors

NEW DELHI: States like Jharkhand and Bihar with acute shortage of doctors have seen few new medical colleges being opened in the last five years, while those with a glut of MBBS seats and doctors continue to allow new private colleges. This is despite doctors’ associations in these states warning against over-production of doctors. In […]