Monthly Archives: October 2022
Allopathy vs homeopathy
Allopathy Most of we, doctors,are unaware of this basic term A system of alternative medicine, that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect. The word “allopathic” comes from the Greek “ allos” — meaning “opposite or other” άλλα— and “pathos” — meaning “to suffer.” OtherWords having root word αλλα: means other 1.Allele-German Allel, […]
why the global hunger index is statistical garbage?
Every time the Global Hunger Index (GHI) is released, concerns are raised by many about the ranking of India, given the apparent economic and social progress made by the country. In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, India ranks at 107th positionout of 121 countries. With a score of 29.1, the GHI report describes India’s level of […]
Evolution, Emotions, and Emotional Disorders
Evolution, Emotions, and Emotional Disorders Randolph M. Nesse and Phoebe C. Ellsworth University of Michigan Emotions research is now routinely grounded in evolution, but explicit evolutionary analyses of emotions remain rare. This article considers the implications of natural selection for several classic questions about emotions and emotional disorders. Emotions are special modes of operation shaped […]
Geriatric Emergencies
Lee A. Lindquist Scott M. Dresden Editors Geriatric Emergencies A Case-Based Approach to Improving Acute Care 123 Geriatric Emergencies AL GRAWANY Lee A. Lindquist • Scott M. Dresden Editors Geriatric Emergencies A Case-Based Approach to Improving Acute Care Editors Lee A. Lindquist Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL USA Scott M. Dresden Northwestern […]
Practical Issues in Geriatrics
Practical Issues in Geriatrics Series Editor: Stefania Maggi Alberto Pilotto FinbarrC.Martin Editors Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Practical Issues in Geriatrics Series Editor Stefania Maggi Aging Branch CNR-Neuroscience Institute Padua Italy AL GRAWANY This practically oriented series presents state of the art knowledge on the principal diseases encountered in elderly patients and addresses all aspects of management, […]
Recent Advances in Geriatric Medicine
Recent Advances in Geriatric Medicine Volume 2 (An Interdisciplinary Approach to Geriatric Medicine) Edited by Jeremy W. Grabbe Department of Psychology, The State University of New York, Plattsburgh 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh, NY 12801 USA AL GRAWANY Recent Advances in Geriatric Medicine Volume # 2 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Geriatric Medicine Editor: Jeremy W. Grabbe […]
Routine Blood Results Explained
Routine Blood Results Explained AL GRAWANY Routine Blood Results Explained By Andrew Blann PhD FRCPath FIBMS AL GRAWANY Routine Blood Results Explained By Andrew Blann PhD FRCPath FIBMS This edition first published 2022 1st Edition 2006 2nd Edition 2007 3rd Edition 2013 4th Edition 2021 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 […]
Geriatric Telepsychiatry A Clinician’s Guide
Shilpa Srinivasan · Juliet Glover James G. Bouknight Editors Geriatric Telepsychiatry A Clinician’s Guide 123 Geriatric Telepsychiatry AL GRAWANY Shilpa Srinivasan • Juliet Glover James G. Bouknight Editors Geriatric Telepsychiatry A Clinician’s Guide Editors Shilpa Srinivasan, MD Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, SC, USA James G. […]
Bipolar Disorders 2005: 7
Bipolar Disorders 2005: 7(Suppl. 3): 5–69 Copyright a Blackwell Munksgaard 2005 BIPOLAR DISORDERS Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: consensus and controversies Yatham LN, Kennedy SH, O’Donovan C, Parikh S, MacQueen G, McIntyre R, Sharma V, Silverstone P, Alda M, Baruch P, Beaulieu S, […]
ANOSOGNOSIA AND ANOSODIAPHORIA
ACADEMIA Letters DISSOCIATION IS A FORM OF ANOSOGNOSIA AND ANOSODIAPHORIA Francisco Orengo García We have a problem in Medicine. Especially between the fields of Neurology and Psychia- try. Often, the same or similar signs, symptoms, and/or phenomenological descriptions of deficits in the nervous system and the psyche are described using completely different terms, expressions, even […]
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 64 (2012) 930–942Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirectAdvanced Drug Delivery Reviewsjournal homepage: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/addrThe transport of antiepileptic drugs by P-glycoprotein☆ Chunbo Zhang a, Patrick Kwan b,c,d, Zhong Zuo a, Larry Baum a,⁎a School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kongb Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University […]
RAISING OUR CHILDREN
RAISING a child is sacred….. GENETICS (Inherited genetic sequence or DNA) is as important as EPIGENETICS (our socio-cultural milieu) is…. Recent studies in monkey twins, with advanced mapping of chemical marks (called methylation marks) of identical DNA sequences of both siblings showed interesting results…. The infant-monkey who was cuddled, licked and groomed cozily by the […]
A Review of Suicide Assessment Measures
A Review of Suicide Assessment Measures for Intervention Research with Adults and Older Adults Gregory K. Brown, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Correspondence: Gregory K. Brown, Ph.D., Room 2030, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-3309. Email: Browng@landru.cpr.upenn.edu Acknowledgements: The author would like to thank Randy Fingerhut, Ph.D., Gregg R. Henriques, Ph.D., Hilary Himes, and Anna Tverskoy […]
Is this the first direct evidence for a lab leak origin of COVID19?
Is this the first direct evidence for a lab leak origin of COVID19? A new research has again fuelled the debate on the origin of SARS2. Was SARS2 originated as an infectious clone assembled in vitro? 1/ But, why is it important to know exactly the origin of SARS2? To prevent future pandemics, it is […]
MYTHS AND FACTS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE”
” 1. MYTH – MEDICAL PROFESSION IS A NOBLE PROFESSION..FACT- EVERY PROFESSION, WHETHER OF A TEACHER, SOLDIER, TAILOR OR SHOPKEEPER, IS NOBLE, IF DONE WITH SINCERITY AND INTEGRITY. A CARELESS DOCTOR CAN KILL ONE*, A CARELESS DRIVER CAN KILL DOZENS, A CARELESS ENGINEER CAN KILL HUNDREDS.. 2. MYTH – AS IT IS A SERVICE TO […]
From Hurried Habitability to Heightened Habitability
12 From Hurried Habitability to Heightened Habitability By Dr.Shashi K. Pande. Position paper presented at the First National Symposium on Habitability LA May 11-14 1970 Ideas languish under the pomp of their own idolatry. A legend from […]
एलोपैथिक की पुस्तकों देवनागरी में
एलोपैथिक की प्रथम वर्ष की पुस्तकों का देवनागरी में लिखे जाने के पक्ष विपक्ष में अनेकों तर्क दिए जा रहे हैं. किन्तु मुझे लगता हैं की अधिकतर तर्क किसी पक्ष विशेष की तरफ झुके हुवे हैं.मातृ भाषा को बढ़ावा देना अच्छी बात है और अंग्रेजी चिकित्सा साहित्य का हिन्दी में अनुवाद प्रत्येक शब्द में निहित […]
De-Stigmatizing Mental Health
De-Stigmatizing Mental HealthThis editorial is based on “Mental health and children: It’s time to face the NextGen challenge” which was published in Hindustan Times on 12/10/2022. It talks about the status of mental health among children in India and related issues.For Prelims: National Mental Health Program (NMHP), Kiran Helpline, Mental HealthCare Act 2017, Mental Health […]
World Anaesthesia Day.(W.A.D)
World Anaesthesia Day.(W.A.D) 16th October is celebrated all over as W.A.D to mark the first successful demonstration of anaesthesia by WTG Morton at ETHER DOME,M G Hospital in Boston,USA.This event is truly extraordinary, an example that aligns with definition of Quality and rightly the right person doing the right thing in right way to get […]
Treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration for drug use
Chapter I.Treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration for drug use disorders: essential components of drug demand reductionA. Background 2 INCB REPORT 2017Specifically, drug dependence accounts for 0.9 per cent of the global burden of disease from all causes, as expressed in disability-adjusted life years, with opioid dependence contributing the largest share of that burden.10 Association of […]
Interactions between antiepileptic drugs
Interactions between antiepileptic drugsReviewClinically important drug interactions in epilepsy: general features and interactions between antiepileptic drugsPhilip N Patsalos and Emilio PeruccaThere are two types of interactions between drugs, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic. For antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), pharmacokinetic interactions are the most notable type, but pharmacodynamic interactions involving reciprocal potentiation of pharmacological effects at the site of […]
IMA DEHRADUN ADDRESSOGRAPH
imauastatebranch.com/document/ima-ua-addressograph-2020-21-dehradun-lm-cl.pdf Addressograph of Life Members of IMA Dehradun Branch (2020 – 21) S No. Name Membership No. Address E-mail id Mobile no. 1 Dr. Pandhi Bhim UA/125/36/68/10045/89-92/L 10,Gandhi Road,Dehradun bhimpandhi@gmail.com 9837070913 2 Dr. Rawat D.S. UA/128/3/71/64050/98-99/L 26-B,Pritam Road,Dalanwala,Dehradun 9412057966 3 Dr. Rukmini Indurthi UA/90/3/33/66903/98-99/L Rukmini Nursing Home,11/9,Rajpur Road,D.dun 9897069111 4 Dr. Saini Mrs. Pratiba UA/648/3/120/9815/2003-04/L […]
imauastatebranch.com/document/ima-ua-addressograph-2020-21-dehradun-lm-cl.pdf Addressograph of Life Members of IMA Dehradun Branch (2020 – 21) S No. Name Membership No. Address E-mail id Mobile no. 1 Dr. Pandhi Bhim UA/125/36/68/10045/89-92/L 10,Gandhi Road,Dehradun bhimpandhi@gmail.com 9837070913 2 Dr. Rawat D.S. UA/128/3/71/64050/98-99/L 26-B,Pritam Road,Dalanwala,Dehradun 9412057966 3 Dr. Rukmini Indurthi UA/90/3/33/66903/98-99/L Rukmini Nursing Home,11/9,Rajpur Road,D.dun 9897069111 4 Dr. Saini Mrs. Pratiba UA/648/3/120/9815/2003-04/L […]
Why are elderly people more vulnerable to Covid
Why are elderly people more vulnerable to Covid even after vaccine boosters?A new study offers some explanations. 1/ Individuals 70 y/o or older who received a primary 2-dose schedule with AZD1222 and booster 3rd dose with mRNA vaccine achieved significantly lower neutralizing antibody responses against SARS2 spike compared to those younger than 70 2/ One month […]
Interactions between antiepileptic
Interactions between antiepileptic drugs Review Clinically important drug interactions in epilepsy: general features and interactions between antiepileptic drugs Philip N Patsalos and Emilio Perucca There are two types of interactions between drugs, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic. For antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), pharmacokinetic interactions are the most notable type, but pharmacodynamic interactions involving reciprocal potentiation of pharmacological effects […]
Dengue
Platelet deficiency is not the cause of death in people suffering from Dengue According to International guidelines, unless a patient’s platelet count is below 10,000, and there is spontaneous, active bleeding, no platelet transfusion is required. The outbreak of dengue in the City and Hospital beds are full and families are seen running around in […]
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Turkish Association for Psychopharmacology thInternational Congress on PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 2nd International Symposium on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology From Neuroscience to Clinical Practice: Tailoring Treatments April 16th – 20th 2014 Susesi Hotel – ANTALYA / TURKEY http://www.psychopharmacology2014.org Scientific Program Abstracts Scientific Program Abstracts JOINT SYMPOSIA [JS-1] Cognitive behavioral group therapy in obsessive compulsive disorder Kadir Ozdel Diskapi […]
हर साँस ये कहती है हम हैं तो ख़ुदा भी है.
Rishi ji was lying immobile with closed eyes, breathing imperceptibly, on a bed in Safdarang hospital, New Delhi, in ICU. His motor cycle had skidded a week back in Dehradun and his head struck the pavement during the fall that sent him to coma. He was immediately brought to New Delhi on the same day and was […]
Sushruta
While almost everyone practising surgery in India and indeed around the world recognises the pioneering contributions of Sushruta towards establishing surgery as an invaluable modality of treatment and often refer to him as the ‘Father of surgery’, his earliest contributions in the field of anatomy have not attracted similar attention. The fact that in his […]
Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling: Workbook
Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling: Workbook Robert Ladouceur Stella Lachance OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling -- David H. Barlow, PhD Anne Marie Albano, PhD Jack M. Gorman, MD Peter E. Nathan, PhD Paul Salkovskis, PhD Bonnie Spring, PhD John R. Weisz, PhD G. Terence Wilson, PhD Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling Workbook […]
Severity of COVID19
Severity of COVID19 shows an extraordinary correlation with increasing age. In an animal study, the researchers generated a mouse model for severe COVID19 1/ The study shows that the age-dependent disease severity is caused by the disruption of a timely and well-coordinated innate and adaptive immune response due to impaired interferon (IFN) immunity. 2/ Aggravated disease […]
Psychiatry History Taking
Psychiatry History Taking Third Edition Alex Kolevzon, MD Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Craig L. Katz, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Director, Psychiatric Emergency Department Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Current Clinical Strategies Publishing http://www.ccspublishing.com/ccs Digital Book and Updates Purchasers […]
deemagclinic
deemagclinic 