Category neuropsychiatry
Shushruta
He was born in Kashi around 1700 BC. The Mahabharat claims him to be the son of Rishi Vishwamitra. His Guru from whom he learnt the art of surgery and medicines was Divodas, the then king of Kashi. In later years, he lived in the coastal region of the present state of Andhra Pradesh. He resided […]
CEA
Read more at Medical Dialogues: NO action against hospitals for non registration under Cinical Establishment Act: Kerala HC relief https://medicaldialogues.in/no-action-against-hospitals-for-non-registration-under-cinical-establishment-act-kerala-hc-relief/
Medical negligence
The WHO recommends 1 doctor per 1000 population. It is, at best, 1:2000 in a few States and over 1:5000 in many others. In a country with a burgeoning population and a rising disease burden, young people are getting disenchanted with the Medical Profession and choosing others.Doctors are overworked, underpaid, harassed, threatened, assaulted and subject […]
Moral burden
Thousands Healthy deaths vs one hospital death. Perception of moral burden of negligence (# SUPREME COURT on pothole deaths) 1 Vote There is a infernal difference in the kind of media projection, burden of negligence and accountability of preventable multiple healthy deaths by civic negligence as compared to one hospital death occurring due to severe […]
THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF CHILDREN OTHER BOOKS BY MELANIE KLEIN
125326 CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSYCHO-ANALYSIS With Paula Heiwann, Susan Isaacs and Joan Riviere DEVELOPMENTS IN PSYCHO-ANALYSIS With Joan Riviere LOVE, HATE AND REPARATION ENVY AND GRATITUDE With Paula Heimann and R* E. Money-Kyrle NEW DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHO-ANALYSIS THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF CHILDREN MELANIE KLEIN AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BT ALIX STRACHEY GROVE PRESS, INC. /NEW YORK Originally published by […]
AMA Holds Funeral Service for Physical Exam
The American Medical Association held a large funeral service today in honor of the Physical Exam, which passed away earlier this month after a decade-long battle with obscurity. The funeral was well attended by nurses, medical doctors, and trainees from all over the country who wished to pay their respects. The service began with an […]
Secrets of the Creative Brain – The Atlantic – Pocket
A leading neuroscientist who has spent decades studying creativity shares her research on where genius comes from, whether it is dependent on high IQ—and why it is so often accompanied by mental illness. — Read on getpocket.com/explore/item/secrets-of-the-creative-brain
Plastic surgery in ancient India
Think plastic surgery is a modern luxury? Think again. It turns out that the roots of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures go back more than 2500 years. It’s a common misconception that the “plastic” in “plastic surgery” refers to an artificial material when it actually derives from the Greek word, plastikos, meaning “to mold” or “to give […]
Soft skills
SOFT SKILLS IN HARD TIME FOR MEDICAL PROFESSION DR SANJAY JAIN PAST SECRETARY, IMA UP  SOCIETY CHANGED IN LAST 10 YEARS HAVE WE ALSO CHANGED OR JUST FORGOT FEW OLD TEACHINGS?  MISTRUST IN SOCIETY FOR DOCTORS 1. DEGRADING MORAL VALUES & INTOLERANCE 2. YELLOW JOURNALISM 3. BIG HEALTHCARE DIVIDE 4. LACK OF COMMUNICATION […]
On Parenting
*Tirukkural was written by Tiruvalluvar (a Tamil poet/writer) more than 5,000 yrs ago. It’s one of the ancient sciences on Human Behaviour, which has not changed in spite of modern education & technology!* SOME GOLDEN THOUGHTS OF THIRUKKURAL:* 1. *If your children lie to you often, it is because you over-react too harshly to their […]
Love
Love encompasses a variety of strong and positive emotional and mental states, ranging from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection and to the simplest pleasure.[1][2] An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the […]
*Is CP Bill 2018 going to DISTURB MY PRACTICE ???*
Why protest this CP Bill 2018. Why are we wearing Black badges ? Is this bill going to affect ME ?? _What are the salient features ??_ *Well I am going to put forth my perceptions after studying and discussing this and other issues with many seniors. Based upon Dr Thakres article.* _Objections and Consideration […]
Boost your immunity in 24 hours
The Times of India (Mumbai edition)6 Jan 2019 ko if: hasImage /ko Supercharge your defences as the nights draw in and the mercury drops. Use this hour-by-hour guide to ward off the winter nasties. That frantic work deadline could be exactly what the doctor ordered. “Short bursts of stress actually strengthen the immune system,” explains […]
MBBS SYLLABUS
Introduction to Pathology, Cell Injury, Amyloidosis and Calcification, Inflammation and Repair, Circulatory Disturbances, Growth Disturbances and Neoplasia, Immunopathology, Infectious Diseases, Miscellaneous Disorders, Cardiovascular Pathology, Respiratory Pathology, Urinary Tract Pathology, Pathology of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Hematopathology, Liver and Biliary Tract Pathology, Lymphoreticular System, Reproductive System, Osteopathology, Endocrine Pathology, Neuropathology Anatomy Gross Anatomy, Osteology, Muscular System, Arthrology, […]
MBBS SYLLABUS
Introduction to Pathology, Cell Injury, Amyloidosis and Calcification, Inflammation and Repair, Circulatory Disturbances, Growth Disturbances and Neoplasia, Immunopathology, Infectious Diseases, Miscellaneous Disorders, Cardiovascular Pathology, Respiratory Pathology, Urinary Tract Pathology, Pathology of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Hematopathology, Liver and Biliary Tract Pathology, Lymphoreticular System, Reproductive System, Osteopathology, Endocrine Pathology, Neuropathology Anatomy Gross Anatomy, Osteology, Muscular System, Arthrology, […]
Objections of IMA TO CPA 2018
TO THE HONOURABLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL 2018 Dear Sir, Consumer Protection Bill 2018 has been passed by Loksabha on 20. 12.18. The original CPA act 1986 passed by Parliament did not envisage to include the medical profession. Medical profession was brought under the purview of Consumer Protection Act in 1994 […]
Rates ayushman bharat yojana
Annexure – 2.3 AB-NHPM Packages & Rates S.No Specialty Procedure Name Final Rate to be proposed Pre-op Investigations for approval Post-op Investigations/ Evidence for approval of claim ALOS (Includin g ICU Days) 1 Cardiology Balloon Atrial Septostomy 18,000 2D ECHO report 2D ECHO report 2 Cardiology Balloon Aortic Valvotomy 25,000 2D ECHO report 2D ECHO […]
Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018
22-November-2018 13:36 IST Cabinet approves the Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 for regulation and standardisation of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 for regulation and standardisation of education and services by […]
भारतीय प्राचीन काल गणना
* नव वर्ष चैत्र शुक्लपक्ष प्रतिपदा को आरम्भ होता हैं जो कि प्राकृतिक है, वैज्ञानिक है और सबसे प्राचीन होने के साथ भारतीय प्राचीन गणित विद्या का गौरव है।* २ परमाणु = १ अणु ३अणु = १ त्रिसरेणु ३ त्रिसरेणु =१ त्रुटि (३ त्रिसरेणु को पार करने मे सूर्य को लगा समय १त्रुटि) १०० त्रुटि […]
The electronic stethoscope
Shuang Leng, Ru San Tan, […], and Liang Zhong Most heart diseases are associated with and reflected by the sounds that the heart produces. Heart auscultation, defined as listening to the heart sound, has been a very important method for the early diagnosis of cardiac dysfunction. Traditional auscultation requires substantial clinical experience and good listening […]
Narcissistic tendencies
People with strong narcissistic tendencies are known for certain destructive social patterns. Anybody who has had the misfortune of dealing with these types of people may notice that whenever there’s a conflict or any type of disagreement, they tend to act in an abhorrent yet predictable manner. In this article we will explore the common […]
Electronic Stethoscopes – Technology Overview
Types of Stethoscopes Currently Available In today’s market, there are three general types of stethoscopes available to consumers: the traditional acoustic, amplifying, and digitizing. All of the electronic stethoscopes fall into two broad categories; amplifying and digitizing. Traditional Acoustic Stethoscope (from the Greek stethos-chest and skope-examination) is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening […]
Plastic surgery in ancient history of India
Although many people consider Plastic Surgery as a relatively new specialty, the origin of the plastic surgery had his roots more than 4000 years old in India, back to the Indus River Civilization. The mythico-religious shlokas (hymns) associated with this civilization were compiled in Sanskrit language between 3000 and 1000 B.C. in the form of […]
Two meals a day in diabetes
WHY YOU ARE RIGHT ? You are right that two meals a day will cause weight loss. It will happen. It will happen in the same way in which if I fast, I will lose weight. Any form of caloric restriction produces weight loss and any form of caloric restriction will help control diabetes mellitus. […]
Healtcare in India
NEW DELHI: The public health expenditure in India, or what the government (Centre and state combined) spends on health, has remained constant over years in most states and is even less than the national average of 1.2% of GDP, making India one of the biggest private spenders on health among the low-middle income countries, latest […]
The Invasion of Indian Healthcare
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/radiant-life-to-merge-with-max-healthcare-to-become-no-3-hospital-chain#gs.HHY393c The FII takeovers of Indian Healthcare chains seems to have started in right earnest. The Fortis shares sale to IHH Healthcare Behrard, Max shares sale to KKR – Radiant Combine, Manipal – Temasak- TPG Capital combine takeover of Medanta all seem to be happening at a feverish pace. Is there a pattern to be […]
Clozapine
‘She was unrecognisable’ – families warn of antipsychotic drug effects Coroners urge health secretary to ensure that clozapine, linked to two deaths, does not claim more lives Jamie Doward Sun 23 Dec 2018 15.00 GMT First published on Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.16 GMT The health secretary is under pressure to respond to growing concerns about the […]
Psychiatric illnesses
Please check this article out, although I wouldn’t question your expertise” was the one-line WhatsApp message I had received from a concerned father whose son I had seen a few days earlier and had started on an antidepressant. He had sent me a link to a New York Times article (April 2018) which reframed a […]
Understanding Depression.
What is Depression? The term depression is used widely in mental health as well as finance where it denotes a down running economy. In mental health it refers to a very common illness. Now at times we all feel low,down,sad,miserable. These feelings are usually transitory in nature and we soon bounce back to enjoy life. […]
*93% of New England Journals Are Rolled Up & Used to Kill Flies*
Maybe don’t throw away all those unread New England Journals just yet: A study published in this month’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine found that 92.7% of New England Journals are not read by subscribers and are instead rolled up and used to swat at and kill flies. “That is remarkable but […]
Affectional Response inthe InfantMonkey
 21 August 1959, Volume 130, Number 3373 SCIENCE CURRENT PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH Orphanedbabymonkeysdevelopa strongandpersisterit attachment to inanimate surrogate mother S. In Harry F. Harlow and Robert R. Zimmerman Investigatorsfromdiversebehavioral thatmonkeyandchimpanmzeeinfantsde- fields have long recognized the strong velop strong ties to their mothers and attachmentoftheneonatalandinfantile thattheseaffectionalattaichmentsmay animaltoitsmother.Althoughthisaf- persistforyears.Itis,ofcourse,com- fectionalbehaviorhasbeencommonly monknowledgethathiumaninfants observed,thereis,outsidethefieldof formstrongandpersistenttiestotheir ethology,scantexperimentalevidence mothers. permittingidentificationofthefactors […]
Psychosis
Phases of Psychosis Although a psychotic episode is viewed as occurring in three phases, not all people will experience clear symptoms of all three phases. Each person’s experience will differ. Three Phases of a Psychotic Episode The typical course of a psychotic episodes can be thought of as having three phases: Prodrome Phase, Acute Phase, […]
Human survival
One hears epic accounts of people surviving bullets to the brain, 10-story freefalls or months stranded at sea. But put a human anywhere in the known universe except for the thin shell of space that extends a couple of miles above or below sea level on Earth, and we perish within minutes. As strong and […]
Lancet discusses rising violence in country’s health sector
India left embarrassed: Renowned medical journal Lancet discusses rising violence in country’s health sector In a piece published in one of the oldest medical journals in the world in April, it was said that the health workers in India have reached a breaking point in the wake of continuous physical attacks on them. By : […]
Faith doctor
If you are looking for a career in the ‘lucrative’ medical field, you are in luck. This article takes about 10 minutes to read (5 minutes if you have completed 12th standard). Once you complete reading the article, you will know how one can become a doctor in India. You don’t need any medical qualification, […]
3 More Blood Pressure Drugs Recalled Over Cancer Risk: Here’s What You Should Know
US NEWS BY JACK PHILLIPS December 7, 2018 Updated: December 7, 2018 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update on Dec. 6 about its ongoing recall of heart and blood pressure medication due to impurities that could cause cancer. It said Mylan Pharmaceuticals “is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots […]
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Neuro-Interventional Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
 Lotfi Hacein-Bey, MDa,b,*, Jeremy J. Heit, MD, PhDc, Angelos A. Konstas, MDd  KEYWORDS Acute stroke Ischemia Neuro-interventional management Thrombectomy Endovascular KEY POINTS Mechanicalthrombectomyisnowstandardofcareinstrokefromlarge-vesselocclusionwithClass IA evidence. Treatment paradigms will likely evolve from time limits toward personalized physiology-based pa- tient evaluation. Although a number of effective devices are available, techniques will continue to evolve. Increasingly […]
Episodic Neurologic Symptoms
Good DC. Definition Intermittent neurologic symptoms comprise a group of complaints that may be associated with dysfunction of many organ systems, including the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and vestibular apparatus. Intermittent metabolic disturbances and psychiatric problems may also result in neurologic symptoms. Despite these diverse etiologies, all the conditions discussed here share the following […]
Doctors and society
Doctors are not a sociable lot. They have one or two close friends, and they’re usually other doctors. They’re cut off from the non-physician world. The only feedback they get is from other doctors who think like them. Doctors do not travel out of their cities to attend weddings of their close friend’s son or […]
psychosis as a dream-like state of mind?
Have you ever thought of psychosis as a dream-like state of mind? Dreaming does actually bear strong similarities with the psychotic state of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Psychotic states are characterized by hallucinations, loosening of associations, incongruity of personal experience, and a loss of self-reflective capacity. Dreams can also be seen as a kind […]
Strange psychotic symptoms explained
Our observations of hundreds of depressed patients had confirmed that excessive worry puts huge stress on the REM sleep mechanism. This led us to hypothesise that schizophrenia develops in those particularly imaginative, highly sensitive people who become so stressed that the REM sleep discharge mechanism cannot take the strain, and so their ability to separate […]
Match genes before kundli
In India, before marriages there are compatibility concerns on various issues but medical issues are never given their due importance. People tend to overlook or are unaware of the health aspect of the marriage. Premarital checkup should be conducted for a soon-to-be-married couple in order to identify if there is any injury with genetic blood […]
The Poverty Vow
(c) Dr. Rajas Deshpande Long day. Came home. Ritual steamy hot bath to wash away the hospital feel, followed by steaming hot dinner. Switched on jazz, and I picked up the pasta. Heaven descended upon my tongue. “How perfect this moment is!” I thought, and that’s where I was wrong. The phone rang. “Sir, 18 […]
early retirement lengthens your life, but is it true?
It’s often said that early retirement lengthens your life, but is it true? And do some professions have a shorter life expectancy? If a statistical claim is repeated often enough it can become accepted as a universal truth, even if it has no basis in fact. There’s the suggestion that 93% of communication is non-verbal […]
Dengue and papayas
With the surge in dengue cases this year, a 2012 Facebook post with an image of papaya leaves is viral again with close to 995,000 shares since it was first posted. This Facebook post attributes a Times of India article as the source of information, and suggests that the juice of papaya leaves may be […]
Life extension
For other uses, see Life extension (disambiguation). Life extension is the idea of extending the human lifespan, either modestly – through improvements in medicine – or dramatically by increasing the maximum lifespan beyond its generally settled limit of 125 years.[1] The ability to achieve such dramatic changes, however, does not currently exist.[2] Some researchers in […]
deemagclinic
deemag and chest clinic 