[Downloaded free from http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org on Thursday, June 17, 2021, IP: 248.148.176.4]REVIEW ARTICLEPractical implications of Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Suicide and suicide attemptLaxmi Naresh Vadlamani, Mahesh Gowda1Department of Psychiatry, Columbus Hospital – Institute of Psychiatry and Deaddiction, Hyderabad, Telangana, 1Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Health Care, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaABSTRACTThe prevalence of suicides has been increasing in recent […]

[Downloaded free from http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org on Thursday, June 17, 2021, IP: 248.148.176.4]REVIEW ARTICLEPractical implications of Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Suicide and suicide attemptLaxmi Naresh Vadlamani, Mahesh Gowda1Department of Psychiatry, Columbus Hospital – Institute of Psychiatry and Deaddiction, Hyderabad, Telangana, 1Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Health Care, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaABSTRACTThe prevalence of suicides has been increasing in recent […]

The life of a medical, nursing, or PA student can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. Whether you’re on your way to becoming a health professional, or you already are one, it’s important to be aware of the signs of burnout. Osmosis is here to provide tips to help […]

Human beings, since time immemorial, have a natural urge to ‘feel different’ periodically. It has been called the ‘fourth drive’ after food, sex and sleep. Children discover the experience quite early when they playfully spin round and round at an increasing speed, till they feel a head rush. Adults do it by taking mind-altering substances or […]

India archive reveals extent of ‘colonial loot’ in royal jewellery collection David Pegg and Manisha Ganguly Five years ago, Buckingham Palace marked its summer opening with an exhibition celebrating the then Prince Charles’s 70th birthday with a display of his favourite pieces from the royal collection, Britain’s official trove of items connected to the monarchy. “The prince […]

X.11035/346/2021-DRS Government ofIndia Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Nirman Bhavan,New Delhi Dated 13^September,2022 The Government of India had constituted a Core Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. V.M. Katoch the then Secretary, Department of health ResearchandDirectorGeneral,ICMR,MinistryofHealth& FamilyWelfarefor reviewingand revisingtheNationalListofEssentialMedicines(NLEM),2011 in the context of contemporary knowledge of use of therapeutic products. The Core Committee sincesubmitted […]

डॉक्टर्स और डॉक्टर्स संगठन इतने कमजोर क्यों है ; क्यों कोई भी इनके मान सम्मान की परवाह नहीं करता , मारपीट अपमान मानहानि से नहीं चूकता , सब मिलाकर आर्थिक ,मानसिक सामाजिक शोषण , आइये विस्तार में महत्वपूर्ण विवेचना करते हैं कि पिछले 75 वर्षों में क्या गलतियां हुई है 🙏 संगठन में शक्ति होती […]

Dr Hari Singh Miani Was amongst the old doctors of Dehradun. Even visited my grandmother when ill and bent over by Kyphosis. He was a known physician. Historical facts about Dr Hari Singh Miani He was an unknown war hero. The people of Dehra Dun, during the 1970s and 80s, knew him as the grey-haired […]

With an aim to improve the quality of medical teaching and reduce the gaps in learning, the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) today released the guidelines on “Professional Responsibilities of Medical Teachers.” Releasing these new guidelines in the public domain, the NMC Ethics board mentioned “It will be prudent […]

Dan Gikonyo, Anthony Gikonyo, […], and Premanand Ponoth Additional article information Introduction There is so much wastage of drugs as they are not used in time. Medications are expensive, and in the Asian and African continents, where many have the problem of affordability the debate is to see if the medication could be used even […]

Viagra makes flowers stand up straight Judy Siegel-Itzkovich Additional article information Viagra (sildenafil citrate) is good not only for treating male impotence. Israeli and Australian researchers have discovered that small concentrations of the drug dissolved in a vase of water can also double the shelf life of cut flowers, making them stand up straight for […]

अलग-अलग चार्ज डॉक्टरों को लुटेरा नहीं बनाते किसी भी कार्यक्षेत्र में, आपके पास सस्ती सेवा और लक्ज़री सेवा दोनों की ही सुविधा है –अगर आप ट्रेन से चेन्नई से दिल्ली जाना चाहते हैं तो आप अपनी स्वेच्छा से जा सकते हैं -जनरल , SL , 3A , 2A या 1A में।प्रत्येक की अलग-अलग लागत है […]

View of Future of Technology and Medicine is Interlinked Psychiatry will be a major Beneficiary — Read on http://www.ijbscps.com/index.php/IJBS/article/view/154/105

Doon Life : It Goes On Eating Out In Dehradun In The 60s And 70s- Blowin In The Wind! Though I was born in Burma ,I grew up in Dehradun , a pretty town lying about 240 kms from Delhi and 21 kms from the Queen of hill stations Mussoorie .The revered district of Haridwar […]

Suicide / Homicide of Patients. Tuesday 3 pm. OPD “She needs urgent admission and treatment.. she may be developing a stroke.” I told the relatives of this 70 some year old lady who was having recurrent episodes of tingling / numbness all over her body, with slurred speech. Otherwise healthy. The disturbed family was displeased: […]

⛑ RAJASTHANS’Right to Health Bill. This is not a first. USA has this law that any one who walks into an Emergency Room (ER) must be treated. No cash there. Medical Insurance pays for all – including ER, IP & OP treatment. And even if a person has no insurance, ER treatment is free in […]

चिकित्सा पेशे में व्यवसाय की अवधारणा इन दिनों कई लोगो व नेताओं के मुँह से सुना जा सकता है कि चिकित्सा पेशा तो एक सेवा है , इसे व्यवसाय मत बनाओ । चाहे उपभोक्ता संरक्षण व अन्य क़ानूनी व्यवस्थाओं में लापरवाही पर आर्थिक दण्ड के प्रावधान के अलावा कई तरह के व्यावसायिक शुल्क भी लिए […]

Kerala Assembly passes new Kerala Public Health Bill March 21, 2023 11:53 pm | Updated 11:53 pm IST  The new and comprehensive Kerala Public Health Bill, 2023, unifying the provisions in the Madras Public Health Act, 1939 and the Travancore-Cochin Public Health Act, 1955 was passed by the Assembly on Tuesday.  However, amidst the ongoing […]

What is RTH (Right to Health) bill which was passed today in rajsthan ? 1) any patient can walk in any hospital if he/she has any emergency, hospital has to admit and treat him/her without taking any payment (emergency is not describred so practically any patient can walk in and say I have emergency please […]

I wish the Khalistanis knew this.1.We Indian Sikhs understand your anger with India. We Indian Sikhs too feel the same pain of 1984 and Bluestar; but we don’t blame the whole of India for it. It was the act of Indira Gandhi and her son, Rajiv Gandhi that gave us this deep… wound. We are […]

588‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍ ‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍राजस्‍थान‍राज-पत्र,‍मार्‍च 20,‍2023‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍भाग‍3(क) Bill No. 21 of 2022 (Authorised English Translation) THE RAJASTHAN RIGHT TO HEALTH BILL, 2022 (As amended by the Select Committee) Note:- All matters omitted by the Select Committee have been placed in square brackets and newly matters inserted have been underlined. A Bill to provide for right[s] […]

अपनी अंतरात्मा को जगाए ,संघर्ष करने वालों का साथ दें धोखा नहीं करे जयपुर जैसा मैंने देखा !! कल 20 मार्च 2023 को राजस्थान की हठधर्मी गहलोत सरकार द्वारा लाए जा रहे RTH बिल के खिलाफ निजी चिकित्सा कर्मियों द्वारा बुलाए गए जयपुर कूच में शामिल होने के लिए अपनी सीनियर डॉक्टर अनिल सुराना बॉस […]

List of Doctor Visit Charges / rates in various cities of India. Doctor Visit Charges cost in more than 70 cities. — Read on http://www.medifee.com/hospitals/doctor-visit-charges/

जयपुर: राजस्थान सरकार प्रदेश की जनता को स्वास्थ्य का कानूनी अधिकार देने के लिए राइट टू हेल्थ बिल के तहत कानून बनाने जा रही है। बिल का ड्राफ्ट तैयार कर लिया गया है । पिछले विधानसभा सत्र में इसे पेश भी किया था लेकिन प्रदेश के प्राइवेट अस्पतालों के डॉक्टर इस बिल का विरोध कर […]

Simmi Waraich SUBSTANCE use — mainly harmful use and dependence — has emerged as a major problem all over the world and countries are grappling with policies and reforms. As such, Anirudh Kala’s book, ‘Most of What You Know about Addiction is Wrong’, is a pertinent read, not only for policymakers but laypersons as well. […]

Covid-19 threat expected to become on par with flu this year, says WHO The World Health Organization is considering downgrading covid-19 from a public health emergency of international concern, its highest level of alert, as the coronavirus is now less likely to cause serious illness or overload healthcare services By Clare Wilson 17 March 2023 Covid-19 […]

Do Masks Work? It’s a Question of Physics, Biology, and Behavior. A recent review from a prominent scientific source has reignited the debate over masks. There are no easy answers. Top: A man wearing a mask below his nose sits at an outdoor table in Times Square, New York City, in August 2020. Visual: Alexi […]

By – Garima Published On 2023-03-18 12:00 GMT   |   Update On 2023-03-18 12:00 GMT New Delhi: Providing the current total of all medical seats and institutes in the country, the Health Ministry has released a complete breakup pointing out a significant increase in the seat matrix across all states/UTs. According to the data […]

Neurobiology of Stress 13 (2020) 100277 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Neurobiology of Stress journal homepage: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ynstr Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Lpc-37® improves psychological and physiological markers of stress and anxiety in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and parallel clinical trial (the Sisu study) Elaine Patterson a, *, Síle M. Griffin a, Alvin Ibarra a, Emilia […]

The Supreme Court has held that a doctor’s act of storing small quantities of medicines will not amount to an offence of unauthorized stocking of medicines under Section 18(c) of the Drugs and… — Read on http://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/doctor-cant-be-punished-under-drugs-cosmetics-act-for-storing-small-quantities-of-medicines-supreme-court-223932

Heart Palpitations Aff Eating Heart palpitations feel like your heart flutters, pounds or skips a beat. Certain ingredients in food, such as sugar, carbs or salt, can cause them. Supplements, medications and other factors can also play a role. Heart palpitations after eating usually aren’t harmful.  OVERVIEW What are heart palpitations after eating? Heart palpitations feel […]

Please don’t mix fruits and a whole lot of raw green and colored veggies into a blender and make yourself a detox juice if you have pre existing liver disease. This is the second patient this week who seems to have developed kidney injury after daily consumption of home made fruit+veggie juice. A blend of […]

Patients Who Harass Physicians: 5 Behaviors toWatch ForIn August 2021, at the height of the COVID Delta variant, a male patient in hisearly 50s visited the family medicine practice of Jacqui O’Kane, DO, at SouthGeorgia Medical Center.“He complained of upper respiratory symptoms,” said O’Kane. “Specifically, he had a dry cough, fever, headache, and malaise.” She […]

Though close to 200 cases of violence against healthcare workers have been reported in the State since 2020, none of the culprits have been booked under the Act, says IMA State unit. The doctors have urged the government to amend the Act to declare the area within a 500-metre radius of a hospital as a […]

Quitting Doctors: The New Phenomenon©️ Dr. Rajas Deshpande “I am reducing my practice now. I have already stopped admitting cases” one of my colleagues told me during the coffee break. I wasn’t surprised, as it was the fourth time this week some doctor had said that to me. He is an excellent physician, I know […]

NMC had also written to the Union Health Ministry on September 29, 2021, suggesting the constitution, terms of members and functioning of such medical boards at district and state levels. — Read on medicaldialogues.in/news/health/medico-legal/guidelines-for-determining-medical-negligence-underway-health-ministry-says-matter-under-consideration-108471

The Centre has proposed that the country’s apex drug regulatory body, CDSCO, be  ..  Read more at:https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/centre-should-regulate-manufacturing-of-drugs-instead-of-state-bodies-new-bill-moots/98584369?redirect=1

Three Years into Pandemic — Time to get out WHO declared the coronavirus disease as Pandemic on 11 March 2020. As three years pass, life moves on, eventually returning to normal. As we look into the past awful memories mixed with lifetime experiences, start flashing on the screen. World learned several new things during days […]

World Neurosurg. 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.02.044 [Epub ahead of print] PMCID: PMC9978927PMID: 36894489 In Memorium: Neurosurgeons We Lost in 2022 Bipin Chaurasia,1,∗ Bhavya Pahwa,2 Abhidha Shah,3 Tho Vantha,4 Raushan Kumar Chaurasia,5 Batuk Diyora,6 Kanwaljeet Garg,7 Patricia Maggiora,8 Khemakhem Moez,9 Adnen Boubaker,10 Fernando Luiz Rolemberg Dantas,11 Renato Fedatto Beraldo,12 Ahmed Ragab AbdelSalam,13 Mahmoud Hamdy Fergany Ali,14 […]

It is indeed with a heavy heart that I write this obituary about the slow and steady decline and painful( to many of us in the field ) death of a healthy patient-doctor relationship which was based on trust, confidence and respect. Having been in the field for over four decades, I have witnessed the […]

Raman Viswanathan was born on 8th September 1899. After graduating in English literature and Science from the Madras University, he had his medical education in Madras Medical College where from he took his M.B.B.S. in 1926 and M.D. in General Medicine in 1931. He was awardedmembership of the Royal College of Physicians, London, in 1932 […]

भूतपूर्व चीफ जस्टिस रंजन गोगोई जी (जो भगवान राम मंदिर केस की सुनवाई के समय चीफ जस्टिस थे) ने रिटायरमेंट के बाद अपनी एक किताब लिखी जिसका नाम है जस्टिस फॉर जज। इस किताब में उन्होंने राम मंदिर की सुनवाई के समय बनी अलग अलग परिस्थितियों का जिक्र किया है जिसमें से एक परिस्थिति बहुत […]

Pulmonary/Lung issues have been very common these days. Lung issues are treated by doctors known as pulmonologists. It might be hard for individuals to find the best pulmonologist if they lack proper knowledge regarding the pulmonary field. In this article, we will be looking at some factors to look for when searching for the best […]

Who is the best pulmonologist in Dehradun? Dr. Manvendra Garg MD is a good pulmonary physician. He is running a chest clinic at 61 Gandhi Road, lane jain dharamshala, Dehradun. His phone number is 01352621343, 9760879999. https://www.bing.com/maps?q=address+deemagclinic+dehradun&FORM=HDRSC4&cp=30.316414%7E78.041897&lvl=16.0 https://www.google.com/maps/place/VAIBHAV+CHEMIST/@30.3158914,78.0355187,18z/data=!4m12!1m5!3m4!2zMzDCsDE5JzA0LjciTiA3OMKwMDInMjIuOCJF!8m2!3d30.31798!4d78.03966!3m5!1s0x39092991467c1de3:0xa9820f74a943af2b!8m2!3d30.3146225!4d78.0357717!16s%2Fg%2F11g8pys5p4?hl=en-US Pulmonologist If you have a cough that lasts for a long time, or you have trouble breathing, […]

These 7 festivals celebrated in other parts of the world are similar to Holi Holi, the fun-filled and messy festival of colours is what we Indian love to celebrate with our hearts wide-open. We don’t care about getting dirty because it is how Holi is meant to be celebrated. Well, it isn’t the lone fest […]

How should Advance Directive be recorded and preserved? The document should be signed by the executor in the presence of two attesting witnesses, preferably independent, and countersigned by the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate of First Class (JMFC) so designated by the concerned District Judge.The witnesses and the jurisdictional JMFC shall record their satisfaction that the document […]

Neeru BajwaSatinder Sartaaj Went to see movie Kali Jota by Neeru Bajwa and Satinder Strong and emotional performance by Neeru Bajwa.But I wonder how did censor board passed the scenes in movie which shows Mental patients in very poor light, CHAINED PATIENTS, UNMODIFIED ECT, AND ACTORS MAKING FUN OF POOR PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS BY DOING VARIOUS […]

The therapeutic potential of psychedelics: the European regulatory perspectiveSDI Productions/Getty Images714http://www.thelancet.com Vol 401 March 4, 2023Published OnlineIn the EU, mental health problems affect more than one February 10, 2023in six people with considerable impacts for individuals https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00264-7and society and economic costs that exceed 4% of grossdomestic product across the EU.1,2 There is a need for […]

Standard Electroencephalography in Clinical Psychiatry Standard Electroencephalography in Clinical Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook, First Edition Edited by Nash Boutros, Silvana Galderisi, Oliver Pogarell and Silvana Riggio © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-74782-7 Other Titles in the Wiley Practical Handbooks for Psychiatry Series The Old Age Psychiatry Handbook: A practical guide Joanne Rodda, […]