Causes by anatomical site Anatomy of eye movements Presentation Symptoms Signs/examination Diagnosis/differential diagnosis Investigations Management Prognosis Professional Reference articles are written by UK doctors and are based on research evidence, UK and European Guidelines. They are designed for health professionals to use, so you may find the language more technical than the condition leaflets. […]
This communication is to clarify to all healthcare establishments who hand over their bio-medical wastes to PAHAL, that their total payable amount is to be divided into two portions, and while PAHAL is to be paid for Transportation, MPCC is to be paid separately for Incineration. There are about 65 different establishments, where the PAHAL […]
© Dr. Rajas Deshpande “Why so Doctor? Why cannot my child be like others?” asked the angry mother. Just as I started to reply her, the patient: a 23 year old boy, went into a flurry of jerks. His body stiffened up, his eyes rolled up, and his face turned blue. He was already on […]
The study of the genetics and archaeogenetics of the ethnic groups of South Asia aims at uncovering these groups’ genetic history. The geographic position of India makes Indian populations important for the study of the early dispersal of all human populations on the Eurasian continent. R Studies based on mtDNA variation have reported genetic unity […]
Below is the full text of Saadat Hassan Manto’s short story “Toba Tek Singh” variously titled as “The Exchange of Lunatics” and “The Insane Asylum”. Manto wrote this short story in the wake of the Partition of the Indian Subcontinent at the time of Independence from the British Raj. It is considered one of the […]
Encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain tissue, is rare, affecting about one in 200,000 people each year in the U.S. When it strikes, it can be very serious, causing personality changes, seizures, weakness, and other symptoms depending on the part of the brain affected. Children, the elderly, and those with a weak immune system are […]
The meninges are the layers of thin tissue that cover your brain. If these tissues become infected, it’s called meningitis. When your brain becomes inflamed or infected, the problem is called encephalitis. If both the meninges and the brain are infected, the condition is called meningoencephalitis. Encephalitis involving herpes is a medical emergency. It needs […]
Today the vaccine market is worth close to $24 billion. The report titled ‘Global Human Vaccines Market 2016-2020’ gives an “in-depth analysis” of the possible revenues and “emerging market trends” globally. According to the Press Release: The report study indicates that the introduction of new products is fueling the growth of the market. Moreover, the […]
The great king beloved of God also known as Ashoka the great marked his territory by building Imperial pillars on which he inscribed his eddicts. In one of the eddicts he is depicted as suffering-from weight on his mind. Comming post Kalinga war it is said to represent the remorse that Ashoka felt for the […]
In an important decision Hon’ble Supreme Court of India said, that if the advise of a lawyer goes wrong in some way, even than no case under section 420 IPC or something like that can be registered against him/her. Though Supreme Court also said that Lawyer should take care of the interests of his/her clients. […]
How he got hooked on the path of self developmentI got exposed to self-development in 1989. I was in UK, visiting a hospital and I came across a video cassette by Tom Peters called In Search of Excellence. It educated me a lot and I realised that just as business people get educated, I needed […]
Credit: Y.Arcurs/iStockphoto By Elisabeth PainMar. 21, 2016 , 1:15 PM Adam Ruben’s tongue-in-cheek column about the common difficulties and frustrations of reading a scientific paper broadly resonated among Science Careers readers. Many of you have come to us asking for more (and more serious) advice on how to make sense of the scientific literature, so […]
Healthcare has become extraordinarily complex — the balance of quality against cost, and of technology against humanity, are placing ever-increasing demands on clinicians. These challenges require extraordinary leaders. Doctors were once viewed as ill-prepared for leadership roles because their selection and training led them to become “heroic lone healers.” But this is changing. The emphasis […]
In August, President Obama had called Trump ‘unfit to serve as president’ An Oxford study claimed Trump has more psychopathic traits than Hitler Three leading professors of psychiatry from America’s prestigious universities have written to President Barack Obama, expressing their “grave concern” over his successor Donald Trump’s mental stability. This, however, is not the first […]
© Dr. Rajas Deshpande Lower courts give judgements. Higher courts change them. Higher courts give judgements, other benches change them. Government fights with courts. All of them work less than 8 hours (few exceptions) and have sumptuous vacations. Judges without medical training will decide about medico-legal cases. But any of them do not require exams […]
Welcome!Beautiful Minds is a leader in the provision of educational programs that focus on positive mental health and the reduction of stigma. We work with schools, social agencies, and community partners to develop, promote, and deliver programming that increases knowledge and promotes positive attitudes towards mental health, thus reducing stigma. Clearly, a focus on prevention […]
A cat owner has sued an Islamabad veterinarian, accusing him of negligence that allegedly led to her cat’s death, the media reported on Wednesday.Mismah Sundus told Dawn she took her two-month-old cat for a routine check-up to Faisal Khan’s clinic in Sector F-7 of the Pakistan capital. “My cat was admitted to the hospital and […]
Take it seriously. Myth: The people who talk about it don’t do it. Studies have found that more than 75% of all completed suicides did things in the few weeks or months prior to their deaths to indicate to others that they were in deep despair. Anyone expressing suicidal feelings needs immediate attention. Myth: Anyone […]
© Dr. Rajas Deshpande “Sir, we are screwed. The Chief Minister and other ministers have closed all doors, they won’t respond. Our careers are in grave danger. Can you please help us?” I frantically spoke. From the other end of the phone, the Don, Dr. Nitu Mandke answered: “See me at my home at 12 […]
Haven’t you noticed that all of the top communist leaders came from upper classes of their societies and from wealthy families? Lenin was from the nobility (his father was awarded the Order of St. Vladmir and his mother was quite rich). Karl Marx came from a fairly rich family that owned a lot of […]
Every parent who delivers in an up-market hospital in India today is told by their doctor to go ahead and store their umbilical cord blood stem cells of the baby. They made a lot of promises about how valuable these stem cells are; about how in case the baby has a problem in the future […]
HILLARY MEDICAL RECORDS BOMBSHELL! HILLARY CLINTON HAS SEIZURES AND DEMENTIA, ACCORDING TO RECORDS BY HER PHYSICIAN DR. LISA BARDACK …HILLARY, SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE-FUNDED NURSING HOME NOW!POSTED ON AUGUST 10, 2016 UPDATED ON OCTOBER 17, 2016 Alleged medical records from Hillary Clinton’s physician Dr. Lisa Bardack show Hillary the MOST SICK AND UNFIT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE […]
Hillary Clinton/Flickr/Neverbutterfly If it wasn’t clear before, last Monday’s Presidential debate made it so: the 2016 Presidential election is not an election of policy; it is an election of personality. Although the first five minutes or so of the debate concerned economic policy, the remainder of the debate largely resembled a public personality interview, with […]
7 months agoby Dr. Bilal GhandourAdd Comment trump Dr. Bilal Ghandour Written by Dr. Bilal Ghandour Love him, hate him but can you feel sorry for him? Donald Trump’s personality analyzed Ask anyone what they think of Donald Trump and you are almost guaranteed one of two instantaneous – almost reflexive – reactions: “He is […]
Extremely high or low resting heart rates in young men may predict psychiatric illness later in life, a large new study has found. Researchers used heart rate and blood pressure data gathered at Swedish military inductions from 1969 to 2010, and linked them with information from the country’s detailed health records through the end of […]
The US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has a new director. On September 12, psychiatrist Joshua Gordon took the reins at the institute, which has a budget of US$1.5 billion. He previously researched how genes predispose people to psychiatric illnesses by acting on neural circuits, at Columbia University in New York. His predecessor, Thomas […]
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is the United States national DNA database created and maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. CODIS consists of three levels of information; Local DNA Index Systems (LDIS) where DNA profiles originate, State DNA Index Systems (SDIS) which allows for laboratories within states to share information, and the National DNA […]
LINETTE LOPEZ Pharmacists around the country are agitated. For years they’ve been watching their customers struggle to pay for prescription drugs, even when they have generic or over-the-counter alternatives. These drugs are supposed to treat simple, everyday ailments, like acid reflux and heartburn. In the case of acid reflux, the drug in question is Nexium, […]
Do all corporate hospitals overcharge. I don’t think so.Big hospital bills is not only a question of ethics but of intricacies of daily practice. If one were to take a patient of an ordinary complaints like prilonged diahorrea to a general practitioner he would diagnose it amoebic and treat accordingly perhaps without investigations. The same […]
In our previous medico-legal articles we have used the term “medical negligence” and “malpractice” several times. In general, these two terms have been used interchangeably, whereas, in legal aspect they have a subtle difference in the definition of these two terms. A knowledge of this difference may often lessen the legal burden for an accused […]
Does India have a rational and robust right-wing intellectual class? Does the BJP have intellectual heft? Many of those who do not think of themselves as belonging to the Right have answered the questions with a resounding ‘no’.URA’S BOOK RELEASE ‘HINDUTVA OR HIND SWARAJ Modern historian Ramachandra Guha has done so repeatedly. He said in […]
See also: Unethical human experimentation Medical torture describes the involvement of, or sometimes instigation by, medical personnel in acts of torture, either to judge what victims can endure, to apply treatments which will enhance torture, or as torturers in their own right. Medical torture overlaps with medical interrogation if it involves the use of professional […]
Some cases have been remarkable for starting broad discussion and for setting precedent in medical ethics. Contents Research Edit Research case country location year summary Psychosurgery 1880s Psychosurgery (also called neurosurgery for mental disorder) has a long history. During the 1960s and 1970s, it became the subject of increasing public concern and debate, culminating in […]
States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al.) was the first of 12 trials for war crimes of German doctors that the United States authorities held in their occupation zone in Nuremberg, Germany, after the end of World War II. These trials were held before US military courts, not before the International Military Tribunal, but […]
This article primarily concerns bullying involving physicians. For bullying involving nurses, see Bullying in nursing. Bullying in the medical profession is common, particularly of student or trainee physicians. It is thought that this is at least in part an outcome of conservative traditional hierarchical structures and teaching methods in the medical profession which may result […]
Anti-psychiatry is the view that psychiatric treatments are often more damaging than helpful to patients, and a movement opposing such treatments for almost two centuries. It considers psychiatry a coercive instrument of oppression due to an unequal power relationship between doctor and patient, and a highly subjective diagnostic process.[1][2] Anti-psychiatry originates in an objection to […]
Fee splitting is the practice of sharing fees with professional colleagues, such as physicians or lawyers, in return for being sent referrals[1] Contents Fee splitting in medicine and healthcare Edit This is essentially the payment of a commission to the referrer with the express intention of ensuring that the referring doctor directs referrals of patients […]
Political abuse of psychiatry is the misuse of psychiatry, including diagnosis, detention, and treatment, for the purposes of obstructing the human rights of individuals and/or groups in a society.[1][2]:491 In other words, abuse of psychiatry including one for political purposes is deliberate action of getting citizens diagnosed, who, because of their mental condition, need neither […]
The Seven Sins of Medicine, by Richard Asher, are a perspective on medical ethics first published in The Lancet in 1949.[1] Considered as poor personal conduct by physicians (or more typically, medical students) The Seven Sins describes behavior that in itself might not be grounds for professional complaint or discipline but would be considered discourteous, […]
Dermatology is the field deals which offers many facets in the treatment, but it is difficult to accept that dermatological conditions can occur due to the psychological condition. Apparently, many dermatologists have reported clinical conditions like depression and anxiety causes hair loss increases blemishes and responsible for the alopecia and other skin disorders. What are […]
A German district attorney has fined a doctor who participated in a bogus study showing chocolate helps weight loss, designed to illustrate how shady science can make the news, arguing it was unethical to ask people to participate unknowingly in such a scam. As soon as the study was published, critics raised questions over whether […]
Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy.Historically, Western medical ethics may be traced to guidelines on the duty of physicians in antiquity, such […]
Diagram of the CRISPR prokaryotic antiviral defense mechanism.[1] Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR, pronounced crisper[2]) are segments of prokaryotic DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences. Each repetition is followed by short segments of “spacer DNA” from previous exposures to a bacteriophage virus or plasmid.[3] The CRISPR/Cas system is a prokaryotic immune system […]
An international survey reports that only 6% of doctors are happy with their patient care jobs. They commit suicide at twice the rate of the general population. Over half are unsure they would recommend the practice of medicine to young people. Especially, in a country like India with increasing violence and less security, doctors want […]
+ Author Affiliations 1Imperial College London, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, London, UK 2Emeritus Professor of General Practice, King’s College, London, UK. Correspondence to Raanan Gillon, Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Campus, London W6 8RP, UK or 42 Brynmaer Road, London, […]
Published on September 10, 2016Featured in: Editor’s Picks, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Social Impact, The Weekend Essay LikeWhen Tears Fall at Starbucks799Comment74ShareShare When Tears Fall at Starbucks157 Louis M. Profeta MD Louis M. Profeta MDFollowLouis M. Profeta MD Emergency Physician at St. Emergency Physicians Inc., Author and Public Speaker on the Topic of Spirituality in Medicine I […]
It is only May of 2016, but Supreme Court of India has already taken 3 key decisions this year which will change the Indian healthcare completely. It is expected that these 3 key decisions will leave a huge impact on medical profession and healthcare practices in India. As we all know, the Supreme Court of […]
वर्गीकरण आईसीडी-१० G40.-G41. आईसीडी-९ 345 डिज़ीज़-डीबी 4366 मेडलाइन प्लस 000694 ईमेडिसिन neuro/415 एम.ईएसएच D004827 अपस्मार या मिर्गी (वैकल्पिक वर्तनी: मिरगी, अंग्रेजी: Epilepsy) एक तंत्रिकातंत्रीय विकार (न्यूरोलॉजिकल डिसॉर्डर) है जिसमें रोगी को बार-बार दौरे पड़ते है। मस्तिष्क में किसी गड़बड़ी के कारण बार-बार दौरे पड़ने की समस्या हो जाती है।[1] दौरे के समय व्यक्ति का दिमागी […]
तन्त्रिका तन्त्र मानव का तंत्रिकातंत्र जिस तन्त्र के द्वारा विभिन्न अंगों का नियंत्रण और अंगों और वातावरण में सामंजस्य स्थापित होता है उसे तन्त्रिका तन्त्र (Nervous System) कहते हैं। तंत्रिकातंत्र में मस्तिष्क, मेरूरज्जु और इनसे निकलनेवाली तंत्रिकाओं की गणना की जाती है। तन्त्रिका कोशिका, तन्त्रिका तन्त्र की रचनात्मक एवं क्रियात्मक इकाई है। तंत्रिका कोशिका एवं […]
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