All about Malaria, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Last week, all the news channels in Kerala were enthusiastically reporting the detection of five “cerebral malaria” cases in Kozhikode district. All the cases were surprisingly detected in a single house! The newly elected health minister, director of health service department, health secretary and other healthcare workers were concerned. That’s because malaria is a serious […]
A Tinge of Happiness on the Palliative Day
It was a fine sunny day on the thirteenth of January, 2018 and we were sitting on plastic chairs arranged in circles around a small podium in the shades of those beautiful and shady beach she-oaks at the Chootad beach. I couldn’t believe that it was 12 noon because the shade provided by the she-oaks […]
Alexa Play my Workout Music
Amazon’s smart speaker Echo has been in my home for the last one month. Alexa’s Indian accent, the huge number of skills, the AI and the music has literally transformed my place! This is an honest review of the new gadget from Amazon and how I use it. Should you buy or not? Well, ever […]
Have you tested for Arsenic in Drinking Water yet?
Why should you bother right? Well, I too didn’t care much about the chemical concentration of our well water until very recently. But, now I do and this article is about why you should also test the chemical quality of the water that you drink every single day! I’ve been on the search for a […]
Things to Know about Anti-Hypertensive medicines
I personally know many hypertensive patients who skip the medicine intake for one or two months just to stay away from it’s “dangerous side effects”. “I’ve heard and read a lot about the side effects of these medicines, is there any way around?” is another common question that I face at the out patient department […]
Contest
We are back again with this year’s giveaway! You must be familiar with giveaways of electronic gadgets and other stuff. This is a similar program made with the intention of increasing the health awareness of the lay man. The only difference is that we giveaway”healthcare products” for free!!! All you need to do is […]
Night Duty Duel with an Alcohol Withdrawal Patient
Funny things can happen in the night at hospitals which the duty doctor has to attend. I was the doctor on duty that night when the patient suffering from “acute alcohol withdrawals” was causing all kinds of trouble one could possibly imagine. The story goes this way : When the phone rang, I woke up […]