An overview of Polio Vaccines OPV & IPV
India along with 10 other countries was certified as “polio free” nation on the 27th March of 2014. It has been five years since the last confirmed case of polio in our country. A simple sentence for a foreigner, but a huge achievement as far as India is concerned. Till 2014 India has used the […]
Why you should support the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme
The last case of polio in India was reported in 2011 in Howrah district of West Bengal. Thereafter no polio case has been reported in our country. On 27th March, 2014, India was declared as a “non-endemic” country for polio. In simple words, India was declared polio free in 2014. It was a historic day […]
Things you need to know about Cancer
This post is dedicated to my Aunt, who fought an advanced carcinoma of breasted the courage before parting with us. Cancer can be classified as a group of diseases characterised by abnormal growth of cells with the ability to invade distant and adjacent tissues or organans. Once tis abnormal growth of cells becomes largeenought and […]
Tips to Quit Cigarette Smoking
Cigarette smoking is not just an addiction that puts the smoker’s health in jeopardy. In fact, the family, friends and the whole community suffers as a result of this notorious habit. Every smoker knows the health risks associated with smoking, the vast majority would have even tried to quit smoking in vain at least one […]
Use the NicoDerm CQ Nicotine patch to Quit Smoking
Most of the smokers I meet at the out-patient department are aware of the harmful effects of smoking on their health. The majority of them also would have tried to quit smoking at least once in vain. One must have real motivation to quit smoking completely. But, doing so could prove really challenging. This is […]
A Dog bit Me, What should I Do?
Every living person in this world would have encountered a situation where he/she is being chased by an animal. I often have that kind of dreams and wake up in my sleep with a sudden jerk. You can thank your lucky stars if you managed to escape a bite somehow. But not all persons are […]
7 Advantages of Online Doctor Consultation
Online medical consultation has in one way or the other become a boon to the urban populace of the country. Hard pressed for time, having to travel long distances to the hospital are some of the reasons that are prompting many to online doctor consultation. For the chronically ill patients, for those who want a […]