What to do when a person is Choking?
Nobody at the food court who watched the young lady run towards the wash-room cared to help. She collapsed before reaching the wash-room. Nobody could identify that she was choking on the food. Either none of them were aware of the first aid steps for choking or else they simply didn’t care. Dr Lakshmi M […]
The Indian version of Healthy Eating Plate
Are you confused after reading hundreds of articles by nutritionists who recommend you to eat exactly 1200 calories a day? Are you looking for a simpler solution that can help you choose the healthiest food in an easier and a better way? Well, you don’t have to look any further! This article is for you. […]
Top 10 Steps To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes
My animosity with mosquitoes started in my pre-school years. I remember my father carrying a big steel dish coated with oil and swinging it wildly in the air to trap those flying blood suckers. Me and my brothers were assigned the duty of finding small mosquitoes sticking on to the white walls of our small […]
Use this free SMS service to never miss your child’s Immunization days again
Vaccinating your children against “vaccine preventable diseases” is one of the first step to be taken by all parents to provide a healthy life for their loved ones. But, most of the time, the busy working parent forgets about the immunization date for their children and end up missing the shots. How cool would it […]
Can Diabetics Eat Fruits?
“I had a mango yesterday night”, he said suggesting the possible cause for the raised Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level. “I usually do not have fruits, but yesterday I had to” he continued as if he had committed a grave mistake. When I told him, “You know something? Diabetics are NOT restricted from eating fruits”, […]
Vaccine Cold Chain and VVM, ensuring the potency of vaccines
Responsible parens take their children to the nearest hospital for vaccination. Vaccines are readily available there. The only thing that bothers the parents is about the injections being painful and the possibility of developing fever after taking the shot. Has anyone of you thought about the potency and effectiveness of the vaccines that are available […]
Undiscovered Uses of Stethoscope
Dr René Laennec couldn’t have guessed that his invention would one day become the third hand of every doctor in this world. The stethoscope is used to listen to the various sounds produced in our body. It includes heart beats, abnormal heart sounds like murmurs and clicks, breath sounds, bowel sounds etc. Our Medicine Professor, […]