Do you feel always tired ? Rule out Anaemia.

  Contributed by Dr.Vipul Agarwal MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), FAGE Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Mahatma Gandhi medical college, Jaipur E-mail: vipul.msrmc@gmail.com linkedIn/ Instagram/ facebook Studies suggest at least one third of the Indian population suffers from anaemia, with the prevalence being much higher in adolescents, especially girls. Anaemia is the term for when […]

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Dietary interventions in PCOD

Contributed by  Dt Quratul-Aan  (alfatah223@gmail.com)  Case study: PCOD and central obesity  Saleh(name changed) ,25 year old,female with an initial weight of 107.01kg ,height of %’4.2’’ with BMI of 39.21,sedentary worker,non vegetarian food pattern  Client had oligomenorrhea ,medicine induced cycles,facial acne ,hirsutism,increased waist hip circumference ,insomnia  Methods : The client was provided detailed consultation taking in […]

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Moving from tissue biopsy to chromosomal analysis (Chromopsy)

Contributed by Dr Ghulam Nabi. Professor of Surgical Uro-oncology. Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, United Kingdom  Linkedin : Prof Ghulam Nabi   As we move forward in Medicine, precision of diagnosis and treatment improves. Obtaining tissues for microscopic examination ( biopsy) by expert clinician (pathologist) is considered as definitive way to confirm diseases such as […]

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Save yourself from CANCER : Here is how

Contributed by Dr Rifat Jehan. Department of medical oncology, KCCC, Kuwait. Recently there has been a lot of research going on for prevention, early detection as well as treatment of cancer. An early detection is the key to treat cancer .While genetic predisposition can not be altered we can alter environmental causes    leading to […]

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Innovations in the treatment of hematological malignancies:

Contributed by Dr Abdul Rashid Shah Consultant Hematologist & Bone marrow transplant specialist  Kuwait Cancer Control Center  Remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of hematological malignancies. Until recently chemotherapy was the mainstay of treatment. Greater understanding of molecular mechanisms of growth and survival of cancer cells has led to the recognition of therapeutic […]

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Top questions on Asthma answered

Dr.Vipul Agarwal MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), FAGE Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Mahatma Gandhi medical college, Jaipur E-mail: vipul.msrmc@gmail.com linkedIn/ Instagram/ facebook What is asthma? Asthma is a condition that can make it hard to breathe. Asthma symptoms can be mild or severe. And they can come and go. An asthma “attack” is when […]

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