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World Autism Day: The Basics Of Autism Explained

Everything you needed to know about autism.

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Prof GS Corner

Surgical Treatment For Hypertension

The title in itself can send waves of disbelief to many, when it comes to discussing hypertension. Hypertension or blood pressure as we all know is normally treated with medicines. But in about 5 per cent of cases, however, a cause for hypertension can be identified called as secondary hypertension because the high blood pressure […]

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Nipah Virus- Factsheet, Signs & Symptoms

Everyone around is talking about the dreaded Nipah Virus and how it is endangering the lives of people and healthcare professionals in remote parts of Kerala. What is this Nipah virus? Where did this suddenly come from? Can it be treated? Let’s find out. [the_ad id=”1146″] Basic facts you should know about Nipah virus: First […]

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GutSpeak 2: The case of the annoying Achalasia

By Surgical Gastroenterologist Dr.S.Srivatsan In this issue of Gut Speak, we shall discuss about another very common GI ailment, Achalasia. As is the trend in Gut speak column, we begin with a case scenario and then proceed towards the management of this condition. Readers are most welcome to address their queries and send feedback about […]

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Children

Essential speech milestones in children

There are many factors that may affect the achievement of speech milestones even in normal children such as: being with other children, the responsiveness of family members, bilingual households or even gender (girls are observed to speak earlier than boys). Some children expand vocabulary steadily and some do it in spurts. While it is important […]

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Children Diabetes

The right way to treat Juvenile Diabetes

Handling a child with juvenile diabetes is never easy. Find out how to tide the battle.

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Diabetes

An Expert take on the concept of Precision Diabetes

The popular adage “One size doesn’t fit all” and the practical implications are well known.  For instance, can there be one shirt size which fits people of all sizes or one shoe which fits everyone?.Then, how can we give the same type of treatment to everyone with diabetes? Dr V. Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, […]

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Prof GS Corner Women's Wellness

Surgical Management of Breast Cancer

The various stages of the deadly disease and how surgery can help.

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Doppler Studies & types of Doppler Tests

The basics of doppler studies explained.

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Children

Does your child get the required hours of sleep in a day? Find out here.

Are you sleeping, brother John?!