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The 5 Food Groups and How To Achieve The Balanced Diet

Here’s a quick insight into the 5 basic food groups and how you can strive to achieve a balanced meal every day in your homes!

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The Role of Nurses in Heath Care

 By Professor G Sivakumar The typical scene in a busy surgical ward is as follows: In the midst of customary rounds by a surgeon, an anxious attendant asks how his mother Mrs A is, while another patient asks what food to take. The intercom rings and the OT staff wants the surgery patient shifted. The […]

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Understanding The Causes Of Intestinal Obstruction

Intestinal obstruction involves a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through. We do not realize the immense importance of the gut until it is obstructed. Intestines have a vital function to perform, which is transport of food from oral to aboral end and […]

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What Are Congenital Heart Defects?

Heart defects that are present from birth are called congenital heart defects. The circulatory system of the foetus is a little different from that of the newborn. The foetus gets its oxygen supply and nutrition from the mother through the placenta. The foetal heart does not have to perform certain functions as the lungs do […]

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What Is Soft Tissue Sarcoma? How Do You Treat It?

The word sarcoma is derived from sarkoma meaning “fleshy substance” (Galen), “harmful tumor of the connective tissue” and was first recorded in 1804.

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Women's Wellness

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction In Women- What Is It & How Is It Caused?

By Dr.Karthik Gunasekaran,  Consultant Urogynecologist In a country with an estimated population of 10 billion people, approximately 45% of them women, there is a dire need for subspecialists catering to women’s health. Women, on account of pregnancy and delivery are subjected to certain stressors which are very unique to them. Though childbirth is a profound […]

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How To Stay Healthy & Disease-Free During Monsoons?

The rains are over- but what about the diseases?

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Surgical Ethics-Video Lecture

In a series of video lectures for surgical students with the Facebook group- Learning General Surgery, Professor G Sivakumar would be teaching essential surgical topics that would come in handy when diagnosing and treating patients. In this video, Prof G Sivakumar talks in-depth about surgical ethics- what is expected and why it continues to be […]