By Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, Orthopaedics Strong bones and healthy nutrition is all what a child need. Strong bones are crucial to health and healthy nutrition is crucial to strong bones. Especially in child’s age the bones are rather more delicate and are in a growing phase. A healthy set of bones …
Read More »Autism – Causes, Symptoms, Treatments
By Dr Prashant Shah , Psychiatry Autism is a disorder of the brain development. Characterized by difficulties in social interaction, non verbal and verbal communication and repetitive behaviors, they affect individuals differently and to varying degrees. Causes Even though a lot of research is still going on, findings indicate a strong genetic …
Read More »Makeover For All Mommies
By Dr. J Rajesh , Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Mommy makeover is the combination of several surgical procedures involving cosmetic surgery and liposuction among other techniques aimed at providing a solution to the adverse effects of pregnancy on the body shape. It is also known as post-pregnancy surgery. Mommy makeover changes the shape and …
Read More »Gluten Free Diet in Children: Benefits and Risks
By Dr Kalpesh Patil, Pediatrics Gluten is a general name of the mixture of proteins found in wheat and related grains, including barley, rye, oat, and all their species and hybrids such as durum, emmer, semolina, spelt, farina and einkorn etc. Gluten is said to help foods maintain body shape and acts …
Read More »ADHD in Children
By Dr. Ketan Parmar, Psychiatry In addition to the normal attributes such as forgetfulness, daydreaming, impulsive acting and general fidgeting, children with Attention Deficit Disorder additionally find it difficult to manage complex tasks, such as the ones that require consistent planning, focus and organization. Causes- Many parents might blame themselves for their …
Read More »Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome – How Can It Affect Your Child?
By Dr J P Singh, Pediatrics Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is a rare disease that is characterized by regular recurring instances of severe vomiting and nausea. A pattern occurs where a period (can range from few hours to few days) of severe vomiting and nausea is followed by a period of time …
Read More »Smoking and Oral Health
By Dr. B. B. Khatri, Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) It is needless to mention how bad smoking is for your health. Most people have already become quite aware of its harmful consequences, thanks to the repetitive disclaimers and government initiatives. However, many still do not know that apart from causing life-threatening diseases, smoking may …
Read More »All About Mastectomies
By Dr. Nitin Jha, General Surgery Mastectomies are a type of surgery in which one or both breasts and sometimes even lymph nodes near the breasts are removed. Mastectomies are a broad term for many types of surgical procedures. They are mostly performed to deal with breast cancer. Here are the various …
Read More »All About Lymphadenectomy
By Dr Ashit Sharma , General Surgery Lymphadenectomy is generally defined as a surgical procedure which involves the removal of the lymph nodes followed by a microscopic inspection of a sample of tissue for possible threats of cancer. It can be further divided into a modified or limited lymphadenectomy in which only …
Read More »Bladder Tumour
By Dr Sarwar Eqbal , Urology The kidney of your body passes urine through the ureters which gets collected in the bladder. This is in turn passed through the urethra to be removed from your body. Thus the bladder is a very important organ of your body. ‘Bladder Tumor’ refers to the fibrous …
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