The article has been contributed by Dr. Mahesh D. M, Consultant – Endocrinology, Aster CMI Hospital Thyroid diseases are a common hormonal disorder around the world. In India too there is a critical weight of thyroid ailments. Recent studies on thyroid sickness, have highlighted that around 42 million individuals in India experience the ill effects […]
By Dr. Suruchi GoyalAgarwal, Consultant – Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield The Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic has been a steep learning curve for doctors, scientists and health care communities worldwide. New information especially with regards to children is surfacing which has led to significant anxiety in parents. This article aims to […]
Contributed by Dr. Mohan Kumar Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road. We have entered the month of March but the sense of strong sun and hot summer can already be felt. This only indicates that the coming months will only get warmer and let’s be prepared to beat the heat. One of the most common and […]
Contributed by Pavithra N Raj, Chief Dietician, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur While it’s been almost more than a month of lethargic days of lockdown in India. Staying at home all day with lack of physical activity and exercise, too much of snacking and enjoying variety of special dishes cooked at home. Finally unwinding the day […]
Minimum dose of hydromethylthionine could slow clinical decline and brain atrophy in behavioural variant Fronto-Temporal Dementia as well as Alzheimer’s Disease In a paper published online in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191173), TauRx reported that the drug it is developing for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (hydromethylthionine) also has significant pharmacological activity in behavioural variant […]
By Dr.Anil R, Consultant Neurologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Do you struggle to sleep or frequently wake up in the middle of the night and lie awake for hours, you might be suffering from insomnia? Insomnia is a common sleeping condition where people find it difficult to fall asleep or they stay awake for long […]
By Dr. Ravichandar Kelkar, Senior Consultant- Orthopaedics, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Nobody can replace health with anything in one’s life. Health is a precious factor for any person, that once lost it can take ages to build back the immunity and health. The process of building immunity starts when young and goes till the very […]
Authored article by Dr. Rohit Udaya, ENT & Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Aster RV Hospital A sudden sensation of feeling off-balance or an internal or external spinning, usually incited by moving the head too swiftly or a change in the position of your head is referred to as vertigo. If you experience this quite frequently then […]
Contributed by Dr. Ambuja Govindaraj, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur Motherhood is season of realizing the deepest love you’ve ever known, a season of self-sacrifice, self-reliance, sleeplessness, world turned upside down happiness. A big change, but a season, nonetheless. Motherhood is both the best job in the world and also one […]
Amid the nationwide lockdown 3.0 currently underway, Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS), a charitable organization that works toward inclusive welfare of differently-abled individuals, organising ‘Paramarsh’ campaign from today. As a part of the campaign, Senior Doctors will provide free LIVE health consultancy sessions to the differently abled. The campaign is slated to go LIVE from 10th […]