Opting healthy lifestyle patterns can put obesity at bay

Contributed by Dr. Sandhya, Consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield With the change in lifestyle, obesity in India has reached epidemic proportions in the 21st century. The sedentary lifestyle is the major reason for obesity, which can strongly be witnessed in youngsters and adults all over the world. India, in particular, is bearing the […]

All you need to know about Epilepsy and emergency guidelines

All you need to know about Epilepsy and emergency guidelines

Authored article by Dr. Anuradha H K, Consultant – Neurology, Aster CMI Hospital Epilepsy is a chronic and debilitating disorder, which causes recurrent seizures, sometimes without any apparent cause. The term ‘epilepsy’ encompasses a group of neurological diseases, that is, conditions that affect the nervous system, characterized by epileptic seizures commonly referred to as ‘fits’. […]

The need of deworming among adults

The need of deworming among adults

Contributed by Dr. Narendra Prasad, Consultant-Internal Medicine, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal In the present-day world where hectic lifestyle predominates, food habits have seen a major shift, and consuming outside food has become an obvious choice due to constraint of time. This has led to health concerns. One such largely increasing and less focussed issue is […]

Being overweight and a smoker can put you at cervical cancer risk

Dr Mukta Nadig, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal wareness and information about any disease is the biggest tool that we have in recent times to fight against any disease be it something as major as cancer. Cancer has continued to terrify people across the globe just by its name. Cancer has many forms […]

Effects of Steroids, protein shakes, and supplements

Effects of Steroids, protein shakes, and supplements

Dr. Sherly Ganesh, Chief Dietician, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Thousands of people take supplements hoping for health benefits from weight loss to muscle building, without knowing the adverse effects on health. When bodybuilding supplements came into the market, the supplements were taken for building a healthy body and the desire to improve overall health along […]

Important Pointers for prevention or early detection of Cancer

Ahead of World Cancer Day tomorrow (Feb 4), Dr. Vijay Agarwal, Lead & Sr. Consultant – Medical Oncology & Haematology, Aster CMI Hospital gives us some important pointers for early detection or prevention of this deadly virus. The top cancers that affect the Indian population are lung, breast, cervical, head and neck and colorectal cancer. […]

Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal, gives new lease of life to a 60-year-old woman suffering from breast cancer by using a new technique

Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal, gives new lease of life to a 60-year-old woman suffering from breast cancer by using a new technique

Our body is all that we have with us till we live and losing any part of it can be traumatizing not just cosmetically or physically but also mentally and emotionally. That combined with the dreadful disease of cancer is what has made breast cancer a very taxing experience. However, Dr. P.S. Venkatesh Rao, Columbia […]