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 […]
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 […]
It can never be stressed enough about how sensitive infants are. Their bodies and immune systems take time to adjust to the new world that they are born into, which is why they are more prone to catching infections and require utmost attention and care. Hence the onus is on the parents to be very […]
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. […]
Contributed by Dr. Sejal Shah, Senior Consultant Pediatric and Fetal cardiologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road We constantly stress on taking care of our hearts as it is the most crucial organ of our body to stay alive. But what if the heart has an issue at the time of birth itself? It is an […]
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 […]
Contributed by Dr. Govind Nanda Kumar, Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur The rapid diffusion of newer technologies in surgery in a digital era has transformed the approach to surgeries, more so in gastrointestinal procedures being approached using robots. Robotic technology has revolutionized and resolved many of the drawbacks of advanced laparoscopic […]
In this year of 2020 also cancer is one of the major cause of mortality in India & all over the World. Report says lung cancer, Breast cancer in female and colorectal cancer are the topmost cause of mortality. If we will look into the Risk factors, we can think about the prevention. So before […]
Patient suffering from end stage liver disease receives live liver transplant with brother as donorBoth patient and donor were Jehovah’s WitnessesSpecialized resources arranged to support the surgery In yet another commitment to saving lives using the latest technologies in medical treatment, Aster CMI Hospital Bangalore successfully performed India’s first live liver transplant on Jehovah’s Witnesses […]
Rekha (name changed) a 28- yr- old patient and mother of a new born was brought to Aster RV Hospital in a very critical condition. The patient had recently delivered at a private hospital in the city and was in her post-partum period when she experienced dry cough, breathlessness, joint pain and skin rashes over […]