Gas Geysers Are Dangerous & Potentially Life Threatening
A 15 year old girl had gone to take a bath in the morning and as she was not coming out after half an hour, the mother went and found her daughter unconscious inside the bathroom and brought her to Prakriya Hospital Emergency Department. The Emergency department doctors immediately asked whether they were using gas […]
Children With Bone Cancer
12 year old Sushma (Name Changed) started limping with pain which gradually increased. She is the only child for Prema. The mother noticed this and saw that there was a swelling in the upper part of thigh. They live in a village in Mandya district of Karnataka. They approached a nearby general practioner who prescribed […]
Cure Right Sleep Tight Good Night
Do you wake up every night, thanks to your own loud snores? Do you feel tired throughout the day? Do you often fall asleep during an interesting lecture or meeting? Then my friend, you could be possibly be suffering from sleep apnoea.Snoring is a very common thing and occurs due to the vibration of the […]
All About Knee Arthroscopy
What is Arthroscopy? During an arthroscopy, a camera is inserted into the knee through two small puncture wounds. One for inserting the camera and the others for instruments. It allows us to look at the joint surfaces, cartilage and the main ligaments of the knee. The operation is usually carried out under a general anaesthetic. […]
All About Knee Replacement Surgery
Do you need knee replacement?If your knee gives pain, stiffness, instability or loss of function that affects your daily life and activities, then you will benefit from surgery What are the advantages of Knee replacement? Freedom from pain and improved mobility and quality of life What are the possible disadvantages?Replacement joints wearing out over time […]
When Sleep Refuses To Shake Hands With You
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that makes it difficult for people to fall asleep, stay asleep, causes them to wake up too early and tough to get back to sleep. As a result, one doesn’t feel fresh when they wake up. Though, the hours of sleep one needs varies from person to person, most […]
Bone Bank Helps Woman Avoid Arm Amputation
Living with a bone borrowed from a dead person is indeed something uncommon. But this rarity will soon change as Bengaluru has got a bone bank about eight months ago. In fact, it has already helped doctors to save a homemaker’s elbow from being amputated. The patient, a 39-year-old Kalamma from Mandya, had been suffering […]
TUNE IT UP TIPS TO MAINTAIN A GOOD VOICE
If you are a singer, a teacher or a professional voice user, you might have experienced several harrowing instances of sore throat, voice change and dry cough. Chronic and prolonged usage of voice can damage your vocal cords and you can end up with vocal nodules and other voice problems. Here are some tips to […]
Restarting your fitness post lockdown
Health and fitness are gaining importance in the lives of many people across the world in recent times. During the course of the pandemic we all have realized the importance of maintaining good health and improving immunity. Most of you would have read, heard or seen advice about maintaining health, fitness and good immunity. As […]
Is heart attack prevalent among youngsters in India
As we celebrated World Heart Attack Day on September 29th, 2020 to create and increase awareness of heart health among the general population. Heart diseases and strokes are the world’s leading health issue, claiming the lives of 17.3 million people with the numbers only rising. Diseases related to the heart and blood vessels are called […]
