Drinking water reduces intake of sugary beverages by children
Children and young adults who do not drink water during the day drink more sugary beverages and thus consume more calories from these sugary drinks, …Read more
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Life and Death Matter
A handful of VVIP deaths in recent times puts the focus back on the landmark judgment of the apex court last year where it held …Read more
Supreme Court to decide about apology: Will the Apex Court’s decision on apology have implications on medical mistakes?
Yesterday, the Congress president Rahul Gandhi expressed regrets in the Supreme Court over his remarks related to Rafaele. If the Apex Court decides to accept …Read more
Time for DCGI to respond
We in practice are confused about “sartans” (ARBs or angiotensin receptor blockers). Every other day, a preparation is withdrawn from the market. Now Torrent Pharmaceuticals …Read more
Time to fight for the rights of mentally challenged people
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Indian Psychiatric Society have condemned the title and poster of a soon to be released film “Mental Hai Kya”. …Read more
Not eating good food vs eating bad food
Results of a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published online April 3, 2019 in The Lancet show that dietary factors …Read more
Lateral thinking: Niti Ayog to explore dentists taking up family medicine
Niti Ayog will be holding a meeting on 22nd April 2019 at 10 am with Secretary Dental Council of India and DG dental services armed forces …Read more
Biomedical waste management: Safety of health care workers handling the waste is paramount
Biomedical waste includes human and animal anatomical waste, treatment apparatus like needles, syringes and other materials used in health care facilities in the course of …Read more
Compassion is the hallmark of a good doctor
Sir William Osler said, “Care more for the individual patient than for the special features of the disease. . . . Put yourself in his place …Read more
Rule out other causes of anemia before initiating ESAs in cancer patients
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) have updated their clinical guideline for the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents …Read more