Social Networking makes me Happy

Social networking can really lift up your spirits. But one should do it intelligently. Many of us while putting in our status or our comments forget that we are being watched on Facebook. It is import...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Thu, 21 Jul 2011        (0)        (4350)

Group Health Insurance

Group insurance business is growing faster than individual business. Group insurance business is socially very relevant. Having group insurance benefits the business. In group insurance the amount of ...   Read More

Posted by nixonantao on Wed, 20 Jul 2011        (0)        (4693)

Stress and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Stress has become a part and parcel of our life and we all know that it can lead to a number of diseases. It can lead to physical as well as emotional and psychological problems. Stress in the long ru...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Wed, 20 Jul 2011        (0)        (5190)

Food goof ups

Be careful with the dressings, sauces and the methods of cooking that can turn a good food into a bad food. For example the other day I went to a salad bar with a friend of mine. We ordered vegetable ...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Mon, 18 Jul 2011        (0)        (4433)

Understanding modern medical care

I find a lot of patients paranoid about modern medical care. In the old days, I remember going to a medical practitioner with absolute faith in him and in his ability to make me feel better. Ironicall...   Read More

Posted by drmanchal on Sun, 17 Jul 2011        (0)        (4724)

Obesity

Obesity has now become an epidemic. How do you know if you are obese? Well, the most commonly used index is the Body Mass Index or BMI which ideally has to be in the range of 20-25. If it is above 25,...   Read More

Posted by drmanchal on Fri, 15 Jul 2011        (1)        (4739)

Bad throat infections

Throat infections are not that simple to treat nowadays. In most cases, wrong usage of antibiotics is to blame.   Often, antibiotics are not required to treat throat infections as most of them are  vi...   Read More

Posted by drmanchal on Thu, 14 Jul 2011        (1)        (5170)

New Male Contraceptive

A male contraceptive that is creating quite a buzz is ready for the Indian market as well. Initially there were only two options left for men either to use a condom or to get a vasectomy done. Condoms...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Thu, 14 Jul 2011        (0)        (5667)

Using the internet wisely

The internet is a huge source of medical information for both doctors and patients. When people without a medical background access information on health related issues, they need to be cautious as no...   Read More

Posted by drmanchal on Thu, 14 Jul 2011        (0)        (4716)

Watch High Blood Pressure!

I have been seeing a lot of young patients in my clinic with high blood pressure. The stresses of living in the cities, in most cases, is the primary reason for this.If high blood pressure is neglecte...   Read More

Posted by drmanchal on Thu, 14 Jul 2011        (0)        (3195)