Teenage Suicide

Today I came across the news of a 22-year old MBBS student who committed suicide following a 6-month suspension order from the college authorities. It is a very tragic incident.  Malpractice during th...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Thu, 24 Mar 2011        (0)        (4464)

Haemorrhoids- the Painful Piles

Hemorrhoid or piles is one of the common problems associated with indigestion and constipation. In my clinical practice, I have came across many people being silent sufferers of this disease for years...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Thu, 24 Mar 2011        (1)        (4610)

Understanding Croup or Laryngotracheobronchitis

Our surrounding environment harbours a variety of micro-organisms, which attack our respiratory tract, via the air we breathe. A very common respiratory disease of children is croup or laryngotracheob...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Thu, 24 Mar 2011        (0)        (5450)

Cardiovascular Disease is not Inevitable for the Elderly

Surprisingly nearly half of all people harbour some or the other types of cardiovascular disease, by the time they reach 50or above. The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is most commonly seen in ...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (0)        (4241)

What’s Eating You?

I have a problem with my weight. I do not get time for an hour long gym session. Then one fine day looking at my old photographs I realized that how slim and fit I looked. I again had a look at my rec...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (0)        (2977)

Hand Hygiene-its Significance

We all know that the spread of communicable diseases is by direct contact. Hand-to hand contact is probably the quickest and the easiest mode of disease transmission. Hand hygiene is an important aspe...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (0)        (3711)

Dealing with Skin Irritation

Our lifestyle is sometimes the root cause of skin irritation. Skin allergies manifest themselves in not-so-pleasant ways, ranging from hives, rashes, urticaria, and burning eyes, to allergic types of ...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (0)        (3814)

Life is What you Make of it

“Know yourself and you shall, then know God”The success graph of every great person reveals that no matter whatever one’s chosen field of activity be, it is the hard work complemented with faith, conc...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (0)        (3828)

Which Cooking Oil is the Best?

When you are trying to reduce your cholesterol it is not only important to watch what you eat, but also keep a watch about what ingredients you use while you prepare food. Cooking oil is the most comm...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (1)        (4946)

obesity: no more a fear factor now!

You can definitely load up on ice-cream and French fries as long as you exercise enough to burn them off. But running to meet deadlines, whether at work place or at home has become a part of our daily...   Read More

Posted by Bliteclinic on Wed, 23 Mar 2011        (0)        (2682)