Vitiligo

VitiligoVitiligo (vitiligo) is a common multiple of the pigmented skin, the disease to local or generalized loss of pigment, characterized by the formation of white spot. It is a kind of access, and l...   Read More

Posted by sureshwebs on Wed, 05 Aug 2009        (0)        (6342)

The dry eye

It is nothing but a symptom complex occuring as a sequale to deficiency or abnormality of tear film.Etiology: 1.Aqueous layer deficiency               2.Mucin deficiency               3.Lipid abnormal...   Read More

Posted by peebujoe on Thu, 30 Jul 2009        (0)        (5097)

What is the importance of knowing the blood groups?

For all practical and routine purposes, it is ideal to transfuse to the patient the same group of blood which he belongs to. It is only under very dire emergency that we take O group as universal dono...   Read More

Posted by SyedIbrahimAzwar on Thu, 30 Jul 2009        (0)        (9944)

Ten Sleeping MYTHS

Myth 1: Sleep is a time when your body and brain shut down for rest and relaxationNo evidence shows that any major organ (including the brain) or regulatory system in the body shuts down during sleep....   Read More

Posted by venkatraman123 on Tue, 28 Jul 2009        (0)        (4424)

DO WE DESERVE THIS?

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19600924&id=YKYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GbADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5228,4238562 While impassioned cases for increasing women’s involvement in politics continue being made on ...   Read More

Posted by vbhambri99 on Sun, 26 Jul 2009        (0)        (4843)

Blow-out injury or fracture

This condition is due to inward displecement of eye ball by any force exerted on it.Aetiopathology: The eye ball is pushed inside the orbital septum with a force exerted with a round objects like tenn...   Read More

Posted by peebujoe on Fri, 24 Jul 2009        (0)        (4659)

Orbital Cellulitis

It is refered as inflammation of soft tissue of orbit or eyeball behind the orbital septum.Aetiology: 1.Exogenous- Any injury or retraction of foriegn body.                 2.Extention of infection fr...   Read More

Posted by peebujoe on Fri, 24 Jul 2009        (0)        (5467)

MEDICA - The World’s Largest Medical Trade Fair

The World’s Largest Medical Trade FairInfo about MEDICA  this year is a as follows for those interested in visiting it.Medica as u know presents a remarkable portfolio of products, topics and companie...   Read More

Posted by srmcurology on Thu, 23 Jul 2009        (0)        (4044)

Proptosis

It refers to outward displacement of eye ball along the margine of the orbit. It is very synonimous to "exophthalmos" but it is related to Thyroid diseases where "proptosis " doesnot.Classsification: ...   Read More

Posted by peebujoe on Thu, 23 Jul 2009        (0)        (5458)