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Private health care. Lung Cancer Treatment. Lung cancer tops the list of cancer deaths across the globe, India is not an exception.

Lung Cancer Treatment

In India, cancer ranks second biggest killer (accounts for 15% of all death reported in 2013). Lung cancer in India is the leading cause of cancer death among men and ranked 8th among Indian women, who have lower smoking rate. The Cancer causing agent, carcinogen present in the cigarette smoke damages the lung tissues and prompt the growth of abnormal cancer cells in the lungs which eventually develops into a tumor. Multidrug Resistant Bacteria.

Drug resistant and multidrug resistant bacteria have emerged as major concerns both inside and outside the hospital environment.

Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

Skin Problems during Monsoon. Although monsoon is a time for some to enjoy in the rain, it also brings with it a host of skin problems.

Skin Problems during Monsoon

One of the common skin problems in monsoon is fungus or athletes foot or ringworm. This happens because of continuous soggy skin and unhygienic socks and footwear. Some youngsters have the habit of changing socks and inner wear once in two or three days and this must be avoided at all costs. Manipal Hospitals.

Research has indicated that an ideal smoker starts to go through symptoms of withdrawal as early an hour from the time he puts down his last cigarette.

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It is said that the person could go through anxiety, sadness and difficulty concentrating, within the first three hours. The above infographic provides you a detailed understanding about what are the different advantages that one might have when they stop smoking. This is a tentative schedule and could differ on an individual basis. Manipal Hospitals. As our cities get more and more polluted by the day, the very air we breathe has become loaded with potentially harmful substances that cause a multitude of problems.

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But these problems tend to be long-term when compared to the damage these substances can cause to the eyes. PAIN : DEMYSTIFIED. What is Pain?

PAIN : DEMYSTIFIED

The International Association for the Study of Pain’s definition states: “Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.” What are the main types of Pain? Pain can be classified as acute and chronic pain based on the duration. Acute Pain: Is normally short lived and mainly secondary to trauma or tissue damage. Chronic Pain: Dengue Fever - Time To Tackle & Take Over! Dengue Fever- Time To Tackle & Take Over!

Dengue Fever - Time To Tackle & Take Over!

Previously a threat between the months of June and November, Dengue fever is now seen almost throughout the year. It is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of a mosquito (Aedesegypti-a day biter). There are 3 phases to the illness – a fever phase, a leaky (critical) phase and a recovery phase. Asthma & Allergy Treatment in Manipal Hospital.

Respiratory problems are the most comment ailments that affect people today and it is not surprising that 2.63 crore people in India suffer from acute respiratory disease as of 2013.

Asthma & Allergy Treatment in Manipal Hospital

Of these cases, almost a quarter is because of asthma. At present 25% of the Indian population suffers from allergies and 5% of those people suffer from allergies that lead to asthma. It is estimated that by the year 2025 an additional 100 million people will be asthmatic world over. Hence, there is a dire need for awareness about this debilitating respiratory illness. Asthma is a chronic life-long condition where a person finds it difficult to breathe because the tubes that take air into the lungs swell up. Health risk of second hand smoking treatment in Manipal Hospital. Passive smoking in today’s world has become an issue that is just as important to address as chain smoking.

Health risk of second hand smoking treatment in Manipal Hospital

By definition, passive smoking refers to the inhalation of smoke produced by tobacco products indirectly i.e. by being in the vicinity of smokers. Passive smokers can also include unborn children when pregnant mothers inhale cigarette smoke. The significant rise in the number of smokers over the years has also led to a much larger increase in those who are susceptible to passive smoking. 85% of smoke from cigarettes is side-stream smoke i.e. smoke that has not passed through the smoker’s lungs and is hence unfiltered and more dangerous. Smoking itself raises multiple risks that are shared and sometimes accentuated in passive smokers.

Congenital Heart Disease Treatment in Manipal Hospital. What is Conginetal Heart Disease?

Congenital Heart Disease Treatment in Manipal Hospital

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is a structural abnormality of the heart, present at birth. The defect is present mostly in the blood vessels near the heart, thereby causing obstruction in the blood flow. Glaucoma Treatment in Manipal Hospital. What is Glaucoma, and what is its current status in India? Glaucoma is an eye condition where the optic nerve (nerve that carries information from our eyes to the brain) gets damaged usually due to raised pressure inside our eyes. What makes glaucoma dreadful among many other eye diseases is its covertness. Breast Cancer Prevention Tips.

It’s a fear that every woman across the realm has faced sometime or the other. Breast cancer is responsible for an estimated 232,670 new cases in the US (2014). Ebola Virus. The Ebola crisis is a not only a war between Mankind and Disease (a viral disease this time) as always, but to me it is a battle between the Haves and Have Nots. Historically Ebola has been around for many decades but since it was confined to the West African countries, the poorest of poor in the world – the true have nots, not much was said or done to tackle this disease.

However, unfortunately this time not only has the spread of disease been ferocious, killing thousands of people in the endemic areas of West Africa but the battle has also shifted to Europe and the USA, the haves of the world, with a few mortalities there too. Cataract surgery - Eye Care Hospitals. Among the many gifts that we treasure in our life, the gift of eyesight is very precious. It holds the key to many of wonders, this world has to offer. Nothing is more enlightening and informative as the power of vision. However, this great gift can be such an unbelievable loss to individuals who lack this privilege. There are some fascinating facts that can really stun us. According to a World Health Organization report there are an estimated 285 million people who are visually impaired worldwide. Cyclone Effects In AP. I still vividly remember the devastation inflicted along the coasts of Andhra Pradesh by a mega cyclone in the 70’s when I was still a medical student.

Some of my seniors who had passed out and were doing their internship volunteered to go there as part of the medical team and told us gut-wrenching stories of death and destruction of unimaginable proportions. Rotting dead flesh of human beings – men, women and children, strewn around with rotting bloated carcasses of animals released a stench similar to what was witnessed in the trenches of World War I.Many of the doctors who came back suffered from post traumatic stress and could not get back to their routine life for quite some time. We certainly have come a long way since then. Fellowship Programmes. Manipal Hospitals. Directions For Manipal Hospitals Bangalore. ManipalHospitals Bangalore. Manipal Hospitals Bangalore. Brain, Heart, Gynaecology, Eye, Orthopaedics, Skin. Best Multi Speciality Hospital in India. Manipal Hospitals News.

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