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Excessive noise has already pushed us to the edge of an acoustically challenged future, waiting as we are for the final sonic boom that will push us into the endless chasm of blaring silence. It is now indisputably established that noise pollution affects both health and behavior. Unwanted sound (noise) damages the peace of mind …
As kids, and extremely outgoing, naughty kids at that, we were not unfamiliar with physical injuries. Nasty bruises, swollen limbs, bleeding wounds were all, like the trophies we won, integral parts of our lives, fundamental to growing up. The balms too were equally predictable consisting of ice packs, all purpose anti-septic lotions and a paste …
The Doctors, God save their ilk, are a busy lot. Between doing the rounds in the Hospitals and Nursing Homes they are attached to and conducting the private practices, they hardly have a social life worth talking about. Family and friends are often mere interludes – lucid intervals, if you may, in the endless (and …
Social media and emerging trends in Psychology The machines have risen. We live in a world that is increasingly connected, device driven and digitally convenient. And, if I am not wrong, more Indians have mobile phones than access to a toilet. Now, this awe inspiring mobile penetration is not a bad thing, considering how easy …
Etymologically the term Oncology originates from the Greek word ὄνκος (ónkos), meaning “tumor”, “volume” or “mass”. Oncology is that branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. While cancer is an affliction that is perhaps as old as humanity itself, the dread that is normally …
The Multi and Super Specialty hospitals are ones that are primarily and exclusively dedicated to offer specialized treatments to patients suffering from specific illnesses. The last decade or so has witnessed a paradigm shift in the Indian healthcare segment with these Multi and Super Specialty Hospitals making rapid strides in terms of both visibility as …
The first recorded instance of people travelling to obtain medical treatment dates back thousands of years and refers to Greek pilgrims travelling from all over the Mediterranean to the small territory in the Saronic Gulf called Epidauria. This territory was the sanctuary of Asklepios – the Greek God of medicine . Asclepius represented the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters being Hygieia (“Hygiene”, the goddess/personification of …
We are a Nation almost one fifth of mankind and produce in any given year more babies than the entire population of many countries. Search long enough and the root cause of all our country’s problems will point menacingly to over population. In short, “We the People”, are a virile, fertile one. Right? Well, not …
The concept was simple – to provide the necessary medical support to patients without confining them within the often overbearing precincts of the hospital. And it made a lot of sense. For one, life-saving interventions are generally not required after the initial few days of the admission of a patient, who can be safely transferred …
The concept of health insurance in its modern avatar dates back to 1694. In India too, health insurance products have been available in one garb or the other for as long as one can remember. However, it was the policy of Economic Liberalisation in 1991, followed in quick succession by the passing of the Insurance …