We have been told time and again that we should have enough of the Macros in our diet. But, our estimate is often wrong and we end up having less or more of one of them. We have a general idea of what happens if we have less of some ...
Read More »Epilepsy-Myths Busted
Mom and I were recently watching a teleserial where someone got epileptic fits and the seizure was stopped when a bunch of keys was handed over to that person. Since then I have been wondering the significance of the treatment. We contacted Neurosurgeon from Max Pitampura Delhi, Dr. Sonal Gupta, ...
Read More »Patients do not Address Psychiatric Illnesses Adequately (IInd and Concluding Part)
We continue with the interview of the Psychiatrist Dr. Sumit Kumar Gupta. Family Reaction and Legal Consequences: Unrecognized mental illnesses are a common cause of divorce and domestic violence. Dr. Sumit Says, “I got the first-hand experience of this, during my association with a pilot project in collaboration with Crime ...
Read More »Patients do not Address Psychiatric Illnesses Adequately
We, at A Journalist Reveals, have been focusing on the social aspects of different types of diseases. We found Professor (Dr.) Sumit Kumar Gupta, a Senior Psychiatrist at Max Healthcare, Pitampura. A lot of patients consult him at the hospital. These patients clearly admit that as much as they understand ...
Read More »Radiation from Technology – Something to Reckon with
Recently, we came across Dr. Sonal Gupta and requested her to spread awareness about radiations from technology in this digital age. Dr. Sonal Gupta is a senior neurosurgeon at Max Healthcare, Pitampura and a mother of a daughter, who is a part of this digital era. While consulting patients at ...
Read More »Neck Pain, Explained
Besides a headache, neck pain is another torture that is felt by many people particularly those who work on the computer. We, again, contacted famous neurologist from Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Dr. P P Ashok to shed some light on the problem. Excerpts from an interview: When we think of neck ...
Read More »Headaches and their Significance
Most people get headaches. That can be due to stress, migraine, etc. We decided to find more information about headaches and consulted Dr P P Ashok (HOD Neurology – Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai) for the same. What is a headache: The head has many structures that can be the source of ...
Read More »Heart Blocks – Something to Reckon with! (IInd and Concluding Part)
Yesterday, we posted the first part of the 2 part series on Heart Blocks. Today, we post the second and the concluding part. The usual invasive treatments are stents and bypass surgery. What are stents? How do they stop the formation of blocks? Or do they? Bypass surgery is done ...
Read More »Heart Blocks – Something to Reckon with!
We met Dr. Pratiksha about 10 years back. Information about preventive heart care was just trickling in the media. With 20 years of experience behind her, she is the pioneer in non-invasive cardiology in the global arena. We renewed our contact through Linkedin again and thought it would be the ...
Read More »Dealing with Common Cold (Part VII)
Common people say that the flu shots do not protect them from the common cold. But, these shots work on the flu virus, which is an organism distinct from the cold virus. The people also do not find any difference between the 2 ailments because the symptoms are similar. However, ...
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