Life after a heart attack will involve a considerable number of changes, and if this is affecting your mental health going for therapy will help cope.   The nature of Cancer is such that patients and their doctors know that in spite of several treatment options, the road to recovery is long. The goal of the treatment is two-fold - removing the cancerous cells and ensuring that it does not recur. One of the...

  IGRT & ART REDUCE MORBIDITY WHEN TREATING PELVIC TUMORS & PEDIATRIC TUMORS   Prostate Cancer is an age related cancer, which means it mainly affects those over 40 years of age. Radiotherapy plays an important role in treating it and other Pelvic cancers as well,” explains Dr. Surendran J – Senior Consultant Radiation Oncology (at Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital) as he discusses the efficacy of their latest linear accelerator in the treatment of Pelvic...

  STATE-OF-ART PRECISION TREATMENT FOR CANCER PATIENTS WITH RECURRENCE IN LUNG & LIVER   Cancer is the unwelcome guest that must be eliminated at all cost. Today advanced technology in Cancer treatment helps doctors attack and remove cancerous cells, without destroying healthy tissue. However, in spite of the successful treatment, in some cases cancer recurs and not necessarily at the primary site. Secondaries can show up a few years down the line in the brain,...

  Two important factors that determine the mode of treatment for carcinomas are - where the cancerous cells have developed and how far have they spread from the primary location. Our body is made up of various tissues which are basically pile up of cells of various types. These cells undergo constant repair and replacement at various paces depending on the origin of tissue. During this cell replacement - which is called as cell division,...

  Gadget addiction is a kind of behavioural addiction like gambling, shopping, food addiction unlike substance addiction like alcohol, cannabis, smoking behavioural addiction does not involve any harmful substance intake but it can cause serious physical and psychological consequences which can hamper an individual’s socio occupational functioning.   Gadget usage includes using mobiles, I pad, I pod, tablet, laptop, and television. A person is said to be addicted to gadgets when he /she has the...

  Geriatrics refers to specialized medical care for older adults, especially after the age of 60 years in India. Life expectancy has increased. Hence, people living beyond 60 years are increasing in numbers. Diseases interact with pure aging effects to cause old age-related syndromes. Hence, the effects of aging must be considered during the diagnosis and treatment of senior citizens.   Why “specialist” for elderly people? Clinicians may often: Mistake pure aging for disease Mistake...

  WHAT IS TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT?   TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT OR TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY is a surgical technique that helps to treat arthritis of knee joint. During the procedure, the arthritic bone is removed by bone cuts and replaced with high grade metal and high-grade plastic inserts.   WHO NEEDS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY?   Patient with severe arthritis of the knee joint, severe pain, and difficulty to walk or do their day-to-day activities. Osteoarthritis (most...

  Total hip replacement or arthroplasty (THR/THA) is one of the most cost-effective and consistently successful surgeries performed in orthopedics.   THR provides reliable outcomes for patients suffering from end-stage degenerative hip osteoarthritis (OA), specifically pain relief, functional restoration, and overall improved quality of life. Once considered a procedure limited to the elderly, low-demand patients, THR is becoming an increasingly popular procedure performed in younger patient populations.   During a hip replacement, the head of...

  Following fad diets that help you shed too much weight too soon can lead to heart disease. A certified nutritionist will help customize a diet best suited to you. You can't see it, and you rarely even feel its presence but you know it's there. Beating for you. Caught up with day-to-day activities and routines, we often tend to overlook Cardiac Health up until a lightening pain runs across our chest and we wonder...

  Life after a heart attack will involve a considerable number of changes, and if this is affecting your mental health going for therapy will help cope.   Q:What is the most common type of heart disease?   Dr:That would be Coronary Artery disease which occurs when the arteries supplying blood to the heart narrow or harden from the build-up of plaque. This lowers the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and puts more...