October saw its fair share of ground breaking research and outbreaks. Here is a bird’s eye view of the top 5 headlines in the medical world. 1. Ebola cases cross 10,000; experimental vaccine trials underway The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA recently announced a travel-related case diagnosed at a hospital in Texas. Unfortunately, the patient passed …
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Immunise, prevent, protect
Recently, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressed the government’s seriousness in achieving total immunisation in India. He mentioned that over 14 lakh children in the age group of 1-5 years die every year due to preventable diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea, and the Health Ministry plans to tackle this problem head on. In the hustle and bustle of your daily schedule, …
Challenges in Monitoring Child Growth
Monitoring a child’s growth can be cumbersome, especially if there are 5 different growth parameters to monitor. Often, doctors have a busy schedule and may not have the time to update all the charts. However, doctors would unanimously agree that growth charts are the best tool to identify child growth issues. What if these growth …
The Tooth Thief: A fun e-book for children to learn about oral health
On occasion of World Oral Health Day today (20th March), the World Dental Federation (FDI) has released an e-book to educate children about keeping their teeth healthy. This fun e-book can be downloaded free of cost from the link provided below. Here is a synopsis of the book: ‘The Tooth Thief’ is an illustrated children’s …
A picture could get you four times the appointments
A picture speaks a thousand words. Internet psychologist Graham Jones says, “ it seems from recent research that profile pictures are relatively unique in being more important than the words.” This is exactly why we’re harping on the importance of updating your profile on Practo. It’s not just about your name and your address. Our …