Practo is India’s largest doctor search platform, with over 28,000 Appointments booked last month. If your profile is one among the 100,000 doctors listed on the site, then you might might wonder how you’ll stand out amongst so many other doctors. To help you establish your presence online, we’re introducing the Practo Microsite. The Microsite …
Make this Mother’s Day Count
In India and around the world, many women over the age of 40 suffer in silence. There are looming health disasters waiting to happen, but they brush them off as a minor niggle, potentially leading to disastrous consequences. And your mother could be one of them. Take care of the health of the most important …
World Immunization Week – Part 6
Guest post by Dr. Maithili Pai as part of our World Immunization Week awareness campaign. Dr. Maithili Pai is a dental surgeon, currently pursuing a post-graduate program in pediatric dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a Practo Ray user since June 2011. There have been widespread rumours that vaccinations cause autism, …
World Immunization Week – Part 5
Your dose of information as promised. From a page of Dr. Poonam Sambhaji’s notes, read about Measles, Mumps and Rubella – and one vaccine to rule them all. MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA What is measles? Measles is a serious respiratory disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily through coughing and sneezing. In rare cases, it can be deadly. …
World Immunization Week – Part 4
HEPATITIS B What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis B virus. When first infected, a person can develop an “acute” infection, which can range in severity from a very mild illness with few or no symptoms to a serious condition requiring hospitalization. Acute hepatitis B refers to …
World Immunization Week – Part 3
In the previous article, we promised to give you information on how to guard your children from preventable diseases. With this information complied by Dr. Poonam Sambhaji, which speaks about how each disease affects the human body, and what you need to do to prevent them. DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSIS AND TETANUS What is diphtheria? Diphtheria is a serious disease caused …
World Immunization Week – Part 2
WHO’s tagline for this year’s World Immunization Week is Know, Check and Protect. Staying in line with that, we’re including a Immunization Schedule from the IAP (Indian Academy of Pediatrics) to know what shots your kids need, check if they’ve had them, and protect them by getting them vaccinated. [Click on the image to view …
World Immunization Week – Part 1
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated April 24-30 as World Immunization Week to raise awareness about the role immunisation plays in our future well being. We at Practo wanted to say that it is incredibly important to make sure that the children around you have been vaccinated. They need all the help they can …
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 …
The doctors who got lucky – Samsung Tablet Lucky Draw Contest Winners
Remember we promised to play Santa at Christmas? And it looks like the lucky doctors are happy with what Santa had in-store for them 😉 This January, four doctors sport shiny new Samsung Tablets at their clinics. It actually was fantastic for us too because we got 40% more subscriptions. Which goes to show that: …