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World Hepatitis Day Special: Where Have We Reached So Far?

Dr. Gourdas Choudhuri: As the world gears up to celebrate World Hepatitis Day once again today, it is time to look back at what scientists, governments and NGOs have achieved so far and where they have failed. To provide the backdrop for those who are

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World Hepatitis Day Special: What You Need To Know Now!

Dr. Gourdas Choudhuri: If Shakespeare was alive today, the theme of one of his modern-day dramas could well be the tragic tale of Hepatitis. The tragedy however is not that 40 million Indians harbour the virus, and thousands die of it every year, but the

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The Tedious Battle Against Cancer: Have We Finally Won?

By Mesha Murali: According to WHO “cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases that can affect any part of the body. One defining feature of cancer is the rapid creation of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries, and which

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The Story Of Ward Boys Turning Into Doctors

By Ankur Sohanpal: UP’s district hospital of Bulandshahr had a sweeper as an acting physician, suturing the wounds of patients. Somewhere else, another ‘unqualified’ hospital staff, a ward boy, was injecting a patient. These words should strike me as an outrageous monstrous impossibility, but they

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Beautiful Bodies: A Poem On Body Image

By Nazreen Fazal: Shopping with girlfriends or at the hairdressers', Flipping through magazines as I get my hair done Page after page of glossy perfection Sensuous curves and caramel skin so soft, Image after image Mocking me, calling me names One places me in the ‘before’

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Health Scenario in India: Lack of Concern, Commitment and Accountability

By Dr. Kavita Kalkoti: India’s health scenario has been significantly unhealthy despite implementing plethora of Government programs, huge spending, establishing number of health delivery centers and providing tens of thousands of staff. The HUNGaMA Survey [2011] on Hunger and Malnutrition in 100 focused districts in

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Is Tuberculosis Still A Deadly Disease In India?

By Sirisha Akshinthala: In olden days TB was considered as a deadly disease due to lack of medicines and proper treatment at that time. Hence, the person who underwent tuberculosis never recovered from it. But if we come across the present scenario, even though TB

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Law And Medicine: An Overview

By Rabia Mehta: Did you know? ● Sex determination of a foetus is illegal in many states and illegal across the country if used for the purpose of aborting? ● A non-standard drug prescribed by a medical professional is a poison by definition? ● A

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An Insight Into The Packaged Food: The Pros and Cons

By Sukrati Rastogi: 21st century, a fast paced world where time is money. Saving time can simply be presumed as saving money. Today a popular technique to save time (for making money of course) is banking on packaged food. Packaged food is no more uncommon

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