Fight Against Thalassemia [By Mrs. Tinku Rajeev Gupta] Thalassemia has been one of the major challenges which is underlying the already inadequately developed Health care facilities in the war ravaged country of Afghanistan. Illiteracy, social set up, lack of awareness, non availability of blood and many other factors are posing a great challenge to health workers who have been working to fight thalassemia. There is little support from the government and hence social workers like Mr Najm U Saqib has been trying hard to spread awareness about thalassemia and bring…
Prolonged use of antacids harms kidneys: Doctors Rupali Mukherjee, Mumbai Recent global studies suggesting that the prolonged use of widely prescribed anti-acidity pills to treat “gas” and heartburn might be linked to long-term kidney damage, acute renal disease and chronic kidney disease have sparked fresh debate in the medical community here. Though a few initial reports about the association of these drugs — also called PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) — with kidney disease have been published in reputed international medical journals over the last couple of years, it is only…
Bangladeshi doctors take new approach to stroke treatment [Sastha Bangla] Amid the rising brain stroke rates, the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital for the first time in Bangladesh brought the treatment to restore blood flow by dissolving the blood clot causing the stroke without cutting the skull open. Dr Sirajee Shafiqul Islam, an associate professor at the institute and one of the specialists of the hospital’s Neurointervention Team, told UNB that in developed countries, an alteplase (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) injection is pushed into patient’s vein in the arm…
New Studies Link Cell Phone Radiation with Cancer By Charles Schmidt Does cell phone radiation cause cancer? New studies show a correlation in lab rats, but the evidence may not resolve ongoing debates over causality or whether any effects arise in people. The ionizing radiation given off by sources such as x-ray machines and the sun boosts cancer risk by shredding molecules in the body. But the non-ionizing radio-frequency (RF) radiation that cell phones and other wireless devices emit has just one known biological effect: an ability to heat tissue…
A short note on male infertility [Dr. Sujoy Dasgupta] Causes of Male Infertility Inadequate Sperm Production, Block in Sperm conducting duct, Sexual Dysfunction Lifestyle- smoking, drugs, obesity Usual Investigations Semen Analysis (At least twice), Evaluation of Testicular Size, Hormone Tests in blood, Ultrasound, Chromosomal Analysis (Blood) Treatment options Life Style Changes, Medicines- Natural Conception, IUI- self sperm, IVF/ ICSI- self sperm, Donor-IUI How Sperms can be collected? Self-Manipulation,Vibroejaculation,From Urine (Retrograde Ejaculation), From Testes/ Epididymes (Biopsy or needle) Author: Gyn. Infertility & Sexual Dysfunction specialist Genome fertility centre Kolkata, India
A very much challenging but satisfactory day [By Dr. Sujoy Dasgupta] It was a very much challenging but satisfactory day for us. A woman with previous C section, presented to us at 18 weeks with Quadruple test result. She was in Japan in initial few weeks of pregnancy and then shifted to Kolkata. Thus she missed the opportunity of First Trimester Screening (FTS). The Quad test showed “High Risk for Down Syndrome”. So we offered her Amniocentesis to confirm the diagnosis (putting a needle in the fluid around the baby).…
8 UTI Symptoms All Women Should Know [By Mandy Ferreira] Chances are high you will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point. Thanks to our anatomy, women have more than a 50% chance of getting a UTI in their lifetime. The infections result in about 8.1 million visits to the doctor each year, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. If you’re postmenopausal, your likelihood of having a UTI increases. “In women after menopause, an average of one UTI a year is pretty…
How to teach healthy hand-washing habits? [Sastha Bangla Desk] There is no getting around the importance of frequent hand washing. Children need to wash their hands before eating. Hand washing also is essential after they use the bathroom, blow their noses, and touch pets and other animals. You can help your child develop healthy hand-washing habits by teaching them these steps: Wet hands with clean, warm water. Soap up, rubbing the hands together to make a lather. The lather should go all over the hands and in between the fingers.…
Full stop is a new beginning [By Shri Pannalal Mishra] Till 2016, I was in best of my health as I was an athlete and never missed my morning jog and free hand exercises. From March 2016 onwards, I started feeling sick. Gradually it became a regular affair and I became fond of my Bed. On consultation with my family doctor, he diagnosed the symptoms of colitis. He assured that it not of much worry and asked me to be patient. After 6 months, there was no improvement in my…
Consequences of drug and substance abuse in Bangladesh [Dr. Iftekhar Alam Siddiqui Shovon] Bangladesh with a population of 166 million is a potential emerging economies among other developing countries. We enjoyed development and advancements in many sectors but with that also comes the adversity of drug abuse that is increasing in an alarming rate. In this country, this agent of human devastation has spread its tentacles to every possible corner. The inclination of drug consumption is higher in youth and teenagers, their age spinning between 15 and 30 years. This…
