Neuro and Spinal Surgeon
Strangely though, the Neurosurgeon is asking the patient to raise his arm, say something or write a word or two and he is doing just that.This is how Neuro and Spinal Surgeon Dr. K. Sridhar performs brain surgery on some of his patients at the Global Hospitals and Health City in Chennai, India. It is [...]
What’s in a puff? A lot
Smoking your first cigarette can be a terrible experience – what with the burning in your throat, the bad taste in your mouth and the nausea in your gut. Still, it’s your last cigarette that may just represent the bigger challenge. However, there’s good news in the wake of that final smoke as your body [...]
Knee pain Simple must-do exercises
There are many causes of pain in the knee, though the majority of these pains are of mechanical origin and not due either to infection or malignancy. I would like to recommend a simple exercise which in my opinion is helpful, whatever other treatments you may be taking, for this common knee problem, often referred [...]
Allergies and children: Questions you may have
Allergies can be the bane of a parent’s existence. They can change the way your child experiences his or her childhood, be it in the precautions that need to be taken or the discomfort of an allergy in full swing.This week we speak with Dr. Neelika Malavige, Senior Lecturer and Immunologist, University of Sri Jayewardenapura [...]
There’s a lot you can do to prevent dementia, start now
Currently we do not have any drugs or treatments to modify AD (Alzheimer’s Dementia). The three main drugs in use, donepezil, rivastigmine and memantine are mainly symptomatic treatments. They slow down deterioration in memory for a period of time. For maximum benefit they should be started early and continued as long as there is benefit. [...]
Ebola the dreaded virus
With Guinea in Western Africa experiencing its first outbreak of the Ebola virus, Dr. Sanjaya Senanayake explains the disease which frighteningly has no cure What is Ebola? Ebola comes from a family of viruses called filoviruses. They look like question marks under an electron microscope, which is appropriate given how many questions they’ve raised over [...]
