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18/09/2017

Dr. Kripal Singh Chugh, The “FATHER OF NEPHROLOGY IN INDIA”, breathed his last at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, on Sunday. He was 85.

Dr. Chugh was suffering from blood cancer since past two years and was admitted to the PGIMER a few days ago.

Dr. Chugh was emeritus professor and former head of department of nephrology at the PGIMER. He was a recipient of several national and international awards, including the Padma Shri, The fourth-highest civilian award, in 2000, a PGIMER release said. He was presently working with Fortis Hospital at Mohali.

The International Society of Nephrology had acknowledged Dr. Chugh’s pioneering work and contributions and had included him amongst 50 legends in nephrology, the release said. Dr. Chugh had 413 papers, including 38 chapters, published in national and international journals and books.

By:- Hindustan Times

04/10/2016

YOSHINORI OHSUMI
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016 was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi "for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy".

15/09/2016

Arthritis Today magazine
Rosehip

Rosehip is a herbal medication with anti-inflammatory properties. It’s available over the counter in capsule form. Evidence suggests that rosehip may be effective in relieving some symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
What is it?
Family: Herbal medicine of the Rosaceae family Scientific name: Rosa canina
Other names: Rose heps, rosehip drink, LitoZin, Hyben Vital, Burr rose, camellia rose, Cherokee rose, chestnut rose, cabbage rose, Cili, coumaric acid, dog rose, French rose, gooseberry rose, hansa, hedge-pedgies, heps, hip berry, Japanese rose, Virginia rose
Rosa canina is a species of wild rose native to some regions in Europe, Africa and Asia. Rosehip is made from the fruits that usually develop after the bloom has died. You can buy if from high-street shops.
How does it work?
Rosehip extract contains polyphenols and anthocyanins, which are believed to ease joint inflammation and prevent joint damage. It’s also rich in vitamin C, which has antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are substances that can override harmful molecules (free radicals) which are produced within your cells and which may cause tissue damage or disease. Other studies have found that it can reduce the production of specific enzymes that break down cartilage.
Is it safe?
Side-effects are usually mild but include:
allergic reactions
constipation
diarrhoea
heartburn.
Interactions with other medications and dosage haven’t been well studied, although trials have used 5 g of rosehip a day.

28/04/2016

Friday, April 22, 2016
Suffer From Arthritis and joint pain , The cure is here !!!!!!

GELATIN
Health experts say that the pain in your shoulders, joints and legs can be caused by poor body posture. So, their advice is very simple, improve your body posture.

So in this article you can find a recipe which will help you to relieve your pain and strengthen your bone structure. If you suffer from pain in your shoulders, joints, legs and neck then this is an ideal recipe for you.
Buy 150g of gelatin, which can be found in any supermarket. In the afternoon, stir two tablespoons of gelatin (5g) into a quarter cup of cold water and keep the mixture out of fridge. When combined with water, gelatin turns into jelly.
Drink this remedy, in the morning, mixed with something you like such as juice, milk, yogurt, tea…
The gelatin will help you with your pain in shoulders, joints, legs and neck. Within a week your condition will be improved. This treatment should last about a month and it should be repeated after six months. In this way you will “lubricate” your joints.
Maybe you don’t believe in this remedy while you are reading it, but it is much better to try this kind of pain-relieving method instead of becoming “pharmaceutical slaver” who thinks that only a pill could help him.
Why is gelatin good for your joints?
Gelatin is a natural product. It is derived from collagen obtained from various animal by-products. Gelatin is a mixture of powerful amino acids-peptides and proteins which stimulate growth and improve the structure of connective tissue which is necessary in the treatment of joins and bones.
Gelatin is considered to be a high quality home remedy, and it provides various health benefits such as:
–it strengthens joints and heart muscle
-it boosts metabolism
-it enhances mental abilities
-it improves complexion
-it Increases elasticity, strengthens ligaments and tendons
-it prevents osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
-it improves skin and hair structure
– helps in the treatment of dysplasia
This treatment will eliminate your pain and stiffness within 7 days. Only in a month, you will feel much better and your pain will completely disappear.

28/04/2016

The first attempts at general anesthesia were probably herbal remedies administered in prehistory. Alcohol is the oldest known sedative; it was used in ancient Mesopotamia thousands of years ago.[3]

26/04/2016

Treatments for the plastic repair of a broken nose are first mentioned in the Edwin Smith Papyrus,[5] a transcription of an Ancient Egyptian medical text, some of the oldest known surgical treatise, dated to the Old Kingdom from 3000 to 2500 BC.[6] Reconstructive surgery techniques were being carried out in India by 800 BC.[7][8] Sushruta was a physician that made important contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery in 6th century BC.[9] The medical works of both Sushruta and Charak originally in Sanskrit were translated into the Arabic language during the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 AD.[10] The Arabic translations made their way into Europe via intermediaries.[10] In Italy the Branca family[11] of Sicily and Gaspare Tagliacozzi (Bologna) became familiar with the techniques of Sushruta.[10]

25/04/2016

Sir Alexander Fleming FRS FRSE FRCS[1] (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy.

22/04/2016

The earliest recorded attempts at hip replacement were carried out in Germany in 1891 by Themistocles Gluck (1853–1942),[39][40] who used ivory to replace the femoral head (the ball on the femur), attaching it with nickel-plated screws, Plaster of Paris, and glue.[41]

On September 28, 1940 at Columbia Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, American surgeon Dr. Austin T. Moore (1899–1963)[42] performed the first metallic hip replacement surgery. The original prosthesis he designed was a proximal femoral replacement, with a large fixed head made of the cobalt-chrome alloy Vitallium. It was about a foot in length and bolted to the resected end of the femoral shaft (hemiarthroplasty). A later version, the so-called Austin Moore Prosthesis which was introduced in 1952, is still in use today, although rarely. Like modern hip implants, it is inserted into the medullary canal of the femur, and depends on bone growth through a hole in the stem for long-term attachment.

21/04/2016

Jan. 14, 1794: First Successful Cesarean in U.S. 1794: Elizabeth Bennett delivers a daughter by cesarean section, becoming the first woman in the United States to give birth this way and survive. Her husband, Jesse, is the physician who performs the operation.

20/04/2016

Who is he ans

Hippocrates was born around 460 BC on the island of Kos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and a rational explanation.

20/04/2016

Known for author of Sushruta Samhita
Suśruta (Sanskrit: सुश्रुत, lit. "well heard" [1]) was an ancient Indian physician, known as the main author of the treatise The Compendium of Suśruta (Sanskrit: Suśruta-saṃhitā) (ca. 600 BCE).[2] The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic text, represents him as a son of Rishi Vishvamitra, which coincides with the present recension of Sushruta Samhita.[3] Kunjalal Bhisagratna opined that it is safe to assume that Sushruta was of the race of Vishvamitra.[4]

The Suśruta-saṃhitā is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of Ayurveda. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, but the translator G. D. Singhal dubbed Suśruta "the father of surgery" on account of the extraordinarily accurate and detailed accounts of surgery to be found in the work.[5] He has also been called "the first plastic surgeon".[2]

The Compendium of Suśruta locates its author in Varanasi, and recounts that Suśruta learned medicine and surgery from the king of that city, Divodāsa, who was an incarnation of the god of medicine Dhanvantari.[6]

Date Edit

The early scholar Rudolf Hoernle proposed that some concepts from the Suśruta-saṃhitā could be found in the Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa, that he dated to the sixth century BCE,[7] and this dating is still often repeated. However, during the last century, scholarship on the history of Indian medical literature has advanced substantially, and firm evidence has accumulated that the Suśruta-saṃhitā is a work of several historical layers. Its composition may have begun in the last centuries BCE and it was completed in its present form by another author who redacted its first five chapters and added the long, final chapter, the "Uttaratantra." It is likely that the Suśruta-saṃhitā was known to the scholar Dṛḍhabala (fl. 300-500 CE), which gives the latest date for the version of the work that has come down to us today.[8] It has also become clear through historical research that there are several ancient authors called "Suśruta" and that they should not be conflated.[8]

Citations Edit

The Mahābhārata lists Suśruta amongst the sons of Viśvāmitra, the legendary sage and progenitor of all Brāhmaṇas.[9] The same connection with Viśvāmitra is also made in the Suśruta-saṃhitā itself.[10] The name Suśruta appears in later literature in the Bower Manuscript (sixth century CE),[11] where Suśruta is listed as one of the ten sages residing in the Himalayas.[11]

Suśruta-saṃhitā Edit

Main article: Sushruta Samhita
The Suśruta-saṃhitā, in its extant form, in 184 chapters contains descriptions of 1,120 illnesses, 700 medicinal plants, 64 preparations from mineral sources and 57 preparations based on animal sources. The text discusses surgical techniques of making incisions, probing, extraction of foreign bodies, alkali and thermal cauterization, tooth extraction, excisions, and trocars for draining abscess, draining hydrocele and ascitic fluid, removal of the prostate gland, urethral stricture dilatation, vesicolithotomy, hernia surgery, caesarian section, management of haemorrhoids, fistulae, laparotomy and management of intestinal obstruction, perforated intestines and accidental perforation of the abdomen with protrusion of omentum and the principles of fracture management, viz., traction, manipulation, apposition and stabilization including some measures of rehabilitation and fitting of prosthetic. It enumerates six types of dislocations, twelve varieties of fractures, and classification of the bones and their reaction to the injuries, and gives a classification of eye diseases including cataract surgery.

09/02/2016