Meghalaya is a state in the north eastern region of India. It is home of two major ethnic groups, namely the Hynniewtrep (Khasis and Jaintias) and the Achiks (Garos). The Hynniewtrep (which means, The Children of The Seven Huts) community predominates the East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi ...
In India, depression is not an easy topic to talk about. By and large, the idea of depression makes people so uncomfortable, they either ignore it, try to brush it away, or worse, pretend that it’s “just a phase” that will pass on its own. However, many times those responses to depression are ...
I was in Taiwan recently when I met some surgeons who have been working on hernias for half their lifetime. They had been thinking about it, the ways to improve, the approach to take, the tailoring of the procedures. Yes, nothing is perfect, my readers. Everything in science is transient since...
Sanjib AcharyaThe growing incidence of dengue has been reported in the last few years. The World Health Organisation reported that there had been about 390 million cases of dengue fever worldwide. Out of this, about 96 million require medical treatment. In India, the incidence of dengue doubled up f...
Prostate cancer, the third leading cancer affecting Indian males after lung and mouth cancer, accounts for up to 7% of all cancer afflictions in India. Given that the cases of prostate cancer have escalated by over 220% since 1990. India’s National Cancer Registry Programme has estimated tha...
Innumerable Indians are addicted to nicotine (one of the most habit-forming substances known to man) in various forms. Some smoke it while others sniff or chew it. Many harbour the misconception that chewing gutka or smokeless tobacco is less harmful than smoking. Most are not aware that gutka...
In India, approximately 15 lakh people are thought to be living with cancer and out of every one lakh population, an estimated 150 new people will develop cancer. The incidence is expected to rise by 7% to 8% annually. The major risk factors for cancer in India are tobacco, alcohol, and obesity. Unf...
Arpan Sardar was studying in class IX when he was detected with leukaemia (blood cancer). Hailing from a poor family in a remote village, he received it like a death sentence. After being turned down by two hospitals, he recieved help at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCCRI), T...
For the past few weeks or so a lot of my colleagues and me have been in demand for the reasons of understanding the business of implanted knee than its success and utility. Obviously in a growing section of the pseudo-modern population fed on the industry and political hysteria on health care issues...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is involved in formulating the health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programmes related to family planning. The ministry comprises of the departments of Health & Family Welfare and Health Research. The Department of Health dea...
