Lifematters

Case History For the family of Mrs. D V, Diwali of 2011 seemed to be far from health and prosperity. The beloved Mrs. V, at the age of 83 was…

Surgical robots have the potential to improve surgical precision and accuracy through motion scaling and tremor filters, and robotic technology is going to play an increasingly pivotal role in surgery…

Pain management is a new branch of modern medicine that addresses all aspects of ‘pain’. India has a growing population of elderly patients and patients with chronic diseases like Diabetes,…

Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bone mass and bone strength are reduced, making them weak and easy to break, resulting in fractures. Osteoporosis is common, affecting one in…

India is currently facing a ‘Tobacco Epidemic’. As per the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2010 more that 1/3rd of Indian Adults use Tobacco either as smokeless tobacco (26%) or as…

Stress incontinence is when urine leaks because there is a sudden extra pressure within the abdomen on the bladder. This pressure (or stress) is caused by coughing, laughing, sneezing or…

Heart Failure or Congestive Cardiac Failure results from sub optimal functioning of the heart. Heart failure could be due to various reasons. Most common cause of heart failure is a…

Thalassaemia, the most common inherited single gene disorder in the world, are a diverse group of genetic blood diseases characterised by absent or decreased production of normal haemoglobin, resulting in…

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a sleep disorder where a person stops breathing repeatedly during sleep. Breathing stops because the airway collapses and prevents air from getting into the lungs.…