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Deepto Roy recounts how he managed to achieve an almost impossible personal goal last year. In spite of the pandemic, he managed to lose 28 kilos in a year and go on to maintain that loss. Why did you decide to lose weight? I have always struggled with weight. I guess I had some form of genetic predisposition to put on weight. But I was very active all the way through college so that helped to keep the weight off. Once I joined work, things changed. My lifestyle became more sedentary and bad…

क्या आप जानते हैं कि कबूतर को दाना डालने जैसी सामान्य गतिविधि से कभी-कभी फेफड़ों की बीमारियां हो सकती हैं? वरिष्ठ पल्मोनोलॉजिस्ट डॉ। प्रह्लाद प्रभुदेसाई कबूतरों के कारण होने वाले स्वास्थ्य खतरों पर हमारे सवालों का जवाब देते हैं। क्या आप चूहों को खाना देने के लिए पार्क जाने की कल्पना कर सकते हैं? नहीं! लेकिन हम अकसर लोगों को कबूतरों को दाना डालते हुए देखते हैं। वैज्ञानिक शोध से प्रमाण मिला है कि कबूतर हमारे स्वास्थ्य के लिए उतने ही खतरनाक हो सकते हैं जितने कि चूहे जैसे जानवर । मनुष्यों द्वारा…

कब्ज़ सबसे आम और असुविधाजनक परेशानियों में से एक है। पोषण विशेषज्ञ कोहिला गोविंदाराजू का कहना है कि स्वस्थ भोजन की आदत और उच्च फाइबर वाले आहार से कब्ज की तकलीफ कम हो सकती है। इस लेख में वे कब्ज़ पर चर्चा करती हैं और उच्च फाइबर युक्त पौष्टिक भोजन के लिए जानकारी और एक रेसिपी बांटती हैं । कब्ज सबसे आम पाचन-संबंधी शिकायत है। इस के कारण पेट फूला हुआ लगता है, चिड़चिड़ाहट महसूस होती है और जीवन काफी दुखी लगने लगता है। आम तौर पर, कब्ज तब माना जाता है जब प्रति सप्ताह मल त्याग (बोवल मूवमेंट) तीन या कम बार…

The theme for UHC2020 ‘Health for All. Protect Everyone. We explore what this means, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and bring together views of patient advocates and disability advocates.  According to WHO, Universal Health Coverage means that all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It includes the full range of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation…

Observing World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dr Swati Rajagopal, infectious disease specialist, points out that several trends such as self-prescription and over the counter sales of antibiotics is wrecking our strength to fight infectious diseases. In the recent years, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a critical public health issue wherein microbes have developed resistance to life-saving antibiotics. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 700,000 people die from AMR each…

Diptendu Bhattacharya and Ashna Ashesh, both multi-drug resistant tuberculosis survivors and associated with Survivors Against TB, highlight the enormous burden of drug resistant TB in India and how best to deal with the challenges. Today, antibiotics are in everything from handwash to animal food products. We pop antibiotics like candy without proper consultation from a doctor even when we suspect a viral infection like the flu and now Covid-19, even though antibiotics kill bacteria, not…

Wishing good health and prosperity to all our contributors and our community and their loved ones! Happy Deepavali! Let us reconnect safely this Diwali and spread * light over darkness * good over evil * knowledge over ignorance Best wishes from the PatientsEngage team #happydiwali #festivaloflights

We all have a lot of questions on cancer prevention, how to detect cancer early and guidelines for  screening. We also often ignore the needs of persons with disabilities in terms of cancer awareness campaigns and access to screening. Join us as we discuss the following topics in the webinar today   Prevention is better than cure. How can we prevent cancer? How can we reduce the risk of cancer? What are the common cancers? What are the screening guidelines for lung cancer,…

For more than 7 months of the pandemic, one of the communities that has been most impacted are frontline healthcare workers and professionals. But these are not some remote group of people. They are our family members, our friends, our colleagues and us.  The wellbeing of the "helping professionals" impacts all of us. Join in at 3pm IST 16th Oct 2020 as we speak with our panelists on the issues being faced and what we can all do about it. - Dr. Nilesh Gawde, Chairperson, Centre for Public…

Polypharmacy in the elderly is a growing concern and can even cause harm to the patient. Dr. Anita Kumar explains the risks associated with polypharmacy, the symptoms to watch out for and the way forward for patients and their caregivers.     Polypharmacy is an issue that requires addressing because people unknowingly follow polypharmacy and do not recognize the potential harm it may cause. In recent times, polypharmacy has emerged as a public health issue and a concern globally…