Nobody naturally knows how to help an addict. While many former addicts and support workers have found effective ways to communicate with addicts, it can be affected by the confusion addiction creates. On top of the physical symptoms of addiction that are apparent, there are also a variety of…
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The National Immunization Programme (at the time known as the Expanded Programme on Immunization – EPI) was initiated in 1979 in three districts with only two antigens (BCG and DPT) and was rapidly expanded to include all 75 districts with all six recommended antigens (BCG, DTP, OPV, and…
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Case story – A healthy 2 months old infant has episodes of crying for hours, usually in late afternoon. After the episode the baby is normal and feeds well. The baby passes stool and urine normally. This has been going on for 4 weeks and parents are concerned. Stool tests done repeatedly were…
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1. Hectic Schedule: Lack of time for Socials Most fields in Medicine are hectic as we are dealing with patient’s life or are on cover on duties. So naturally time for Social activities are compromised. This will gradually affect the social standings and relationships unless you are a great…
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When ever we talk about outcomes, we tend to only regard survival as the outcome. ” The patient survived, our ICU mortality has come down, We have saved extremely low birth weight baby…’ and so on. But survival is not the only outcome we should be aiming for. A survival without…
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(Image source: Shutterstock) In India, life Insurance is often misunderstood to be a straight-forward financial product. In reality; however, these plans can be far more complex and valuable. While life insurance policies are generally about insurers receiving premiums and paying out a death…
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Sarah Gregory 