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Stem Cell Basics - Introduction: You may be amazed by the fact that human body is made up of approximately 35 billion of cells and these cells are categorized into approximately 200 terminally differentiated or matured cell types. These terminally differentiated or matured cell types are highly specialized, and have an ability to perform specific tasks or functions in a multicellular organism. All terminally differentiated cell types have common origin, ie from “Stem Cell”. Cells that have an ability to divide and differentiate into terminally differentiated or matured cell types and tissues are termed as Stem Cells. Stem cells differ from other cells types by two important characteristics: They are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division, sometimes after long periods of inactivity.  Under certain physiologic or experimental conditions, they can be induced to become tissue or organ-specific cells with special functions. Once terminally d...

Medical care gaps… Tip off for Doctors:  In today’s global clinical environment, loads from patients continually rising and physicians or medical surgeons can see many patients in a single day. While centering to see and care them all, one is also essaying to attain many outlooks – those of work life (patients and colleagues) and personal life (family and friends). However when healthcare professionals have too many expectations, these can cause to gaps among attaining with the expectations and what is really possible. Unluckily and as most of doctors would have saw the tough way, this can have patient acrimoniousness if and when anticipations aren't met. The disparity can be addressed by taking the sufficient time to concentrate on the bedrock of expectation management – an operation or a procedure that starts and ends with good communication. This article brings a few tips off reinforce how important of a good communication is before, on and after the medical trea...

A heatwave is defined as consecutive days of hot weather during which temperatures are extremely high during the day and especially at night. With temperature soaring above 45 degrees these days, summer heat is taking heavy toll on human life in India,it is crucial to be proactive to prevent sunstroke or dehydration. The direct exposure to sunlight is causing several heat related health issues like heat exhaustion, heat cramps, muscle cramps, headaches, dizziness, fever, fatigue, drowsiness and heat strokes. Thus, it is high time to take the precautionary   measures and protect ourselves and beat the heat waves . Here are few ways to stay cool and safety tips in summers : Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids/fruits even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid drinks with caffeine or alcohol. Drink plenty of water or other healthy fluids as much as possible, Eat small meals and eat more often. Avoid extreme temperature changes. Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, light-co...

Many medical students give a little value to thoughtful and engaging personal statement; however others go about this narrative document as an extension of their curriculum vitae. Both of these misfires may preclude you from access to the course of study you desire. Before you start out inditing of your personal statement, it is highly necessary to understand why you have to compose one in the first place. Selection members review your personal statements as a chance to make you know you – it’s not What acquired academically, Where you studied, however, your personality; Review committees want to look about things that your curriculum vitae can’t provide: things like Why you are in to medical profession? How you managed with difficult stages? The personal experiences that influenced you, Your Goals:  these details helps to decide whether you will be a right resource; evaluators may even play a role in tying you with the mentors within your course who will most expert help you a...

The Curse of Old Age: In this mighty world everyone wants to live longer and happier, exception would be there with only a few, those who are in suffering would have other opinion, else everyone would have the same opinion, but, irony to this is that no one wants to grow old. As old age is considered as age of diseases, suffering and seen as an undesirable, problem-ridden phase of life, until the final exit visas are stamped from life itself. In this modern age when people are busy with their fast pace of life, no one has the time and willingness to care for those who aren’t capable to match with same fast pace of life and it seems that old age cuts down the pace of life, hence old age is seen as a fearful phase of life. It seems to increase as each day passes and the world become more complex and less comprehensible. ​ In the good olden days, life was much simpler and values were counted for more and those who reached the retirement age had an enviable place in society where they ...

Florence Nightingale – Her Nursing History: Florence Nightingale was the legend, who had kick started the nursing profession, the legend who devoted her life caring for the people those were sick, diseased or wounded. One of her greatest achievement was to raise nursing as profession to the level of a respectable profession for women. She was born in Italy on 12 May 1820, she was named Florence after the city where she was born of her parents, William Edward and Frances Nightingale, she had an elder sister Parthenope. Childhood Days:  Florence and her sister Parthenope were educated at home by their father, who got educated at the Cambridge University. Florence was an academic child, while Parthenope excelled at painting and needlework.  Florence grew up to be a lively and attractive young woman , admired in the family’s social circle and she was expected to make a good marriage, but Florence had other concerns, that bothered the family. Click here to Continue Reading For...

If you cannot live without the social media for even a minute, check out if you're suffering from FOMO - Fear of Missing Out. Health experts say the constant urge to be in touch with friends and happenings via smartphones has left many youths suffering from this new breed of disorder. "Absence of social media can lead to FOMO. One tends to develop uneasiness if staying away from social media is for too long," city-based clinical psychologist Ripen Sippy told IANS. According to Ashima Srivastava, consultant, clinical psychologist at Max Superspeciality Hospital, FOMO is a form of social anxiety. "It is more of a form of social anxiety than a phobia. FOMO is a phenomenon where one feels pressurised to share everything on social media to show how much fun one is having," Srivastava told IANS. According to psychologists, FOMO creates a strange fear of remaining isolated from the crowd. "In FOMO, one develops the fear of missing out updates and impor...

One woman in every four who fractures a hip never comes out of hospital -she dies there. This is a statistic provided by the UK-based National Osteoporosis Society. Worse still, the organisation's report reveals that one in five women has to suffer three fractures before the diagnosis of their brittle bones -not surprising, given that, after hitting menopause, a woman can lose a whopping one-third of her bone in three years. The latest report from the National Osteoporosis Society emphasises the unnecessary suffering that women are experiencing. It makes painful reading. In a poll of 1,551 people across Britain, including 972 women aged 50-70 who had broken bones, the charity found GPs and hospital staff often fail to follow up those at risk. In total, one in eight of those who had more than three broken bones said that they had never discussed osteoporosis with the doctors treating their fractures. About 2.3 million women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis, which the poll ...

Every day as I leave from work, I see men, old and young alike, making a beeline for the local paan (betel leaf) vendor. Some are busy chewing paan while others indulge in a quick "stress-free" smoking session.   The other day I noticed a group of young lads next to the same paan shop. They all must have been in their early teens. One of them bought a packet of cigarettes and started blowing smoke rings as the others watched in amazement. He then offered it to a friend who at first declined but finally accepted it after much persuasion by the group. He looked like a first timer. This boy took the first puff, coughed, gave it back, took it back and puffed again.  And there it was. Another youth falling for the bloody stick.  Why is it hard to say NO to another puff?  The answer is nicotine, an addictive substance in tobacco, which is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.   What's in a smoke you wonder, especially if you are a young reader or a new smok...