The week between April 24 and April 30 is marked as World Immunization Week. India has already weeded out Polio but several other life-threatening diseases remain. What should be the next priorities? Virologist and pediatrician Dr. Jacob John shared his perspective with IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.
Q. Sir, I am a Physician. Every year in India a number of Patients especially Pediatric die due to viral diseases eg meningitis, encephalitis, RTI, GI Inf etc. In majority of cases no bacterio/micro diagnosis is established. Don't you think we need to focus on that rather than treating with unnecessary antibiotics? Asked by: Dr Ketan
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05:14 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: As Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four decades and is facing acute shortage of drinking water, the people living in the affected areas are forced to consume polluted water. The use of polluted and dirty water has led to several water-borne diseases in the area. In Dhule district, which is one of the worst drought-hit area, the people are not only facing grappling with shortage of...
03:03 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels. ...
04:42 AM, Mar 25, 2013
With the death of one more person, the number of swine flu deaths in Indore has gone up to twelve since January 2013, a medical officer said on Saturday. A 35-year-old man from Sukhaliya Colony, who was admitted to CHL hospital here on March 20, died of swine flu on Friday, the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) official Dr GL Sodhi said. ...
03:48 PM, Mar 23, 2013
A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 US schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder. Health officials say the new number doesn't mean autism is occurring more often. But it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with milder problems. ...
02:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013
A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, US researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims. The child's story is the first account of an infant achieving a so-called functional cure, a rare event in which a person achieves remission without...
08:52 AM, Mar 04, 2013
With 54 deaths, Rajasthan has seen the maximum casualties this year, followed by Haryana, Delhi and Punjab. ...
04:07 PM, Feb 18, 2013
The United States is in the grip of a flu epidemic. Over 100 deaths have been attributed to the disease with 24 states and New York City reporting high levels of flu activity, according to CDC's flu advisory report for December 30 through January 5. That's down from 29 states the previous week, Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC was cited as saying by CNN. ...
11:07 AM, Jan 12, 2013
Latha Nair in Kerala is making a difference by helping patients suffering from an incurable genetic bone disease lead a normal life. Along with her friend, her organisation, Amrithavarshini is helping hundreds of patients today. ...
09:04 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Dr MS Kanwar, senior consultant, respiratory medicine at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on why India is not being able to curb the incidence of TB cases. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 14, 2012
A drug intended for diabetes appears to restore memory in brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease, researchers say. Medical researchers at the University of Alberta led by Jack Jhamandas took brain tissue from animal models with Alzheimer's disease and tested the tissue in the lab, looking specifically at the cells' memory capacity. ...
06:16 PM, Dec 12, 2012
Researchers have developed a female condom that not only provides contraception but can also protect against sexually transmitted diseases and conveniently dissolves gradually over a few days. Researchers at the University of Washington developed the condom from tiny microfibers through a method called 'electrospinning'. ...
05:12 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Canadian researchers have identified a key molecule that controls a scissor-like protein responsible for sprouting of plaques -- the telltale sign of Alzheimer's disease. ...
03:52 PM, Dec 04, 2012
On this episode we take a look on the health diseases due to prolonged sitting. ...
07:10 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) here claim to have hit the bull's eye with a potential vaccine directed at the dreaded kala azar disease that claims dozens of lives in eastern India every year. ...
01:52 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Sydney: Nano particles could prevent the immune system from attack of multiple sclerosis (MS), a debilitating nerve disease diagnosed between 20 and 40 years, according to a finding. MS affects any area of the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord, damaging the myelin sheath, which protects the nerve cells, slowing down or halting exchange of nerve signals. The symptoms vary from mild limb numbness to paralysis and blindness. "This finding...
02:26 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Lucknow: Has the battle of the Uttar Pradesh government against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and AES (Acute Encephalitis Syndrome) in its eastern part been lost to red tape? The answer, shockingly, seems to be yes. Even as the death toll of kids falling to the deadly viral disease mounted to 555 last week, the health department has been busily engaging in 'processes,' admitting that "lots of things still need to be...
09:22 AM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: If you are under the impression that diabetes is an old man's disease, you are wrong. More and more children are falling prey to this lifestyle disease and doctors say it is best to screen children too. The theme of this year's World Diabetes Day, being observed on Wednesday, is 'Protect Our Future'. "There has been an increase in the number of patients coming to clinics for diabetes...
09:54 AM, Nov 14, 2012
New Delhi: Diabetes is emerging as a leading cause of erectile dysfunction among Indian men. A recent study says that nearly half of Indian men above the age of 40 years suffering from the condition are diabetic. The study conducted by Alpha One Andrology Group - an association of doctors dealing in sex-related problems in men - took into account nearly 2,500 Indian men suffering from erectile dysfunction. "The analysis...
09:30 AM, Nov 12, 2012
There have been 17,000 cases of dengue this year alone. At the moment dengue is spreading unchecked in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. ...
11:59 PM, Nov 01, 2012
