Dr Amit Varma's blog from IBNLive.com http://ibnlive.in.com/index.html Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:21:53 +0100 IBNLive.com http://ibnlive.in.com/pix/common/ibnlogo.jpg http://ibnlive.in.com/index.html Feed provided by IBNLive. http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/53372/ipl-and-heart-attacks.html The IPL is back with a bang, though personally I think that is debatable...But yes, Season 2 is very much underway, and of course that means a lot of excitement, editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:20:53 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/53328/the-dance-of-democracy-healthcare-and-you.html Good health usually is on the top of our wish list and of course we Indians love to wish each other the same at the drop of a hat!!! editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:50:13 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/50608/chicken-pox-know-it-prevent-it.html There have been a lot of cases of chicken pox in the last couple of weeks. In Delhi alone, more than 1200 cases of chickenpox have been reported this year. editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:03:24 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/50262/meningitis-how-to-handle-it.html This week I are focusing on Meningitis, thats raised its ugly head in the capital once again. I am going to tell you what YOU need to know about this editor@ibnlive.com Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:06:53 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2609/fact-sheet-flu-and-colds-in-children.html Children are at high risk of complications and serious illness from the flu. Indeed, only elderly people over age 74 are at higher risk than kids!!! Fact: Children under 2 editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:35:10 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2574/emergency-contraception.html Recently there has been a lot of publicity about the launch of a pill which can prevent unwanted pregnancy. A lot of viewers have asked about the safety profile of editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:24:46 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2565/your-top-6-hospital-risks.html It's a fact of life: people checking into the hospital face risks. Expecting to get better, some actually wind up getting worse. While you might feel out of control editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:33:09 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2529/calcium-inhibits-bone-loss.html One of the often asked questions by my patients across all age groups is with related to whether calcium supplements and vitamin D supplements actually protect the bones? People editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:12:09 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2512/why-is-my-baby-blue.html Last week I got a frantic call from a friend who had just delivered a "healthy baby". Over the past couple of days she had noticed that the tips of editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:11:04 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2489/lead-poisoning-what-it-is-how-to-test-what-to-do.html The news networks were all ablaze last week as how Chinese made toys were recalled because of high lead content. It made me realize that while lead poisoning is a editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:56:39 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2445/five-simple-steps-to-healthy-you.html Here's something you probably intuitively know: preventing a disease or condition from developing is so much better than dealing with it after it hits. But here's the thing editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:09:48 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2318/what-you-need-to-know-about-gout.html One in 10 Indians suffers from joint trouble, increasingly towards old age - and in about 20 per cent of cases, arthritis is to blame... I want to talk about editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:47:07 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/dramitvarma/1246/2269/does-your-leg-have-a-mind-of-its-own.html More and more people are talking about it, even in India. So should you be worried? Well, it's estimated that 10 per cent of the population may be affected. We editor@ibnlive.com Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:41:50 +0530