Category: HEALTH

By: Dr. Vikas Jaiswal ( Special Correspondent-ICN Madhya Pradesh ) BEOHARI /SHAHDOL: Back pain (Backache)  is the most common disorder that is more common in women than men. It is not a disease it is due to condition in body. Pain is present in posterior region of trunk from neck to pelvis, in site of lumber region, sacrum, sacroiliac joints & coccyx. The intensity of pain varies from a little discomfort to complete disability to move or sit up in bed. The causes of backpain may be devided into the following…

By: Dr. Mohd. Aleem Siddiqui (M.D.,D.P.M.), Associate Editor & Dr. Shazia Veqar Siddiqui, Asstt. Editor LUCKNOW: According to  World Health Organisation, globally one person commits  suicide every 40 seconds, India accounted for the highest estimated number of suicides in the world in 2012. According to the report, 258,075 people committed suicide in India in 2012, with 99,977 women and 158,098 men taking their own lives.  A number of clinically useful individual and sociodemographic factors are associated with suicide. They include: Psychiatric disorders (generally depression, alcoholism and personality disorders); Physical illness (terminal,…

By: Dr. Vasu Singh ( Bureau Chief-ICN UP )  The dental students are currently facing a large problem of placements and recruitment after the completion of their course. Dentists may soon become Physicians, as the two apex medical bodies , the Medical Council of India and the Dental council of India are in the process of finalizing a bridge course to enable BDS passouts to pursue MBBS in the country. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that in the year 2016, the Dental Council of India had put forward the…

By: Dr. Mohd. Aleem Siddiqui M.D.,D.P.M. ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: Mental health of Indians is a relatively out of focus and side lined  health care problem. Now what about the mental health of those who can’t really complain.. the less than 3 years children…. are they mental health proof… definitely not.What the Kolkata Symposium highlighted is this glaring omission only. How do we address the mental health issues issues in infants and toddlers so that they grow up to be adults with better mental health. It’s an approach on preventive aspects…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group )  SHIMLA: Indian Psychiatric Society, Bihar branch organised a presentation on “Application of Ultra brief therapy in a Busy OPD” at Patna. In his presentation, Dr Mohd Aleem Siddiqui of Lucknow stressed that among mental health patients many patients needed psychological therapy in addition to medications​. But there is a very severe lack of trained clinical psychologists. He therefore suggested that a doctor must keep Psychotherapy principles in mind while dealing with such patients. With high load of patients in hospitals in India,…

By: Dr. Vasu Singh ( Bureau Chief-ICN UP )  LUCKNOW: A toothache is a pain near your teeth. Sometimes the cause is dental, like cavities or gum disease. In other cases, the pain might be referred to the teeth but may stem from a non-dental cause.Either way, toothache pain is very uncomfortable, especially for children.If you or your child have a toothache, it’s time to make an appointment with your dentist as soon as possible.In the meantime, however, you’ll need to control the pain and discomfort. Here are some of…

By: Dr. Mohd. Aleem Siddiqui (M.D.,D.P.M.), Associate Editor & Dr. Shazia Veqar Siddiqui, Asstt. Editor LUCKNOW: Soon the exams will approach and the students would find themselves in an extremely stressful situation. Stress is the sense of having little or no control which is always distressful and that’s what stress is all about. There is a mismatch between demands and pressure on one hand and abilities and resources to cope with it on the other. Stress, in essence, is a feeling of doubt about being able to cope. “I have so…

By: Eram Fatima ( Correspondent-ICN Group )               NEW DELHI: There are only a few doctors who can claim to be a good one these days. A large number of them, who are operating in every part of the country, are not as lucky as Mr. Goel is! He has earned the trust and confidence of his patients which are the most treasured possession for every such professional. These days, the illness in the eyes is increasing very fast day-by-day. And there are many types…