People are the biggest assets! Covid19 has led to a change in the perspective

Pandemics have had significant social and economic cost to humanity over the centuries. Covid 19 has also disrupted life and businesses globally. It has been a catalyst in highlighting once…

Health of the Youth for a Better Tomorrow: FIGHTING COVID19

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted us to stay at home and doing minimal in terms of social interactions and exercise. This is creating a negative effect on our physical as…

Reverse the Risk of Diabetes

‘Diabetes’ the epidemic is spreading its wings without we even noticing it. From the elderly to the kids all are crossing over to this zone unknowingly. There's a rising concern…

Are You at risk? Diabetes is an epidemic don’t let it gain strength on you!

Metabolic syndrome is a multifaceted syndrome with an unclear treatment and is defined by a cluster of symptoms and conditions that indicate poor cardiovascular health and increased risk for type…

Nutrition – The industry that is creating the next million jobs in India

From clinical use to food industry, NGOs, to various Government departments, academics etc. budding nutritionists find themselves employed with organizations ranging from angarwadis to the World Health Organization. Dr Asna…

The rise in Bariatric surgeries-what’s driving this ?

The myth of bariatric surgery being a ‘short cut’ for the rich and famous to loose the extra flab, is soon losing grounds. It is now an established way of…

Just a ‘weight loss’ procedure? Bariatric Surgery today is saving lives

Bariatric surgery was looked upon as weight loss surgery until 2010; circa 2019 - “80% of my patients come with Metabolic Syndrome – diabetes and other diseases” says Dr. Raj…

Having problems sleeping? Losing extra weight can be the solution

Leading Pulmonologist and Intensivist, Dr. Prabhakar Shetty talks about how he has treated sleep apnea - an increasing form of sleeping disorder - in obese patients, by helping them lose…

EARLY DETECTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

FIGHTING THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC - EARLIER IT IS DETECTED,  BETTER THE CHANCES OF REVERSING IT India is rapidly becoming the capital of diabetes in the world. About 73 million Indians affected…

MONITORING DRY WEIGHT IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS

MONITORING DRY WEIGHT IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS The conventional methods to determine the exact dry weight each time when the patient comes to dialysis can be tedious and most of the…