Dr. Ramakanta

Santhome

My India I have been born and brought up with great stories from Ramayana and Mahabharat, Vedas and Upanishads since my childhood. I had a great query, “where was Odisha in Ramayan and Mahabharat or in those enchanting stories of 100 Upanishads?” We read about cities like Ayodhya, Vaishali, Kashi, Ujjain, Hastinapur, Kurukshetra, Mathura, DwarakaContinue reading “Santhome”

KIMCHI WAR

Remember Kimchi noodles. Kimchi is a popular flavour of noodle in Indian market. But Kimchi actually is a scrumptious Korean dish made up of fermentation of vegetables like cabbage and radish with a wide selection of flavourful seasonings. But recently there is a proprietorship war between China and Korea on this world famous dish. somethingContinue reading “KIMCHI WAR”

Milk of Human Kindness

Retold One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found that he had only one dime left, and he was hungry. In desperation, he had been ready to give up and quit study. He decided he would ask for a meal at the nextContinue reading “Milk of Human Kindness”

CAR-T

In September 2013, Scot McIntyre, 53 years developed a swelling in his right groin area. A month later he got a swollen node in his neck and another under his arm. In November 2013, the diagnosis was confirmed to be lymphoma. His was one of the most aggressive form of cancer. For the next 18Continue reading “CAR-T”

Cancer Drugs: MABs, MIBs, MIDs, NABs, and NIBs

The list of cancer drugs have exploded lately. In this article we shall dissect the names of some common biologics and related drugs. This helps in the pronunciation and prediction of their properties. The MABs Mabs are Larger complex molecules. They are antibodies ( ie proteins) that selectively bind to malignant cells circulating inside ourContinue reading “Cancer Drugs: MABs, MIBs, MIDs, NABs, and NIBs”