Dr. Ramakanta

Shyamala Gopalan

Many of us may not be knowing that in 1967, Shyamala G and her team discovered the Estrogen Receptor. 40 years later this one seminal thing turned out to be the fundamental change in modern breast cancer treatment.…What did Shyamala G discover ? We all know the magic touch of Estrogens and Progesterones – theContinue reading “Shyamala Gopalan”

Sunabesa

The Golden Shringara of Lord Jagannathji of Puri. Sunabesa of Lord Jagannathji was held on the last day of the car festival every year Legend has it that Suna Besha began during the reign of King Kapilendra Deb in 1460 when he brought gold on 16 elephants to Puri after a winning a battle withContinue reading “Sunabesa”

A blessing in disguise

Charles Nicolle of France was awarded the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries about typhus. But I believe his major contribution to infectious disease is what he called inapparent infection. He defined them as cases where an individual is infected with a disease and spreads it without falling ill. Today we call itContinue reading “A blessing in disguise”

Hillary Koprowsky

Jonas Salk became a God in America for creating the first Polio vaccine. Albert Sabin became world famous as the father of Oral Polio Vaccine. Koprowski, the pioneer of Polio vaccination is a forgotten man. The day God wanted that Polio should vanish from the face of earth. Hillary Koprowski was standing on the pierContinue reading “Hillary Koprowsky”

A Herb that has changed the course of history again and again.

Along with Columbus, Spain had occupied half of South America.They had looted the subcontinent to bring back huge catch of gold, hordes of Slaves and one of the deadliest Curse Malaria. The Spanish countess of Chinchón visited her new kingdom and there contracted one of the deadliest fever with chills and rigor. Her European doctorContinue reading “A Herb that has changed the course of history again and again.”