Dr. Ramakanta

Magnesium

Who has not taken a course of Rabez, Pantop or Omez- a popular antidote for gastric acidity also known as Gas ? They come in thousand names and thousand avatars. Pan, Pan D, Pantocid, Pantodac, Rabez, Razo, Lanzol, Esmo and so on. In fact, my patients know more names of PPI than me. Doctors callContinue reading “Magnesium”

Metformin

Metformin is a medicine prescribed to treat Diabetes mellitus. One of its popular brand is Glycomet. All those anti Diabetic brands that have a suffix of “Met” or “M” at the end has metformin in it such as Janumet, Galvusmet, GLP-M and so on.. It is often prescribed from the Day One when a personContinue reading “Metformin”

Triple B’s

Today we shall discuss three B vitamins which form a triplet.B6, B9 and B12. While these three vitamins are important for our brain and mental health, the last two, B9 and B12, namely Folic acid and Cobalamin are needed for formation of Blood. B6, B9, B12 are required by our body for synthesis of threeContinue reading “Triple B’s”

February 2024- the month of Mumps

It was a lazy march afternoon. Saturday, 1 O’ clock. But it had been a busy day for me in my paediatrics clinic of our Central hospital. Two more kids are waiting, both of them are suffering from fever. Month of February has always been the month of fever. It is the month of ChickenContinue reading “February 2024- the month of Mumps”

How Oxytocin created our Social Media ?

Evolution has so designed that the spontaneous delivery in human beings also needs the assistance of a third person. ( it may not not necessarily be a doctor always.) Separate hands are required to cut the natal cord, clean the face and nose of the baby, turn it and put it on mother’s breast forContinue reading “How Oxytocin created our Social Media ?”