The Most powerful medical picture of the Last Century

This is the most powerful picture of the last century. It features the fight of America against the Poliomyelitis epidemic of 1950. It also tells us the power of Vaccination  It was taken inside the auditorium of a Medical College of Los Angeles, California in 1953.  The chairs have been removed to accommodate 33 IronContinue reading “The Most powerful medical picture of the Last Century”

The Rinderpest- Measles story

(It is now established that the Rinderpest disease in the cattle and the measles in humans are one and same virus.) Measles virus diverged from the ancient Rinderpest virus in the 6th century BCE.Rinderpest is a German word. In German, Rinder means cattle and Pest means plague. It is also known as the small pox ofContinue reading “The Rinderpest- Measles story”

Malaria Therapy- 1927 Nobel Prize for Medicine

Each degree rise of body temperature reduces the viral load in our blood by 200. This is much better and safer than a dose of the toxic anti viral chemicals that we use today. Please don’t laugh. This has won the 1927 Nobel Prize for Wagner-Jauregg of Austria. This beneficial effect of fever was recordedContinue reading “Malaria Therapy- 1927 Nobel Prize for Medicine”

The Mitochondria Story

The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born in May 2023 after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure. The baby received its 23 pairs of chromosome from both of its biological parents. but the mother has an unhealthy mitochondria. So a Healthy mitochondria from a third woman was implanted artificiallyContinue reading “The Mitochondria Story”

Common Cold: Common facts

A cure for Common Cold- how far are we from reality ? Lately we have a spate of respiratory infections. In the January and February of 2023, we had a surge of Influenza and recently the Coronavirus has peaked. The one common denominator of all these infections is their universal character suggesting of Common Cold.Continue reading “Common Cold: Common facts”