Ideas of health – Page 6 – Dr Ramakanta's Ideas

The story of Vitamins

Discovery of Thiamine started a new class of therapy now we know as Nutritional Rehabilitation

Von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis is a disease characterized by pebbles under the skin. It is present since birth. The little boy was crying. His eyes were red. Every time there was a family get-together, all the kids in the house would gather and enjoy, the little boy would be depressed. Their father, the great emperor wouldContinue reading “Subhadrangi’s Dilemma”

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”

The first Painless Surgery

Those Barber Surgeons Those were the days when as you went for a hair cut, your barber would trim your hairs inside your nose, pick any thing stuck inside your ear canal as he would use a sharp blade to pare your nails. Barbers were adept in using sharp blades on human skin. They wouldContinue reading “The first Painless Surgery”

Pandemic to Endemic and so on..

As I scanned through the daily covid-19 figures of our zone, I got a pleasant surprise. Even the new Covid-19 cases in the country has fallen below 10,000. Does it mean the present wave has come to an end ? There are too many caveats in this statement. Today Covid-19 has settled down to aContinue reading “Pandemic to Endemic and so on..”