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Chincona, Gin and Tonic

The story of the Countess of Chinchón and the fever remedy from Peru is a captivating tale that intertwines historical fact, legend, and the eventual discovery of one of the world’s most important medicines.  The rich and fabulous kingdom of Peru was conquered by the spanish forces, subjugated and ruled by a viceroy from Spain.Continue reading “Chincona, Gin and Tonic”

Impact of Microbes and Vitamins on Modern Medicine

The growth of medical science was never smooth and linear. While the 1880s saw Koch’s postulates lead to the rapid discovery of most bacterial causes of disease, the 1930s witnessed the identification of deficiency diseases. In the 5,000-year history of medical science, no two decades have had such a profound impact on modern medicine.

Being born by Cesarean Section

( Diseases in childhood and later in life are potentially mediated by the disturbances in the colonisation of infant gut microbes. The gut of a foetus is sterile. It gets its first exposure to microbiome as it passes inside the mother’s birth canal. This opportunity is denied during  C- section.) I work in a hospitalContinue reading “Being born by Cesarean Section”