your attention please....



குணம் நாடி குற்றம் நாடி அவற்றுள்
மிகை நாடி மிகக் கொளல்.”

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THIS bilingual BLOG

IS INTENDED TO CREATE A BETTER AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES AMONG PUBLIC
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nothing in this blog will ever ever substitute a sincere consultation and a meaningful advice of a doctor.

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மருந்து தருவது மருத்துவன் கடமை. ஆரோக்கியம் பெறுவது ஆண்டவன் அருள்.



Monday, May 23, 2016

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS



MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OR SIMPLY MS

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS


THE INCONQUERABLE DISEASE THAT AFFECTS MORE WOMEN THAN MEN

THE DISEASE FOR WHICH THE ORIGIN IS YET TO BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD

THE DISEASE WHERE THE BODY'S OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM FAILS

WHERE MYELIN, THE PROTEIN THAT WRAPS YOUR NERVES LOSES ITS EFFECTIVENESS,

WHEN THERE BEGINS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE BODY LIMBS

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PLEASE CLICK HERE

COURTESY; WEBMD.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

20Hz to 20kHz (Human Audio Spectrum)

Sinusoidal wave going trough entire human audio spectrum, starting at 20Hz and ending at 20kHz. Note that the frequency increases exponentially, the idea was to increase the frequency by constant fraction of currently played frequency rather than by a constant value (which would result in clearly noticeable fast change at lower frequencies and nearly no change at higher frequencies). Enjoy.

Note: This wave has the same volume level measured by acoustic pressure all the time, however human sound perception differs depending on frequency. For lower frequencies (below 1kHz) you might want to increase your volume, but don't forget to lower it later to avoid damage to your hearing. 

If you don't hear anything below 40-50Hz even at full volume your audio hardware is probably incapable of playing lowest frequencies. You might want to try to listen on the headphones in such case. Also if you stop hearing sound somewhere between 10kHz - 20kHz - do not increase your volume for safety reasons. Every human hears a bit differently and have different hearing thresholds. Hearing range also changes with age. Younger people can usually hear higher frequencies.

For HD (High Definition) version of this test, which might yield better audio quality see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-iCZE...

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Those routine things that trigger pains . Be aware of



Do not ignore Pains.



Pain may last a few seconds.  Pains may be coming and going.  Pains may last.
Pains may be mild, severe or moderate.
Pains could happen anywhere in your body.
Pains you may feel at any time .
Pains may be even the outcome of your habits or playful things.
Pains could be the outcome of what you eat.

That you are in pain could be real or even imaginary.

Pains are just symptoms .

What are the triggers for pains ?

When should we be consulting doctors ?



click here to see the slide presentation from 
webmd.http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/ss/slideshow-reasons-for-pain?ecd=wnl_spr_051116&ctr=wnl-spr-051116_nsl-ld-stry_title&mb=wzvpyx45MJ89rr%2f0ipRj%2fuHnVev1imbC%2fu9GEHH%40Cj4%3d

or cut and paste the URL below


http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/ss/slideshow-reasons-for-pain?ecd=wnl_spr_051116&ctr=wnl-spr-051116_nsl-ld-stry_title&mb=wzvpyx45MJ89rr%2f0ipRj%2fuHnVev1imbC%2fu9GEHH%40Cj4%3d

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Locked-in Syndrome

MEDICAL ETHICS

AN ARTICLE BY SANJAY CHOPRA

COURTESY:


http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Ethics/57625?xid=nl_mpt_guptaguide_2016-05-02&eun=g5878848d10r
In the dark lecture room, I watched the neurologist's shadow flicker across the only source of light – a projection of the New York City subway map. He pointed at Times Square station. If the subway system were a brainstem, then Times Square would be the pons, transporting vital signals like breathing, speaking, and swallowing.
He likened the station's abrupt destruction to a stroke producing locked-in syndrome. Writer Jean-Dominique Bauby describes the condition in his memoir, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: "Paralyzed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication."

Turning toward his medical student audience, the neurologist asked, "Would you choose to live or die if you had locked-in syndrome? If you'd rather live, raise your hand."
As I pondered his question, my thoughts drifted toa case unfurling on the national stage. Julianna Snow, a 5-year-old girl with a severe form of the neurodegenerative disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, was asked a similar question by her mother and neurologist Michelle Moon, MD. Julianna chose heaven over hospital.
I glanced around the crowded room. I was the only one with my hand raised.
While I'm not afraid of death, I'm troubled by the bias about what constitutes a life worth living. A 2015 study on locked-in syndrome showed that medical providers and families underestimate quality of life and inappropriately advocate for less aggressive care. However, those with locked-in syndrome often live for decades with a comparable quality of life to nondisabled people and most do not demand euthanasia. Access to devices like tubes for breathing and feeding, wheelchairs, and computer voice prostheticsenhance autonomy and quality of life.
This counters the pervasive bias that a disabled life is a life of suffering, a life not worth living. Suffering is universal and certainly not limited to those with disabilities. People aren't as disabled by their condition as they are by the world they inhabit. While the United States Social Security Administration defines disability as "inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity [due to] medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s)," it's access that defines disability.

I'm not considered disabled or "glasses-bound" even though my uncorrected vision is abysmal beyond two feet. But someone who uses a wheelchair, like Julianna, is considered disabled or "wheelchair-bound." If corrective lenses didn't exist, would I be disabled? If every vehicle and building were wheelchair-accessible, would wheelchair users be able?
Instead of viewing disability as something to eliminate, we should appreciate it as a normal part of the human experience which addsvaluable perspective. In doing so, we can focus on the real civil rights issue of accessibility and create a better world for everyone – regardless of disability.
Rather than view people with disabilities as defective, we should recognize our world as defective. Of noninstitutionalized adults, 12.6% reported a disability and 28.2% live below poverty. People with disabilities face significantly more obstacles in daily life. Over time, they've been withheld medical careforced to live in state institutions with inhumane conditions, excluded from public educationdenied jobs, prevented from voting, andinvoluntarily sterilized.
Given these inequities, the fight for assisted suicide is incomplete because it creates the illusion of choice. How can one truly choose death when one doesn't have access to existing resources that allow for a dignified life? The right to die and right to live are both important struggles for autonomy. But for people with disabilities, there can be no autonomy without the right to live with assistance.
In Julianna's case, these biases could have fatal consequences. As CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen and People Magazine senior writer Nicole Weisensee Egan portray it:

You're Julianna, a 5-year-old girl "dying from an incurable, degenerative neuromuscular disease" that "robbed" you of the "ability to walk, eat or even breathe." You hate "lengthy and torturous stay[s]" in the hospital where you're subject to "painful medical interventions." If you survive another cold, doctors say you'll be "sedated on a respirator with very little quality of life." Your parents say hospitals "may help you get better and let you ... spend more time with [family]." They say heaven means you'll "be able to run and play and eat" and meet God, who loves you very much.
Now, let's reframe it:
You're Julianna, a 5-year-old girl living with progressive neuromuscular disease. Like other chronic, incurable diseases such as diabetes or asthma, you can manage symptoms with medical interventions. Some, like nasotracheal suctioning, are unpleasant. Eventually, you may need a quick procedure to cut a small hole in your neck so a respirator can breathe for you. These planned tracheostomies have been shown to improve physical health and performance of activities of daily living. Many people with tracheostomies talk and eat – some like Sarah Glerup even sing competitively on "The X-Factor."
Given the choice, would you rather live or die? Would you choose heaven over hospital?
I ask these questions not to pass judgment, but to challenge our thinking about disability. Of course, these questions aren't simply thought experiments – they're people's lives. I can't imagine how it must feel to be in such a difficult position. Dr. Moon's decision to put her daughter's experience on the national stage is bold, and more of these stories should be shared.

Dr. Moon touched on a critical point when she told People that "one of the reasons we're continuing to share our story is to make the world a safer place for parents who care for and love terminally ill children." But it's not enough. We need to make the world a safer place for people with disabilities by elevating their voices, which are seldom heard in mainstream media.
Dear Julianna, a Neuromuscular Disabilities United letter-writing campaign, breaks that silence. President Emily Wolinsky, who has spinal muscular atrophy, said that while Dear Julianna was inspired by Julianna, its purpose is broader: "To educate ... about life with a neuromuscular disability (NMD), and to showcase thousands of individuals with NMD living happy and wonderful lives." To protect the Snows, Wolinsky, 38, declines letters that reference the family or pass judgment on their decision.
Contributors have written about thriving despite dire prognoses; adapting to disease progression; experiencing interventions like nasotracheal suctioning, surgery, tracheostomies, respirators, and catheters; even marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth.
If anything, Drs. Moon and Wolinsky agree that life with a disability can be profoundly isolating for caregivers and people with disabilities alike. But it doesn't have to be that way. We need not be the only ones with our hands raised in a dark room.
Christy Duan is an award-winning writer, editor of in-House magazine, and fourth-year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Read more of her work atwww.christyduan.com or follow her on Twitter @christyduan.










Monday, May 2, 2016

Watch how we put your braces on!

Three months ago, my son-in-law decided that the irregular teeth of his son now 12 could be considered for braciers.

 It was not a difficult task for me to find out and fix an appointment with a ortho dentist for this purpose, as I was already familiar with ARUDHRA DENTAL CLINIC

 where two good dentists, husband wife, work together as a team, at two different clinics one at Saligram and another at Virugampakkam.  Their professional competence should be simply seen and observed to be believed.

 At these clinics, the first thing that appeals a new comer is the hygiene as well as the courtesy as also the data bank assiduously developed by Dr.Shankar Guhan MDS and Dr.Sangeetha MDS ably assisted by Dr.Krishnapriya BDS.

 Both the dentists are particular not only about the cleanliness of the environment aspect but also make sure that the instruments are sterilised immediately on attending a patient. This was the one which appealed to me most when between 1996 and 2001 I was running from pillar to post to find out a dentist with sterlised instruments.

 Sterilisation of instruments should be a rule rather than an exception at every dentist's office. But unfortunately this aspect is most neglected in several of the clinics. And during one of my visits to another clinic in 1997 or so for pulling an errant tooth, the dentist told me that he had to care more rather the patient, since, while attending to every patient's teeth, he actually increases his vulnerability to severe infections like hepatitis -B not to talk of HIV

. At this Arudhra Dental Clinic, I can say with confidence that any and every patient is treated with particular care and more than that he is being followed up also. This follow-up and feed-back is woefully absent in our country, but which is a must in other developed countries.

 The doctor ought to know whether his line of treatment worked and his patient fully recovered or not. But in India no clinic to my knowledge advises the patients to call on them after a week or so, when the drugs prescribed period is over by telephone at least to inform them .

 In one of the famous Corporate hospitals, they use a feed back form. But to my shock they get it signed by the patient while he is being discharged. I once refused to sign a form as it was totally blank and the officer told me that she would take the trouble of filling it and I need not worry about that.

 ARUDHRA DENTAL CLINIC falls in a different category altogether. 
 I trust them AND THIS TRUST HAS SPRUNG OUT OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH WHAT THEY DO. 

 HERE,

YOU SEE A VIDEO HOW BRASIERS ARE FIXED FOR IRREGULAR TEETH. (NOT TAKEN FROM THIS CLINIC THOUGH)