This gotta give you goosebumps! Deepika Padukone, who won hearts with her performance in ‘Padmaavat’, is leaving everyone stunned with her first look of an acid attack survivor in her upcoming film ‘Chhapaak’. Revealing the look of real-life acid attack survivor, Laxmi Agarwal, Deepika posted a picture on her Instagram account and the resemblance is […]
Category: Medical & Health
Why Life-Saving Medicine ‘Aspirin’ Is Termed Unsafe For Healthy Older People?
Many heart associations revise guidelines, urging the healthy elderly to stay away from Aspirin — a blood thinner used to prevent heart attack. In this context, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have issued new guidelines on the use of Aspirin — the well-established therapy for the prevention of heart attack […]
Revolutionary ‘Gene Editing’ With A Blood Test For Treating Thalassaemia In Hyderabad
Varun Reddy, in faded blue denims, a jacket and brown sports shoes, sits patiently at the edge of bed number 1 in the second-floor ward of Hyderabad’s Apollo Hospital’s Thalassemia Centre, texting on his phone. He has a scrawny physique, bright eyes, a well-groomed beard and hair that is neatly pulled back with gel. At […]
‘Replacing Paracetamol Tablets With Syrups After Immunization Is Not A Solution, Find The Root Cause’
Following the death of two infants at Nampally UPHC in Hyderabad, the government now making it compulsory to give paracetamol in the syrup-form following immunisation. While the move may be welcome with its concomitant funds, doctors say that the root cause remains unsolved. “Just ensuring syrup is not enough as there can be syrups with […]
Trade Bodies Allege Pharmacies Sell ‘Some Medicines’ Upto 2000% Premium Rates In Telangana
Trade body president claims proof of huge discrepancy in parmacy medicines and allied medical aids in Telangana despite stringent laws. Some life-saving drugs and generic medicines are sold at Maximum Retail Price (MRP), which is a whopping 500% to 2,000% more than the wholesale price. Sounds incredible? But it’s true, claims P.R. Somani, founder president, […]