Anootha India

Always take the advice of your physician before self medicating so that you are warned about adverse effects of certain drugs. Doctors prescribe medicine, of which they know little, to patients of which they know less. This has been a wellknown statement. It should be rephrased to “doctors prescribe medicine, of which medical science knows little to patients of which medical science knows evenless”. The database of evidence changes from time to time and what we might have prescribed yesterday may be considered disastrous today. I remember a colleague had gone to see a patient who had a urinary infection. This man also had a neck and spinal surgery done for early compression of his cervical spine. During the course of his therapy for urine infection, he developed fits and became incontinent. A neurologist opined that the medication prescribed for the urinary infection – aquinolone — caused the fit. This was construed by the patient and his relatives as inappropriate medication and I ...

Ever wondered why that first date never led to a second one? Read to find out what you did wrong You’ve been there a multiple times. A first date that ended really well, but you were back home with your book the next Saturday night. From talking about your best friend, to your exes, here’s what might not be going in your favour. 1 THE WHAT’S YOUR RASHEE QUESTION Linda Goodman made a fun read in STD VIII, when the only way you could find out if you and the guy you had a ‘crush’ on — no one uses that word anymore BTW — were compatible was by flipping the pages of love signs. Now, there’s a better way: of going out with the guy and having a conversation with him. No one wants to be judged by whether they are the classic Piscean or Scorpio man. And the room begins to feel especially stuffy if you tell them that yours and his sign are ‘compatible’. Do yourself a favour, let him figure that out himself. 2 GO SLOW HONEY  Okay, so some one told you guys up the heat from the word go....

Several parents have asked me how to deal with children who have allergic reactions to some foods. Giving anti-allergy medication isn’t the only precaution to be taken. If your child has a food allergy, you must ensure that a proper diagnosis is done, after which the food that has caused the allergy is eliminated from your child’s diet. Also make sure you inform your child’s teacher or caregiver about their allergy and the symptoms associated with it. You can manage the food allergies by keeping these points in mind. If you are allergic to milk, look out for names like whey and casein in the list of ingredients on the pack ELIMINATE ALLERGENS: This is very important in the management of food allergies. It involves eliminating the suspected food from the daily diet. But while doing so, one has to take advice from the experts to make sure that nutrients that are present in the excluded food are adequately replaced by a healthier option. READ FOOD LABELS: Read the list of ingredients men...