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World Asthma Day 2013: 10 facts about asthma you should know

May 10, 2013
May 7 is World Asthma Day. Suffocation, a feeling that most of us fear is a common occurrence in the lives of people suffering from asthma. With the diseases debilitating the lives of many in our country, it is time we took …

Know your medical terms: Prognosis

April 11, 2013
As you wait patiently for the doctor to tell you and your loved ones about your illness, hoping against hope that everything is alright, the doctor speaks, but you don’t understand a single word! Packed with medical mumbo- …

World Asthma Day 2012: Asthma is treatable

April 26, 2013
Asthma is one of the least misunderstood diseases. Most patients aren’t even diagnosed or treated. According to doctors, only 10-15 % of parents, whose children have asthma, follow instructions properly. “About 85 to 90 per …

Srikon to provide home-based medical treatments

March 29, 2012
With an aim to bringing back the concept of family physician, Srikon Healthcare Private Limited has announced a unique home-based primary care programme. Under the programme said to be the first of its kind in India, the family …