Ahmed (name changed) from Bangladesh a 22-year-old doing his Bachelors in Law was diagnosed with a condition called Avascular necrosis of the right femoral head. A condition which occurs due to poor blood supply to the femoral head. The problem started a year ago, when he had complained that he had unbearable progressive pain in his […]
With the change in lifestyle, obesity in India has reached epidemic proportions in the 21st century. The sedentary lifestyle is the major reason for obesity, which can strongly be witnessed in youngsters and adults all over the world. India, in particular, is bearing the heavy burden of obesity, which is prevalent even among children between […]
Overexpression of certain immunoproteasome subunits in melanoma are tied to anti-cancer immune activity New Delhi, February 26, 2020: One of the frustrations with anti-cancer therapy is that no one drug fits all: Most work well in some people but have little effect in other patients with the same type of cancer. This is as true […]
Overexpression of certain immunoproteasome subunits in melanoma are tied to anti-cancer immune activity New Delhi, February 26, 2020: One of the frustrations with anti-cancer therapy is that no one drug fits all: Most work well in some people but have little effect in other patients with the same type of cancer. This is as true […]
Contributed by Dr. Narendra Prasad, Consultant-Internal Medicine, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal In the present-day world where hectic lifestyle predominates, food habits have seen a major shift, and consuming outside food has become an obvious choice due to constraint of time. This has led to health concerns. One such largely increasing and less focussed issue is […]
A diagnosis of cancer is more often than not a sentinel event in someone’s lifetime. There are several challenges to be faced in such an event like choosing the right treatment, dealing with side effects, absence from social life, financial constraints and family issues including challenges for the caregivers. The most important risk factor for […]
Dr Mukta Nadig, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Awareness and information about any disease is the biggest tool that we have in recent times to fight against any disease be it something as major as cancer. Cancer has continued to terrify people across the globe just by its name. Cancer has many forms […]
Dr. Sherly Ganesh, Chief Dietician, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Thousands of people take supplements hoping for health benefits from weight loss to muscle building, without knowing the adverse effects on the health. When body building supplements came into the market, the supplements were taken for building a healthy body and the desire to improve overall […]
It can never be stressed enough how sensitive infants are. Their bodies and immune systems take time to adjust to the new world that they are born into, which is why they are more prone to catching infections and require utmost attention and care. Hence the onus is on the parents to be very closely […]
Columbia Asia Hospital, Sarjapur Road conducted a two-day live workshop to telecast complex skull-based surgeries to ENT surgeons and Neuro Surgeons across Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. In the two-day event, the participating surgeons attended a series of lectures, witnessed cadaver dissection and live telecast of 3 complex base of skull surgeries in the hospital. Around 75 ENT surgeons, Neurosurgeons […]