• DECEMBER 9, 2012
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    All chest pains don’t mean a heart attack

    All chest pains don’t mean a heart attack

    All chest pains don’t mean a heart attack – some of them can be symptoms of deadly aneurysms Professor Raman was enjoying his retirement, by spending time on his new hobby, gardening. Suddenly he felt some pain in the abdomen. He became giddy and started…

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    • DECEMBER 8, 2012
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    Do chubby children make fat adults? Explore the facts

    Do chubby children make fat adults? Explore the facts

    Last summer, when our grandchildren came here to spend their vacation with us (grandparents), Mallika was quite upset that they were skin and bones. She rang up our daughter Radhika, who herself is a practicing doctor in the United States, to complain that she…

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    • NOVEMBER 9, 2012
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    New tips for a healthy heart that you will enjoy

    New tips for a healthy heart that you will enjoy

    New tips for a healthy heart that you will enjoy… It’s well known that lifestyle changes such as losing weight, lowering cholesterol and quitting smoking reduce risk factors for heart disease. But did you know that drinking tea and laughing might also be beneficial?…

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    • NOVEMBER 7, 2012
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    OH ! MY ACHING BACK – Some common causes revealed

    OH ! MY ACHING BACK – Some common causes revealed

    Pain in the back is a very common complaint in any age group! We often attribute this pain to a problem with the back muscles, or a ligament sprain or blame the back bone or the disc. Often we are treated with home remedies and grandmother’s concoctions and if…

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