July 2014 Blog Posts (8)

ORPHAN DRUGS?

While watching a TV show, I was sort of introduced to a new term “ORPHAN DRUG”. The program dealt with rare diseases and the drugs being used for the disease. The rare diseases have also being termed as “ORPHAN DISEASE”.

I did some search on the subject and below are some facts about them. They have been…

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE ON JOINTS

Eight esteemed Orthopaediacians,

Assembled on a Round Table,

To come to certain vital decisions,

On how to manage Joint Troubles.

The President was Dr. Bryonia,

And the other seven…

BATTLING PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

A pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity.

A 32 years old male consulted me on 13/10/12, who as per the reports was diagnosed at PGI & Super-specialty Hospital Nagpur, as Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Left Pleural…

TRIBUTE  TO  DR.  CONSTANTINE  HERING

The history of our homoeopathic system of medicine has been enriched with numerous stalwarts right from the founder Dr. Hahnemann to present day maestros. But among all these, Dr. Constantine Hering stands as a Colossus. Born on the 1st of January, 1800, at Oschatz…

BREATHLESSNESS: AN ANGINA VARIANT

A 37 years female banker presented to us on 1/4/14 with complaints of breathlessness on slightest exertion, particularly on ascending stairs since 3 years, but increased since 13 days. She had a dry cough along with breathlessness whenever the patient walked fast. There was no history of chest pain, headache and vertigo. She was on Salbutamol inhaler with no…

EFFECT OF BLATTA ORIENTALIS (Q) A HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE ON AN ANIMAL MODEL OF ASTHMA

ABSTRACT



Objective: To study pharmacological action of Blatta orientalis (B. orientalis) a homoeopathic preparation in…

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

A 67 years Male, retired civil engineer was referred to us with the following complaints -

1. Renal Disease since 10 years

He had recurrent pain in the right side of abdomen extending to the right ureter with backache. It was of a gradual onset < before stool. Ultra sonogram of the…

Status of mind symptoms

Can therapeutiucs be based solely on mental symptoms?

(A critique of classical Homeopathy-2)

Dr. M. A. USMANI…