Straight from the Heart :US Pastor talks about the caring ways of Indian Healthcare
Thursday, August 6, 2009
An US Pastor from Norwalk,Connecticut, shares his experience at our Mulund Facility at Mumbai,Wockhardt Hospitals.
I had hip resurfacing surgery at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai .My surgeon there was Dr. Malhan. What a great doctor. I am so happy with the treatment and the nurses and the hospital and the outcome of my surgery.
I am probably your greatest fan and advertisement. I get calls and emails and people asking me how it went all the time. Just this week, I did a radio interview, and also I did a "testimonial" this evening for some new company just starting up trying to send Americans overseas for Medical treatment.
It just hit me that I should probably become an agent for you guys, setting up some websites, and getting on the phone, helping patients who need your services, but don't know what to do, and who to trust. I am not a medical doctor, nor am I in that field. Rather, I am a very respected, satisfied customer. There is no greater advertisement in the world.
It is quite a scary thing for an American to send several thousand dollars to an overseas medical facility. When I had my surgery, the most frightful moment was when I sent the check to pay the bill in advance. It sure helped knowing the people I was dealing with here in the US.
The people that helped me were from Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina. IndUSHealth. They walked me through every step of the process. They helped me get the x-rays, the doctors here, and the doctor over there. They helped me with the "business" of traveling overseas: visa, passport, cell phone, airfare, etc. Etc. It really was quite daunting for someone who never had traveled much before. They held my hand and made me feel confident.
I would like to do the same thing for others.
Maybe you have a packet prepared for those considering being agents for you. Or maybe I should come to Mumbai and meet with someone there in your marketing department. Whatever would be best for you, that would be all right with me.
Please tell Dr. Malhan hello for me. Tell him I am the American Pastor that played the harmonica (mouth organ) all day long while on the 7th floor in rehabilitation. He will remember me.
May God bless you good people for being so good to me when I had a need.
World Breast Feeding Week 2009 Observed from1st-7th August
The World Breast Feeding Week is observed this year from August1st to August,7th.The theme for the 18th Annual World Breast-feeding Week (WBW) celebration is “Breast-feeding: A Vital Emergency Response Are you ready?” This year’s theme emphasizes the need to consider breast-feeding as a life saving intervention before and during emergencies.
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was formed in 1991 to act on the Innocenti Declaration (1990) to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. As part of its action plan to facilitate and strengthen social mobilisation for breastfeeding.
This has become to be known as World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrated every 1-7 August to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration. World Breastfeeding Week was first celebrated in 1992. Now it involves over 120 countries and is endorsed by UNICEF, WHO and FAO
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was formed in 1991 to act on the Innocenti Declaration (1990) to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. As part of its action plan to facilitate and strengthen social mobilisation for breastfeeding.
This has become to be known as World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrated every 1-7 August to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration. World Breastfeeding Week was first celebrated in 1992. Now it involves over 120 countries and is endorsed by UNICEF, WHO and FAO
World BreastFeeding Week 2009 Objectives
- To draw attention to the vital role that breastfeeding plays in emergencies worldwide.
- To stress the need for active protection and support of breastfeeding before and during emergencies.
- To inform mothers, breastfeeding advocates, communities, health professionals, governments, aid agencies, donors, and the media on how they can actively support breastfeeding before and during an emergency.
- To mobilize action and nurture networking and collaboration between those with breastfeeding skills and those involved in emergency response.
Babies, who are breastfed have a secure and safe food supply, they are not exposed to disease-causing bacteria and parasites that can contaminate water supplies, and they receive antibodies and other disease fighting factors that help prevent illness.
Children are the most vulnerable in emergencies – child mortality can soar from 2 to 70 times higher than average due to diarrhoea, respiratory illness and malnutrition.
Breastfeeding is a life saving intervention and protection is greatest for the youngest infants. Even in non-emergency settings, non-breastfed babies under 2 months of age are six times more likely to die.
Breast Cancer in Indian Women Increases as Cervical Cancer cases dips
According to recent analysis of Cancer cases conducted across the 4 metros at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore between 1982-2005 (24 years) by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows that while cervical cancer cases dipped, in some cases by almost 50%, breast cancer cases during the same duration has doubled. And, the trends contained in ICMR's yet-to-be-released report `Time Trends in Cancer Incidence Rates (1982-2005)', were universal in all four cities.
In 1982, Bangalore reported 32.4 new cases of cervical cancer in women per 100,000 population every year. The number dipped to 27.2 in 1991, 17 in 2001 and 18.2 in 2005.
At Delhi since 1988,there were 25.9 new cases of cervical cancer per 100,000 population, which dipped to 19.1 in 1998 and then to 18.9 in 2005.
The same story was repeated at Mumbai which recorded 17.9 new cases of cervical cancer per 100,000 population in 1982,which dropped to 12.7 new cases in 2005.
Chennai recorded a fall of almost 50% in cases of cervical cancer in this period of 24 years.
It was earlier believed that cervical cancer was most common in India, with more than 1.3 lakh new cases reported each year and 74,000 women dying annually from the disease.
Chennai recorded a fall of almost 50% in cases of cervical cancer in this period of 24 years.
It was earlier believed that cervical cancer was most common in India, with more than 1.3 lakh new cases reported each year and 74,000 women dying annually from the disease.
While Bangalore saw breast cancer cases more than double since 1982 - 15.8 in a population of one lakh in 1982 to 32.2 in 2005 - Chennai recorded 33.5 new cases of breast cancer in 2005 against 18.4 in 1982.
Delhi recorded 24.8 new cases of breast cancer a year per 100,000 women which rose to 32.2 in 2005. Mumbai recorded 20.8 new cases of breast cancer per 100,000 population in 1982 which increased by almost 10% in 2005.
However experts believed that breast cancer rate in India was much less than that in the West which records around 100 new cases per 100,000 population every year.
To get yourself a preventive breast cancer check,please email us at enquiries@wockhardthospitals.net
source:Timesofindia
Treatements for Mental Health Disorders in US Doubles
A new government data on shows that U.S. spending on mental illness is soaring at a faster pace than spending on any other health care category.
The cost of treating mental disorders rose sharply between 1996 and 2006, from $35 billion (in 2006 dollars) to almost $58 billion, according to the report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
At the same time, the report showed, the number of Americans who sought treatment for depression, bipolar disorder and other mental health woes almost doubled, from 19 million to 36 million.
The new statistics come found that antidepressant use among U.S. residents almost doubled between a similar time frame, 1996 and 2005.
Spending on mental illness showed a faster rate of growth over the 10-year period analyzed than costs for heart disease, cancer, trauma-linked disorders, and asthma.
According to the report, spending on heart disease rose from $72 billion in 1996 to $78 billion in 2006; cancer care rose from $47 billion to $58 billion; asthma costs climbed from $36 billion to $51 billion, and expenditures for trauma-related care rose from $46 billion to $68 billion.
In terms of per-patient costs, cancer led the way at $5,178 in 2006 (up slightly from $5,067 in 1996), while costs for trauma care and asthma rose sharply -- from $1,220 to $1,953 and from $863 to $1,059, respectively.
On the other hand, average per-patient spending for heart conditions fell, from $4,333 to $3,964. And spending on mental disorders declined from $1,825 to $1,591.
source: MSNHealth.com
source: MSNHealth.com
Gyanaecologist and Women Care Doctors at Bangalore
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Doctor's Name:Dr. (Padma) Latha Venkataram
FRCOG (UK), MRCPI (Dublin)
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Lata Venkatraman's Profile . For consultations and appointments click here
Doctor's Name :Dr Gayathri Kamath
MD, DGO, F.C.P.S.
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Click here to see Dr Kamath's profile . For consultations and appointments click here
Doctor's Name: Dr Pratima Reddy
MRCOG,FRCOG ( London) Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Pratima Reddy . For consultations and appointments click here
Doctor's Name:Dr. Prabha Ramakrishna
DGO, DNB, MRCOG (London)
Diploma in Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy (Germany)
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Prabha Ramakrishnan's Profile . For consultations and appointments click here
Doctor:Dr.Aviva Pinto Rodrigues
MD,Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Aviva Pinto's Profile . For consultations and appointments click here
MD,Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Aviva Pinto's Profile . For consultations and appointments click here
MD,Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Anu Sridhar's profile . For consultations and appointments click here
Doctor's Name:Dr. Geetha Belliappa
MD,Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Click here to see the Dr Geetha Belliappa's profile. For appointments click here
MD, DGO, DRCOG(London)
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Click here to see Dr Susheela Sherry's profile. For appointments click here
Joint Replacement Consultants at Mulund,Mumbai
Monday, August 3, 2009
Our Joint Replacement Surgeons at our Mulund Facilty,Mumbai
Doctor's Name: Dr Kaushal Malhan
FRCS (Orth) U.K., FRCS (Surg) U.K, Dip. Sports Medicine U.K.
MS (Orth) Bombay, D (Orth) Bombay
Joint Replacement / Resurfacing and sports Surgeon
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Doctors Name : Dr Sachin Bhonsle
MS (Orthopaedics); FRCS (Glasgow, UK)
Senior Consultant in Joint Replacements and Orthopaedic Surgery
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Doctor's Name: Dr Sawant Milind
FRCS Orth, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), MS Orth, FCPS Orth, D Orth, DNB Orth.
Knee Surgeon
FRCS Orth, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), MS Orth, FCPS Orth, D Orth, DNB Orth.
Knee Surgeon
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The The "Specialist Knowledge" Series on Clinical Specialties
The advent of new treatment modalities in medicine brings with it the opportunity to develop better clinical outcomes, while emphasizing a higher level of comfort and safety to our patients. You will, find in the pages of The Specialist, the acumen and expertise of our highly accomplished clinicalteams in Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, GI & Advanced Laparoscopic surgery besides Womens health.
‘The Specialist’ is a part of our Clinical Knowledge Series which we hope to share with with fellow doctors and medical fraternity on our latest clinical outcomes across various specialties.In this issue, we have some interesting case studies in all our core specialities mainly Heart care, Brain & Spine, Bone and joint and digestive care.
The Specialist Knowledge Series on Clinical Specialties Wockhardt Hospitals,Bangalore
Total Knee Replacement in Severly Deformed Rheumatoid Knee: A Case Study
Rheumatoid arthritis is a well known systematic inflammatory disease wherein arthritis of synovial joints is a major component. This disease is common in females and affects during third, fourth and fifth decades of their life. Initially the disease starts with pain and joint stiffness in small joints of hand and later involves big joints like hip, knee, shoulder and elbow. In an advanced rheumatoid arthritis all the joints of the body are involved.
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is ideally to be done by rheumatologist. Start with NSAIDS and later go on to combination therapy of DMARDS (steroids, methotrexate, leflunomide, sulfasalazine chloroquine and oral gold salts).
An Orthopedics role comes only after joint pain/ swelling and deformity are not controlled by medical treatment.
Indication of joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis.
1. Severe pain in joints
2. Inability to do daily activities
3. Progressing deformity
4. Joint stiffness
Advantages of joint replacement
1. Painless and stable joints
2. Good functional movements of joints
3. Improvement in quality of life
4. Better disease control after surgery
With advent of new implants, good operation theatres, laminar flow and surgical expertise, it is possible to perform joint replacements even in severely deformed joints which was thought impossible previously.
Knee Replacement on a patient with severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
A 58 year old female patient consulted us with severe knee pain for four years. She was a known case of rheumatoid arthritis on medical treatment,she was unable to stand or walk and had severe pain on bending the knee.
This lady was poorly nourished and anemic. Local examination of both knees revealed that she has wind-swipe deformity. Right knee was in 30 varus deformity and range of movement was 0-90. Left knee was in 40 valgus and further valgus till 70. Range of movement was 0-30. X-ray of right knee showed severe varus deformity with medical tibial condyle defect and lateral subluxation of tibia. Left knee - severe valgus deformity with central tibial bone defect and lateral patellar subluxation.
Patient was admitted and complete pre-operative work done. The team of Orthopaedic surgeons headed by Dr. Sanjay Pai, Rheumatologist .A total knee replacement was done in a staged manner. First the right knee with varus deformity was operated using a revision total knee replacement implants. After five days, the left knee with severe valgus deformity was operated. Post operative period was uneventful and without complications.
The patient was mobilized on the third day with walker and was discharged on the sixth day. On the 12th day, the patient was able to walk without support, able to climb stairs and do her daily activities.
With Good surgical expertise along with highly efficient support staff now available in India and , these patients can get back their normal daily life style which was thought impossible in the past.
Courtesy: Dr. Sanjay Pai, M.S.
Dr. Srinivas J V, M.S.
Dr. Vasudev N Prabhu, M.S.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore
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