Dr O P Choudhury
Dr O P Choudhury is a founding member and the editor of MediBulletin.com. A practising doctor for the last 16 years, he has been working in the neurology department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals for more than ten years. You can contact him at: dr.opchoudhury@medibulletin.com
Monsoons are when these mosquito borne diseases have a field day; government figures show that the numbers are already rising
It is that time of the year again when dengue, chikungunya and malaria have reared their ugly heads. A healthy...
A four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment over existing guidelines that rely solely upon smoking history
A simple blood test can improve detection of lung cancer and is more effective that existing guidelines that rely only on...
The more one smokes, the greater is the risk of a heart rhythm disorder
Smoking increases the risk of heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (AF). This finding was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a European Society...
First human trials show it can improve functioning of cells in the pancreas that secrete insulinA common medicine used for the treatment of high blood pressure had been found to reduce the requirement of insulin in diabetes patients who...
Primary HPV testing is more effective in women undergoing cervical cancer screening
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a precancerous condition in which abnormal cells grow on the surface of the cervix. CIN 3 (the most severe form) is a condition...
Blatant symptoms of mental health disorders in some of the family members in Burari were missed; had it not been so, the tragic end may have been avoided
Spiritualism/religion makes a deadly cocktail with many things. Politics is one of...
Furoped, used to drain the body of water, is used in babies with heart ailments to reduce the load on the heart
Following furore over the shortage of a life-saving medicine for babies born with heart defects, government has decided...
Extended light hours in Russia would play havoc with the daily rhythms of visitors - both footballers and their fans
Germany lost to Mexico, Poland to Senegal. Thomas Muller, the star of so many German wins failed to fire and...
Tattooing may be associated with complications if the immune system is weak
Getting a tattoo may have some unexpected complications if your immune system isn't up to scratch.
In an article in the journal BMJ Case Reports, doctors described a case...
This is the first time data from the screening of more than 35 crore people has been published
Data from the largest screening programme in the country for non communicable diseases shows that India has a 8.4% incidence of diabetes,...
