• E.N.T MONDAY & THURSDAY 5.30 PM TO 7.00 PM
• DENTIST SATURDAY 4.00 PM TO 7.00 PM
• HOMEOPATHIC TUESDAY 5.30 PM TO 6.30 PM
• PEDIATRICIAN WEDNESDAY 5.00 PM TO 6.30 PM
• AYURVEDIC SUNDAY 9.00 AM TO 10.30AM

Center of the chest, right or left sides of the chest, throat pain or tightness, center of the upper abdomen pain, pain between the two shoulder blades, both arm or left arm pain, jaw pain. Why this question? Because these are certain parts of the body that are most commonly associated with heart-related pain.

Walking, chewing food, straining at stools or other forms of heavy work and gets better with rest * Why this question? Because typically heart pain is associated with one or more of these.

Shortness of breath, palpitation, dizziness, vomiting, cold clammy face or sweating none of these

Why this question? Because if the pain is associated with one of these symptoms then chance of having a heart problem increases.

Severe pain or severe burning or severe tightness of chest or breathing difficulty which happens for a few minutes(not seconds) and which occurs for no reason or on doing some form of exercise like brisk walking, climbing stairs etc.

Why this question? Because heart pain typically is for a few minutes to an hour and may come and go by itself but generally occurs during exertion in the forms described above.

Why this? Because if someone has been diagnosed as having a heart problem then the chance of having this problem again is more.

Why this? Because the risk of heart problems increases with age and before 25 years it is quite less. Smoking, Diabetes, and Hypertension increase the risk of heart disease.

IF THE ANSWER TO ANY OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS IS ‘YES’, YOU MAY BE HAVING A HEART RELATED PAIN AND MUST VISIT A DOCTOR.

In case of any medical problem beyond the OPD hours , please contact your hostel superintendent.

DROPLETS WHICH ARE THROWN OUT OF MOUTH AND NOSE WHILE COUGHING /SNEEZING LEAD TO SPREAD OF CERTAIN INFECTIONS LIKE VIRAL FLU,SWINE FLU,TUBERCULOSIS,ETC.

SPEED OF PARTICLES DURING COUGH IS 10Mts/SEC AND DISTANC TRAVELLED IS 2 METRES.

SPEED OF PARTICLES DURING SNEEZING IS 50 Mts/SEC AND DISTANC TRAVELLED IS 6METRES.

SINCE THE SPEED IS QUITE HIGH(SPEED OF BULLET IS 300Mts/SEC),THE RECEIVER HAS VERY LITTLE TIME TO PROTECT HIM/HERSELF. ONLY THE PERSON WHO IS COUGHING CAN HELP BY COUGHING /SNEEZING INTO A HANKY OR TISSUE PAPER TO PREVENT SPREAD OF INFECTION TO HIS NEAR (LITERAL NEAR ) AND DEAR ONES.

There is no definite value but rest assured the body has a fantastic sensor to detect need of water replacement and that is the ‘Thirst’. So don’t ignore thirst. If you are thirsty, take water and it should always be tumbler full of water instead of sips. Please always carry your water bottle and one can keep lime water (Nimbu juice, salt sugar in water) instead of plain water as this contains electrolytes and energy besides water.

Besides dehydration, this is the season when Kidney Stones develop most ;so keeping yourself rehydrated helps preventing this too

• Adjust the chair height so your feet are flat on the floor and your knees are bent less than 90 degree
• Sit up straight and keep your hips far back in the chair.
• Ensure the keyboard is close and directly in front of you.
• To help your neck stay relaxed and in a neutral position, the monitor should be directly in front of you, a few inches above eye level.
• Sit at least 20 inches (or an arm’s length) away from the computer screen.
• Relax the shoulders.
• The neck should be laid against the neck support, if available in the chair.

• Avoid exposure to bright lights right before going to bed (such as computer, and cell phone screens). The bright light emitted by these devices tells your body that it’s time to wake up!
• Regular physical activity can improve your sleep but exercise should be at least 2-3 hrs. before bedtime.
• Roommate keeping you awake? Roommates are a necessary evil, so can’t throw them out. Consider having a conversation with them about how you can accommodate each other’s sleep habits. Have a small chat with your roommate before sleeping as this promotes sleep.
• If you find that your thoughts, worries, or to-do lists keep you up, consider writing it all out before turning in for the night.
• Try coping with stress through meditation or deep breathing. Taking a short nap can improve alertness and performance without disrupting your nighttime sleep or making you feel groggy but keep it to a max of 30 mts.
• Hit your bed only when you want to sleep and not as a multipurpose spot for eating, gossiping, playing, working on computer etc.
• Try these little things and have a good night sleep.

Sore throat is rampant in our campus these days. The tendency is to take antibiotics (e.g.Azithromicin)on our own or to request the doctor to prescribe one. Is it good or bad?

Below is a link of CDC , the US govt. center for disease control. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/for-patients/common-illnesses/sore-throat.html

If an adult (past teen age) has sore throat associated with fever less than 101 F along with cough or along with running nose or sneezing, he/she is more likely to have viral or allergic cause rather than bacterial, so antibiotic is going to be of no help but rather be harmful.

Please let your doctor examine you and decide the need for antibiotics.

Headache is a very common symptom, and although incapacitating, is almost, always benign.

For most of the people, it has happened before also; and, some people correlate it with ‘High Blood Pressure, Sinusitis, Cervical (cervical spondylitis)’.

To make facts straight:

HYPERTENSION :

The American Heart Association (AHA) supports research that claims ‘headaches are not a symptom of high blood pressure’. In fact, the AHA suggests that people, with high blood pressure, are less likely to have recurring headaches. There is only one condition, associated with raised BP which can cause headache. It is Malignant Hypertension. Here, the BP is 180/110 or more. Besides, malignant hypertension, usually, is also associated with blurred vision, chest pain and nausea.

It is typically headache, just above eye brows – one sided or both sided, during or few days, after an episode of common cold. According to the American Headache Society, research shows that the majority of people who think they are having sinus problems, are, in fact, having a migraine.

Migraine headache can mimic pain of cervical spondylitis, by affecting one side of the neck. But, the cervical pain is usually not very frequent (usually once in a few months), and usually radiates to arm.

A severe headache, occurring for the first time, in life. ? Headache, associated with giddiness, blurring of vision, seizure, recurrent vomiting. ? Headache which may be associated with vomiting or giddiness which has happened many times, in the past and which gets well with an analgesic tablet, is NOT serious.

Finally the winter is going away. With the weather warming up, food borne infections shall come along.

• Ice is a common source of infection. Ask the vendor not to add ice cubes to your cold drinks.
• While purchasing fruit try to buy whole fruit instead of cut fruit
• Ice creams: If the shape of ice cream block looks changed it shows that it has melted and refrozen. Avoid it.
• Insist that the vendor (one who is serving food ) wear the gloves while serving food.
• Canned food : although rare, even canned food can be a source of serious infection if the container is broken or leaky. Even containers that look fine on the outside might have contaminated food inside. Suspect contamination if:
• The container spurts liquid or foam when you open it
• The food inside is discolored, moldy, or smells bad
• If your container or the food inside have any of these signs of contamination, throw it out!