Leucorrhoea in children(little girls) and its homeopathic cure.

Contributed by Dr. George
Leucorrhoea or leukorrhea is discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection.It is also commonly known as whites.The term "physiologic leukorrhea" is used to refer to leukorrhea due to estrogen stimulation.

Ailing homeopathy college in Bhubaneswar

Students of government-run Biju Patnaik Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital in the town of Berhampur are forced to go to the neighbouring City Hospital for their one-year internship and other practical classes as the college has no in-patient department (IPD).

The 43-year-old college has only out-patient department (OPD). On an average around 200 patients visit the OPD, where two medical officers and college teachers treat the patients

The IPD has not been functioning due to staff crunch though the government had provided costly equipment worth Rs 20 lakh to the college around five years ago and a 25-bed indoor hall was constructed three years ago. The equipment, including ultrasound, X-Ray, urinalysis, blood analyzers and malaria test machines, are lying dumped in the hospital.

Minister asked the medical fraternity to popularise AYUSH

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday asked the medical fraternity to popularise Ayush-Ayurved, Yoga, Unani, Sidha, Naturopathy and Homeopathy as an alternative system of medicine to the much-publicised Allopathic system.

“Ayush system especially Ayurveda has comparatively lesser side effects than allopathy and is also cost effective,” said Badal while addressing a public gathering at the launch of four-day Arogya Mela, jointly organised by the Centre and State Ayush department in collaboration of the FICCI.

Badal emphasized the need to intensify efforts for undertaking research in the Ayurveda so that complicated diseases like Cancer, Hepatitis and Cardiac ailments could also be effectively cured.

Appreciating efforts of State Ayush Department to hold this medical camp-cum-exhibition, Badal asked the doctors to ensure proper follow up in the cases of patients who were diagnosed with serious ailments.

Diarrhea and homeopathic treatment

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Acute Diarrhea

The most common causes of acute diarrhea are infectious agents. Acute diarrhea also may be caused by ingested drugs or toxins, the administration of chemotherapy, resumption of enteral feeding following a prolonged fast, fecal impaction (overflow diarrhea), or particular situations, such as marathon running. Additionally, acute diarrhea may represent the onset of a chronic diarrheal illness.

Contributing factors include inadequate sewage disposal and water supplies, lack of refrigeration, overcrowding and lack of personal hygiene, poverty, lack of access to health care, and lack of education.

Patients with acute infectious diarrhea typically present with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea, which may be watery, malabsorptive, or bloody, depending on the specific pathogen.Abdominal pain is mild, diffuse, and crampy and results from the high volumes of secreted fluid that stimulate peristalsis and cause watery diarrhea.

The Kerala State Government is planning to set up a separate department for Ayush

The State Government is planning to set up a separate department for Ayush, for the administration of the Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems of medicine, Health Minister V S Sivakumar has said.

Speaking at the second session of a seminar on ‘Conservation of our traditional medicinal plants’ to sensitise mediapersons and people’s representatives organised under the aegis of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) and State Medicinal Plant Board here, he said that the Central Government had started allotting substantial funds for the development of these sectors at the national level. 

He said that Kerala would benefit greatly once the department is set up as there would be huge Central assistance for this sector. The Minister said that the State Government has plans to plant medicinal plants in all schools in the state. Efforts have already been made to plant medicinal plants on all government office premises.

Aphthous ulcer and homeopathic treatment

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Contributed by Dr.George

They are small erosions in the lining of the oral cavity or  the tongue. They tend to be recurrent. They usually tend to disappear in about 7-10 days but cause a lot of discomfort.The main causes include trauma, allergy to toothpaste ,vitamin b complex and folic acid deficiency,familial, poor oral hygiene. 

These can produce severe pain especially while eating and drinking, and bad odor from mouth. sometimes excessive salivation is seen and occasionally fever .These may also be seen in women during the menstrual cycle.

ADHD/ADD and Homeopathy

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. Sometimes it’s referred to as attention deficit disorder. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, may sometimes act without thinking about what the result will be, and, in some cases, are overly active.

Until recently it was believed that children outgrew ADHD in adolescence. This is because hyperactivity often diminishes during the teen years. However, we now know that many symptoms continue into adulthood. If the disorder goes undiagnosed or untreated, adults with the disorder may experience trouble at work and in relationships, as well as emotional difficulties such as anxiety and depression.

Mafia against AYUSH systems

Shivajinagar MLA Roshan Baig alleged on Thursday that super speciality corporate hospitals, along with pharmaceutical companies in the city, were running a mafia by not allowing other systems of medicines such as Ayurveda and Homoeopathy to flourish.

He was speaking at a ceremony organised by the Ayush department, where 28 renowned Ayush doctors were felicitated.

“The mafia is lobbying to suppress the Ayush forms of treatment,” Baig said. Ayush is the acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga/Naturopathy, Unani, Sidda and Homoeopathy systems of medicine.

Limbavali said there were treatments for dengue and chikungunya in Ayush forms of medicines and the government was bound to promote indigenous forms of medicines in the State.

Source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/290977/mafia-suppressing-ayush-system.html

Growing drug resistance to malaria

Growing resistance to a key anti-malarial drug derived from a shrub used in traditional Chinese medicine is threatening to roll back gains made in combating the disease, said malaria experts at a health conference in Sydney, Australia last week.

Delegates at the Malaria 2012: Saving Lives in the Asia-Pacific conference emphasized the importance of strong political leadership and regional coordination after discussing resistance to anti-malarial drugs in the region’s fight against the disease.

“Anti-malarial drug resistance is one of the greatest challenges to continued success in controlling and eliminating malaria in the Asia-Pacific,” the Director of the Global Malaria Program of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Robert Newman, told the gathering.

Important and good rubrics in children

source:pingminghealth.com

Some children perspire very much, they perspire all over, but particularly on their head. So, perspiration on the scalp and especially during the sleep, "perspiration, scalp, night" (image).

There you find remedies like Bovista, Bryonia, Calcarea capital, there is also Silicea.Silicea perspires also on the head during the sleep and mainly perspires in his neck. Where can we find this ? "Back, perspiration, cervical region, in sleep" (image)

TV and radio for propagating NRHM

The benefit of allopathic medicines and how they heal an ailment is well known but little do people in India are aware of the healing nature of home-grown and traditional medicines like ayurveda and unani.

To bridge this gap, Union Health Ministry will propagate the benefits of ayurveda, siddha, unani and yoga forms of medicine and how they can provide treatment to several diseases without any side effects.

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad feels shows on Doordarshan and All India Radio will play a major role in creating awareness about Indian forms of medicines. "AYUSH is home-grown form of medicine. Everyone knows English medicine is good but it has side effects, but still people continue to use them. AYUSH does not have any side effects. We need to tell people the benefits of AYUSH," he said at the function.

MMC-doctors-suspension-for-violating-(PC-PNDT)

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Acting on a directive of the Bombay High Court, the state government has sent a list of 54 doctors to the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) seeking their suspension for violating provisions of the Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act.
Dr Asaram Khade, head of the Maharashtra PC-PNDT nodal cell told The Indian Express that 39 of the 54 doctors on the list have been convicted and the remaining 15 have charges framed against them in courts. Besides, two lists of seven doctors each have been sent to the Ayurveda and Homeopathy Council for similar action.

The Bombay HC in its order on October 22 had directed MMC to suspend doctors convicted for violating the Act and take action against those against whom charges have been framed. The HC had stated that names of medical practitioners who have flouted the Act be reported to the medical council by the authority implementing the Act for action.