World Liver Day - April 19th' 2014

I Love My Parents

eVaidya.com has come up with an initiative "I Love My Parents", aiming people who live abroad and concerned about their elderly parents Health.

Check this link for details: https://www.evaidya.com/ILoveMyParents.html

Study by eVaidya.com reveals that there is alarming rise of Pre-marital Sex and contraception in India

In a recent study, conducted by evaidya.com Health Data Analytics highlighted the increased incidence of pre marital sex in India and rise of complications with use of contraceptives and unsafe contraceptive methods.

1. Pre-marital Sex trends

 In a study evaluating six month data on evaidya.com, 30% of the questions posted in public health forum and 53% of private questions are related to pre-marital sex and total of  67% of private questions are on sex and sexology related.

 

 2. Usage of Contraceptive pills in India

Study clearly shows that the usage of emergency contraceptive pills is high and moreover these are freely available in India without any Doctor prescription.  It is reported that 20% incidence of failed contraception, excess bleeding or other adverse events due to usage of emergency contraceptive pills.

 Commonly used regimens are:

           ·  Levonorgestrol only pills (most commonly used)

           ·  Yuzpee regimen (ethenyl estradiol and progesterone pills)

           ·  Mifepristone containing pills.

3. Usage of Safe contraceptive methods

 Lack of knowledge, sex education and access to services; risk misperceptions; and negative social norms, are commonly reported by young people as reasons for not using contraceptives.

4. Internet plays a major role in helping people to come out and talk about sex and sexual related problems/queries

Internet penetration in India has increased dramatically in last few years. According to IAMAI, internet users in India would reach 243 million by 2014. Internet plays a major role in Healthcare industry especially when they would like to get personal/sexual related problems or clarifications. Indians are known to be shy when reaching a Doctor for personal problems but they can reach online Doctors anonymously.

Top personal reasons for the patients to reach a Doctor anonymously.

             · Emergency contraception doubts

         · Failure of contraception

         · Fear of sexually transmitted diseases.

         · Psychological stress for having unsafe sex and pre marital sex

         · Medical termination of pregnancy

Above news pubished in:

BusinessWire India: http://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/study-by-evaidyacom-reveals-that-there-is-alarming-rise-pre-marital-se/38725

PTI: http://www.ptinews.com/pressrelease/10550_press-subStudy-by-Evaidya-Com-Reveals-that-there-is-Alarming-Rise-of-Pre-Marital-Sex-And-Contraception-in-India

World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March.

Ask a Doctor for any Kidney related questions:http://goo.gl/DqtqjF

What is Thyroid?

Thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland in the neck located above the collarbone. It is an endocrine gland which makes hormones. Its main function is to regulate metabolism and maintain energy production in body cells.

Thyroid disease occurs when the thyroid gland doesn’t supply the proper amounts of hormones required by the body. If you are suffering from thyroid disease, your body uses energy more slowly or quickly than it should. Women are at greater risk for developing thyroid problems than men. Common reasons for thyroid malfunction include a family history, stress, heavy metal toxicity, autoimmune disease and cancer.

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Word Cancer Day is on Feb 4th, 2014

 

 

Mythys about Cancer:

 

 

Cancer Myth #1 : Cancer is contagious.

Truth:
> Cancer is not contagious. However, some cancers are caused by viruses.
> The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease that increases the risk of developing cervical, anal, and other types of cancers.
> Other viruses, such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, which are transmitted by infected intravenous needles and sexual activity, increase the risk of developing liver cancer.

 

Cancer Myth #2: You don’t need to worry about cancer if none of your family member has it.

Truth:

> Only 5% to 10% of cancers are hereditary.
> Some people inherit faulty (mutated) genes which make their chance of developing a particular cancer higher than normal.
> Majority of cancers are caused by genetic changes caused by factors such as tobacco use, too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and exposure to certain chemicals.

 

Cancer Myth #3: A needle biopsy can disturb cancer cells, causing them to travel to other parts of the body.

Truth: For most types of cancer, there is no conclusive evidence that needle biopsy - a procedure used to diagnose many types of cancer causes cancer cells to spread.

 

Cancer Myth #4: Regular checkups and today's medical technology can detect all cancer early.

Truth: Although regular medical care can increase ability to detect cancer early, but it cannot guarantee it. Cancer is a complicated disease and there is no sure way to always detect it.

Routine screening has been linked to a decrease in deaths from cancers of the cervical, breast and colon.

 

Cancer Myth #5: Treating cancer with surgery causes it to spread throughout the body.

Truth: Specialists in cancer surgery usually take biopsy samples and remove tumors without causing spread of the cancer. In many cases, surgery is an essential part of the cancer treatment plan.