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ANYONE CAN GET TUBERCULOSIS (TB); DON’T HIDE, ACT RIGHT

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Reproduced from internet Whenever I doubt patient of chronic cough if I inquire whether he had any history of TB, he gets reluctant to answer. Many doctors face this situation and find difficulty in getting the information. TB has always been a taboo in our society and accepting having the disease brings on resistance from society.   Even after rigorous efforts of World Health Organization (WHO) that memorializes each year World TB Day on March 24 to raise awareness about the consequence of tuberculosis (TB) on health, poor response from masses is observed. Due to social stigma, delayed reporting, not realizing that anyone can get it or for any other reason treatment is delayed, its outcome can be worst to deadly. Certainly despite significant efforts over the last years this deadly disease continues to claim over 4500 lives a day . Anyone Can Get TB TB disease spreads from person to person through air. It is thought that it is a disease of poor...

MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES: LET’S UNLOCK THE “MAGIC WAND” SECRET OF YOUR HEALTH

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A mother came to me last evening with the complaint that her child frequently falls sick because he eats only 5 chapattis in a day however his peers eat more than 7 chapattis in a day and that is why they don’t fall sick. I noticed the child was plump, in fact more than his expected weight. It was hard to convince her that chapatti is not the reason. Like her many mothers’ thinks that chapatti and rice are the ultimate source of health. Generally we all overlook the importance of micronutrients in our life while giving undue value to proteins, carbohydrates and fats. We keep in mind to have enough of protein and carbohydrates during gyming, making dish for our family, partying etc., even while buying an item at store we look for its major micronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats). But give either less or no value to the micronutrients. We always have conflict views about micronutrients. That how such a small nutrient can affect us largely? A case of micronutri...