Rainy season: Curse for diabetic foot

(First published in THE HINDUSTAN TIMES on Tuesday, 6th August 2013)
Diabetes has proved itself a silent killer disease. Today in the world maximum numbers of the patients are suffering from this disease, and moreover they are passing through the complications too. The World Health Organisation estimated that in the year 2000, 150 million people had diabetes mellitus, and it is predicted that this number will rise to 366 million by the year 2030.The life style, diet and addictions are adding fuel to fire. Evidence prove that the patho-physiological process of diabetes have put the foot at increased risk for tissue damage. As soon as tissue damage has occurred,the foot is at risk for end stage complication including gangrene and amputations.

Piles to Smiles

More than 50% population suffers from piles (or haemorrhoids) despite of the reality that effective prevention and treatment options are available. I am reminded of my sojourn through solitude in Dublin, Ireland, where I went to receive the honorary FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. I was spending my time in Ireland in revising treatment policies in Piles when I went through memorable quote "Had it not been due to painful thrombosed piles, Napoleon would have not lost the War." Read more

Piles to Smiles Clinic: Treating piles without surgery

Piles to Smiles book launched

Treating Piles without surgery is a reality now. With latest techniques and competent well-trained staff, getting relief from haemorrhoids (or piles) without surgical incision is a possibility. Patient's hospital stay is very brief, and clinical outcome outstanding. Noted Lucknow Surgeon Professor (Dr) Rama Kant who is a faculty at the forthcoming XII Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), Haryana Chapter, and Northern Region CME of ASI in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, will also deliver a guest lecture on managing haemorrhoids (piles) without surgery by DGHAL/RAR technique. Read more

Tobacco control is most cost-effective way to prevent cancer

- Special on World Cancer Day: 4 February 2010

Most public health programmes of the Government of India are directed towards communicable diseases such as malaria, filaria, polio, tuberculosis and leprosy etc. The occurrence of certain diseases due to lifestyle changes like diabetes, respiratory/cardiac diseases, tobacco related disease and cancer, has now been recognized, and public health programmes are also being initiated against them. But these are few and far between. Life style diseases have a peculiar “follow others” ingredient which becomes still more complicated due to ignorance, especially in families where the elders have addictions and wrong eating habits, and the youngsters are exposed to the “role model” phenomenon. In many situations elders tell children that tobacco is bad for children and the latter are confused as to how it is bad for them and good for others. This ambiguity, coupled with peer pressure proves to be disastrous for the youth. Read more

World Cancer Day (4 February 2010): Tobacco Control most cost-effective way to prevent cancer

World Cancer Day (4 February 2010): Tobacco Control most cost-effective way to prevent cancer

by

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant

Published in: The Hindustan Times, page 4

World Cancer Day (4 February 2010): Tobacco Control most cost-effective way to prevent cancer