If your sleep is disturbed by loud snoring, choking sensations, gasping efforts for breathing and excessive daytime tiredness and sleepiness, you might be suffering from “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSA)”. OSA is a serious sleep related breathing disorder where a person stops breathing hundreds of times in one night during sleep. The period may last for 10 seconds to more than 2 minutes at a stretch and thus could be life threatening. Sleep apnea—chronic sleep disorder—sufferers survive turmoil in bed day after day, but they remain oblivious to the fact. The struggle ensues in their slumber for catching their breath, which invariably disrupts their sleep and reflects in

High blood pressure or hypertension is rampant though we do not know about it. The malady does not deceive of symptoms, until it is too late. Stressed professionals are getting hypertension at younger age. Thus, it makes sense to get your blood pressure checked at regular intervals, just like dental cleanings. Blood pressure facts o Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of our body in vessels called arteries, says Dr. Hansa Gupta, consultant cardiologist with Paras Hospitals. o Each time our heart beats about 60-70 times a minute at rest, it pumps oxygen-rich blood through the blood vessels, or arteries, that run through our body. o Blood pressure is the force of the blood

We live in weight-obsessed times. However, for some of us weight moves beyond the realm of obsession and becomes a reality. Gitanjai Grewal was one of those, until she opted for bariatric surgery. She was waging a losing battle with weight. The weight loss clinics and diets were not able to help her shed off the extra pounds and if she managed to shed any weight, it always had an uncanny habit of finding her. May be hypothyroidism was to blame. Post pregnancy she piled on some more kilos. “After all, how long can you refrain from eating”, says she, it was just not practical. Needless, to say, she was hunting for a solution that would help her come out of this obesity trap and on the

Chelation therapy is a nonsurgical, safer and cost -effective alternative for the debilitating coronary artery and peripheral vascular diseases. (Heart disease, cancer, gangrene, thyroid disorders, autism, etc.)  “Last August, 2008, I felt severe angina pain and was diagnosed by my cardiologist of 80 percent blockage in my coronary arteries. I was recommended potential bypass considerations. Standing in a book store one day, I chanced upon a book on chelation therapy. I took the treatment and felt major relief after only five treatments. I had no more chest pains. I even cut down on my medications to 75 percent and ultimately 100 percent. Though it cost me a year I am happy. After

Recently reigning super star of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair his torn shoulder ligaments. Keep reading to know everything you wanted or didn’t to know about this surgical process. We’re telling you anyway! Initially, arthroscopy was simply a diagnostic tool for planning standard open surgery. With development of better instrumentation and surgical techniques, many conditions can be treated arthroscopically. In this surgical procedure orthopaedic surgeons visualise, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint. The word arthroscopy comes from two Greek words, “arthro” (joint) and “skopein” (to look). The term literally means

Recently Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh underwent beating heart bypass. Archana Darshan talks to Dr O.P. Yadava, CEO and Chief Cardiac Surgeon at Delhi-based National Heart Institute, who explains the nuances of a bypass surgery. The name itself tells all. Bypass surgery, sometimes called CABG pronounced as Cabbage reroutes or bypasses the blood around the clogged arteries to improve the blood flow and oxygen around the heart. The arteries that bring blood supply to the heart can get clogged by the buildup of cholesterol (plaque), which narrows the arteries and reduces the blood supply to the heart. What happens in bypass? Surgeons leave the blocked segments alone and graft a healthy

For those who have excess fat deposits and fat pockets, Liposuction is the easiest way to get in shape. Understand the concept of this surgical technique from Dr Dhruv Gupta, Consultant Dermatologist & Cosmolaser surgeon, PARAS Hospitals, before going the extra mile. What is Liposuction? Liposuction is a type of surgery, which removes fat from the affected area of the body. It should be understood that it is not a weight loss method and neither it is a substitute for diet and exercises. It is a form of body contouring method. People of what age groups go for this surgery? In an average I get queries from 10-15 patients for liposuction per month but only 3-5 patients from them really

Women should go for their Pap smear every year. In this test cells are collected from a woman’s cervix, and studied for specific changes. These changes are warning signs, which actually may appear years before cancer develops. When a test shows positive results it implies that there were changes in the cells of a woman’s cervix. It does not always mean cancer, but it is a serious matter. Pap smear screens ladies against cervical cancer. Early detection ensures early treatment. A Pap smear is a simple, quick, and essentially painless screening test. Cells collected from a woman’s cervix are spread on a microscope slide. The cells are then evaluated for abnormalities, specifically