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By Dr Veena Bharathi
Dr Sharan Patil and Dr Yohannan John shot to international fame in 2007 when they saved two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma’s life in a complicated, corrective surgery. It was a challenging case of separating the child from her headless parasitic twin, which made it appear that she had four upper and lower limbs.“In fact, certain unscrupulous people in Araria village of Bihar wanted to buy...
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Anyone can be a winner   
For someone who trains international champions on a daily basis and who aided Canadian athletes pocket medals at Olympics and world championships, Pierre Beauchamp is remarkably laidback. The performance coach believes science and sports technology along with proper mental training can make victors out of ordinary people. He believes today's sportsmen cannot accomplish top level victories...
Designs on destiny   23 April, 2013
Empowered by technology, family support, grit and determination, these differently-abled men and women changed the course of their lives
A hidden bomb   23 April, 2013
High blood pressure is a common problem in our society. Earlier, it was found only in people over age 40. However, today young individuals in their late 20s and 30s are getting affected by this disease. In 2000, one billion adults were found to be suffering from hypertension globally, and this is predicted to increase to 1.56 billion by 2025.High blood pressure seldom shows any symptom and many...
Tummy tantrum   23 April, 2013
Diarrhoea had been plaguing Rakesh Mishra, 35, for a few weeks. The antibiotics prescribed by his family doctor provided little relief and the problem was now interfering with the software engineer’s routine. Noticing streaks of blood in his stool, an alarmed Rakesh consulted a gastroenterologist, who diagnosed his condition as ulcerative colitis. With medical treatment Rakesh’s...
The villain in wheat   09 March, 2013
Look; learn; see   29 October, 2011
Hope of deliverance   13 March, 2013
Silver innings.   13 March, 2013
Why ignore the signs?   13 March, 2013
England believes I am stark raving mad   12 February, 2013
To live with dignity   19 January, 2013
Word therapy   09 January, 2013
Wah! Thai   09 January, 2013
Take care, lady   28 December, 2012
Feeling the pulse   12 December, 2012
Mind the gap   12 December, 2012
Cool Bites   12 December, 2012
Healthy is happy   12 December, 2012
The other big C   21 November, 2012
Ouch! That hurts!   21 November, 2012
Addiction Y2K   21 November, 2012
Zzzz… to health   21 November, 2012
‘Seized’ no more   21 November, 2012
When the doc was on song…   21 November, 2012
A pain in the head!   21 November, 2012
Quarter-life crisis   21 November, 2012
‘Abs’olutely desirable   09 November, 2012
Friend for life   30 October, 2012
Bringing up parents   30 October, 2012
Choosing between the eyes   09 October, 2012
Sex sense   09 October, 2012
Plate armour   09 October, 2012
Good shOT!   22 August, 2012
Alive in the hills   22 August, 2012
Wish fairy   11 August, 2012
The good, the bad, the ugly   27 July, 2012
Stimulus to soothe   27 July, 2012
Strike the right node   27 July, 2012
Dr Speed   02 July, 2012
Handle with care   01 June, 2012
1+1> 2   02 July, 2012
Cloud cover   04 May, 2012
Dance with me   20 April, 2012
Dry palm, mind calm!   01 June, 2012
Beat the blues   22 May, 2012
Yes, we can!   04 May, 2012
Sunshine vitamin   04 May, 2012
My father, my oxygen   25 April, 2012
Pay attention   27 March, 2012
Run a smile   27 March, 2012
Room for hope   22 February, 2012
The sun shines more brightly!    09 January, 2012
Illuminating lives   09 December, 2011
Dissecting the crab   09 December, 2011
Who's afraid of the F-word!   09 December, 2011
Beating Father Time   31 July, 2011
The zing thing   04 September, 2011
Herbal cures   04 September, 2011
Plant in a pill   04 September, 2011
When hope fades and scars deepen   31 July, 2011
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