Author Archives: Raja Behera

by Manjit Saluja The most popular & great resolution to make is to lose weight & get into better shape. In the quest for weight loss some would join a Gym/exercises, go on a diet, or try some diet products. In our culture, maintaining a healthy weight can be tough-and losing weight, even tougher. Adding […]

by Dr. Vaijayanti Lagu – Joshi “Oh, Doctor, Can I eat everything ? Sour, Cold anything ? No diet restrictions ?” Kamalatai, a patient of Rheumatoid arthritis was surprised, More than arthritis, she was more harassed by hundreds of advices about diet & diet restrictions. The story is more or less similar for all our […]

by Dr. Prakash Bhave If X-Ray, Sonography etc routine examinations fail to reveal satisfactory diagnosis, then the patient is advised CT Scan or MRI. Both these tests are expensive and therefore it would be illuminating to understand which modality is best for which ailment. MRI shows a three-dimensional image of the body and this test […]

by Dr. Vinaya Kunjir & Dr. Anuradha Venugopalan Is laboratory testing essential for Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Rheumatic diseases? The basis of the practice of rheumatology is clinical diagnosis. The history and physical examination of the patient presenting with symptoms of rheumatic disease are usually diagnostic. However, laboratory testing becomes extremely essential not only because […]

by Dr Vinaya Kunjir Commercial advertisements are a part of almost all television programs and serials. The most common advertisement is a mother chasing her school-going child with a glass of milk, requesting him to drink milk and the child making excuses not to drink it. The mothers frequently ask the doctors,’ Doctor, my child […]

by Dr. Vinaya Kunjir The treatment of children with arthritis /rheumatic diseases is often different from that in adult arthritis. There are two reasons- firstly, the disease process might be different with different outcomes with or without treatment. Secondly, there are some special nutritional, growth and development considerations in children of various ages. Normal nutrition, […]

by Dr. Vinaya Kunjir The rheumatic diseases of childhood represent a diverse group, majority of them result from a combination of genetic predisposition,autoimmunity and environmental factors. Diseases like infectious arthritis and acute rheumatic fever result from exposure to infectious agents.The examining physician must take a careful history & do a proper physical examination for a […]

by Shivani Barve If you want to avoid living with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, put out that cigarette. A new Swedish study reports that smoking is a major risk factor for the disease and is associated with the amount of smoking and genotype. Smoking is a preventable risk factor The main risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis […]

Dr Sangita Wagh Patients of arthritis often have problems related to their eyes. These problems stem from the fact that the tissues of the eye are very similar to the tissues of the joints ( more so the cartilage ) . Hence in arthritis , which result from auto-immune disorders i.e., the persons own immune […]

Dr Vaishali Deshmukh Yesterday, I woke up irritated to a harsh ringing of the telephone, and I picked up the telephone, still half asleep. “Who is it” I enquired. The caller said “This is Mrs. Karmalkar speaking and I am sorry doctor for waking you but I do not know what to do. Since this […]