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Why Multiplex movie =Popcorn+Soft drink ?? Last week, a last  bencher  who comes late made to seat on last bench I had to see movie in first raw as we book tickets late. That was last show of the day. We reach in time in theater and sit in first row. Normally I don`t pay attention to movements but due compulsory viewing you can say, What I saw that, more than 40 % person passing by us, were either overweight or obese. It includes people from all ages starting from children. People were in all sizes and shapes and even not bothered about their look in that trendy (??) outfit that they were wearing. To my shock, at the time of interval which was at 12midnight this are the people who were returning to their seats with big soft drink in one hand and pop corn in other. I bet with my wife that surely either she or me would not be able to finish this portion of serving at one go. I think same is true for them if they were outside movie hall. I always as...

IMA WHITE PAPER PHYSIOTHERAPISTS CANNOT WRITE Dr BEFORE THEIR NAME Dr K K Aggarwal The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “RCI Act) is enacted to provide for the constitution of the Rehabilitation Council of India for regulating the training of rehabilitation professions and the maintenance of a Central Rehabilitation Register and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. According to Section 2(i) (n) (xvii) of RCI Act, the term physiotherapist means a Rehabilitation professional. Thus, the physiotherapists in India are regulated by the provisions of RCI Act and its Rules and Regulations and not by any other act or law in India. According to Section 13(2) of RCI Act mandates that no person other than a rehabilitation professional who possess a recognized rehabilitation qualification and enrolled in the register shall practice as a rehabilitation professional anywhere in India. Thus for a physiotherapist to carry out his ...

Should in India also, family physician visit  be made compulsory for patients , before visiting specialist in routine? In India today there is increasing trend or you can say fashion of consulting specialist directly at drop of a hat, especially in major cities. Irrespective economic status of patients, more and more patients are unnecessarily probably to the extent of about 70% outdoor patients are consulting specialist directly. This especially more prevalent in routine medical patients and children. Ever for just 1 day or 1 hour old, common aliment like fever, cough, and cold patients just rushed to specialist. This is common with both adults and kids. It is my assumption that at any given day in most of physicians and pediatrician’s outpatients more than 50% patients are such who do not require specialist consultation or care in outpatient department. For minor aliments already mentioned to High blood pressure, diabetes etc and in pediatrics vaccination etc which...

Content courtasy:Dr KK Aggarwal: Email from IMA 1.        Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare 32154 (14-15), 34957 (15-16), 39533 (16-17) in crores.    Of    the    total    19.5    lac    crores only    38000    odd    crores    is   budgeted    for    health. 2.        A new initiative to ensure that the BPL families are provided with a cooking gas connection, supported by a Government subsidy. This will significantly improve the health of women and those BPL families who suffer adversely from the ill-effects of Chulha cooking like asthma, COPD and cancer 3.        Catastrophic health events are the single most important cause of unforeseen out-of-pocket expenditure which pushes lakhs of households below the poverty line every year. Serious illness of family me...