Most people use to think and still think that underground water is pure and safe to drink. The municipal system is responsible to distribute drinking water; has many examples of sewage water mixing in it giving rise to many diseases. Water is life but chemicals in it aren’t No one can deny this statement. However, one has to keep in mind that same water can take your life away. Yes! This is possible and it’s very common. There are two [...]

LOS ANGELES, USA: TV medical drama series House MD is ending this month in a series finale titled Everybody Dies that sees “Gregory House examining his future and personal demons”, show creator David Shore said on Thursday. In a joint announcement, executive producers David Shore and Katie Jacobs and series star Hugh Laurie said, “After much deliberation, the producers of ‘House M.D.’ have decided that this season of the show, the 8th, should be the last. By April this year they will have completed 177 [...]

Several weeks after making history with the world’s first live-tweeted open heart surgery, Houston’s Memorial Hermann hospital has done it again, but this time it’s the brain. The surgery was led by Dr. Dong Kim, neurosurgeon and Director of the Mischer Neuroscience Institute in Houston. Dr. Kim was the same neurosurgeon who oversaw Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ care at the hospital after she was shot in the head in January 2011. “A two-inch by two-inch window will be cut in the skull [...]

Dental bridges are tooth restorations that can be used to replace missing teeth.However the procedure is not appropriate for all patients with missing teeth.Bridges can be used to replace two or more teeth. Dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a periodontist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge.People of any age can get it done even if bone is resorbed ,and implants can be used to replace even single teeth. Dental Implants vs. Dental [...]

Boehringer Ingelheim failed to fully disclose clinical trials data suggesting that, pramipexole,  a dopamine agonist sold under the brand name of Mirapex, is associated with a significantly increased risk of heart failure, Pharmalot & Forbes Magazine reported earlier. Originally developed for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, the drug is also used to treat Restless Legs Syndrome. Although cardiac failure was an adverse event observed during clinical trials with Mirapex, and is mentioned in the drug’s label, a more definite association had not been established [...]

Medscape This application allows access to an extensive amount of medical literature available to the medical community. It provides drug references, clinical references, clinical images and videos along with “clinical pearls” on some of the more common medical conditions that our doctors may encounter. Epocrates Termed as “one of the best references in the mobile industry”, this application provides a great deal of content including drug monographs, medical calculators, drug interaction tools, medical news and clinical articles. NEJM This Week [...]

Tongue’s innervation is divided into three parts: anterior 2/3, posterior 1/3 and root of tongue. Foramen cecum marks the boundary of anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3. Motor Innervation All of the motor innervation is provided by hypoglossal (CN XII) except for the platoglossus muscle which is provided by vagus CN X. Sensory Innervation Sensory innervation carries touch, pain, pressure and temperature sensations. Area Sensory Innervation Anterior 2/3 mandibular branch of trigeminal (CN V-3) Posterior 1/3 glossopharyngeal (CN IX) Posterior part of the root [...]

Every three to four years the Step Committees are asked to review standards of USMLE Steps. In June 2010, the Step 2 Committee conducted a review for USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK). As a result, the Step 2 Committee raised the three-digit score recommended to pass Step 2 CK from 184 to 189. At that time the Committee decided to closely monitor the effects of this decision on examinees and medical schools, and to examine trends in performance on [...]

“I don’t mind increasing the duration of MBBS to 6.5 years. In the US, students have to go for six years of additional study to be able to prescribe medicines and practise,” – Indian Health Minister The proposed one-year increase in MBBS duration is being contemplated to set aside an additional year for mandatory rural service. The proposal is to award the MBBS degree only after the completion of 5.5 years of regular MBBS course and one year of rural [...]

Any doctor travelling to the United States for higher medical studies from this year onwards will have to sign a bond with the government, promising to return to India after completing his / her studies. Most of the students who are doing or planning to do USMLE in 2012 or onwards would certainly be affected by this new law. As per the new requirement, all students going for residency in USA would need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Indian Government. [...]