The disease is caused due to inhalation of harmful particulate matter and prolonged exposure to them leads to irritability in the airway. The doctor states the initial symptoms of COPD can be related to minor infections.
Author: Bhavani Prabhakar
“Post institutionalising music that happened during the early 20th century, it led to the rise in number of musicologists in India. However, I believe one should be a musician first and then a musicologist,” said The Music Academy, Advanced School of Carnatic Music academic coordinator, Dr Ritha Rajan.
In conversation with News Today, Acharya Dental maxillofacial prosthodontist, Dr Varun Acharya, shows how bone can be regrown to save teeth.
Kanaka was the first woman neurosurgeon in Asia and had closely worked with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam and several other trusts and held records for donating blood several times.
Chennai: Guess what you should be worrying about when you swat that mosquito with your ‘bat’ and pray that you don’t contract dengue? Climate change. Yes, experts suggest that the pesky mosquito is undergoing entomological changes due to erratic climate change. They also attribute pollution for the growing threat from the vectors. Loyola College Entomology Research Institute (ERI), former director, Father Ignasimuthu, told News Today that a research conducted by his team showed the resurgence and invasion of certain kinds of mosquito species, and Aedes aegypti is said to be one among them. “The primary reason that can be attributed to the…
Following the requests by the public to register plots under ‘Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots’, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Area (CMDA) has extended the deadline, owing to festival holidays.
It is being distributed by the authorities and every other ‘socially-conscious person’ as if it were a life-saver. However, there has been a lot of mystery surrounding the drink as several experts question its efficacy in flu cases.
Dr Mehta’s Hospitals will open a new facility in Velappanchavadi, in addition to the hospital in Chetpet, tomorrow. The new campus is spread over four acres with 250 beds which would later be expanded to 1,000.
In addition to pay parity, the doctors seek allowance and time-bound promotion. Explaining, Dr Senthil stated: “As per norms, promotion is given every 15, 17 and 20 years, which we feel is unfair as other States promote employees once they complete four, 9 and 13 years of service.”