http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Krishan+B+Kumar Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=222637&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies A long-term and active anti-plague drive is required at the national level, covering the entire country/population of both rats and man. Preventive steps are required even in normal times, but more vigorously when a plague epidemic is predicted. Specific measures must be undertaken when such a situa... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=222636&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies The disease is transmitted from rats to man by small insects, (about 2-4 mm) i.e. rat-fleas which act as vector, i.e. they only transmit the disease, but do not suffer from it. Rather, they derive their blood meals from the plague-infected rats till the rats die. While sucking blood from the infecte... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=222635&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies 1. Vaccination is the key for the prevention of this disease. Therefore, a strict vaccination schedule must be followed. Tetanus usually occurs among those persons who are either not vaccinated at all, or to whom proper dosages have not been given. Therefore, all children should be immunized and thi... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221924&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies At the outset, it may be said that in case there is any predisposing/ obstructive factor (like urinary stones, benign enlargement of prostate, congenital abnormalities of urinary tract, etc.), it must be investigated and treated according to the lines already described. The various tests required fo... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221925&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies From the foregoing information on UTI, one should realize that the best course is to follow, strictly, the preventive measures, which are very simple, mostly relating to routine hygiene, rather than being on long-term prophylactic antibiotks; or, in neglected cases, developing terminal kidney diseas... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221926&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies This is one of the diseases of the kidneys, which may remain hidden for years, and the patient may suddenly suffer from kidney failure. What is the cause of this disease? Whether one believes it or not, the disease in question is caused as a result of a sore throat. It may be tonsillitis/pharyngitis... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221927&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies If timely detected, the disease can be arrested. The patient will need drugs, especially corticosteroids like predJ;lisolone, etc. This drug has its own side-effects and needs to be tapered. Many a time, as soon as the drug is tapered, a relapse occurs, and again the dosage of the drug has to be inc... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221928&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies ARF is a condition when both kidneys almost suddenly fail to perform their functions. The failure occurs within a few hours/ days. This may result from an acute disease of the kidneys, as a result of allergic manifestation operating gravely on the kidneys, i.e. acute GN, described earlier. Besides,... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221929&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies The clinical picture depends upon underlying causes, like acute GN (allergic disorder of kidneys), sudden acute rise in blood pressure (malignant hypertension), or it may be a case of acute infection of the kidneys (pyelonephritis), or an advanced case of dehydration (due to repeated vomiting, diarr... Medicines and Remedies Krishan B Kumar Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221930&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies As a result of slow or chronic involvement of both the kidneys, the size of the kidneys reduces, i.e. they become small in size. As the disease progresses, they become more and more small. An ultrasonographic examination of the kidneys can give a fair idea of the progress of the disease, by measurin...