STRUCTURE AND WORKING OF HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Dr. M.Sabir, MD ‘Preliminary knowledge of structure & functioning of the organ system of body is important for understanding mechanism of disease development in human organs , its diagnosis and treatment. All possible...

Author: Dr. M. Sabir & Dr. Shaheen Farooq

Place: Bikaner

Dr. Navneet Singh Dr. D. Behra (On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide (Lung cancer is a serious life threatening disease of lung, strongly related to tobacco smoke. Early detection is important for decreasing suffering and...

Author: Dr. Navneet Singh & Dr. Behera

Place: Chandigarh

COUGH Dr. B.B. Mathur (Cough is not a disease itself but is one of the commonest complaints of most respiratory ailments. It is caused by very simple disease like common cold to dreaded disease like Lung Cancer. It is always...

Author: Dr. B.B. Mathur

Place: Bikaner

ASTHMA Dr. M. Sabir (Asthma is a common respiratory problem characterized by symptom free periods (with ought treatment), but during this period basic pathological phenomenon e.g. inflammation of airways continues. If treatment is discontinued during this period attacks in future...

Author: Dr. M. Sabir

Place: Bikaner

“COPD: THE TERROR OF THE 21st CENTUARY” Dr Virendra Singh (In majority of patients, COPD is caused by preventable causes e.g. exposure to tobacco smoke – active or passive, biomass fuel & air pollution. Although till date, it is not...

Author: Dr. Virendra Singh

Place: Jaipur

KNOW SWINE FLU Dr Surya Kant,MD (On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 for swine flu which is the highest alert level. This alert level means that the swine flu...

Author: Dr. Surya Kant

Place: Lucknow

INHALATION THERAPY – BASICS Dr. S K Luhadia (Target oriented drug delivery by inhalation root to the airways is an effective way of treating many respiratory diseases e.g. asthma, rhinitis & COPD. This method is safe, as it needs less...

Author: Dr. S.K. Luhadia

Place: Udaipur

INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE Dr. Vinod K. Jangid What is interstitial lung disease? Interstitial lung disease is a large group of disorders, in which there is inflammation of interstitium of lung that is progressive in nature and can further leads to...

Author: Dr. Vinod Jangid

Place: Kota

Dr. Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan Dr. T.Linga devi MBBS MRCP ( UK ) This will be presented as a case scenario:A BE graduate enters our hospital Emergency Room (ER) at 5.00pm and says his brother, Mr.X, 55years of age felt giddy and...

Author: Dr.Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan & Dr.T.Linga devi

Place: Chennai

Delhi chokes on smoke from neighboring states Dr. M. Sabir Every year with the start of winter season air pollution caused by stubble (crops residue) burning becomes a hot topic. Stubble (crops residue) is a ‘biomass fuel’ also used in...

Author: Dr. M. Sabir

Place: Bikaner

Smoking Habit in India Dr. M. Sabir There are evidences suggesting smoking in India has been known since at least 2000 BC, when cannabis was smoked and is first mentioned in the  Atharvaveda. Performing ‘ home’ (fire offerings) and ‘dhupe’ (fumigation) are mentioned in the Ayurveda for medical purposes and have...

Author: Dr. M. Sabir

Place: Bikaner

SLEEP APNEA Dr Rajesh Swarnakar What is Obstructive sleep Apnea in Adults? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem that affects a person’s breathing during sleep. A person with OSA has times during sleep in which air cannot flow...

Author: Dr. Rajesh Swarankar

Place: Nagpur

Dr. Radha Munje Professor & Head Department of Respiratory Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra Associate Professor Department of Respiratory Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur Previous Next What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Author: Dr. Radha Munje & Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra

Place: Nagpur