Friday, September 9, 2011

Less Medical Care Better for Health


Higher spending doesn't necessarily lead to better health--and more care might even be harmful. This revelation came when Elliott Fisher and his colleagues at Dartmouth Medical School published a study on what Medicare recipients were getting for their money. The researchers analyzed 5-year follow-up data on patients who had been diagnosed with one of three common, but serious, ailments: hip fracture, heart attack, or colorectal cancer. The study covered 306 geographic regions from San Francisco to Philadelphia. Read more about this astounding study

Transport of Critically Ill Patients

Bed shortage and upgraded treatments are a few reasons that might lead to hospital transfer of critically ill patients. This transaction should be safe and simple is the responsibility of the hospital administration and also the Doctors. Here are a few guiding tips to assure a safe patient transfer.

Working with a tough patient? Try these strategies

A Doctor’s profession is not an easy job, besides long years of intensive study and practice, Medical practitioners have to sometimes deal with furious or rather demanding patients! Here are a few general tips and strategies that can help you develop a positive rapport with your patients.

Obesity Threatens to Overwhelm International Health Services


Over weight has not just been an issue of concern for fitness freaks but also for medical researchers across the globe. Despite remarkable healthcare advancements and improved medical technologies, this disease still threatens to become a global epidemic. Read this detailed study of international investigators on obesity and related health issues to know the measure of risk it has established upon human health.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Teaching a Healthy Lifestyle


Tips for healthy living are not a new concept anymore. Unlike the past which saw frequent deaths due to lack of medical care and awareness, today people have become more health conscious. New dietary advices and fitness mantras have made life simple and easier to live. Here are some more guidelines to a healthy lifestyle which if followed can save you from hazardous diseases and medical problems.


Keeping the Human Touch


They give us the first physical contact when we are born and the last one too as we die. Our physicians touch our hearts emotionally, our bodies physically and our souls spiritually. Their wholesome presence in our lives can bring an element of cure. Not without a reason are doctors given the status of being next to God! Their benevolent sentiments are next to none, they are life savers. Despite remarkable medical advancements, a doctor’s personal touch can still do wonders to an ill person’s health. Read on to know how you can provide a more trusting environment to your patients and heal them with a human touch.

Building a Lucrative Career in Hospital Administration


According to a recent report by an industry body the Health care Industry in India is expected to reach $ 100 billion by 2015. The healthcare sector is now the second-largest service sector employer in India which strongly indicates the rising demand for a trained pool of hospital administrators who can deliver quality health services.

Medvarsity has come forward to provide One Year, PG Diploma Course in Hospital Administration intending to prepare qualified & competent administrators to manage hospitals. The course is designed to empower them to deliver world-class healthcare with a service focus and help them be a part of this growing industry.


Emergency Medicine Services

Emergency medicine or EM is a branch of medicine specializing in the treatment of acute injuries and illnesses that need immediate medical attention. Emergency medicine doctors or practitioners treat patients who need instant, urgent treatment. They must be able to make quick decisions and lead a team of other medical professionals during intensely stressful situations.

In India, Emergency medicine was recognized as a separate specialty by Medical Council of India (MCI) from July 2009. The career is rewarding and has a bright prospect in the near future.
The (U.K.) Royal College of General Practitioners, Apollo Hospitals Group & Medvarsity jointly offer One-Year Diploma in Emergency Medicine to the medical practitioners enabling them to become a specialist in treatment of emergent conditions.



Measuring Six Sigma Results in the Healthcare Industry


Six Sigma is a quality improvement approach aimed at optimizing processes while reducing defects and costs. It has been developed and is widely used in industry and recently has been introduced, on a limited scale, in healthcare. The principles of Six Sigma & the Healthcare industry are well coordinated as both have a zero tolerance approach for mistakes.

Six Sigma has been used to address many of the most common challenges facing healthcare, including patient safety, technology optimization, market growth, resource utilization, length of stay and throughput. Apart from the financial benefits, Six Sigma made an important contribution to the improvement of quality of healthcare. So are we ready to incorporate Six Sigma in Healthcare sector?


Read More: http://www.medvarsity.com/ejournals/22_01_07_article_4.html

Friday, September 2, 2011

Eat Less to Live Longer

The author faces a large number of queries on Health, Nutrition, Physical exercise regimes, anti-ageing foods etc. The information available is so often confusing and mostly based on scientific studies done in the developed western world, suiting colder climates, where the consumption of alcohol and non-vegetarian food is a natural way of life. However, our country has a homogeneous mix of population, with the majority abstaining from alcohol and non-vegetarian dishes. So our diet plans and nutritional requirements definitely need a review in light of our local conditions and social and religious beliefs.

Read more http://www.medvarsity.com/ejournals/02_6_06_article.html

What prevents us from a Longer Life?

As inevitable as death is, we have never ceased to question its certainty. From fictions like the death defying Philosopher’s Stone to facts unearthed from scientific research much has been said. The topic, though, still intrigues our imagination. Scientific answers to questions like, Why do we die? Why our immune System works against us? How the aging starts? How heart disease starts? Why our stem cell slows down cell turn over? and more..

Read here : http://www.medvarsity.com/ejournals/15_02_07_article.html

How "Daddy" affects Your Job

Successes or failures of employees in the workplace can be traced to what kind of father they had, a psychologist argues in a new book. In "The Father Factor," Stephan Poulter lists five styles of fathers -- super-achieving, time bomb, passive, absent and compassionate/mentor -- who have powerful influences on the careers of their sons and daughters. Read up more about Stephan Poulter’s take on the subject so you have some solid pointer’s for the next dinner table discussion.

Read More http://www.medvarsity.com/ejournals/25_08_06_article.htm

Diluting the Facts about Coffee

Since its interesting discovery around 850AD, in Upper Egypt, much has been said and written about Coffee and it effects. Which of these are facts and which are myths? Read on to ascertain some facts of this hygroscopic or hydrophilic chemical, besides learning about other ironical effects so that next time when you walk into a Café to order a steaming cup, you know exactly what you are getting into.

Read more http://www.medvarsity.com/ejournals/01_9_07_article.html

Green Pharmacy: An Innovative Pharmaceutical Emergence

Green Pharmacy is one of the most rapidly establishing trend in context of Pharmaceutical that encompasses modern herbal medicines referred to as Phytotherapy (in greek, phytos=Plant) include fresh or dried herb or part, chopped or advanced form to establish fixed chemical parameters often called Standardized Chemical Extracts. Herbs offer the most comprehensive guide to remedies, medicine, and supplements naturally worldwide. The traditional definition of medicinal plants is given in Ashtanga Hrdaya (600 AD) Sutra Sthana as: Jagatyevam anoushadham, Nakinchit vidyate dravyam and Vashaanar thayagayoh. Herbs for ailments for at least tens of thousands of years or even more than that and are still in use due to the fact they are natural. As per the World Health Organization (WHO) reported, about 4 billion population relies on herbal medicine.

Indian manufacturers follow WHO guidelines to for quality control to comply with world standard of herbal medicine. Such a boom and growing awareness of herbs has established international market in medicinal plants which is worth more than US$60 billion per year expected to grow at the rate of 7%. The challenges, is how to integrate to comply the herbs with standards applicable. Herbal products have provided a more natural and often more effective alternative. In advanced state of research, patient applicable to herbs include renewed interest of pharmaceutical industry that should include to overcome these obstruction to meet the standards and quality sophisticated techniques available are great enhancement only thing is to integrate and cope up to standardize the preparations to enhance safety and reproducibility in a way so that the herbs in near future will totally the synthetic ones.

Read more here http://www.medvarsity.com/ejournals/18_5_08_article.html

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Fellowship Programmes at Medvarsity


Fellowship programmes in India are being offered by only a few institutes. Medical professionals like me who are always in search of good medical institutes can rely on Medvarsity’s online fellowship programmes to start a lucrative career in medical discipline. I am a part of Medvarsity’s Applied Nutrition fellowship programme. Being a part of this programme has made me realize that I can learn so much more without having to go to a physical college with hundreds of other students. My learning experience with Medvarsity has been fulfilling and overwhelming. I was always looking for elearning opportunities in medical field but failed to find anything better than Medvarsity.

Different fellowship programmes have different structures and course fees. You can choose a fellowship programme that fits in your professional requirements and offers you the best content. Time span also varies from course to course. Apart from the fellowship programmes at Medvarsity, there are a few certification courses as well. After I complete my fellowship, I am planning to take another certification course to enhance my skills and make sure that I treat my patients well. I would recommend every medical professional to choose Medvarsity as their elearning help provider. Choose a programme of your choice and get going!