Dr.Srinivasa Raju

Foreign-trained physicians wanting to practice in the U.S. must seek certification from the ECFMG(Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates). That includes passing two steps of the USMLE(U.S. Medical Licensing Examination).  Once certified, they must complete residency training at a U.S. institution, regardless of their years of experience abroad. Those wanting to specialize also must redo specialty training such as fellowships.  Many come to the U.S. hoping to re-enter medical practice but find the process difficult and take whatever jobs they can to support their families. So, is there any assistance in USA ? yes. " Welcome Back Initiative centers". Welcome Back Initiative: The program has nine centers nationwide that provide assistance to foreign-trained health professionals seeking credentials to work in the United States. Boston  - Bunker Hill Community College Denver  - Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning Des Moines, Wash. ...

Since 1990 the use of herbal medicines in the developed world has increased by almost 400% . Why are these products so alluring? And are they safe? as far as the human body is concerned, 'natural' is meaningless. Physiologically, the body cannot tell the difference between chemically synthesised vitamin C, say, and Vitamin C that has been extracted from an orange.  And, yes, using garlic ( Allium sativum ), ginger ( Zingiber officinale ) or ginseng ( Panax ginseng  or  P. quinquefolius ) in cooking is indeed, 'natural' but what's so natural about consuming the equivalent of several hundred or thousand times that amount in one go, as one does when taking some extract tablets? Majority people  claim  that herbal remedies are milder, gentler and safer,when compared to synthetic medicines." but the truth is,that the   side effects of alternative medicines are grossly under reported. In an age of choice, empowerment, convenience, and the erosion of unquest...

a new smartphone-based breath analyzer is coming to market that promises to keep you aware of your real intoxication. The Alcohoot plugs into the audio jack of your Android or iOS device, and used pretty much just like traditional alcohol breath testing devices. The readings show up on your smartphone or tablet. 

5 లక్షల మూత్ర పిండాలు కావాలి . లేదా 5 లక్షల మందికి  రక్త శుద్ది చేస్తూ ఉండాలి . దేశానికి ఎంత భారం . కుటుంబాలకు ఎంత కష్టం . దీనంతటికీ కారణం జన బాహుళ్యం  లో రక్త పోటు ని , మూత్ర నాళ వ్యాధులను ,షుగర్ వ్యాధిని  సకాలం లో  గుర్తించ లేక పోవటం , సరైన చికిత్స అందించ లేక పోవటం . జనారోగ్య పరి రక్షణ లో కేంద్ర రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వాలు మరింత శ్రద్ద చూపించక పోతే ఆర్ధిక వ్యవస్థ  కుంటు పడుతుంది . ప్రభుత్వాలు ఖరీదైన వైద్యం అందించ లేక పోయినా , ప్రమాద కర వ్యాధులను సరైన సమయం లో  అరి కట్టే చిన్న చిన్న పరీక్షలను ప్రాధమిక వైద్య కేంద్రాలలో  లేదా ప్రజల వద్దకే వెళ్లి షుగర్ ,రక్త పోటు , ఇతర వ్యాధుల లక్షణాలను లేత దశ లోనే గుర్తించే విధం గా ఆరోగ్య కార్య కర్తలకు తర్ఫీదు ఇవ్వాలి . ఆశా మరియు ఇతర ఆరోగ్య కార్య కర్తలకు తర్ఫీదు ఇచ్చేం దుకు దగ్గర లో ఉన్న  ఐ.ఎమ్.ఎ వైద్యులను లేదా ప్రభుత్వ వైద్యులను  ఉపయోగించుకోవచ్చు .

Proud IMA Anti-quackery comt.chairman  and member of Delhi medical council Dr.Anil Bansal has been recognized as one of the 40 luminaries of new delhi  worked for the benefit of society. IMA AP state heartily congratulate Dr.Anil Bansal for his dedicated herculean task working against all odds and for  inspiring others.

As per  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 37 dated 23rd NOVEMBER, 2012 and  ANSWER by  THE MINISTER OF   HEALTH   AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)--  362 medical colleges in the country, out of which 168 are in Government sector and 194 in private sector. The intake capacity for MBBS course of these medical colleges is 45629 annually and 22503 for postgraduate courses. in order to increase the number of MBBS and PG seats in the country, the Central Government has rationalized the Medical Council of India (MCI) Regulations in terms of land requirement, bed strength, bed occupancy, maximum admission  capacity, increase in age of teaching faculty, utilization of district hospitals for establishment of new medical colleges in the government sector and increase in teacher students ratio for PG courses. This has resulted in increase in 10262  undergraduate  seats and 7585 PG seats during the last th...

IMA-CGP & Sydney university jointly commences new one year  course  (PG Certificate course in paediatrics), from this academic year,formally being inaugurated on 28-4-2013 , at IMA Hall, Hyderabad under the auspicious guidance of Dr.N.Appa Rao  and Dr.Pulla Rao as Dean. The college of general practitioners of Indian Medical Association (IMA) here will start a post-graduate diploma course in paediatrics from this year in association with Sydney University. The course will have contact classes on two days per month for eight months and will have online training on 102 topics in Paediatrics. The one-year programme will comprise eight months of theory classes and four months of practicals in paediatric hospitals of government sector. Examiners from Sydney will conduct theory and clinical exams and logbook discussions and viva voce at the end of the course, Dean of the college P. Pulla Rao told a press conference on monday. He said the course was sanctioned by ...

Many are suffering with t he pain of arthritis, low back pain,cataracts,depression, and   erectile dysfunction.  How often should one have a cholesterol test? A bone density screening? A colonoscopy?   a PSA test?  What about getting the shingles vaccine or a tetanus booster?   Let us pump some physical activity into one's life, eating smarter, getting a better night's sleep,  and feeling always happy  and that's all. Your body becomes good for one more golden jubilee!

                          NEET-UG 2013 Admit Cards of eligible  candidates have been uploaded.  Candidates are advised to be in touch with the website www.cbseneet.nic.in  for latest updates. In compliance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order in Transferred Case (C) No.101 of 2012 dated 13.12.12, the result of NEET-UG 2013 shall be subject to orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India." Exam date:    Sunday, the 5th May 2013. NEET-UG 2013 in Karnataka State Only : 18-05-2013 (SATURDAY).   A.P. EAMCET-2013 :  Date of Examination:   10.05.2013

1. Whether the " indian system of medicine " graduates like-BAMS,SIDHA,UNAANI,YOGA Degree holders   are being allowed to practice Modern System of Medicine in the country ? No. 2.Are these AYUSH doctors permitted to prescribe "allopathic / modern scientific medicine" drugs? No. 3.Is there any course of   Integrated Medicine in india? No. 4.Why the AYUSH doctors are not permitted to do cross pathy practise? Because it is not permitted in terms of the existing laws and the Supreme Court judgments. 5.Is there any proposal likely to be considered by the Government to allow these AYUSH doctors to prescribe allopathic medicines? its not possible because its against Law. For information: Supreme court : The matter regarding AYUSH  practitioners  prescribing allopathic medicines has been examined in depth by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.89 of 1987 Dr. Mukhtiar Chand & Others versus State of Punjab & Others . Ap...

what can we do to improve our performance?how best we serve our members? IMA is the largest professional  organization striving for betterment of its members through its 1800 local branches spreading length&breadth of our country. Having responsibility towards its members and the community at large,it envisioned & organizing   number of Health projects and welfare schemes. Administration must be improved. IT can be used to ease the management. medico-legal wing must be strengthened.The wing shall be strengthened by professional advocates working in Delhi high court,apex court and retired judges. all acts and regulations relevant to health/health care those envisioned or promulgated by GOI/State govts. must be discussed in legal board and ascertain the opinion to be submitted in IMA meetings. Membership can be improved by establishing "IMA Help desks" at all state medical council offices. IEC wing can be created at zonal level or at state level. Medic...

1. All the pregnant women undergoing ultrasound is required to submit photocopy of their identification proof at the ultrasound centre. It is be the responsibility of the radiologist to ask for the copy of the document from them. 2. all ultrasound centres including IVF centers needed to be registered with the DMHO Office and they also needed to send the monthly reports of the scans done. 3. IVF centres need to give details about all the kinds of infertility treatments they are giving to couples. 4. the application for  registration is same for US &IVF centers. 5. Apply with DMHO office with stipulated challan and get registration number and keep all prescribed records. 6. If DMHO office not responding to application,communicate with DMHO personally, and through mail and Registered post. even then, if  no response from DMHO office, the centers can start their services and send the monthly reports to the respective authorities.

Dear members, Abuse of children is a   disgraceful and inhuman act    that results in   aberrations in behavior  of children. unless the physical,mental,sexual abuse has been screened regularly,the future citizens will whittled of their prosperous life. so,when ever pediatric and adolescent cases come across in your daily practice, screen those, regardless of gender, for a history of physical,emotional and most importantly the sexual abuse. Because,you know, sexual abuse leads to risky sexual behavior  especially in boys.

out of  foreign direct investment (FDI) worth US$ 12000 million in last decade, while drugs & pharmaceutical industry absorbs  US$ 9,783.31 million    and medical & surgical appliances industry mops US$ 584.14 million,t he hospital and diagnostic centre in India has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth US$ 1,542.35 million  only.

Dr N Appa Rao , chairman of the IMA National Leaders Forum in his recent press meet in mumbai told,that t he Indian Medical Association (IMA) is going to submit memorandum to MOH ,suggesting that the govt. should post MBBS doctors in rural areas with decent pay of Rs.50000/- and provide needy drug supply and suitable minimum infrastructure in all primary health centers .

Flow cytometry is used for cell sorting, counting and biomarker detection, and is used for the diagnosis of several disorders, including hematological malignancies. Microscopes are used in multiple areas of the medical fields such as to identify pathogens, and examine tissue samples for aberrations, to name a few. Since microscopes and flow cytometers are both expensive and bulky, taking them into the field isn’t  practical. To sort this problem, a group of scientists from UCLA has developed an attachment to a regular cell phone that can turn it into a fluorescent microscope or fluorescent flow cytometer.

చేతికి ఎలాంటి కఫ్ కట్ట వలసిన పని లేకుండా ,  రక్త పోటు ని కొలిచి నమోదు చేయడానికి మన ఫోన్ ని  ఉపయోగించే వెసులు బాటు ఉంటే ,  అతి తేలికగా రక్త పోటు పరీక్ష చేసి  మన జనాభా లో అత్యంత ఎక్కువగా ఉన్న ఈ రుగ్మతని అరికట్ట డానికి  ఆరోగ్య కార్య కర్త లెవరైనా సరి పోతారు .  ఆ ప్రయత్నం లో భాగం గా మన భారతీయుడే కనిపెట్టిన సాధనం గురించి ---- Cuff-less Blood Pressure Measurement Using a Smart Phone.  Developed a blood pressure measurement system on a smart phone using the built-in camera and a customized external microphone. the system consists of first obtaining heart beats using the microphone and finger pulse with the camera, and finally calculating the blood pressure using the recorded data. I developed techniques for finding the best location for obtaining the data, making the system usable by all categories of people. the proposed system resulted in accuracies between 90-100%, when compared to traditional blood pressure meters. the second part of this thes...

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Dear friends, let us control our pressures:  pressures  in human relations,stress in employment, depression with dissatisfaction, burdening with jealousy,anger&frustration,the mankind simmering in pressure cooker of unusual expectations resulting abnormal social & physical maladies. unhealthy dietary habbits,lack of exercise and aberrant behavior & life style ---->  metabolic syndrome ----> diabetes& hypertension ----> unusual disease burden on the community/country----> economic loss. 80%  of NCD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. 1 in 3 persons are  suffering with hypertension. Raised blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90).

our national vice-president -IMA,  makes world record in CPR - Congrats. On behalf of Heart Care Foundation of India, Padmashri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation of India created a world record by training 11459 people in Hands Only CPR 10 in one day. CPR 10 is based on the mantra – “Within ten minutes of death (earlier the better) for the next at least ten minutes (longer the better), compress the centre of the chest of the victim with a speed of 10x10=100 per minute”. Prior to this event, Dr. Aggarwal on behalf of the foundation has trained more than 35000 people so far. The foundation was the first one to train 11459 people in one sitting. that over 24 lac people die in the country every year with sudden deaths and 18 lac of them die before reaching the hospital. 12 lac of them can be saved if CPR 10 can be taught to one percent of the society. Facts about CPR 10(courtesy Dr.Vivek Chabra): Gasping is a sign of ca...

mHealth means,   obtaining and processing the  medical information  through mobile devices-phones,tabs.. From self-treatment apps on phones , through texting reminders for the immunization schedule  of newborn babies, up to testing yourself for STDs with a smartphone kit, or your doctor panning  and zooming radiology scans on the go. Let's see what applications and gizmos are out there for disease prevention, self-diagnosis  and treatment via your smartphone or tablet?       Sanofi's glucose meter              Nanosensor tattoo for bloodless glucose metering docks into an iPhone. The nanosensor "tattoo" developed by an university team will allow to simply snap a picture of fluorescing nanoparticles planted in your skin with an iPhone inserted in a special case, and the handset will spit out the results. Technology that turns low-cost mobile phones into sophisticated stethoscopes could save th...

(Translated from the original in Chinese). Because none of us have too many years to live, and we can't take along anything when we go, so we don't have to be too thrifty... Spend the money that should be spent, enjoy what should be enjoyed, donate what you are able to donate, but don't leave all to your children or grandchildren, for you don't want them to become parasites who are waiting for the day you will die!! Don't worry about what will happen after we are gone, because when we return to dust, we will feel nothing about praises or criticisms. The time to enjoythe worldly life and your hard earned wealth will be over! Don't worry too much about your children, for children will have their own destiny and should find their own way. Don't be your children's slave. Care for them, love them, give them gifts but also enjoy your money while you can. Life should have more to it than working from the cradle to the grave!! "Don't exp...

The bottom line is that, even assuming pessimistic scenarios, the number of deaths caused by nuclear power is a minuscule fraction of those lives which were saved by nuclear power replacing fossil fuels. Remember, 1 crore people are thrown in to morbid state and half crore people are dying due to green house effect on climate due to coal & gas based generators. Apart from, wind,solar and biofuels,still nuclear power is cheap and safe.

1.  Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH): to change the  health seeking  behaviour of adolescents , this program  focuses on their reproductive and sexual health,   through the  Peer Educators at village level and  5207 fixed day clinics,  counselling  services and routine check-up  of  married and unmarried adolescents, girls and boys.   2. Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme has been implemented across the country both rural and urban areas and  will cover 13 crores adolescents - 6 crore girls and boys enrolled in class VI-XII of  government and government aided school and 7 crores out of school girls.  Programme has been launched in 19 states.    3. Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene (MHS):   for the age group of 10-19 years in rural areas.  The scheme is being implemented in 152 districts across 20 states in the country.  ...

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court ( a bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desa has)  rejected the plea of Swiss drugmaker Novartis to patent Glivec (  an altered version of something that had  already been in the market for many years) which  used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia( Over three lakh  people in India are said to be suffering from this form of cancer.)  thereby paving  the way for other manufacturers  to make and sell versions  of the  cheaper drugs so long as there is   no patent over a medicine. “The court has held, that the drug is not novel, not inventive and does not satisfy the requirements of section   3(d) (of the Indian Patent Law),” . Any thing that is newly invented means, its property should not be there already! The following are not inventions within the meaning of this Act,—   ( a) an invention which is frivolous or which claims anything obviously contrary ...