Posted in Medicine at 10:10 am by BangaloreTalks
- A lump in the breast is detected in the course of a routine screening examination. The doctor suggests a test to rule out the possibility of cancer. You immediately start a train of negative images. The body does not distinguish between an image and reality and so your body reacts to the negative images with a pounding heart, quickened breathing and a sweaty brow! Read more »
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Posted in Bangalore City, Miscellaneous at 12:11 pm by BangaloreTalks
September 12, 2006. I turn 50. After traversing the length and breadth of the country for almost all my life I’m back in my hometown Pune. I am overcome by nostalgia, for the Pune I once lived in no longer exists. Read more »
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Posted in Medicine at 12:48 pm by BangaloreTalks
In all the years I spent in Medical College training to be a Physician, I believed that for every symptom there was a cause; that there must be an underlying disease which we would have to identify and, once confirmed, we could offer some advice regarding its treatment. This impression was re-enforced by the years spent in treating patients as a resident doctor in various hospitals until I felt I was ready to practice medicine independently. Read more »
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