Meshing of Big Data, AI And ML in Cardiac Care Continuum

Introduction: Every year 2.1 million patients die due to heart ailments in India. We have just 1 Cardiac Specialist for every 3 lakh patients. Although secondary and tertiary health care providers are engaged doing ECGs and several other vital collections to analyze heart health conditions, but non

Sleep

Sleep is a periodical “switch off” from the immediate and remote surroundings…without any shut off of the body and brain…..a time for cellular rejuvenation and metabolic ‘house cleaning’…processing information acquired during wakefulness and a complex mechanism of warding off many illn

iKure’s effective technology integration to address public health data challenges

“It is not because countries are poor that they cannot afford good health information; it is because they are poor that they cannot afford to be without it.” – Health Metrics Network, World Health Organization Introduction Health data is of paramount importance for public health policies, p

Malaria

Malaria is a dreaded disease since primitive times and time immemorial. There is no statistics on how many lives has been lost since the dawn of civilization, from this preventable malady…this far. It is a vector borne disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium species transmitted by the ubiq

SMOKING

Smoking is a commonly abused potential to inhale tobacco/ items of substance abuse in the form of smoke through the upper naso-pharyngo-laryngeal passage. The list of substance(s) which could be taken in this manner is quite huge today... a few being... tobacco and a gamut of items under the heading

Health Screening

Due to our lives getting complex with the passage of time, this topic assumes an enormous dimension, for the upkeep of a healthy society. ''Health Screening" is the need of the hour for every member of a progressive nation, helping build a sound future of a country. 'Health Screening' is almost a

ELEMENTARY ASPECTS OF HYGIENE AND TIPS ON HEALTHY SOUND EATING HABITS – DO’S AND DON’TS

‘Chest Pain’-Golden Rules & some urgent tips for general public

The Main Types of Vaccines

Adapted from: National Network for Immunization Information) Copyright 2000, and the National Immunization Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The safety and effectiveness of a vaccine depends on how it is made and what it contains. There are four main ways to develop v

iKure reducing status of anemia by increasing knowledge and healthcare practices

In India, anemia is identified as a serious health issue where half of the country’s women of reproductive age are anemic. Despite the fact Government of India has implemented several initiatives for eradicating anemia, only 13 per cent improved women cases have been registered as per Global Nut

Integrated approach to healthcare

Illness never sees how rich or poor you are or neither judge you being affluent or dissolute, but when it hits, it hits equally hard to all of us- helpless, clueless and money less! In India, where the healthcare is being the most neglected for decades, and accessibility, affordability and quali

Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Disease in low-income community

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) are leading cause of premature mortality. According to Indian State-Level Disease Burden Initiative report, disease burden of India has shifted from Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases (CMNNDS) to non- communicable diseases over the period of 19

Diet Plan for good health and keeping a check on weight gain

Things NOT to consume 1. All Fried Stuff...KFC / McDonald’s / Deep Fried Items etc. 2. All soft drinks...such as Colas / Fruit Juices and fizzy drinks 3. Mutton of bigger animals... Beef/goat/pork/steaks/non b veg burgers/salami etc. 4. Frequent Fried Rice products... Biryani / Fried R

DIABETES MELLITUS

What is Diabetes Mellitus? Diabetes is a condition in which an abnormality in the metabolism results in high glucose level in the blood due to defective insulin production, secretion or utilization. Classic Symptoms Increased thirst Excessive urination Fatigue Delayed recovery fr

CHWs-Newfrontier to drive innovations in rural healthcare delivery

The need: Jayashree,is a Community Health Worker(CHWs) in her village called Hubli, in Karnataka. One day,while she visited a woman named Pushpa in her first trimester,she looked quite unwell. On enquiring Pushpa was found to suffer from Epilepsy. Her family also revealed, she has been prescribed wi

Taking on anemia by readdressing antenatal care in Karnataka

Key words: Anemia, Antenatal Care, Data analysis, cloud computing, MMR and IMR   Context: The Burden of anemia in India is a major public health issue. More than 50% women and 20% children suffer from anemia and a leading cause of 40% maternal deaths in the country. In the state of Karnat

Health Corner- Myths versus Facts

Preface: I was given a rather daunting task by one of my acquaintances to put down some tips on good health for general information to my fellow crowd and beyond to humanity at large. Naturally it was difficult to decide where to start from, since the target readers may be from all strata and commun