Presented in National Semainar, BHU, Varanasi in 2011. 

Rationality of Jalaukavcharan (Leech Therapy) in the Management of Vata-rakta(Gouty Arthritis)

Introduction : Humans are the most intelligent and ambitious living being on earth. Because of this, humans are progressively achieving the endless heights in the development of science... Read More

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Bangalore: Arthritis or pain in joints has always been considered a diseasethathits post-40.Naturally itwas a shock for Ganesh Shetty (name changed), a 28-year-old techie, when hewastoldthathewassuffering from Avascular Necrosis (arthritis in hip bone) about a year ago. Subsequently, he underwent a hip replacement.
    Doctor s say that one in six people andonein threefamilies are af... Read More

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New Delhi: Researchers have figured out how the immune cells of rheumatoid Arthritis patients become hyperactive and attack their joints and bones.

It is because these cells lose their `bouncer` - a burly protein that keeps them in line - the same way a bouncer in a nightclub controls rowdy patrons. The Feinberg School of Medicine team has identified this `bouncer` - protein P21.

It checkmates immune cells from going into their destructive mode through the cartilage a... Read More

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Panaji: Senior citizens in the Indian sub-continent suffer a 15 percent more severe attack of osteo-arthritis in their knee joints as compared to their counterpart Caucasians from Europe or northern America, a specialist orthopaedic surgeon said here Saturday.

Speaking to reporters while announcing the merger of Ahmedabad-based Shalby Hospitals with Goa's Vrundavan Hospital and Rese... Read More

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Personalised Ayurvedic interventions have demonstrated clinically significant improvement in rheumatoid Arthritis on a par with allopathy treatment with the added advantage of lesser side-effects, according to a study. The study was conducted by the University of Washington, Seattle, and the University of Los Angeles, California, with funding from the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. and the Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (AVP), Coimbatore.

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