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October 01, 2006
This article discusses the findings of a decade-old study on blood pressure among a tribal population in north Sikkim. These findings continue to be relevant today. Hypertension is a significant problem in this region. However, the local health institutions do not identify this as an important he...
July 01, 2006
he practice of transfusion medicine involves a number of ethical issues because blood comes from human beings and is a precious resource with a limited shelf life. In 1980 the International Society of Blood Transfusion endorsed its first formal code of ethics, which was adopted by the World Healt...
July 01, 2006
Guidelines in India for the examination and treatment of survivors of sexual assault are inadequate. The guidelines that exist for some aspects may not serve the best interests of survivors or of legal procedures. This paper draws on formal and informal consultations to discuss some of the proble...
January 01, 2006
Hysterectomy is performed for a wide range of benign and malignant conditions, such as fibroids, menorrhagia and pelvic pain, and gynaecological malignancies. One in four women has a chance of undergoing hysterectomy in her lifetime. Conventionally abdominal hysterectomy is done through the open ...
April 01, 2006
Open-ended interviews with providers, administrative staff and patients in one teaching hospital and two peripheral hospitals in Mumbai were conducted to investigate the triggers to violence against hospital staff, the underlying conditions that give rise to such conflicts, the structural and org...
April 01, 2006
Medical records review, or retrospective analysis of medical records, constitutes a significant part of medical research. Ethical concerns, especially issues of confidentiality, have resulted in the introduction of stringent regulations in doing this form of research. The merits and demerits of t...
October 01, 2005
Professionalism in dentistry is not guaranteed by simply issuing a graduation degree. That status can only be granted by the public whom it serves. There are three main characteristics that are shared by any profession: delivering the best possible education to its students, giving priority to pu...
October 01, 2005
Dental treatment aims to diagnose and eradicate diseases of teeth and gums, and to repair the damage done, providing better function and improving the patient's quality of life. All this needs meticulous planning of treatment and its execution. But this can test the patience of both doctors and p...
April 01, 2005
Sexual harassment is a serious problem for women workers. There is extensive anecdotal evidence indicating its pervasiveness, but it remains hidden by the veil of silence surrounding the issue.
January 01, 2005
Recent media reports – some on the sale of cadavers between medical colleges, and one of police intercepting an ambulance carrying cadavers – force us to examine questions on the law and ethics of cadavers for anatomical dissection.
