Saideep Healthcare & Research Pvt. Ltd. Ahmednagar is pleased to announce a partnership with Sahyadri Group of Hospitals.The hospital, now called as Saideep Sahyadri Hospital will operate under the leadership of Dr. Deepak Siddavaram who will remain Chairman. Sahyadri will support the hospital with its technical and operational expertise. We wish Saideep Sahyadri Hospital and Dr. Deepak Siddavaram all the best for this venture.
Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a convoluted condition characterized by communicational and behavioral issues. It can be a minor issue or a disease that needs to be addressed and care for a long time in a particular facility.
The problem generally is seen in young children and they have issues while speaking or understanding what others are saying. Because of this, it gets hard for them to express themselves through any way of communication. The symptoms generally develop before a child gets to the age of three and sometimes, they are shown with the birth of a child.
People or children who have autism might have development issues and their mental IQ level would probably below. They might have a hard time learning and communicating. But this kind of people, especially children, are rather good at creative activities like art, maths, memorizing or music. They do tend to do good in analyzing and problem-solving activities.
The common symptoms of Autism include:
Until recently, these disorders were termed separately but now they all fall under the category of ASD. Let’s have a look at these disorders:
There is no single or definitive cause for Autism. It could happen from the parts of the brain that are responsible for interpreting sensory inputs and language processing. It is more common in boys than in girls. Autism does not have any connection with race, religion, culture or social background. It can happen to anyone.
Some common suspected causes of Autism are:
Autism is also linked to untreated phenylketonuria (PKU) and Rubella (German measles). There is no proof that Autism is caused due to vaccination.
It is hard to diagnose Autism definitively. If you take your child for screening, your doctor will focus on development and behavior. Diagnosis usually takes place in two steps for children:
There is no permanent cure for Autism. But it can be managed well if treated at an early age. If you feel your child is not responding well or not developing like other children, go immediately to your doctor.
Treatment may work for one person but do not for another. Your doctor will treat you according to your capacity and level of Autism. The two main types of treatment are:
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Bipolar Disorder refers to a mental condition in which the patient suffers from extreme shifts in mood. The symptoms may vary from person to person, including a significantly elevated mood known as mania.
They can also entail an episode of severe depression. Bipolar disorder is also popularly known as manic depression or bipolar disease across the globe.
There is no absolute cure for a bipolar patient. These individuals may feel uncomfortable living their lives, doing daily chores and tasks, and maintaining healthy relationships. However, the symptoms of this disease could be managed by certain medications and treatments.
A surprising fact about bipolar disorder is that nearly 2.8% of U.S. adults, i.e., around 5 million people, suffer from this disease. Yes, you heard it right. This is not a rare phenomenon. However, the symptoms might start showing after the person has turned 25.
Mood swings may differ for every individual. For some people, depression caused by bipolar disorder could last two weeks. The mania episode could last from several days to weeks too.
Some individuals find a rare occurrence of any bipolar attack in their lives, forex, one or two times a year. In contrast, some may find it a large part of their daily lives.
Bipolar disease is broadly bifurcated into three types-:
This type of disorder affects men and women equally. Bipolar I is defined as the occurrence of at least one manic episode. The patient may feel hyper or depressed before or after one manic episode.
People with Bipolar disorder type II experience a significant episode of depression that lasts for at least two weeks. These patients may also feel a significant hypomanic episode that could last for four days. However, this type of bipolar disorder can usually be seen in women.
Individuals suffering from cyclothymia have an episode of both hypomania and depression. However, the symptoms are shorter and mild than the mania and depression in Bipolar I and Bipolar II. Patients of this disease may only find a couple of months that are stable.
While discussing your symptoms with your doctor, he would tell you what kind of bipolar disorder you might have.
During the episodes of bipolar disease, the patients may fall prey to 3 types of symptoms; mania, hypomania, and depression.
Individuals suffering from mania may go through an emotional high. They can feel highly excited, euphoric, or full of energy. While experiencing mania, people can indulge in activities like-:
Hypomania is related to type II bipolar disorder. Although this is a lot like mania, the severity is a lot less. People suffering from hypomania can go around doing their routine tasks but may feel a slight change in their mood.
An episode of depression can make you feel:
Although bipolar disease is gender-neutral, it can happen to both men and women, but men’s symptoms can differ from what the women feel. You could tell if a man is bipolar if-:
Men with a bipolar episode are less likely to ask for help or guidance than women and are more likely to die by suicide.
Some of the symptoms that could differentiate women with bipolar disorder are-:
Diagnosing bipolar symptoms in children can be tricky, especially since they don’t show typical signs like adults. Sometimes the symptoms get overlapped by other symptoms of a variety of different conditions usually faced by children.
However, in the last few years, doctors and mental health professionals have found a way to gauge the symptoms of bipolar disease in children. Usually, the diagnosis takes weeks or months, but people can manage the symptoms after some treatments and medications.
Some symptoms of mania and depression in children are-;
Bipolar disorder is a common phenomenon, but it is still one mystery that doctors and researchers cannot solve. It is not yet clear why do some people develop a condition like this. But there are some probable causes of bipolar disorder. These are-:
There is no absolute cure for bipolar disease. Although your doctor would use several tests and examinations to diagnose your symptoms, such as
Several treatments could help you manage or curb your symptoms. Some natural remedies may also come in handy such as-:
If you found out that you have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, don’t worry. You are not alone. There are around 60 million people around the world coping with the same stress.
Educate yourself and those around you. Seek medical health and guidance. People with depression may have suicidal thoughts. You should take suicide very seriously.
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Of all the misunderstood mental illnesses, Schizophrenia gets a horrible reputation. The condition is characterized by disordered thoughts, unusual speech and behavior, and an inaccurate view of reality.
It’s often used as the go-to disorder for violent criminals in movies and television shows. Still, schizophrenia affects a diverse range of people, many of whom can lead to regular, satisfying lives with treatments like therapy and medication.
Schizophrenia is a complicated mental health problem related to psychosis. There are lots of misconceptions about it. Even mental health professionals disagree about it. But the reality is that about 1 in every 100 people get this diagnosis at some point in their life. With the context being set up, in this blog, we will try to explain the various facets of Schizophrenia, starting with its definition.
Schizophrenia is a mental disease that generally appears in a person in early childhood or late adolescence. This mental disorder is characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and several other cognitive impairments. Schizophrenia can be a lifelong struggle for people affected by this disease. People who have this mental disorder may hear sounds and voices that are not there in reality.
Some patients who have schizophrenia can feel and even convince themselves that others are reading their minds, plotting against them, or controlling their thinking. Schizophrenic patients often remain withdrawn and feel distressed or even act fanatically at times.
People living with schizophrenic patients often find it hard to understand what the patient is talking about. On other occasions, schizophrenic patients, when they seem to feel okay, may start explaining what they are genuinely thinking about. It is a very actual fact that mental disease’s effects reach far beyond the patients themselves.
It also affects their friends, families, and society. A sizable proportion of schizophrenic patients have to rely on others for their daily sustenance since they often become unable to hold any job or take care of themselves. Many schizophrenia patients also resist their treatments as they feel normal, and there is nothing wrong with them.
Now that we understand what Schizophrenia entails, let’s look at its symptoms, causes, and possible treatments:
Many experiences and behaviors can be part of schizophrenia. They can start suddenly, or they might develop gradually over time. Each person’s experience is unique. A doctor might suggest you have schizophrenia if you experience some of the following:
No one cause has been linked to schizophrenia. Doctors suspect that genetics may play a role in some cases: A chemical imbalance related to the neurotransmitter dopamine may increase someone’s chances of developing schizophrenia, as can complications during their birth. People with a parent with schizophrenia are more likely to have it themselves, but this is thought to result from a cocktail of genetic factors and not one specific gene mutation. There’s also a clear line between schizophrenia and environmental pressures. Stressful situations can trigger schizophrenia in people who are already predisposed to it. People with schizophrenia are also more likely to abuse substances (up to 50 percent are addicted to drugs or alcohol). Still, it’s not always clear when the behavior exacerbates the disorder or vice versa.
There’s no cure for schizophrenia. If you’re diagnosed with this disorder, you’ll need lifelong treatment. Treatments can control or reduce the severity of symptoms. It’s essential to get treatment from a psychiatrist or mental health professional who has experience treating people with this disorder. You may also work with a social worker or a case manager too. Possible treatments include the following:
Medications: Antipsychotic medication is the most common treatment for schizophrenia. Medication can help stop hallucinations, delusions, symptoms of psychosis. Antipsychotic medications that target the neurotransmitter dopamine are commonly prescribed to patients. Some examples of these drugs include aripiprazole (Abilify), brexpiprazole (Rexulti), and lurasidone (Latuda). Drugs can make life manageable for schizophrenic patients, but they can also come with side effects such as weight gain, constipation, low blood pressure, and even seizures.
Psychosocial intervention: Another treatment option for schizophrenia is a psychosocial intervention. This includes individual therapy to help you cope with stress and your illness.
Schizophrenic patients are at a greater risk for a slew of different mental illnesses. Rates of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder are higher among people with schizophrenia. Symptoms of schizophrenia can overlap with these disorders: Suicidal thoughts and a lack of motivation and interest in life are schizophrenic symptoms that are also hallmarks of depression.
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The gravity of the problem of Antibiotic resistance is immense. Let us try to illustrate. Antibiotics have started to fail. Resistant bacteria already cause more than 750,000 deaths every year. This number is predicted to rise dramatically if radical actions are not taken.
Antibiotic resistance has become one of the greatest threats to global health.
Antibiotic resistance is alarming, but what is it, how does it happen and what can be done? Let’s start with a little history and science.
Antibiotic drugs have revolutionized medicine and made our modern way of life possible. In addition to their essential role in the clinic, antibiotics are used in a huge array of non-medical applications, from promoting growth in livestock to preserving building materials from contamination to treating blight in orchards. However, overuse threatens their efficacy due to the promotion and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Antibiotics target and inhibit essential cellular processes, retarding growth, and causing cell death. However, if bacteria are exposed to drugs below the dose required to kill all bacteria in a population (the minimum bactericidal concentration or MBC), they can mutate and resist antibiotic treatment via natural selection for resistance-conferring mutations. These genetic mutations can arise from the adoption of a plasmid encoding a resistance gene or by mutation to the bacterial chromosome itself.
The concern around the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria is compounded by the fact that the discovery of new antibiotics is a fleeting rare event. Most classes of antibiotics on the market were discovered in the mid-to-late 20th century. Thus, there is a limited arsenal of drugs to fight resistant bacteria, and bacteria can be resistant to multiple drugs at a time.
Given the importance of antibiotics to modern medicine, and the growing apprehension surrounding the threat of resistance, scientists are studying every aspect of antibiotic resistance.
Although it seems like bacteria are in some way ‘learning’ how to fight back against us, the development of antibiotic resistance is an inevitable and natural part of bacterial evolution. Each time a bacterium multiplies, it divides into two and copies its DNA.
Imperfections in this process mean that in a population of millions, billions, or even trillions of multiplying bacterial cells, there are lots of ‘mistakes’, know as mutations, in the DNA of each successive generation.
Owing to the sheer number of variants, over time a tiny proportion of individuals will, by chance, develop a quirk that means they are immune to certain antibiotics. A mutation may, for example, subtly change the structure of a key molecule that the antibiotic targets, rendering it ineffective. Or, it may mean the bacteria start producing a chemical that destroys the antibacterial properties of the drug.
Antibiotic resistance becomes a big problem when antibiotics are overused. Using an antibiotic destroys a lot of bacteria in a person’s body – both good and bad strains. Antibiotics are found to be used indiscriminately, like taking wrong antibiotics or inappropriate dose and for the inappropriate duration; patients not taking the full course of antibiotics as they stop it soon after feeling better, using antibiotics for viral diseases, etc. These types of misuses lead to the rise of antibiotic resistance. The more often antibiotics are used, the more likely it is that drug-resistant bacteria will come to dominate in any given location. And it’s not just human medicine that helps spread antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotics are also given to animals for disease prevention and growth promotion. Such antibiotics expose a large number of animals and thus bacteria, for more extended period, and at lower doses. This leads to the evolution of resistance. Consuming the animals as food or by close contact with such animals, humans get such resistant bacteria. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the hospital, poultry farm, or any other place spread in the environment. These bacteria cause infectious diseases which are difficult to treat.
To help fight antibiotic resistance and protect yourself against infection:
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