Homoeopathic Medical Panorama

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

HMP Vol 24 Issue 1 released

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Ad - Sarla Sonawala Memorial Seminar Workshops

Pre-SSMS Workshop 1

Correspondence between 3 Kingdoms

Faculty: Dr Mahesh Gandhi MD, (Psychiatry) DF (Hom Lon) FCAH (MUHS)

Saturday 27^th January 2018, 12pm to 3pm sharp

*Fees:

· Delegates: Rs 500/-

· LM: Rs 250/-

Pre-SSMS Workshop 2

A. Approach to day-to-day Spinal ailments

With special reference to

A1. Pain in Cervical region +/- Brachialgia +/- Paraesthesiae

A2. Pain in Thoracic region

A3. Pain in lumbosacral region +/- sciatica

B. Approach to Shortness of Breath

Faculty: Dr C H Asrani DNB (Family Medicine); MBBS

Saturday 27^th January 2018 3.45 pm to 6 pm sharp

Fees:

· Delegates: Rs 500/-

· LM: Rs 250/-

If attending both workshops, then discount Rs 25%, (Delegates: Rs 750/ LM: Rs500/-

*Spot registration add Rs 100/-

Contact Munira : 9594005709 / 022-26492762

Venue for both workshops: Main Auditorium, College Building, 3^rd Floor, Sion Hospital, Mumbai 400022

Registration:11:30am

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

REPORTING GUIDELINES IN RESEARCH – An Introduction by Dr Suhana P Azis

“Reporting research is as important a part of a study as its design or analysis.” Poorly conducted trials are a waste of time, effort, and money. The most dangerous risk associated with poor-quality reporting is an overestimate of the advantages of a given treatment. Whatever the outcome of a study, it is really hard for the average reader to interpret and verify the reliability of a poorly reported clinical trial . In turn, this problem could result in changes in clinical practice that are based on false evidence and that may harm patients. Research related to the health of humans should have the potential to advance scientific understanding or improve the treatment or prevention of disease. The expectation is that an account of the research will be published, communicating the results of the research to other interested parties. Publication is generally in the form of articles in scientific journals, which should describe what was done and what was found. Reports of clinical research are important to many groups, especially other researchers, clinicians, systematic reviewers, and patients. 1
Scientific publications are one of the most important outputs of any research, as they are the primary means of sharing the findings with the broader research community. The quality and relevance of research is mostly judged through the published report, which is often the only public record that the research was done. Unclear reporting of a study’s methodology and findings prevents critical appraisal of the study and limits effective dissemination. Inadequate reporting of medical research carries with it an additional risk of inadequate and misleading study results being used by patients and health care providers. Patients may be harmed and scarce health care resources may be expended on ineffective health care treatments through such inadequate reporting. There is a wealth of evidence that much of published medical research is reported poorly . Yet a good report is an essential component of good research. Reporting guidelines, such as the CONSORT(Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement for reporting the findings of randomised controlled trials can lead to important improvements in the quality and reliability of published research. Since the development of the CONSORT Statement in 1996, several other guidelines have been developed relating to other types of research studies.. At present, no coordination or focused collaboration in the development of reporting guidelines exists as there is in, for example, the clinical practice guidelines field. Guideline development methods vary greatly. Dissemination and implementation of reporting guidelines relies mostly on passive publication of the guidelines, occasionally accompanied by editorials. Reporting guidelines are not routinely used on a large scale, and their potential is not being fully realised. To remedy this situation, the National Knowledge Service of the UK National Health Service provided funds to set up the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research; http://www.equatornetwork.org/). This new initiative seeks to improve the quality of scientific publications by promoting transparent and accurate reporting. The Network provides resources and training relating to the reporting of health research and assists in the development, dissemination, and implementation of reporting guidelines.2
Homoeopathy with it’s strong presence in the national health scenario of India has a vast pool of untapped clinical data in the hands of medical practitioner’s. A systematic effort to streamline the data through proper reporting as through the HOMCASE guidelines or through development of new guidelines catering to the unique principles of homoeopathy will result in a huge database of this modality of treatment which is the need of the hour.
The following are the reporting guidelines for main study types3 -

Study Types Reporting guidelines Expansions

1.    Randomised Trials
    CONSORT    Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
2.    Observational studies
    STROBE    Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology
3.    Case Reports
    CARE    Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development
    HOMCASE
Homeopathic clinical case reports-Development of a supplement to the CARE clinical case reporting guideline
4.    Qualitative research
    SRQR    Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research
5.    Diagnostic/Prognostic Study
    STARD     Standards for Reporting Diagnostic accuracy studies
6.    Systematic Reviews
    PRISMA    Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols
7.    Quality Improvement studies
    SQUIRE   Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence
8.    Economic evaluations
    CHEERS    Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards
9.    Animal pre clinical studies
    ARRIVE    Animal Research-Reporting In Vivo Experiments
10.    Study Protocols
    SPIRIT    Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials

REFERENCES-
Guidelines for Reporting Health Research: A User’sManual, First Edition. Edited by David Moher,
Douglas G. Altman, Kenneth F. Schulz, Iveta Simera and Elizabeth Wager Published 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050139 ( last accessed on 05.09.2017)
http://www.equator-network.org/ (last accessed on 05.09.2017)

Dr.Suhana P Azis is Research Officer (Homoeopathy), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy(CCRH), Janakpuri, NewDelhi under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India

Thursday, 26 October 2017

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Saturday, 21 October 2017

HMP Vol 22 Issue 1

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxR24sq3gqQTM19tQ1BXNlJjLW5EV0VvMXZtQWJxX1ozVG1r

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Common Illnesses of Neonates And Their Pointers - Dr Sreekumar A MD (Hom)

SCREAMING

WITH COLIC

CHAMOMILLA
MAG P HOS
NUX VOM

WITH URGING FOR STOOL

RHEUM

URINATION BEFORE

SARSAPARILLA
BORAX

WHEN TOUCHED

ANT TART

AVERSION TO MOTHERS MILK

CALC PHOS

CHILD DEMANDS ATTENTION, NEEDS TO BE CARRIED
ABDOMINAL COLIC

SILICEA

< FROM MOTHERS MILK

BORAX

PAIN BEFORE PASSING STOOL OR URINE
APHTHAE

ANT CRUD

VOMITS IN CURDLED FORM
REFUSES NURSING
WHITE COATED TONGUE
AVERSION TO COLD BATHING

VOMITS MILK AFTER NURSING

ANT CRUD

VOMITS IN CURDLED FORM
REFUSES NURSING
WHITE COATED TONGUE
AVERSION TO COLD BATHING

VALERIANA

< WHEN MOTHER IS ANGRY
VOMITS MILK IN LARGE LUMPS

CANNOT HOLD UP HEAD

CUPRUM MET
ABROTANUM

NOSE BLEEDING

FERR PHOS
PHOS
HAMAMELIS

INGUINAL HERNIA

AUR MET
CALC CARB
NUX VOM
NIT ACID
SILICEA
LYCOPOD
SULPH

HYDROCOELE

PULSATILLA
SILICEA
RHODODENDRON
ABROTANUM
AURUM MET
CALCAREA CARB

ICTERUS NEONATORUM

CHELIDONIUM
MERC SOL
NUX V

INTUSSUSCEPTION

OPIUM

STOOL ROUND HARD BLACK BALLS
CONSTIPATION OF NEW BORNS

PLUMBUM MET

STOOL LIKE SHEEP DUNG
FAECAL VOMITING
LARGE AND HARD ABDOMEN
STRANGE POSITION DURING SLEEP

FRETFUL AT NIGHT , LIVELY NEXT DAY

PSORINUM

IRRITABLE DAY TIME AND HAPPY AT NIGHT

LYCOPODIUM

DISTURBED SLEEP AT NIGHT , MUST BE ROCKED

CARCINOSIN

SLEEPS IN KNEE ELBOW POSITION
SLEEPLESSNESS FROM BIRTH

CHAM

SLEEPLESSNESS FROM PAIN
DROWSY AT DAY TIME , BUT CANNOT SLEEP

CINA

CHILD LYING ON BACK STRIKES WITH HANDS AND FEET ON BED
SCREAMS AT NIGHT
STARTS FROM SLEEP
CANNOT SLEEP UNTIL ROCKED
BRUXISM

STICTA

FROM COUGH
AFTER SURGERIES

DIAPER RASHES

WITH SORENESS AROUND ANUS
BORAX

APHTHOUS INFLAMMATIONS
SENSITIVE TO NOISES
FEAR OF FALLING
CHILD SCREAMS BEFORE PASSING STOOL OR URINE
INFLAMMATORY STRICTURE OF RECTUM

MERC SOL

ULCERATIONS WITH TENDENCY TO SPREAD
MOIST, CRUSTY , OFFENSIVE LESIONS
PROFUSE SWEAT

SULPHUR

< AFTER WASHING
EASILY SUPPURATES
DUE TO LACK OF HYGIENE
DISAGREEABLE ODOR, CANNOT BE REMOVED BY WASHING
ERUPTIONS COMING IN CROPS

WITH EXCORIATION BETWEEN BUTTOCKS

GRAPHITES

WITH MOIST , STICKY DISCHARGES
WITH CRACKS
WITH DRY ROUGH SKIN
WITH CRUSTS
MORE IN FLEXURES AND BEHIND EARS

KREOSOTE

WITH OFFENSIVE DISCHARGES
WEAKNESS
DENTAL CARIES AND SPONGY BLEEDING GUMS

SEPIA

MILK CAUSES DIARRHEA
SIGHT OF FOOD SICKENS
ERUPTIONS CIRCULAR IN SPOTS
RAW AND CRACKED SKIN IN FLEXURES

ECZEMA

GRAPHITES

WITH MOIST , STICKY DISCHARGES
WITH CRACKS
WITH DRY ROUGH SKIN
WITH CRUSTS
MORE IN FLEXURES AND BEHIND EARS

CARCINOSIN

NUMEROUS MOLES

NATRUM MUR

CRUSTY LESIONS ON BENDS OF LIMBS
ERUPTION ALONG MARGINS OF SCALP, BEHIND EARS
OILY SKIN
MAPPED TONGUE