Month: July 2011
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What happened to the little Girl?
Kevin Carter’s winning photo shows a heart-breaking scene of a starving child collapsed on the ground, struggling to get to a food center during a famine in the Sudan in 1993.In the background, a vulture stalks the emaciated child. The incredibly powerful image graphically illustrated the terrible plight of those inflicted by desperate poverty. Even…
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Ear Surgery in Trivandrum, Kerala,India
Jubilee Hospital Trivandrum. The following micro ear surgeries are commonly performed in Jubilee Hospital,Trivandrum, Kerala, South India. 1) Myringotomy and grommets insertion: Middle ear effusion (Glue Ear_SOM) or fluid in the middle ear cavities are is a common occurrence in children. This result in Hearing loss-Deafness, a common cause in children. Some kids do respond…
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Fungal Sinusitis -Surgical Treatment in India.
Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum. Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) now is believed to be an allergic reaction to fungi and most patients with allergic fungal sinusitis have a history of allergic rhinitis. The common causative fungi in allergic fungal sinusitis are by Aspergillus. Symptoms Symptoms of nasal airway obstruction, allergic rhinitis, or chronic sinusitis that includes nasal…