The Art of Medicine Mentoring Programs for Healthcare Professionals

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. Oprah Winfrey Medicine is both an art and a science, but medical education – at most times, falls short in mentoring doctors with the principles essential to face the trials and tribulations of professional medical practice. It i...

Varicose Veins

What are Varicose Veins ? Varicose veins are  large and tortous veins that usually occur in the legs. They are usually located on the inside of the calf or thigh and develop due to weakness of the vein wall and loss of valve function. Under the pressure of gravity, they con¬tinue to enlarge, an...

Chest Diseases

Does Chest Pain always mean that it is due to the Heart ? Absolutely not ! Heart is not the only resident of the chest. There are many more of them – the lungs, the food-pipe, the wind-pipe, the main blood vessels taking the pure blood from the heart and returning the impure blood to the […]...

Arterial Diseases

What is Peripheral Artery Disease? Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is also known as Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD). It is usually caused by a process known as Athero¬sclerosis which results in thickening, hardening and narrowing  of the arteries – tubes which sly blood from the heart to th...