The original vaccine, as most people are aware, was produced by Jenner in 1798. He noted that milkmaids, who handled beasts with cowpox, were immune to smallpox. He used the fluid from the cowpox vesicles to infect the skin of other humans and so produced immunity to smallpox. The two viruses are very similar in… Continue reading Immunization through vaccines: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
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When I think about all the patients and their loved ones that I have worked with over the years, I know most of them don't remember me nor I them. But I do know that I gave a little piece of myself to each of them and they to me and those threads make up the beautiful tapestry in my mind that is my career in nursing.
Still life: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
VIRUSES are truly remarkable. The organisms which give us HIV and rabies, polio and malaria, and indeed the deadly flu (which killed more in 1918 than World War I) are themselves barely alive. A virus is a single strand of DNA. It is a strip of the nucleic acid (deoxyribonucleic acid) which is present in… Continue reading Still life: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
Sports Injuries Treatment and Prevention: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
How are sports injuries treated? Although using the RICE technique can be helpful for any sports injury, RICE is often just a starting point. Here are some other treatments your doctor or other health care provider may administer, recommend, or prescribe to help your injury heal. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) The moment you are injured,… Continue reading Sports Injuries Treatment and Prevention: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
Gallstones – Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
What and where is the gall-bladder? The gall-bladder is a small pear-shaped organ on the underside of the liver that is used to store bile. Bile is made in the liver and is stored in the gall-bladder until it is needed to help in the digestion of fat. What is gallstone disease? Gallstone disease is… Continue reading Gallstones – Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
Manipal Nurse Sunday Column: Is a clean-out of the womb (D&C) necessary?
The D&C (Dilatation and Curettage) is a small surgical procedure and perhaps one of the most misused. It literally entails opening the mouth of the womb to allow instruments into the uterus to scrape the contents of the uterus. It is a procedure that may be done in a hospital using general anaesthesia or in… Continue reading Manipal Nurse Sunday Column: Is a clean-out of the womb (D&C) necessary?