Dr Shashikiran Umakanth’s health column from the Kannada daily Vishwavani, in English. Popular health beliefs and trends, looked at closely and checked against the evidence. Each article links to its Kannada original.
The Thief Who Breaks Into Your Joints: Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fingers stiff every morning? How rheumatoid arthritis attacks the joints, how to tell it from a passing viral ache, and why the first few months matter.
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The Thief Who Breaks Into Your Joints: Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Guard Who Turned Thief: Understanding Autoimmune Disease
Hunger or Craving: Is It Your Stomach or Your Mind That Wants to Eat?
A Tube in the Nose: Frightening to See, Simple to Understand
Ventilator: A Life-Saving Sanjeevini, or Just a Way to Postpone Death?
Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure: Are They All the Same?
Weekend Warriors: Rest All Week, Everest at the Weekend?
Must We Really Drink Four Litres of Water a Day?
