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5 common myths about hepatitis busted!

I bet you still believe some of these common myths about hepatitis!Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Published: July 27, 2017 5:16 pm (source : http://www.thehealthsite.com )hepatitis myths July 28th is observed as World Hepatitis Day every year. The theme for 2017 is “Eliminate Hepatitis.”Hepatitis is one of the leading cause of liver disease. But this World Hepatitis …

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Endoscopy expert Dr Mehul Choksi save life of 28-year-old who accidentally swallowed 5.2-cm-long pin

Endoscopy experts in Mumbai recently saved the life of a 28-year-old woman, who had accidentally swallowed a 5.2-cm-long iron pin. The pin was recovered from her small intestine, and she did not have to undergo surgery, said doctors from Fortis SL Raheja Hospital. They said the patient had put the pin in her mouth to …

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Dr Mehul Choksi – Are you a millennial who binges on junk food? You could have a fatty liver

Mayank Aggarwal, 29, is recuperating in a city hospital after donating part of his liver to his father this past week. Interestingly, Aggarwal was rejected as a donor just three months earlier, as tests found him to have Grade 1 fatty liver. “He didn’t know about his condition as liver disease doesn’t produce conspicuous symptoms …

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Dr. Mehul Choksi removed Rs 1 coin from 5-year-old girl’s food pipe

A Rs 1 coin was removed from the food pipe of a five-year-old girl at a private hospital here, doctors said on Wednesday. The doctors at Fortis’ S L Raheja Hospital removed the coin last week after conducing an endoscopy. The child had swallowed the coin last month while playing at her hometown Osmanabad, Central …

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LOSING WEIGHT WITHOUT TRYING? DON’T CELEBRATE

Bowel diseases According to Mehul Choksi, consultant gastroenterologist with S L Raheja hospital, weight loss can be the manifestation of certain diseases causing malabsorption of nutrients. It could thus be indicative of celiac disease or chronic pancreatitis. A loss of protein and calories can also be because of damage to the intestinal lining, such as …

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