Exercise: Good for Breast Cancer Patients

Featured, Health on November 6th, 2008 No Comments

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After our family and friends hear that we have been diagnosed with breast cancer, they often tend to think we should be resting, or at least reducing our activities, and that it’s in our best interests to suddenly become a couch potato.

Actually, just the opposite is true. Some good, old-fashioned exercise is what you need now. Really. Research studies have now shown that exercise, for example, reduces the fatigue that commonly is a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. We also know that getting your range of motion and arm strength back is critically important after breast cancer surgery.

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Foods to prevent disease?

Featured, Health on November 5th, 2008 No Comments

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Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer’s? Despite a bevy of research, the impact of food on killer diseases remains to be proved.

Scientists agree that a balanced quality diet is key to good health, and most governments in past years have urged citizens to adopt a daily diet of five portions of fruit and veg, and three each of dairy products and starch, while cutting back fats, sugar and alcohol. Read more »

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Obesity and Your Child

Featured, Health on November 5th, 2008 No Comments

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If your child is at an unhealthy or even dangerous weight, and weight-loss efforts at home aren’t successful, you may want to try a professional weight-loss program.

The Cleveland Clinic offers the following recommendations when choosing a child’s weight-loss program:

The program should employ an array of health professionals, including physicians, dietitians, psychiatrists and exercise physiologists. Read more »

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5th June 2008 – Free Medical Camp

2008, Featured, Medical Camps on June 5th, 2008 No Comments

5-june-campSiddhartha Sharma Charitable Trust (Regd.) organized 36th Free mega medical Camp at Sharma Hospital, Mall Road, Kapurthala on 05-06-2008 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. where  more than sixteen thousand patients have been checked up till now and free medicines have been provided to all needful. Patients are examined by Medical Specialist Dr. Bimal Sharma, Child Specialist Dr. Abha Mudgil Sharma, Dr. Manisha Sharma MD (USA), ENT Specialist Dr. Aman Kapila, Skin Specialist Dr. Princejit, Dr. Sandeep Bhola, Gynaecologist Dr. Parminder Kaur, Dental Dr. Shyla Bhola and Eye Specialist Dr. Sandeep Dhawan. Read more »

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19th March 2008 – Seminar On Breast Feeding

2008, Health, Medical Camps, Women's Health on March 19th, 2008 No Comments

breast-feedingSeminar and Lecture on Breast Feeding was held at Surkhpur Village Distt. Kpt. in which our trust participated. Dr. Abha Mudgil Sharma and Dr. Manisha Sharma told the ladies about the various benefits to both mother and child of breast feeding after delivery.

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