Dr. Vikram .R. Lotwala

Hello Friends . This article is in regards to recent ruling that all mbbs doctors passing out should compulsorily do a one year stint after the mandatory one internship. That makes MBBS in India to 6 and half year. Not only the doctors are fuming even the press is against this decision. TIMES VIEW If the health ministry has its way, all MBBS graduates in India will have to work for a year in rural areas to be eligible to apply for a postgraduate degree in the country. This proposal is not new. It did the rounds last year and was shelved following protests from students of medicine. Soon after, the health minister proposed to make the MBBS course a six-and-a-half years affair including a one-year compulsory rural posting. That too was cried down. So the good minister has revived his original plan now. It will however have to be passed by the Medical Council of India before it can be enforced. There is no denying that there is a shortage of doctors staffing rural clinics and hospital...

Hello Friends. Yesterday at Tata Hospital, Mumbai a new website has been inaugurated. The site is regarding Pancreatic cancer. This is an important step as there is no dedicated Indian Site on this dreaded disease. This site gives lot of information regarding the disease, a forum and a platform for discussion of patients with doctors, doctor with fellow doctors and even patients with patients. http://www.pancreaticcancerindia.com A thumps up for this effort.

Basic security Turn off your computer when not using it, especially if you have an ‘always on’ connection Get a firewall if you have DSL or cable modem Use a good anti-virus program. Use only one, as different programs use the same system resources and may conflict Turn off file and print sharing Hackers count on the public being uninformed and use that lack of knowledge to gain access. Visit sites run by your OS manufacturer to stay updated on security Specific measures Don’t visit chat rooms unless they are closed and you know the room administrator Almost never open an attachment that ends in .DLL or .EXE, even if the e-mail is from your best friend. The only time you can open such an attachment is if you know exactly what’s in it To outwit script-based viruses, ask an expert how you can open scripts in Notepad (or Wordpad). Then get someone who knows about Visual Basic to look at it before running it Keep data private through encryption If you’re not surfing and you see your modem ...

HOW HACKERS WORK Getting the IP address Every computer has an IP (Internet Protocol) address. A DSL or cable modem connection keeps the IP address ‘always on’. A dial-up account’s IP address is turned off by the Internet Service Provider after a certain amount of inactivity Dial-up accounts get a different IP address each time they are on. So a hacker can’t make repeat visits unless he loads a program on your PC to tell him when you are on-line and gives the current IP address. A hacker can take his time to get to know an ‘always on’ connection and its weaknesses Common methods for finding your IP address are through chat rooms, looking up domain names on a domain name registrar site, or running programs that can create a log of all valid addresses In a chatroom, all a hacker has to do is right click on your chat ID and get your IP address. A domain registrar can yield a lot of information, including a website’s employee names, phone numbers, fax numbers, physical addresses and IP addr...

Many of my friends ask me about the Softwares to be installed on their laptops and PC’s. Well there are lots and lots of softwares available in the market. You are really spoiled in choosing them and it’s confusing too. I have listed the softwares which I found easy to understand and operate. It’s not necessary the best in the market, but I am sure it will be really easy to work on. I will rally need your inputs and suggestion in improving this list. This list will surely suffice most of medical software working needs. My Favorites Softwares: MS office 2007: This score’s over the 2003, for it takes lesser space and great options in graphics and themes. 2008 is now available in market, but personally I don’t have an experience I using it. Internet Browser : I really love the Mozilla Firefox 3 version. It’s really faster and much safer to use than explorer. Antivirus : There are lots of options for these one. I use Bitdefender and I am really happy with...

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Hi Friends. This is the one which most of us are interested in. This is a very humble effort by my side. I have not done a voice over on the video. Please gimme some time to improve it. I will upload pinnacle editing video soon, as per demands. I hope this will help Vikram

Hello Colleagues Lot of queries regarding what to look for, before buying a laptop. This is a good article on the tech2.com website regarding the same. Please check this out and let me know your opinion. Vikram

Hi Friends . I found this presentation by my very good friend, Dr. Vinod Gore very interesting and thought provoking.Please let me know about your feelings about it. Vikram

Hi friends. I wish to write today on selecting a good light source. Basically there two kinds of it Halogen Xenon A. Halogen: This is cheaper compared to Xenon. It gives a yellow light. Some manufacturers also make a white light Halogen light source. Advantage: Cheaper The bulp lasts long Bulb change is cheaper too. Disadvange: The main disadvantage of halogen light source is that, in case of bleeding, red color of blood absorbs light and thus visibility due to decreased light to a great extent. For this particular reason, it can be used for basic laparoscopic procedure only. B. Xenon: This Light source gives white light. Advantage: Gives almost natural vision. Must for advanced surgical procedures. . Disadvantages Apart from initial Costs, bulb is costly too. The life of bulp is shorter compared to halogen bulbs

Insufflators There are various brands available in market, Indian as well as Foreign. Well, the most commonly used one in Karl storz. They are pricey but are very effective compared to Indian some of the indian products. I have used few Local products, but sometimes they do cause problems. The most common difficulty I faced is they can lead to subcutaneous emphysema. There can be other reasons for this particular problem, like the port is place in subcutaneous region.