People ask me all the time what makes the KIS Organics Soil Mix and KIS Organics Nutrient Pack so unique. It’s hard to explain in a quick sentence all the time, research, and lab testing that went into perfecting the mix or the high ratios of ingredients we use compared to all the other soils on…
Unsubstantiated claims for natural health products could be a thing of the past in Canada. I suppose I owe Health Canada some thanks. It was Health Canada’s lackadaisical regulation of dietary supplements and natural health products that turned me from a “shruggie” pharmacist into one that started advocating, publicly, for putting consumers’ interests ahead of…
Slide deck (in pdf) for the above presentation: Life threatening electrolyte abnormalities from Chew Keng Sheng Perhaps one thing which I did not make clear in the video and the slide is the use of 3% hypertonic saline: As 1g of Na = 17 mmol therefore, 3% NaCl means 3 g in 100 ml or …
Over the past several years, we have been hearing more and more about retinol and its beneficial effects on our skin specifically. It has become the latest and greatest for anti-aging companies, claiming to be a miracle cure for all those inevitable wrinkles and signs of aging. But what is this supposed miracle cure for…
We often discuss bioethical principles using Beauchamp and Childress (2008)’s four bioethical principles (some people would say that there are more than four) but seldom do we teach or guide students through some of these bioethical dilemma (which we often face in real clinical practice) using the various ethical or moral theories in philosophy. This…
Natural remedies are popular. But are they an appropriate substitute for medication? The idea of taking medication can be frightening. And as consumers and patients that want to make our own informed health decisions, it’s understandable and even appropriate to question our physicians when they recommend drug treatments. We need to understand the rationale for…
Meet Imran, a young Odisha resident who has taken the battle against tobacco addiction in the state as a personal crusade and is fighting it with all his might. “This campaign is like our addiction in the fight against addiction. We have decided to donate one rupee and one hour for the country each day,”…
At an age when most teenagers are busy planning their lives – picking up schools or colleges to attend, deciding what courses they should take up, thinking about where to go out with friends, etc., 17-year-old Muskaan Chhibber was busy running from pillar to post to get her NGO registered. “It all began three years ago…
25 y/o M is found unresponsive surrounded by empty pill bottles. Intranasal naloxone was administered by police without improvement in mental status. Vitals: RR 18/min, HR 110, BP 96/52, SpO2 100 % on 15L NRB. BGL is 102. Exam: Sternal rub produces eye opening, moaning, and he reaches towards his chest (GCS 9). Pupils are…
Jeevan Public Cord Blood Bank offers millions of patients in India the hope for a better tomorrow with its quick and affordable access to stem cells. Here’s how you can help. At the age of three, most children view the world with wide-eyed wonder. Their senses lead them head-first to explore the world around them….