Gall stones are increasingly emerging as a major health problem. Eighteen per cent of Indian females  and 9 per cent of males suffer from gall stones (Over all incidence of 12%). This is higher than the average incidence of 8%. in US and Western Europe. The problem has definitely affected the quality of life in terms of pain the patient has to go through and the complications that may result because of gall stones. To undergo the right treatment, the patient must understand the nature of ......

Radhika Sharma, an IT professional, was suffering from backache and high fever. "That's normal in this changing weather. What's the use of going to the doctor," she thought. She took aspirin and paracetamol and was back to her normal routine. But after few days, her backache recurred with the temperature crossing 102 degrees. That's when she went to the doctor only to know she was suffering fro ......