BY CAROL ALOYSIUS The new school term which began this month, is usually considered as the school sports season where focus is on sports activities including sports meets, matches, marathons and other outdoor physical activities. Promoting fitness among schoolchildren through sports has received high priority in the Health and Education Ministries. However, the rise in…
How to Maintain and Improve Your Oral Health As you age changes can occur, even in your mouth. The nerves in your teeth can become smaller, making your teeth less sensitive to cavities or other problems. If you don’t make regular dental visits and get your teeth examined, problems may not be diagnosed until too…
The Durdans Heart Centre celebrates 20 years of cardiac care in January 2019. It has become a trusted centre for cardiac care and is home to many leading cardiac specialists in the country. Having opened its doors for cardiac care in 1999, Durdans Heart Centre was one of the foremost initiatives to establish a dedicated…
With a musculoskeletal injury, it is important to get treatment fast, as following an injury or trauma there could be changes to the shape of musculoskeletal structure. If it is a fracture, delaying could leave room for improper setting of the bone and if the fracture penetrates skin there could be an infection. At Durdans…
Most Advanced Biplane Catheterisation Laboratory in South Asia supports clinicians in vascular procedures. Prolonged pain in lower limbs and difficulty walking may sometimes be due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), caused by narrowing or blockage of the arteries. A procedure has to be done to widen or remove the blockage in the arteries. This procedure…
Many people live with conditions that affect their sense of smell, breathing, balance and vocal ability. Durdans ENT Unit provides specialised care for all types of ear, nose, throat and head & neck disorders and cancers. The ears, nose, and throat are anatomical areas that are located near each other and have separate but related…
A wedding day is undoubtedly a day of smiles. In any wedding, it is almost certain that you would find friends, family and of course the wedding photographer urging a smile out of the bride and groom. The expectation is, of course, a radiant and confident smile from the happy couple. If you find that…
The most common cancer among women in Sri Lanka is breast cancer. In Sri Lanka the risk of developing any of the common cancers in one’s lifetime, for both males and females, is 1 out of 40. Many improvements have been made in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer where the current goal is conservation…
The first ever balloon expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) – (without open heart surgery) was performed on an 82 year old patient with Ischemic Heart Disease and poor lung function by Dr Pandula Athauda-Arachchi Resident Consultant Interventional Cardiologist of Durdans Hospital. This was the first time that a procedure of this nature was done…
A life free from diseases, keeping fit and maintaining body shape are some of the concerns that we all struggle with to achieve a quality life. Healthy eating and being physically active are important keys to help you get there! So here are a few tips to help you. Let’s start with the basics.…