Social media in medical practice: A boon or bane!!!

Calotropis boon or bane?

The herbal medicine occupy distinct position right from ancient period. The plant Calotorpis procera is known by different name in different part of world like French cotton, Alarka, or Madar, Rooster tree, and Widuri. The plant is poisonous can lead to blindness if its juice is put in to the eyes. The same plant is used for Ayurvedic medicines. The medicinal properties like Calotropin isolated...

Tax Competition : Bane or Boon ?

E-hrm: a Boon or Bane

Nothing is constant but change holds true in this ever transforming business world, technological advancements are one of the powerful driving forces. It has redesigned the way we live, communicate, work and also the way business is conducted. The technology and digitized business communications have enhanced and reformed various organizational activities. The impact of this IT revolution can b...

Rejuvenating facial massage--a bane or boon?

BACKGROUND Facial massage is an extremely popular form of beauty treatment and is thought to rejuvenate the skin. We decided to study the benefits and untoward effects of this form of facial beauty treatment. METHODS One hundred and forty-two women (aged 17-63 years), who had received facial beauty treatment in three well-established beauty parlours in New Delhi, were entered into the study a...

Integrated Teaching: Boon or a Bane?!

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated teaching program using student feedback. A questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing teaching program was prepared and distributed among 185 second year medical undergraduate students who underwent integrated teaching in their first year. Their responses were recorded, evaluated and analysed sta...