Stem Cell and its importance
Posted on: May 28, 2011
Stem cell
Stem cells are unspecialized cells found in multicellular organisms that develop into many different or specialized cell types. The stem cells can specialize into liver cells, muscle cells, blood cells, and other cells with specific functions by the process of differentiation. Their main function is to renew and repair.
For e.g. Bone marrow and gastrointestinal tract are areas where stem cells readily renew and repair tissue.
Properties of Stem cells
– Self renewal
– Potency
– Identification
Importance of stem cells
– Stem cells are used in curing variety of fatal and non-fatal diseases through their extensive ability to renew and repair.
– Bone Marrow transplant is the most familiar form of stem cell therapy where blood forming stem cells are used to treat cancers of the blood cells and other disorders of the blood and bone marrow.
– Use of stem cells to regenerate damaged or diseased tissues is also practiced on many conditions, including Heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, Spinal cord injury, Diabetes mellitus, sclerosis, arthritis, burns, etc.
Stem cell treatment
Stem cell treatment has the capacity to successfully treat common, innocuous and non-serious to serious, deadly and life-threatening diseases by introducing new cells into damaged tissue. The ability of stem cells to self-renew replaces the diseased and the damaged zones in the body, hence curing the disease.
We at Adiva (www.womanhoodbyadiva.com) utilize the best infrastructure and manpower in the field of Stem cell treatment for many diseases such as-
– Cancers
– Diabetes
– Heart Damage
– Arthritis
– Liver Cirrhosis
– Muscular Dystrophy
– Ageing
– Non-healing wounds
– Spinal cord injury
– Neuro muscular disorders
– Kidney disorders
– Lung diseases
– Eye disorders
Stem cells have by far considered a boom to medicine but remains under development for treatment and cure of many diseases.
Tips for glowing skin in summers
Posted on: May 12, 2011
Summers is about getting to the minimal of the clothes and carry the summer fake tan boldly. But to look good in baring that skin, you need to take care of your skin which you have ignored in last three seasons.
So time to put on your favorite summer dress by following few simple tips to maintain your skin-
- Exfoliate your skin– Getting rid of the dead cells of your body is the best way to have an ever glowing skin. Thus grab a body scrub and hit the shower.
- Hydrate your body with a summer scented lotion– Use a refreshing and fast absorbing fruity lotion after you dry off from your shower.
- Get a safe tan glow– Use a sunless tanner to give that straight out of the beach look.
- Take care of your feet- Go and get a pedicure or give yourself a home- pedicure to enjoy the sandal season. Use a foot scrub and file, few times a week to soften your skin.
- Protect your skin by sunscreen– Apply a sunscreen every 1-2 hours when you are in the sun to ensure safe sun fun. Use a daily moisturizer that contains Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant.
- Healthy diet- Eat foods rich in antioxidants, including leafy vegetables, blueberries and melons. Protein rich food helps nourish skin and repair damage.
- Stick to simple make up- Stick to the basics: mascara, lip gloss, concealer, and use a bronzing blush.
- Hair Free summer– Get regular waxing done to get rid of the sun tanning.
- Maintain body fluid content– Fluid intake ensures healthy skin which otherwise dehydrates to dark and dull skin. Take ample intake of water or other fluid supplements all summer long.
Have a healthy Skin this summer!!!
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Yes, mother’s day is here and the memories linger and remain…
“The woman who creates and sustains a home and under whose hands children grow up to be strong and pure men and women, is a creator second only to God.” —Helen Hunt Jackson
Mother's Day
Everyday is a special day when it comes to expressing your love to someone and it becomes all the more special when its Mother’s Day. Mothers are represented as a symbol of love, care and strength. It’s a wonder how mothers manage to do multitasking and still doesn’t crib and remains happy and joyous. She is a focal point of our lives, the greatest human being on the planet and divinity on the earth.
On Mother’s day pamper your mother, thank her, apologise to her and celebrate with her.
Pay tribute to your mother- the greatest blessing of God on us.
Mumma’s Day out
Moms are always trying to meet the deadlines and making everything perfect. She ignores herself and always take care for you. But mother’s day is her time to feel pampered and cared. Take her for a movie, cook for her or buy her new clothes. Make her feel special.
Acknowledge her efforts, Say ‘Thank You’
There is absolutely no way to repay all the love and efforts given by mothers throughout our lives but it always feels good to get appreciated for all that she has put in. So on this mothers day, let your mother know that you acknowledge whatever she has done and pay your grattitude by a simple thank you.
Its never too late for a ‘Sorry’
It’s a human nature to take things for granted and generally put all the blame for our failures on to our mothers. On the other hand, mothers never miss an opportunity to praise us. Mother’s Day could be that one day when you can apologise to your mother for all the unrealised mistakes and troubles or tantrums that you have showed.
Its time to party, its “Mother’s Day”
Mothers Day is the perfect day to celebrate the joys of having a mother. It is the time to make amends for not being able to spend quality time with her. So turn your wrongs right by making all efforts to give a perfect Mothers Day to your mother. Think about her likes and dislikes, about gifts and idea on celebration and act accordingly. Strive to make Mothers Day absolutely hassle free for your mother and take the responsibilities on yourself for a day. Pamper her a little on this special day of hers just as she pampers you all the year round.
Give her a warm hug and a big kiss as you wish her a Happy Mothers Day!
Giving your body that desired perfect shape, saying good bye to signs of ageing like wrinkles, creating a new you, sounds interesting? Aesthetic surgery can do it all for you. It is an exceptional branch of medicine that works like magic for people wanting to enhance their looks.
Aesthetic surgery is no more just for celebrities. Nowadays laymen can opt for it easily as there are best of plastic surgeons available in India. People go for plastic surgeries when any of their body part gets disfigured or burnt. This surgery is about upgrading the way you look. It can give you just the appearance you wanted for yourself with unique surgical, medical techniques and a renowned plastic surgery centre.
When you look good, you feel good too. With the newest methods and techniques in this branch of medicine, the mirror can become your best friend. It has brought together the world’s most advanced treatments for people.
There are various aesthetic surgery procedures that can improvise different parts of the body. Some of the procedures are liposuction, nose reshaping/rhinoplasty and breast augmentation. All these surgeries are done for reconstruction or aesthetically shaping the body parts. A good surgeon can definitely help anyone with the best result of a surgery.
India is nowadays considered the best destination for aesthetic surgery. The reasons of the same are many and one of the biggest ones is that people getting world class treatment at an economical cost.
Discussing Women’s Health Concerns
Posted on: March 22, 2010
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The time, energy and effort invested in balancing of career, household, family and kids, may not give a woman enough room to pay attention to her health. She may not get platforms to liberally discuss issues related to women’s health, diseases and probable precautions to be taken for a healthy, happy and long life.
Woman’s health is an issue which holds utmost importance, as there are some phases in a woman’s life like pregnancy and menstruation which bring along hundreds of questions and situations that a woman may not be able to take care of alone. Women’s health is an issue, which is gradually becoming the one which can be openly discussed on many platforms. Adiva Group of Hospitals, an IVF, Endoscopy, Cosmetic & birthing specialty centre, being an organization dedicated to women’s care, organized a similar podium which was shared by some proficient doctors sharing some significant facts about women’s health.
Adiva Group of Hospitals held a brainstorming session on Woman Issues on 21st February, 2010, in Le Meridian, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The event commenced with a welcome speech by Mr. G.S Matharoo, CEO Adiva, which he started with putting forward an old proverb “God could not be every where, therefore he created mothers.” Describing Adiva, he shared, “Adiva is a place where, we know that birth takes a woman from one place in her life to completely another one. For the couples who have not been blessed with a child, Adiva comes in action to provide the best of treatment through specialized IVF doctors and thus gets to positive results.” Mr. Matharoo described the goals of Adiva which is reaching the parts of India and overseas, and making everyone, especially the rural population aware about the benefits of IVF. He even put forward the future plans of Adiva, which aims at starting at least 10 hospitals in Delhi & NCR within a span of 1 year, one of which is the biggest one coming up in Indirapuram with about 200 beds to be operational by December, 2010. The pilot hospital which is located in Anand Lok is already equipped with the finest equipment in the world. Mr. Matharoo’s speech concluded with the fact that Adiva has everything that makes a difference between ordinary and extraordinary and whose wonders cannot be defined but only experienced.
The brainstorming session on Woman Issues
Covered by the established news channel Delhi Aaj Tak, this event was attended by many renowned professionals from the medical field, some of who were:
- Dr. Dinesh Bhargava (Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgeon) who talked on Trends in Aesthetic Plastic Surgeries and talked about a physician’s role in the same.
- Dr. Shubha Sagar who discussed about Which Hormonal Investigation to do when, Hyperprolactinemia & Infertility.
- Dr. Rita Bakshi who talked on the very important issue of contemporary society, Female infertility. She described what infertility is all about along with its causes. Dr. Bakshi even spoke about the In Vitro-fertilization (test tube babies), its ideal candidates, the procedure and side effects of the same.
- Dr. Col R.K Sharma (ART specialist research) who presented a presentation on Male Infertility. He also explained the causes of male infertility and various treatment options.
- Dr. (Mrs.) K. Madan who shared talks on Management of Endometriosis
- Dr. Anita Sabharwal who played a major role in making this event successful as she coordinated the whole event and made it a memorable one.
- Dr. Shashi Prateek
- Dr. Asha Sharma
The event had many attractions for more than 150 people who witnessed this successful event which included 3 lucky dip prizes for the guests, followed by cocktails and dinner.
For more pictures : http://womanhoodbyadiva.com/pics_brainstorming_session.swf
Celebrate your baby, your world
Posted on: March 10, 2010
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For a mother, for a father, the most priced possession is their baby. A baby is the supreme way for his parents to see themselves grow up once again in him. When a baby is born, his parents are reborn and there commences a beautiful journey, ‘the divine relationship of parents and their child.’ A mesmerizing smile, a glittering expression in the eyes, charming looks that make people go cho chweet, skin as smooth as milk and chubby cheeks that invite kisses from all over the world are just a glance of those reasons which make your world revolve around this little wonder called ‘your baby’.
What if you get a platform where you could let your baby a big name, where you could just let the world see how and why your little one is one of a kind and special? Now let the world know how adorable your little rock star is by registering him with Delhi’s most magical Baby Show being organized by Mother’s Pride.
Mother’s Pride warmly welcomes everyone for registration with the much awaited baby show to be held in all Mother’s Pride branches on March, 21st, 2010 and March 28th, 2010 in Mother’s Pride Junior. It is a show that will showcase your baby’s most spellbinding antics and qualities and make your little heroes into mega stars and super heroes. There are several categories for which fantastic prizes are to be won by the babies. The categories are:
- Healthiest baby
- Sunniest smile
- Most active baby
- Friendliest baby
- Most attractive baby
- Most sparkling eyes
- Most aware parents
- Most aware woman
A Surprise Gift will be given to all participants along with the bumper prize for the all round super baby. Along with this, there will be grand prizes for winner babies from all age groups invited to baby show which are:
- 0-6 months
- 7 months-1 year
- 1 year-2 years
- 2 years-3 years
Here at Mother’s Pride baby show, we celebrate your world, ‘your baby’ and share your gratitude to God for blessing you with this little wonder in your life.
Delhi-6 with Adiva
Posted on: February 22, 2010
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The famous Indian movie Delhi-6, a story about love, hope and self discovery set in the walled city of Delhi (Chandni chowk- zip code 6), has inspired a yet another event and has sprinkled flavor of the famous Delhi-6 in an event held by Adiva (IVF, Endoscopy & birthing specialty centre.)
The carnival organized by Adiva on 27.12.09 at Aerens estate, Vasant Kunj was a sensation. The grandeur was witnessed by about 105 families out of which, more than 140 individuals were doctors who enjoyed carnival to the fullest. This carnival was the most exciting one and had something remarkable in store for people of all age groups.
The carnival was based on theme “Delhi-6” and a lot of things like mouthwatering snacks, chaat and sumptuous lunch complimented this theme, reminding people of Chandni Chowk- Delhi-6, the famous place in the city of Old Delhi.
In addition to delicious treats, some exhilarating elements made this event all the more thrilling, enjoyable and inviting. These were Lucky draw to try your luck, Tarot card reader to give you a look at the happenings that may take place in your future, pandit ji, parrot walle pandit ji, mehndi walla, tatoo making corner, bangles walla, sketch artist, nail art corner and hair styling corner. Moreover, the carnival offered engaging things like baggi ride, Camel ride, games stalls which were major attractions for kids.
The carnival wonderfully brought Adiva family together for sharing some unforgettable moments. The Adiva family and everyone else present at the event welcomed the auspicious arrival of fantastic New Year, the year 2010 with a beautiful beginning and loads of happiness.
All About Women’s Health Issues
Posted on: February 13, 2010
Striving to strike a balance between career, household, family and kids, a woman may not get enough time to pay attention to the most important thing for her personal and professional life, which is ‘her health.’ Moreover, a woman may find not many platforms to discuss the issue of women’s health, diseases and probable precautions to be taken for a healthy, happy and long life.
The female body undergoes different stages in life, experiencing many changes and one of the major ones is being a mother. Being a woman, a mother makes the body undergo some of the greatest hormonal changes and the pleasure of womanhood can bring along some difficulties which a woman may find challenging to resolve on her own.
Woman’s health is gradually but surely becoming something that can be openly discussed and a similar podium will be shared by some proficient doctors, who will share significant facts about women’s health on Sunday, 21st February, 2010, in a session held by Adiva which is an IVF, Endoscopy, Cosmetic & birthing specialty centre.
ADIVA Group of Hospitals takes pride in announcing a brainstorming session on Woman Issues to be held on Sunday, 21st February, 2010 at Le Meridien Hotel commencing at 7.00pm.
In this session, some eminent doctors will share talks on important issues, which will include:
- Female Infertility: Dr Rita Bakshi (Sr. Consultant of Adiva and ART Specialist)
- Trends in Aesthetic Surgeries: Dr Dinesh Bhargava (Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgeon)
- Management of Endometriosis: Dr (Mrs.) K Madaan (Sr. Consultant, a former HOD, Gynae, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital)
- Male Infertility: Dr R K Sharma (ART Specialist Research & Referral, Army Hospital)
- Which Hormonal Investigation to do when: Dr Shubha Sagar (HOD Gynae, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital)
- Cosmetic Surgery: Dr.Vasundhra Oberoi
Having valuable discussions as a significant part, the brainstorming session will move towards its end with cocktail and Dinner.
Adiva addresses all kind of woman issues, including maternity care, fertility problems or gynecological treatment. Adiva understands that a woman needs not just the best medical attention but tender, loving care as well. This session will surely help women celebrate womanhood with best of the health.
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When you think of fitness, you may think just of a well toned body and generally a fit and wonderful physique whereas; it includes physical, as well as mental fitness. The present day scenario of people working in the corporate world has made the role of “parents” difficult and the most challenging job for them now is “parenting” which is also the reason of mental stress with many parents. Addressing the issue of parenting, the renowned parenting expert Mrs. Sudha Gupta shared positive parenting tips with everyone at a Combined Medical Education (CME) meeting.
Adiva (IVF, Endoscopy & birthing specialty centre) organized this Combined Medical Education (CME) meeting at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi on 12th Sept. About 72 doctors attended the forum which commenced with impressive lunch spread at its scheduled time – 1:00pm and ended by 4:00pm with High Tea.
Mrs. Sudha Gupta (parenting expert) discussing parenting issues
In this significant event, some honorable speakers shared their pearls of wisdom with the guests. These renowned personalities were:
- Mrs. Sudha Gupta, chairperson of Adiva, who shared her treasure of Positive Parenting. Her inspiring talk left the audience in awe wanting to listen and learn more.
- Dr. Dhananjay Gupta who brilliantly shared about managing Osteoporosis in Women. Only after listening to an expert like him, one can understand the need to create awareness of Osteoporosis in women.
- Dr. Manvita Mahajan who beautifully presented the basics of Antenatal Care.
Mrs. Sudha Gupta, Mrs. Bhargav and other doctors at CME
The CME was an open event, where all the guests could share their views and ask questions. Amongst the guests some eminent doctors and personalities were also invited.
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The most beautiful gift for a woman dreaming of becoming a "mother"- An IVF baby
When Anu Grover married Sameer, she had a perfect yet simple plan. She wanted to set up the house, bear two beautiful children and be a dedicated mother, just like any girl of her age. Little did she know that the ominous term of being ‘infertile’ would sap all the fun from her life. IVF came as a ray of hope for her. But with every cycle she faced failure. Anu was now 34 years of age with 12 long years of history of infertility. Then somebody recommended her Adiva. What happened next? Find out here- http://womanhoodbyadiva.com/IVF_Success_Stories.asp
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