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Tackling Tonsillitis

Everyone of us has suffered a sore throat at some point and probably blamed it on ‘tonsils’. But, every sore throat is not tonsillitis: tonsillitis needs more attention than ‘any’ sore throat. This week Dr. Bandula Bandaranayake, Consultant ENT Surgeon at the General Hospital, Kegalle, speaks to MediScene on tonsillitis and tonsillectomy and the surgical removal of tonsils.

Dealing with deadly Dengue

A trail of illness and death is what dengue has left behind while continuing to strike down men, women and children in an uncontrollable spree sending fear into the hearts of all. A child here, a young mother there, an office worker or a professional elsewhere…..no one is spared by this tiny mosquito.
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Dealing with deadly Dengue
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