Indian School of Business

I visited the Indian School of Business at Gachibowli, Hyderabad, today to meet a friend, who introduced me to a faculty member (who gave me some advice regarding a business idea I have). The visit was an eye-opener; the interiors were really plush and state-of-the-art. The people around all young, bright, and enthusiastic, dreaming of a great future! The surroundings were green and beautiful. The place was agog with excitement; some world-renowned economist (forget his name, an Indian, but not Amartya Sen! I think, Raghuraman or something) was going to deliver a lecture, the audience waiting with bated breath, the media in full-strength (the NDTV crew the most aggressive!). My friend is the media liaision for ISB, so she was in the thick of things. I felt a kind of awe for the place (even though I am a cynical guy normally!) and am happy we have such an institution in our country. Its a kind of not-for-profit organization, run on students' fees which are very high, and has some really high-profile corporate names in its executive board (including Anil Ambani, Kiran Majumdar shaw and other bigwigs). I have heard of some doctors who have stopped mid-career to pick up an MBA from ISB. So I hope this information comes in useful to all those people interested in business schools!

Causes of headaches

If the headache that you are suffering, or that your friend is getting, is new-by which I mean that either you never had headaches in the past, or even if you had them, the current one is significantly different from your previous ones, then consult your neurologist! New-onset headache should lead one to worry about some new problem, potentially serious. For instance, take a migraineur who habitually gets attacks once a week, and always has pain starting on one side, say the temple on one side; the headache usually lasts 6 hours,and she wakes up fresh and headache-free. Now, she says that for the last 5 days she has had continuous headache, she even wakes up with the headache, and it if felt all over the head: alarm bells would start ringing in the neurologist's ears, since this is a new phenomenon. It could signal some serious problem, like a brain tumor, or an abscess, or some other space-occupying lesion in the brain; or it could be some condition which has raised the pressure inside the skull (raised intra-cranial pressure). The important thing is to get examined by a neurologist, and based on his assessment go ahead with some investigations. The headache need not have all the characteristics I mentioned; a change in even one of the things should be enough to make you consider this option. So you need to think about your headaches in the following descriptive terms: Frequency: how frequently do I get this headache? (whenever I go out in the sun, or when I worry about something, is not good enough; try to get an idea of the frequency in a calendar period, say a week or a month). Duration: on average, how long does the headache last? (It need not have pin-point accuracy: does it last only 1-2 hours, or 6-8 hours, maximum of 24 hours, or does it last closer to 36-48 hours; 72 hours or sometimes 3-4 days or even longer. I frequently get patients who think for a while and then come up with the claim that there is no consistency, and they select all these options; while this is occasionally possible, it generally reflects the fact that the sufferer has never really kept a check, which is not such a blunder, but the question makes the responder defensive! I usually ask the person to keep a watch in the next few occasions). Other questions to be answered are regarding the location, the severity, the pattern of spread, the relieving factor and so on. I will discuss these aspects based on the input I get from readers.

Introduction to brainandnervesinfo: a blogspot for everyone

We all have nerves and a brain; some of us may be geniuses, and others ordinary blokes. But if you have a brain, you suffer from brain-related illnesses. The most common of this is HEADACHE. All those who have never had a headache, raise your hand!Now among those who have raised a hand, all those who have a relative or a friend with a headache, lower the hands! By this stage, the number of hands which are up will have dwindled to a figure marginally above zero! What I want to point out is that if you have a head, then you have had headaches! So in this blog, I would like to start with information on HEADACHE; later on we can move on to more serious topics like STROKE, PARKINSON DISEASE and so on. I know the temptation will be to start commenting or asking about any neuro problem you may have faced; but let me answer or reply to only those on headache, TO START WITH!! I am sure you have had some major experience related to headache, or have an important question you want to ask about this condition. I invite all other veteran bloggers to add their comments, answers or anything else in response. My role will be one of a MODERATOR, also supplying my own comments when the itch arises! So lets get on with it!!!!