March 2017

[26th March 2017] According to WHO (2017), epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases throughout the world.   What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by recurrent seizures which are sudden disruption of the normal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can be divided into two major groups, generalized seizure which involves the entire body and partial seizure which only …

[24th March 2017- World Tuberculosis Day] What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infection that usually attacks the lungs. It is caused by a type of bacteria, which is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Other than lungs, it may affects other organs like brain and spine. How TB affects the body? TB affects the body by two forms of disease; latent TB and active TB. Latent TB …

MyPSA March 2017 Calendar is here! Let’s look at what MyPSA Events are going to be conducted in March! 8 events NOT TO BE MISSED in March: 1. Patient Counseling Event (Inter-Regional Competition) by IPSF Date : Whole Month of March 2. 16th APPS 2017 Phase 2 Registration Opening Date : 3 March 2017 3. Good Pharmacy Practice Education Program (GPPed) Committee Recruitment Opening Date …