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Srinivas Bevinje

Srinivas Bevinje
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Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya Bevinje, MD, is a Mangalore-based consultant physician. His areas of interest include metabolic medicine, infectious diseases, and community health.

Malaria myths

Swat the malaria menace by arming yourself with some facts about the disease

Diagnosing and Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

There's no known treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but it can be managed by changes in diet and lifestyle

The White Plague

Let's join hands in the campaign to fight tuberculosis, which plagues 23 million people in the world today

Chronic Kidney Failure

Chronic renal failure is debilitating and irreversible. Hence, it is important to understand the causes, symptoms and measures to manage it

Chikungunya: Fever that Bends the Joints

No relation of chicken or bird flu, chikungunya can dramatically affect your bones and undermine your health

When Typhoid Strikes

Typhoid fever is a food-borne infection. Its early detection can prevent complications

HAY FEVER: A nosey affair

Itchy, runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, or cough? It could be due to pollution-induced allergy

ABC of Hepatitis

Hepatitis is a swelling of the liver. It can lead to liver malfunction and scarring, or cirrhosis, and also cancer

Parkinson’s Disease: When tremors rule

While it is difficult to diagnose Parkinson's disease, early diagnosis may help slow down its progression

Water-borne diseases

Water is indispensable to life. But, unclean water can carry diseases detrimental to life