Finally rains have brought the scorching summer to an end. Surroundings have become lush green. Days are perfect for taking young and old for a picnic, if only demands of a private practice would allow us… Coming back to reality… and the world of medicine. Here are few things that I thought worth discussing here – a) Value of stool examination in patients with diarrhea. B) Importance of Pretest & post test HIV Counseling c) Peripheral blood based PCR in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. d) C-Reactive Protein in Lymphocytic Pleural Effusions. Also in this issue …. A FEATURE on “Medical Podcasts’ - page 2, ‘Web Links To Interesting Cases’ - page 3, ‘Bollywood humour’ - page 4 and ‘Parting Thought’ by Jack London on last page. http://drss.kale.googlepages.com/jun07.pdf Finally rains have brought the scorching summer to an end. Surroundings have become lush green. Days are perfect for taking young and old for a picnic, if only demands of a private practice would allow us… Coming back to reality… and the world of medicine. Here are few things that I thought worth discussing here – a) Value of stool examination in patients with diarrhea. B) Importance of Pretest & post test HIV Counseling c) Peripheral blood based PCR in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. d) C-Reactive Protein in Lymphocytic Pleural Effusions. Also in this issue …. A FEATURE on “Medical Podcasts’ - page 2, ‘Web Links To Interesting Cases’ - page 3, ‘Bollywood humour’ - page 4 and ‘Parting Thought’ by Jack London on last page. http://drss.kale.googlepages.com/jun07.pdf