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September 3,
2001, Chandigarh, India
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Conference on child diseases
concludes Chandigarh, September 2 Speaking on the current concepts in treatment of Extra Hepatic Biliary Atresia (EHBA), on the concluding day of the three-day annual conference on paediatric gastroenterology at the PGI, Dr Narsimhan said jaundice in children was not always benign which could be treated simple phototherapy and exchange transfusion. “ If not treated early, jaundice can even kill the child . While in 90 per cent of the cases, jaundice can be treated with phototherapy, 10 per cent cases are due to complicated defects in metabolism and obstructions in the bile duct. These can cause jaundice, affect brain, cause heart problems and kill the child in the process,” he said. The main focus of today’s session was biliary atresia and current concepts of viral hepatitis. According to Dr Narsimhan, destruction of the passage of bile duct, which is one of the main causes of atresia, was due to certain antibodies which the body produces against its own liver. “These babies can be saved if operated very early, otherwise liner transplant is the only answer which besides being very expensive is also not easily available in India,” he said. Dr Narsimhan said ideally the child should be operated within four weeks. “But in India, most of the cases are presented very late and are usually operated after three months making the success rate less than 10 percent,” he said. In a study conducted by the PGI Paediatric Surgery Department, post-operatively while only 30 percent survived in the first year, only 20 per cent were jaundice free. “This was mainly due to late referral as more than 60 per cent cases were presented after 90 days,” he said. Dr Narsimhan also spoke about new techniques of operating in such cases and said, using an operating microscope makes operations more precise. Dr A. Bavdekar, Dr John Mathai, Dr N.K. Arora and Dr P. Mathur deliberated on hepatitis A, B, C and E, their treatment and prevention. The doctors were of the view that education and prevention of these viral diseases was better than cure. In the case of water-borne hepatitis A and E, they particularly stressed on clean drinking water as prevention takes precedence over vaccination . “Providing clean potable water was always a cheaper proposition for a country than spending huge amounts on vaccination,” they said. Hepatitis B and C are more dangerous viral infections as the damage caused by these was irreversible. These infections were mostly transmitted to sexual contact, from infected mother to the child or by blood transfusion. “ An infected child can have multiple problems at later stages. The virus stays in the liver and produces cancer in the middle ages, when it is already too late for treatment. Dr B.K. Jain, Dr Malathi and Dr Bhaskar Raju discussed the lower gastro-intestinal bleeding and new modalities for treatment in children. Whereas passing blood in stools could be due to various reasons, some of the main causes include bleeding from intestine due to deformed blood vessels, bowel gangrene, tumours and genetic disorders. Dr M. Kabra and Dr S.K. Kabra discussed cystic fibrods in children. The condition occurs when mucus becomes thick leading to blockage of duct structures, thereby causing infection. Antibiotic associated diarrhoea was discussed by Dr Suraj Gupte and Dr S. Gopalan. According to Dr H.P.S. Sachdeva, adding certain trace elements like zinc in the oral re-hydration solution (ORS) makes it more effective. “With zinc, ORS becomes 15 to 20 per cent more effective,” he said. Dr Meenakshi Sachdeva also discussed ways to make ORS more effective. The doctors were of the view that to control diarrhoea, parents should give regular doses of ORS to their children. “Most of the children succumb to the disease as parents, do not give on regular doses of ORS,” they said. |
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Impressive performance
by GMCH staff Chandigarh, September 2 The function, organised as part of “Swabhinman Divas”, the foundation day celebrations of employees union, had the audience appreciating the variety of items, including a
“vandana”, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, instrumental music, mime and a colourful giddha performed by the participants. The main attraction was the heart touching show , “Tum bhool na
jaana”, choreographed to pay tribute to the Kargil martyrs. The play was based on the lives of four Indian Army soldiers who sacrificed their lives while bravely fighting the enemy. The comedy play, “ kuwaron ka
sansar,” depicting the plight of bachelors brought peals of laughter from the audience. The show was inaugurated by the Local Bodies Minister, Mr Balramji Das Tandon. Mr Tandon appreciated the efforts made by the GMCH in rendering valuable health care facilities to the patients. He also stressed upon the participation of employees in the hospital management Mr Suresh
Chandel, MP, presided over the function and also released the first issue of a magazine “Sandesh” brought out by the employees union. |
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Cancer detection camp
held Panchkula, September 2 Earlier, the Governor of Haryana, Babu Parmanand urged te doctors to make the treatment of cancer economical and easily accessible to the common man. The Governor stressed on the need for the
eradication of cancer, by organising such awareness camps while addressing the gathering after inaugurating the camp. Expert cancer doctors, including Dr Gurdas Gurnani, Dr Rupakdas, Dr Arun Nibber, Dr Punit Gupta, Dr Bela Ravikant, Dr K.K. Gumber and Dr Dinesh Gupta also expressed their views on symptoms of in children and women and its treatment. |
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Engineering complex stone laid Chandigarh, September 2 The complex will house offices of the Superintending Engineer and other officials of the department. At present the various offices of the Engineering Department are located on different places in the campus. The building will be constructed at a cost of Rs 110 lakh with a covered area of 26,000 square feet and will be located near the old engineering workshop. As a tribute to his services, the building has been named after Mr R.N. Dogra, a known engineer and educationist. Later, the bhoomi poojan ceremony for the Phase II of the Advanced Paediatric Centre was performed by the Director. |
Anu, Akhil win shooting
event Chandigarh, September 2 Ball badminton meet Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, reached both boys and girls finals of the 7th Chandigarh Sub-Junior State Ball Badminton Championships played here today at the School. SPS-41 will take on Guru Harkishan Public School, Sector 40, while in the girls section, SPS-41 will take on IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21. Results: all semi-finals: boys:SPS-41 b Manav Mangal School-21 29-22, 29-6; GHPS-40 b GHS-41 29-22, 25-29, 29-16. Girls: SPS-41 b GMHS-36 29-8, 29-20; ISDSSS-21 b GHS-41 29-22, 25-29, 29-16.
Godrej Club wins A fine performance by R.P. Singh who claimed three wickets for just 15 runs and as superb knock of unbeaten 51 runs by Arun Tuli helped Godrej Cricket Club in beating Tari XI by four wickets in the finals of the second Monsoon League Cricket Tournament at Gursagar grounds here today. Scores : Tari CC ; 162 for nine in 25 overs (Gautam Sharma 42; Rahul Panta 23; Gulab Rubani 31; Vikramjeet Sodhi 25; Arun Tuli 3 for 15, R.P. Singh 2 for 30) GCC: 168 for six in 22.2 overs (Arun Tuli 51 no.; Amardeep Sonkar 31; Amit Uniyal 24, Bhageshwar Bisht 21; Iqbal Singh 2 for 35, Rahul Panta 2 for 33; Madan Lal 2 for 30).
Selection trials The Chandigarh Cricket Association affiliated to the Haryana Cricket Association will hold the selection trials to select the Chandigarh under 14 cricket team tomorrow at 2.30 pm. This was stated by Mr Surinder Singh ‘Baijee’, secretary of the association. Chandigarh will play their first match with Panchkula District Cricket Association on September 7 at Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula.
Ambala Badminton meet Young badminton players displayed their prowess on the second day of the Ambala Open District Badminton Championship being held at War Heroes Memorial Stadium. In the boy’s under 13, singles, Rahul beat Rohit and in the doubles Lakshvir and Harkaran beat Mohit and Rahul. In the girl’s under 16, singles, Purnima beat Poonam and in boy’s under 16 singles Tarun beat Deepak. In the doubles category, Anil and Tarun beat Deepak and Shekhar. In boy’s under 19, singles, Yadvinder beat Deepak and in boy’s under 19, doubles, Deepak and Kuldeep beat Shubham and Sandeep. |
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