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BODY & MIND The North Point Hospital at Panchshila Park in South Delhi, has reported successful implant of a pacemaker in a 32-year-old patient’s body to activate his hyporeflexic (lazy) urinary bladder. The operation carried out this week lasted three hours and was performed by a team, headed by the multi-speciality hospital’s medical director and Consultant Urologist, Dr Anupam Bhargava. The success of the operation has encouraged the team to schedule trial for three patients including a woman and two men in the next couple of days. This is the first time that such an operation has been carried out anywhere in the country. The availability of a pacemaker, manufactured by
Meditronic's, an US-based company and pioneers in cardiac pacemakers prompted Dr Bhargava to put it to use. According to Dr Bhargava, the operation is done in two phases. The first is a trial under local anasthesia in which the pacemaker is outside the body but the lead goes inside touching the saccral nerves. This costs Rs 15,000. The patient is kept under observation for a day and goes back with the pacemaker and can resume normal work. He is asked to maintain a nutrition diary for a week to record the pattern of urination. If he is markedly benefited, he returns for a permanent implant, which costs Rs 2,75,000. While the pacemaker costs Rs 2,25,000, the patient has to spend Rs 50,000 more on surgical cost and medication. The lifespan of the pacemakers is about 7 years to 10 years. When asked about how people can cope with such a staggering cost, Dr Bhargava said that lot of people in the country are now aware of health insurance cover. If Meditronics find that the Indian market is good, they might reduce the cost of the pacemaker. Patients who cannot afford pacemaker opt for the cumbersome cathetrer which enables them pass urine. Besides, drugs as Urecholine, which contracts the bladder and Hytrin (opens the passage of the bladder) are prescribed for the entire life and cost Rs 158 per day. And only 20 to 30 per cent patients are marginally benefitted from these drugs. Those who do not respond to medication, are trained to do self-cathetrisation every six hours in a day. “This has a image of stigma and is affects the quality of life physically and psychologically.” Left unattended for long, the problem can assume grave proportions - A dysfunctional kidney may result in renal failure and this can prove fatal. According to Dr Bhargava, the etiology of the lazy urinary bladder is not known. It can be caused by spinal injury and is also a problem with spastic children. The patient who benefited from the first implant was suffering from congenital defect of spinal chord and was not able to pass urine. “If we take a 100 patients who have urinary problems of various kinds, about 15 to 20 would have the problem of hypo reflexic (lazy urinary bladder). It is a problem, which is very common in India. In the year gone by, I have examined about 20 such cases. The implantation of the two-inch by two-inch pacemaker is done under a C-arm image intensifier, said Dr Bhargava.
Dental meet A two-day-long dental conference on child dentistry will be inaugurated here on Sunday, by the renowned dental surgeon and President, Dental Council of India. The meet, being organised by the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, will bring together over a hundred dental surgeons from all over the country. The meet will focus on various diagnostics, preventive and curative advances in the field of child dentistry. The main aim of the conference is to evolve caries free child population. According to the organisers, over 80 per cent of schoolchildren suffer from dental caries due to wrong eating habits. More than 90 per cent of the dental caries problem can be solved by taking preventive measures as avoiding chocolates, sweets and carbonated drinks and brushing teeth twice a day.
Blood store The peripheral centres and hospitals will now be allowed to store Whole Human Blood and Blood Components without having to obtain regular licence for running blood bank. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has amended Schedule K to the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules to insert these provisions. The amendment will exempt first referral units, community health centres, primary health Centres and hospitals having captive consumption of whole human blood or its components of not more than 2000 units annually, from taking a licence to operate a blood bank, for storing whole human blood or its components obtained from licensed blood banks or regional transfusion centres or Indian Red Cross Society Blood Banks. Such storage centres, however, need to have a qualified medical officer to ensure proper procurement, storage and cross-matching. These centres are required to have a minimum area of 10 sq. mtrs with equipment like blood bank refrigerator and other facilities. The approval for these will be given by the State Licensing Authorities for two years, which can be renewed. The amendment became necessary, as several district and taluk hospitals represented that they could not fulfil the stringent conditions, stipulated under the rules to operate a blood bank. This was causing shortage of blood and blood components in peripheral hospitals. Besides, carrying blood by individuals to remote areas could result in deterioration of the blood due to improper storage during transition. The matter was considered by the National Blood Transfusion Council, which recommended that blood storage centres be licensed under certain conditions to ensure availability of safe human blood or its components in the hospitals situated in peripheral or remote areas. |
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AIDS test centre inaugurated New Delhi, January 12 Eight such centres are currently operating in Delhi. These were located at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Maulana Azad Medical College, University College of Medical Sciences, Lady Hardings Medical College, Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, New Delhi Municipal Council Polyclinic, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, and the Safdarjung Hospital. Apart from the Centre that was inaugurated, seven more are to be established. |
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Union Academy score thumping victory in Nehru Hockey New Delhi, January 12 The victory boosted the confidence of the Academy boys who had suffered a 1-3 defeat in their first outing on Friday. In other matches, Government Boys School, Chhatisgarh beat SGGS School, Chandigarh 5-1 in Pool III, Baba Farid Public School, Faridkot beat Loyola School, Jakhama (Nagaland) 5-1 in Pool IV and S S High School, Khunti beat G S Kumar Vidyalaya, Gujarat 6-0 in Pool II. Union Acadey were in fine form, and toyed with the Goa boys without showing any mercy. Shiv Kumar struck the first goal in the eighth minute while Ashish Thapliyal made it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Ashish also accounted for the fourth and seventh goals, but in between, Juber Ahmad hit home the third goal in the 25th minute to complete the half time scoring. In the second-half, Rajbir Singh, Alok Sharma and Ashish Thapliyal scored in that order to give Union Academy a big win. A brilliant hattrick by Vivek Kishopatta was the highlight of Chhatisgarh’s victory against Chandigarh. Kashmir Kujur opened Chhatisgarh’s account in the fifth minute while Vivek Kishpotta scored the second goal in the 13th minute. Ranbir Singh pulled one back for Chandigarh in the 22nd minute to make it 1-2. But a minute later, Vivek struck again to enhance Chattisgarh’s lead to 3-1. Ten minutes into the second half, Vivek powered in Chattisgarh’s fourth goal while John Kerketta completed the tally in the 51st minute. Three goals by Pavninder Singh (no hattrick) helped Baba Farid Public School, Faridkot trounce Loyola School, Nagaland 5-1. Pavninder scored the first, third and fourth goals, while Kuldeep Singh and Sukhdeep Singh accounted for the winners’ other two goals. Kulto Zao got the consolation goal for Nagaland when he converted a penalty corner in the 13th minute to help his team tie the score (1-1) at half time. But Faridkot were fully charged up on resumption to score four more goals to record a facile victory. The Khunti School totally outplayed the Gujarat boys with five of their six goals coming in the first half. Sukhram Dodari scored the first, fifth and sixth goals, Chaman Horo got the second and third goals and Halkray Bhengra struck home the fourth goal. The first goal came off a penalty corner while the sixth goal was the result of a penalty stroke conversion. Sunday’s fixtures: S S High School, Khunti vs St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Kirkee (Pune) (10.30 am); Shah Satnamji Boys School, Sirsa vs Fr. Agnel High School, Pilar (Goa) (12 noon); Baba Farid Public School, Faridkot vs Govt. Boys School, Nagloi (Delhi) (1.30 p m); M G Inter-College (Rae Bareilly) vs Govt. Boys School, Jashpur Nagar (Chattisgarh) (3 pm) – Shivaji Stadium.. |
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Sunita Godara’s workshop on Jan 27
New Delhi, January 12 Sunita Godara, who has run over 66 full marathons, and won 25 golds, 12 silvers and 12 bronzes, said in the Capital that she will also hold a Health Fitness Carnival Run on April 7 at the Nehru Stadium. She said it is a regular annual package of various categories of distance runs and walkathons – 10km for men and women and 5km for junior boys and girls and 3km Walkathon Family Run -- which is being held without a break since 1995. Sunita said the programme at the India Habitat Centre on January 27 has been planned as an "innovative, instructive and informative programme" with sessions and workshops on stress management, aerobics, yoga, meditation, nutrition, diet and healthy living--issues, which have assumed critical and urgent importance in today's fast-paced and stressed-out urban life-styles. She said experts from Delhi and neighbouring States will speak at the programme. Sunita said the "Health Fitness Carnival Run" has grown in the past seven years to be the only run from India to achieve certification from the AIMS (Association of International Marathon and Road Races). She said over 4000 school children from leading schools in Delhi will participate in the carnival run.
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City Club eclipse Moonlight in DSA League New Delhi, January 12 Medio Sunil Chetri, scored the match-winner just before the half time break. Later, in a Group B match, Shahdara and Tarun Sangha played a goal-less draw. City Club have now taken their points tally to eight from four matches while Moonlight have not yet opened their account even after three matches. Last year's semi-finalists Shahdara have secured eight points from five matches while Tarun Sangha have earned seven points from five matches. City Club, a fine blend of youth and experience, could not make much of an impression as medios Joy Paul Raj, G Ninja Kabui and Shyam Kumar were not able to properly feed their forwards with goal-bearing passes. As a result, forwards Sunil Chetri, captain Bhupinder Sharma and Aftab Ashraf were starved of passes, though Sunil Chetri showed tremendous sense of opportunism to cash in on a goalmouth scramble, just seconds before the interval, to put the ball in. In the second match, Shahdara gallantly fought back the speedy attacks of Tarun Sangha to emerge with honours
even. While Tarun Sangha held the upper hand in the first half, Shahdara dictated terms in the second half. But both the teams failed to make use of their scoring chances they got to split points. |
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Feroz Ali wins Hero Honda Golf title New Delhi, January 12 Feroz's tournament tally stood at two-under 282. He joins Amritinder Singh in the record books, with the Chandigarh-based Amritinder holding the distinction of successfully defending his title twice in succession at the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open, Chandigarh. His win came from 1998-99 to 20001. Despite making a scintillating charge in his final three holes, Delhi's Arjun Singh fell a tantalizing one stroke short of Feroz's tally. Joining Arjun at tied-second spot and a tally of one-under 283 was Kolkata's SSP Chowrasia. Chandigarh's Harmeet Kahlon finished fourth at one over 285, while the duo of Digvijay Singh (Meerut) and Ali Sher (Delhi) finished tied for the fifth position at two-over 286. Jaiveer Virk of Delhi played to 78 to finish 14th. |
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Nehru Society condoles Ashok Khanna’s death New Delhi, January 12 "Mr Khanna was not only a valued member of the tournament and organising committees but also a patron of the society. In his death, sports has lost a great promoter and benefactor. He was ever willing to lend his helping hand to further the cause of sports in any discipline", the Nehru Society said in a condolence message. Mr Shiv Kumar Verma, Secretary of the Nehru Hockey Society, said Mr Khanna had worked tirelessly in building the Champion Colleges Hockey Tournament "which today enjoys a position of pride in the national sports calendar". "The Nehru Society will badly miss his guidance and patronage", the condolence message, passed at an emergency meeting of the Society, said.
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