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BODY & MIND A cochlear implant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here has changed the life of a two-year-old congenitally deaf boy. The youngest in the country to undergo cochlear implant, the boy can now respond to sounds. The ENT specialist at the hospital, Dr Shalabh Sharma, says that the boy had come to his clinic for some other ailment. “He was wearing hearing aids in both the ears and I asked his parents what they were doing about his hearing impairment. Although he was wearing powerful and the best hearing aids, he could not hear at all.” According to Dr Sharma, it is difficult to evaluate hearing loss in children, as they cannot speak. “Since they have not heard sound, they cannot develop speech in the brain. Early evaluation is important and implant is advised before seven years, which is the cut off period for development of speech. In India, hearing impairment (due to any cause) in children in the 0 to 14 age group is almost to the tune of five to eight per cent. Actual deafness, which requires amplification through hearing aids or through cochlear implant is 0.1 per cent. After this implant, another child of the same age got a cochlear implant in Pune.” A cochlear implant is an electronic device. Its inner portion is surgically implanted into the cochlea (inner ear) and the external portion is worn like a hearing aid. Dr Sharma says that if the child is not benefiting from hearing aids, parents can consider the proven medical option of a Nucleus Cochlear Implant. These implants are US FDA approved for children as young as 12 months’ old and have benefited 40,000 individuals in the world over, including 20,000 children The implant, including the surgery and the post-operative rehabilitation charges for three months, has cost the boy’s family Rs 5.5 lakh. The implant and the surgery lasted three-and-a-half-hours and the patient was discharged on the fourth day after surgery. Dr Sharma holds a diploma in ENT from the Royal College of Surgeons in London and has attended a cochlear implantation training programme in Australia last year. This is significant because the world’s first cochlear implant was done in Australia in 1985.
Gynaecologists to eschew female foeticide
Rewari: The
members of the Rewari unit of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India
(FOGSI) have emphasised the need of adequately and appropriately educating the society to achieve the goal of total elimination of the menace of female foeticide. They expressed this view at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Dr Tara Saxena here on Thursday. They also gave a firm assurance to the Chief Medical Officer of the local civil hospital that each one of them would eschew female foeticide as well as pre-natal sex determination. On the occasion Dr Seema Mittal, Joint Clinical Secretary of the Society, gave an informative talk on ‘Anaemia in Pregnancy’ while Dr Mitra Saxena, joint secretary of the society, spoke about two new molecules, which could be conducively used for medical termination of pregnancy. Nawal Kishore Rastogi Book on Pregnancy The Pushpanjali Medical Publications Private Ltd, a three-year-old publishing house, is looking forward to the release of its second book. Titled ‘All You Wanted to Know About Pregnancy, Birth & Child Care’, the book is authored by Dr Sharda Jain, senior consultant, gynaecology & obstetrics, Pushpanjali Medical Centre in Karkardooma, Dr Jyoti Aggarwal and Dr Shaily Jain. It will be released by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, in the Capital on Monday. The book is priced at Rs 650 and covers various issues as marriage, holistic approach to pregnancy and child care, pre-pregnancy counselling, psychological and social aspects of pregnancy, exercises, diet and travel during pregnancy, the role of husband during pregnancy and the role of father in child care. To help people overcome all kinds of fears related to delivery, Dr Jain has taken care to explain the process of delivery through illustrations. “What prompted me to write this book is that motherhood in India is not safe. India’s maternal mortality rate is ten times higher than that of our neighbouring countries like China and Sri Lanka. I feel ashamed when I draw this comparison. Although there are 30,000 gynaecologists registered with the Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of India (FOGSI), not a single book has been written by an Indian gynaecologist. The beauty of this book is that I have presented to the reader what I practise day in and day out.” The former Professor of Gynaecology at Lady Hardinge Medical College, Dr Sharda Jain, has worked as a faculty member at PGIMER, Chandigarh from 1970 to 1980. The president of the East Delhi Gynaecologist Forum, Dr Jain has contributed several chapters to post graduate books, which are being taught in various medical colleges. Having made a beginning in writing the book, Dr Jain would welcome the translation of the book in Hindi and other regional languages for a wider reach. For almost a year now, Dr Jain has been holding workshops on adolescent health for Class XI and XII students in various schools and colleges with the help of a group of gynaecologists, paediatricians and educationists. Pushpanjali Medical Publications Private Ltd was set up by Dr Vinay Aggarwal, family physician and joint secretary of the Indian Medical Association.
AIDS vaccine The National AIDS Control Programme and the Indian Council of Medical Research in partnership with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is holding an orientation meeting on ‘Building Consensus on AIDS Vaccine Development, Trials, Access and Deployment’ at Essex Farms Conference Centre on April 16. The three partners plan to hold a series of orientation meetings with diverse stakeholders. According to Special Secretary and Project Director, NACO, the objective of holding these meetings is to enhance the understanding about AIDS vaccines as well as issues regarding trials, deployment and access within a human rights framework. The deliberations are expected to culminate in a paper reflecting the common themes and the issues raised and identification of future steps. A consensus statement spelling out commitment from different sectors of the government, professional bodies, the civil society and the media is also expected at the end of the conference. In March 2001, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the ICMR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IAVI to accelerate efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine suitable for use in India. The aforesaid agreement is based on a commitment to partnerships and transparency in vaccine trials and the development of a vaccine appropriate for use in India. The agreement is also committed to ensure that a successful AIDS vaccine is affordable and immediately available to anyone who needs it. The inaugural session, ‘Overview of the HIV/AIDS Programme’, will be chaired by J. V. R Prasada Rao. While Dr Lalit Kant, Senior Deputy Director General, Division of Epidemology and Communicable Diseases, ICMR, will speak on the ICMR HIV/AIDS vaccine research and development programme, Director India (IAVI) Anjali Nayyar will speak on IAVI’s plans in India. Dr Vijay Mehra, a scientist with IAVI, New York, who has been working on the development of a preventive AIDS vaccine, will also speak on `The Science of Vaccines’. The speakers in the second session on ‘HIV/AIDS Vaccines: Key Issues and Concerns’ include Kapil Sibal, lawyer and Congress MP, Madhu Bala Nath, Regional Advisor, Gender and AIDS, UNIFEM, Anandi Yuvraj, Director, Positive Alliance, a donor agency which funds all AIDS-related projects, and Mark Chataway, a team leader for India (IAVI). A discussion on ‘The role of media as knowledge provider in HIV/AIDS vaccine development and access’ is scheduled in the concluding session. The panelists include Neelam Kapur from NACO and danseuse Mallika Sarabhai who anchors a television programme on AIDS. The concluding remarks will be made by Prasada Rao.
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Polio drops to be given from April 15
New Delhi, April 13 Health Minister A.K.Walia on Saturday said 4,100 teams of two volunteers each will be travelling door-to-door in those areas. The teams will be monitored by 800 supervisors, 200 sector supervisors, 35 state co-ordinators and independent monitors from the National Polio Surveillance Project. The 35 Assembly constituencies are Minto Road, Kasturba Nagar, Jangpura, Okhla, Kalkaji, Malviya Nagar, Badli, Saket, Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Tughlakhabad, Badarpur, Trilokpuri, Patparganj, Mandawali, Geeta Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Shahdara, Seemapuri, Nand Nagari, Rohtas Nagar, Babarpur, Seelampur, Ghonda, Yamuna Vihar, Karawal Nagar, Wazirpur, Narela, Bhalswa Jahangirpuri, Adarsh Nagar, Matia Mahal, Chandni Chowk, Timarpur and Model Town. TNS
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Saurashtra to meet Vidarbha in cricket final New Delhi, April 13 Saurashtra will take on Vidarbha in the final on Sunday. Haryana, who won the toss and elected to bat, could make only 211 for 9 in the stipulated 40 overs as their batsmen were shackled by the searing bowling of Mehta and others. Haryana could hoist even this modest total only because of a responsible knock of 92 runs with the help of 12 fours by former Haryana Ranji Trophy player Amarjit Singh Kay Pee. Deeepak Sharma was the other top scorer with 45. Saurashtra, in reply, made 212 for nine wickets with two balls to spare from the stipulated 40 overs. Saurashtra were well-served by captain Bimal Jadeja, who remained not out on 44, and Harender Jani, who scored 46. They successfully weathered the deadly bowling of Jaswant Rai, who had a haul of 4 for 49 to emerge as the most successful bowler for Haryana. The match was inaugurated by president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Trust, Mr Vikram Kaul. Scores: Haryana: 211 for 9 in 40 overs (Amarjeet K P 92, Deepak Sharma 45, R P Singh 23, K Mehta 4 for 31, S Paul 2 for 43). Saurashtra: 212 for 9 in 39.3 overs (Mahender Jhala 46, Vimal Jadeja 44 n o, Sharad Pillai 23, V Gohil 21, Jaswant Rai 4 for 49, Dhan Raj 2 for 45). |
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72 golfers to participate in Air Sahara New Delhi, April 13 Out of the 72 players, 42 are outstation bigwigs. Exciting prizes are in the offing for the winners and there are several spot prizes as well. The prize distribution ceremony will be held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in the evening. The participants will tee-off simultaneously with a shot gun start at 8 am. The event will be played on a two-man scramble format. Under this format, both partners will tee off. From then onwards, the better-placed ball is chosen, and both the partners hit their shots from there, until the ball is holed out. Among the big names who will tee off are Y C Deveshwar, chairman, ITC Ltd, Vijay Chauhan, CMD, Parle Products, Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Cycles, Rana Kapoor of Rabo Bank, Aveek Sarkar of Ananda Bazaar Patrika group, Atul Kirloskar, Gunit Chaddha, CEO, IDBI Bank, Navneet Singh of Standard Chartered Grindlays, Rajeev Bakshi of Pepsi,Ravi Ghai if Kwality, Scott Bayman of GE India, Satish Tandon of Alva Laval and Romesh Sobti of ABN Amro Bank. “This is a great new initiative from Air Sahara. Golf cultivates focus and the ability to strategise in a person. I am delighted to be part of this project, which will become an annual event on the Sahara calendar”, said Kapil Dev. He will be participating in the upcoming tourney. Uttam Kumar Bose, an avid golfer himself, said: “We are excited to be associated with golf. This sport can push you to the
limit. It also fits our marketing objectives as we focus on our target audience”. Apart from the golfers the bigwigs are taking more interest this time. |
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Nikhil Chopra helps Indian Airlines win New Delhi, April 13 DSI won the toss and elected to bat, but crashed to 150 all out in 38.4 overs. Though the first wicket fell only at 55, the other nine wickets crashed for 95 runs with former India players Doda Ganesh, Nikhil Chopra and Subhash Chaudhary causing the maximum damage. Indian Airlines, in reply, reached the victory target for the loss of only 5 wickets in 30 overs. Nikhil Chopra’s swashbuckling knock put Airlines on the road to an easy victory. Nikhil Chopra was adjudged the man of the match. Scores: DSI XI: 150 in 38.4 overs (Sachin Rana 26, Rakesh Rawat 24, Subhash Chaudhary 3 for 33, Nikhil Chopra 2 for 21). Indian Airlines: 153 for 5 in 30 overs (Nikhil Chopra 72, Manvinder Bisle 32, Kuldeep Deewan 2 for 24). Sunday’s fixture: Delhi Sports Journalists Association vs Om Nath Sood Tournament Committee; 8 am. |
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Ranchal bowls Sonnet to victory
New Delhi, April 13 Scores: Sonnet Club: 186 all out in 40 overs (Abhishek Vashisth 35, Akash Chauhan 26, Vinay Banwal 2 for 24). Maharaja Agarsen: 155 all out in 38.3 overs (Kamal Baniwal 56, Ranchal Chaudhary 4 for 27). Patel Nagar beat GM Academy:
A fine all-round performance by Sandeep Daiya (3 for 26 and 34) and deadly bowling by Karamveer (4 for 15) helped Patel Nagar Gymkhana beat G M Academy by four wickets and entered the pre-quarter-final of the first Najafgarh Cricket Tournament for the ‘Rajdhani Cup’ at the Najafgarh Sports Complex. Put into bat, G M Academy were all out for 137 in 25 overs. Patel Nagar, in reply, coasted to an easy victory with Daiya scoring a quickfire 34. Scores: G M Academy: 137 all out (Dharminder Yadav 46, Vikrant Yadav 17, Karanvir Mann 4 for 15, Sandeep Daiya 3 for 26). Patel Nagar Gymkhana: 138 for 6 in 26.1 overs (Sandeep Daiya 34, Dusant Singh 19, Harjit 17, Rakesh Sethi 3 for 20, Vikrant Yadav 3 for 37). |
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Ministry of Health beat LIC in DDCA League New Delhi, April 13 Scores: Ministry of Health: 344 for 7 in 40 overs (Haneef 142, 12x6, 7x4; Rajeev Ahuja 76, Sunanda Dagar 47, Yogesh Kumar 2 for 59, Ajit Minz 2 for 60, P K Soni 2 for 83). LIC: 331 all out in 39.3 overs (Pawan Kumar 90, Ajit Minz 72, P K Soni 39, Rajesh Azad 36, V S Salhotra 4 for 65, Srinivas 3 for 46). Mohan Meakin beat Young Friends by three wickets in an A-I Division match at the Jamia Milia ground. Scores: Young Friends: 161 for 9 in 40 overs (Wilkinson Victor 23, Yogender Negi 20, Rahul Malkani 4 for 28, Mukim Khan 2 for 27). Mohan Meakin: 162 for 7 in 39.5 overs (Sashi Kant 66 n o, Rajesh Bisth 21, Wilkinson Victor 3/29, Aakash Mehra 3 for 40). Telefunken beat Central Bank by six wickets in an A-I Division match at the DAV College ground. Scores: Central Bank: 207 for 5 in 35 overs (Nitin Goel 69, Bantoo Singh 37, Vikas Chaudhary 37 n o, Pankaj Sharma 2 for 27). Telefunken: 208 for 4 in 32 overs (Pankaj Sharma 82, Rahul Prasad 56). Gymkhana tourney:
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