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Indian medical care ‘best’ Chandigarh, July 5 The country’s hospitals have the state-of-the-art facilities and equipment but majority of the population cannot afford it and largely remain ignorant about them. Dr Chandra said prevention of diseases will have to be the thrust area in medical care development. The health programme of the country should lay special emphasis on prevention through vaccination, good nutrition, good practices in life style and related habits of sanitation. Talking about latest thrust areas in medical sciences, Dr Chandra said from the therapeutic point of view genetics and immunology will be key areas of work in the coming times. Genetics enables in diagnosing the weak cells during a disease and work on their replacement which has shown positive results. He said AIDS was definitely a very ‘scary name’ but it effected only a fraction of population when compared to deadly diseases like TB, malaria and malnutrition. These are also easily curable incase if taken care off timely. Dr Ranjit Kumar Chandra is the University Research Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, the first Carnegie Professor at Johns Hopkings University and director of the World Health Organisation Centre for Nutritional Immunology. He is the Vice-Chancellor ‘et Provisuer designate of Universite Internationale des Sciences de la sante’ (Switzerland). Dr Chandra passed intermediate science(medical) from Khalsa College, Amritsar, and was a record creator. He graduated in medicine from Panjab University and did post-doctoral work at the University of London. He worked at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, AIIMS, New Delhi, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School. Dr Chandra has served as a consultant to WHO, Health Canada, National Academy of Science (USA) and ICMR. He is a member of the International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (this organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986) and of Medicine Sans Frontiers( it was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1999). Dr Chandra has received 11 honorary degrees and over 90 awards worldwide. The title of ‘Honorable baron de Tronville’ was given to him in France in 1999. In 2002, he will receive the title of ‘Honorable baron of Blackburn’ from Lord Lyon representing Queen Elizabethin Scotland. He is an ‘Officer of the Order of Canada’. Dr Chandra was born in Multan (Pakistan). He did his Class X from Amritsar. Dr Chandra has donated Rs 2 crore to Panjab University for construction of a block which will house the University Institute of Engineering and Technology which is dedicated in memory of his first wife who also did her postgraduation from this university. |
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City kids under asthma attack
Chandigarh, July 5 As per a survey conducted in the city, almost 15 per cent boys and 10 per cent girls, during childhood were found to be affected by asthma. It is in the backdrop of these facts that the Department of Paediatrics, PGI, conducted a study, which indicated that as compared to injectable steroids, the inhaled ones helped the patients much faster and could even reduce the need for hospitalisation. ‘‘To evaluate that the inhaled steroids acted faster than the injectable steroids, reducing the need for hospitalisation, we selected 60 children, between the age of 3 and 12 years,who had been attending the paediatric emergency service at the PGI,’’ informed Dr S. C. Singhi, a Professor in the department. Adopting a double-blind controlled protocol, the colour, respiratory rate, heart rate, accessory muscle usage, chest retraction, wheeze, oxygen saturation and peak expiratory flow rate were recorded at admission time and thereafter at hourly intervals for three hours, till the child recovered. Dr Singhi said that although the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids therapy in children with acute asthma was well established, but there was concern about their children’s safety and long term effects of using corticosteroids. Dr Singhi, however, added that these findings were, however, not applicable to children with severe or persistent asthma as patients who had been on long-term systematic corticosteroids had not been included. The fact that orally-administered steroids may be refused by children or vomited out, could result either in significant delay in steroid therapy or the patient not receiving steroids at all. The use of inhaled steroids could help in overcoming these problems, along with the advantage of being administered directly to the lungs. The study conducted by Dr S.C. Singhi, Dr S.Banerjee and Dr H.M. Nanjundasawmy, was rated as one of the best papers by the American College of Allergy and Immunology.
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Thalassaemic
mother Chandigarh, July 5 A resident of Ambala, Kiran has been thalassaemic since her childhood and required blood transfusion every 15 days.” Though I conceived once earlier but I was forced to get the pregnancy terminated as complications developed,” she says. She was married to a rag-picker, Satish Kumar, in October, 1999. Mrs Sita Rani, mother of Kiran, said that though the doctors had advised her daughter to remain admitted to the PGI from the day she conceived, it was from March 1 that they had been there. The Chandigarh Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association has been extending help for treatment and medicines as it required a lot of money. The doctors handling the case of Kiran were not available for comments. |
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UT to pay medical bill of Kultar Singh Chandigarh, July 5 On Wednesday, when General Jacob was informed in Delhi that Kultar Singh was facing some problem in getting treatment in the PGI, as he had forgotten his freedom fighter identity card at his home in Saharanpur, the Governor immediately rang up the Director and the Medical Superintendent of the PGI to ensure proper treatment of Kultar Singh. The Chandigarh Administration would bear any required medical expenses of treatment being given to Kultar Singh. Gen Jacob also asked the Medical Superintendent to ensure quality treatment to Kultar Singh. |
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Bedi elected CBA president Chandigarh, July 5 When contacted, Mr Bedi said, all these years, basketball has been gaining much popular in the city, but suddenly in the past six months, the bickerings led to
continuos fall in the standard of the sport. He assured to provide whole-hearted support to the game. Bedi said Mr Bharti will be the general secretary in place of Mr A.S. Yadav who was not kept at any post, with house expressing concern over Mr Yadav’s going to the court. Mr A.C. Vaid will remain its senior vice-president and Mr Ravinder Talwar as vice-president.
Sports meet from July 12 The Panchkula District Schools Annual Sports Tournament in athletics, volleyball, kabaddi, hockey and wrestling disciplines will be held on July 12 and 13 at Chaman Lal DAV Public school, Sector 11. In this meet, the participants have to be below-19 for both boys and girls sections. According to Ms Kamla Saini, District Sports and Youth Welfare Officer, Panchkula, this meet will be held under the aegis of the Government of India, Education Department Scheme. She said the prizes will be given in cash. The athletics events will have 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 3,000 metres, 4x100 metres, discus throw, javelin throw, shot put, long jump and high jump. In wrestling events, the weight categories will be 42 kg, 45 kg, 48 kg, 52 kg, 56 kg, 60 kg and 70 kg.
Lecture on yoga Swami Adhyatmanandaji of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, a luminary in yoga and the natural sciences, will deliver a lecture on ‘Stress management through yoga’ on July 6 at 7.45 p.m. in the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium, Sector 10. |
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Chetanpreet for world
shooting meet Chetanpreet had earlier took part in the International junior shooting meet at Suhl, Germany, in May. She also cornered glory by
winning national junior title at Indore in the National Shooting Championship. Chetanpreet attributes her success to her coach Mr T.S. Dhillon. It may be recalled that Chetanpreet took to shooting only three years back and she earlier represented Chandigarh in the GV Mavlankar meet. Then she shifted to Punjab and participated in the National Games held at SAS Nagar last November.
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Sangat darshan grants: SDM recommends action Kharar, July 5 According to information, a grant of Rs 3 lakh was given for development of drains and streets, Rs 50,000 for a Muslim dharamshala and Rs 45,000 for Balmik dharmshala for Machlai Kalan village. During his visit, the SDM found that the grant for the Balmik dharmshala was used properly but nothing could be known about the grant given for the Muslim dharamshala as there was no Muslim dharamshala in the village. Similarly it was told to the SDM that out of the Rs 3 lakh grant less than half of the grant for drains and streets had been spent. He also visited Machlai Khurd village where a grant of Rs 1 lakh for drains and a grant of Rs 1 lakh for a dharmshala were given. Mr Gill was told that about 70 per cent of these grants were used. According to information Mr Gill has reported the matter to the Deputy Commissioner and recommended strict, action against the responsible persons. |
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