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HEALTH

BODY & MIND
19 doctors honoured with Swasthya Ratnas
Tripti Nath

The New Delhi branch of the Indian Medical Association recently honoured 19 Delhi-based doctors with Swasthya Ratnas and Doctors of the Year Awards at a function here on June 30 on the eve of Doctor’s Day.

Instituted this year, the awards were given by the Director General, Doordarshan, Dr S.Y. Quraishi and cine star Meghna Kothari.

The move to honour doctors was mooted by the executive committee of the New Delhi branch of IMA. Three months back, the branch invited nominations from doctors for the awards.

The names of the nominees were selected by a seven-member committee chaired by Dr M.C. Vaidya, former President of the New Delhi branch of IMA. The President of the New Delhi branch of IMA, Dr K. K. Aggarwal says, “The highest civilian awards in the country are politically motivated. A doctor’s contribution to society can be assessed objectively by fellow the doctors.

The selection committee comprised former presidents of IMA, New Delhi branch. The executive committee will meet again to decide if doctors practising in other parts of the country can be nominated for the Swasthya Ratnas. The criterion for nominating a doctor’s name for Swasthya Ratna was that he/she should be a member of the IMA Delhi State Chapter, actively engaged in work and should have been contributing significantly to the society for at least 10 years.”

The ten doctors honoured with the Swasthya Ratna are Dr Naresh Trehan, Executive Director of the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, former Delhi Health Minister, Dr A. K. Walia for Medical Politics, the Director General of Health Services, Dr S.P. Aggarwal for medical administration, Dr K. K. Aggarwal. Former Vice-Chairman of the Heart Care Foundation of India for health communication, Dr Sudarshan Aggarwal, Director of the Dewan Chand Imaging X-ray Clinic, Padamshree Dr Sheila Mehra, gynaecologist, Dr A. K. Hemal, Urologist at AIIMS, who features in the Limca book of Records for maximum endoscopic surgeries in kidney, Dr N. K. Grover for creating awareness on the Consumer Protection Act and Dr Subhash Bhargava for maximum contribution to the Delhi State chapter.

Doctors honoured with Doctors of the Year Award are Dr Ashok Seth, Senior Consultant Cardiologist at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Dr P. L. Julka, Oncologist at AIIMS, Dr Gayatri Rath, Professor of Anatomy at Safdarjang

Hospital, Dr Bhasin, former Director of Ch Heart Education Bureau, Dr Rajeev Garg, Dr Sudesh for community service, Dr D. Negi, Blood bank in-charge of Kasturba Hospital and Dr K. K. Chopra or Medical Communication. Only members of the New Delhi branch were eligible for the award.

Hair raising

Dr Batra’s Positive Health Clinic (DBPHC), the world’s first ISO 9001: 2000 certified homeopathic clinic has included Swiss Polarised Ray (SPR) treatment for hair loss disorders. The clinic claims a success rate of 74 per cent in hair loss disorders. Based on the principles of the Nobel Prize winning light therapy, the SPR was introduced to the world by Danish physician Nies Ryberg Finsen.

Documented results have shown that SPR increases the effectiveness of homeopathic medication prescribed at DBPHC and a combination of both makes the medication double effective. The clinic says that the SPR treatment has no side effects and the DBPHC doctors take only two minutes to administer the treatment in the course of a routine monthly visit. The clinic claims that in the last 27 years, 50,000 persons suffering from hair loss have benefitted from its treatment.

According to an in-house survey conducted by DBPHC, young persons are now beginning to complain of hair loss.

Most patients under medication for hair loss at DBPHC are between 25 to 35 years of age. Of these, 80 per cent of the patients are male and most of them suffer from Male Pattern Baldness (MPB). Most female patients suffer from Female Pattern Baldness (MPB) previously known as alopecia diffusa. Alopecia aerata is another hair loss disorder both men and women complain of.

According to doctors at the clinic, hereditary factors are the main reason for hair loss. Stress, hormonal factors are nutritional deficiencies are other causes.

The doctors have found that such patients suffer from a deep-rooted inferiority complex because of their appearance.

Premature hair loss can also cause great emotional turmoil. In some cases, it also leads to social withdrawal.

A place to putt

Fitness enthusiasts have much to benefit if they enrol as members of Jaypee Greens gold resort in Greater Noida. Besides assuring the members a world-class golfing experience, the resort has state-of-the-art equipment at the gym in the Health and Fitness Club. Equal care has been taken to develop the dry and wet areas in the club.

The equipment in the gymnasium has been specially sourced from Life Fitness, a well-known US-based company. The equipment includes treadmills, croos trainers, life cycles, smith machines, dip and chin assist, chest press, pectoral fly, shoulder press, leg press, arm curl, abdominal exercise board among others. The wet area comprises the indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Sauna, jacuzzi and a massage centre, which offers a mix of Ayurvedic and Swedish massages.

Hon. radiologist

Dr Pawan Deep Kohli has been appointed honorary radiologist to the President of India. Former radiologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and G.B. Pat Hospital, Dr Kohli runs an imaging and diagnostic centre in East of Kailash in South Delhi.

SPORTS

Scindia Academy players felicitated
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 6
Jyotiraditya Scindia, the scion of the Scindia family, and newly-elected Member of Parliament, felicitated the players and coaches of the Maharaja Madhav Rao Scindia Cricket Academy in the Capital.

A galaxy of former India cricketers and coaches were present at the function. The Scindia Academy undertook a tour of Delhi to play a series of matches during the summer vacation. In the Under-16 section, they played four matches, lost three and won one. In the Under-12 category too, they played 4 matches, winning two and losing two.

Leading players of the academy were given mementos by Jyotiraditya Scindia, son of the late Madhav Rao Scindi, who is the patron of the Scindia Academy. Among them were India Under-19 player Maninder Singh, who played against England last year, Ashutosh Yadav, who represented Madhya Pradesh in the Under-16 event, Vaibhav Murumkar, Parth Gaurav Sharma (Under-14), Vijay Teja, Yadvir Singh Yadav and Vikas Upadhyaya.

Among those who attended the function were former Test players Gursharan Singh and Vivek Razdan, Railway Ranji Trophy captain Abhay Sharma, former Test umpire S K Bansal, veteran cricket coach Gurcharan Singh, SAI coach Maninder Singh, and officials of the Scindia Cricket Academy.

Shashi Kant slams ton for R K Puram
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 6
Shashi Kant slammed a brilliant century (118, 70b, 10x4, 4x6) and deadly bowling by Yashwani Kumar (6 for 24) and Durga Prasad (4 for 41) helped R K Puram Club beat Tyagi Public School by 187 runs in the first Shiv Narain Khichi Memorial Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Tyagi School ground in the Capital.

R K Puram, electing to bat, got off to an electrifying start with Shashi Kant and Mujib Kumar launching a vicious assault on the Tyagi School bowlers from the word go. R K Puram amassed 296 all out in 35 overs and then dismissed Tyagi Public School for a paltry 109. Yashwani Kumar and Durga Prasad rattled the Tygai School batsmen with their devastating bowling spells.

The only batsman to put up a semblance of fight was Gurbir Obrai, who remained not out on 25. Yashwani was too devastating for the batsmen’s comfort.

Scores: R K Puram: 296 all out in 35 overs (Shashi Kant 118, Mujib Kumar 74, Balvinder Singh 34, Ishan Kumar 3 for 19, Gurbir Obrai 3 for 56).

Tyagi Public School: 109 all out (Gurbir Obrai 25 n o, Yashwani Kumar 6 for 24, Durga Prasad 4 for 41).

Ali’s great bouts to come alive on Ten Sports
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 6
“Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee...,” the famous boast of boxing legend Mohammad Ali, will be there for all to relish, in back and white, when Ten Sports comes up with a knockout this month with its series on Muhammad Ali, which began on Saturday.

Viewers will get a unique opportunity to relive the action and the drama of Ali’s bouts, including Ali’s famous victory in the National Golden Glove middle weight championship and the “phantom punch” that earned him the Olympic light weight gold medal.

The Ali bouts will feature on Sunday at 3.30 pm. In addition to telecasting the fights of Muhammad Ali, Ten Sports will also broadcast an exclusive commentary on the life and career of the boxing legend, which will feature a mosaic of anecdotes, reminiscences and reflections showcasing an insight into the man, his life and career.

“Ten Sports is proud to bring all the fights of this great boxing icon — he has set a precedent and made an indelible mark in his sport. In keeping with our endeavour to bring the best of sporting action to our viewers, we have sought to bring back the exciting moments of his matches. Follow Muhammad Ali and his life as Ten Sports tracks the journey of this legendary boxer whose prowess has earned him a coveted place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the Olympic Hall of Fame”, says Chris McDonald, chief executive of Taj Television Ltd..

The race of Narain Karthikeyan will also be telecast live. Karthikeyan, India’s first Formula driver to have graduated to the Telefonica World Series, which is a step away from the most coveted Formula One Championship, will pit his talent against the world’s most promising drivers and Formula One veterans like Ricardo Zonta. The race will be telecast live on Sunday at 4.30 pm and 7.30 pm.