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Now radial angiography SAS Nagar, July 15 And at the helm of trying to bring in this major shift in intervention cardiology is Dr Tejas Madhusudan Patel, Director, Department of Cardiology, Krishna Heart Institute Ahmedabad, who has successfully performed 500 such angioplasties and 1,400 angiographies. In the town at Fortis Heart Institute for a special lecture on radial procedures, Dr Patel listed vast benefits this procedure has for a patient. ‘‘A sharp decline in the duration of hospital stay is the first big advantage. Then, the patient is comfortable during the procedure as the patient does not have to lie in a single posture all through the day. Moreover, post-operative recovery is much faster and easier. ’’ explains Dr Patel. Dr Patel also said knowledge required for the use of radial procedures had been available across the world since mid-90s but after some initial tries in India, the procedure was rejected saying the wrist blood vessel is not suited for this procedure. ‘‘But after I visited a very senior doctor in Japan who was doing these procedures on the Japanese population which is much more short in stature and slight in built as compared to Indians. Then, I started these procedures in my department and now it is a major success.’’ he adds. Talking about the newly-introduced drug-coated stents and a recently published article questioning their efficacy in an
American Journal, Dr Patel said the drug-coated stents have an amazing positive effect on the patient. ‘‘It does not have a magical effect but certainly it has reduced the number of patients coming back with problems after these stents are implanted.’’, said Dr Patel.  |
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All ye heart
patients, don’t lose heart Chandigarh, July 15 Heart patients and others will also be made aware of the symptoms of heart diseases and methods of prevention. Even healthy people will be provided information about precautionary methods to prevent heart ailments. According to a World Health Organisation study, threat of heart diseases in India is five times more than that in the West, and by 2020 India will have the largest number of heart patients in the world. Medical treatment is very expensive today and getting out of the reach of common man. Treatment of heart diseases is even more expensive. The programme is a continued one so that heart patients can have access to excellent and affordable medical service. Angioplasty costs between Rs 75,000 and Rs 1 lakh and the price of an ordinary stent is around Rs 45,000. So, the total cost comes around to Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh. Despite insertion of stent, around 10 to 15 per cent of blockages re-appear. To avoid these, a special medicated stent is used during angioplasty. But the price of this stent, thrice of that of an ordinary stent at Rs 1.4 lakh is out of the reach of common man. The good news for heart patients is that a pharmaceutical m company is about to introduce a new stent in the market priced at around Rs 80,000. Established two years ago, the Annie Heart and Medical Invasive Cardiology Centre is run and managed by a super-specialist, Dr Deepak Kaura. Dr Kaura was recently honoured at the Indo-European Summit held at Sun City in South Africa for his meritorious achievements and his contribution to the field of invasive cardiology. |
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Alarming rise in number of HIV-positive women Chandigarh, July, 15 The statistics are self revealing — the number of women AIDS patients who came to the PGI for treatment during the past one year was almost 35 per cent of the total, a number which has been increasing every year. Out of the total 432 HIV positive patients, who came for treatment from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, the number of women was 146. However, statistics reveal only half the picture. The truth of the matter is that most of these hapless women have contracted it unknowingly from their HIV-infected husbands, who kept them in the dark at the time of the marriage. The situation has given rise to a lot of psychological trauma and social ostracisation for these women, who are more often turned out by their in-laws after the death of their husbands, for fear of demanding a share in the property. A well established fact till now that it was the drivers who constituted the high risk group, could change as the number of HIV positive women was even larger than this high incidence group”. It is the homemakers (women), who form the largest chunk of the HIV positive patients that came to the PGI for treatment from the northern region during 2001,” revealed Dr Usha Dutta from the department of Immuno Pathology. In a large number of cases, the widowed woman, who has contracted AIDS from her husband, is thrown out of the house by her in-laws, and in left to fend for herself and her HIV positive child. There have also been some stray cases where the widow is forced to marry her brother-in-law, so that she does not stake claim in the property and it remains undivided. The statistics with the UT AIDS Control Society simply reaffirm this fact that the percentage of women afflicted with AIDS is on the increase. As compared to a total of 34 women who came for treatment to Chandigarh last year, this number has already touched 27 within the past six months.” The total number of fully blown AIDS cases admitted to the PGI, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32 and General Hospital, Sector 16 from the northern region stands at 576, up to June end,” disclosed Dr N.M. Sharma, Project Director of the UT AIDS Control Society. Dr Sharma, said it was keeping in mind the high incidence of AIDS in women, that the Prevention of Mother and Child Transmission Project, would be launched by September. The project, for PGI and Government Medical College and Hospital, has already been sanctioned by the National AIDS Control Organisation. “Within 36 hours after the birth of a child , we shall give a one time dose of Niverapina medicine to check the transmission of AIDS from the mother to the child,” he revealed. Doctors treating AIDS patients at the PGI, say that it was most heartening to see that even after knowing that a man is HIV positive, he is married off, leading to further problems, as it is passed off to the children. The statewide break up of the AIDS cases reveals that Punjab, has the highest number at 264, Haryana-106, Himachal Pradesh-83 and Chandigarh 21. The total number of AIDS cases in India presently stands at 36,160, with 593 cases being reported during the month of June alone. |
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Cancer detection camp Chandi Mandir, July 15 The president of the AWWA, Mrs Madhu Mehta, inaugurated the camp for the benefit of the women in the station above the age of 35 years. The Commandant of the hospital, Major-Gen B. Sadananda, was also present. There was an overwhelming response from the ladies from various units in Chandi Mandir on the inaugural day of the camp. During the camp, a team of Command Hospital doctors will examine about 600 women registered for the check up for various types of cancers and related diseases. With timely detection of cancer and its appropriate management, the patient can lead a normal life with periodical check up. But most of the cancers of reproductive organs are detected quite late due to lack of awareness among the Indian women rendering the management of the disease more difficult and less rewarding. A photo exhibition on various preventive aspects of cancer, AIDS awareness, mother and child healthcare and nutrition was also put up by the Station Health Organisation. |
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Nod to promotion of M.S. Thakur Chandigarh, July 15 According to an office order issued by the PGI Director, Mr Thakur has been directed to submit his option within a month of the issuance of the order. |
Motor-cycle expedition flagged off Chandigarh, July 15 Carrom ranking meet The Vth St Stephen’s Carrom Ranking Tournament will be organised by St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, from July 28 to 31 on the school campus. The three-day meet will feature events in men and women singles, junior boys and girls singles and sub- junior boys and girls singles. Entries close on July 23 with Mr DS Aithani, joint secretary of the association, at phone No 681473. The age limit for juniors is 18 years while for sub-juniors it is below-14 years. TT ranking tourney Bhavan Vidyalaya will hold the VIIIth Bhavan Hawk Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament under the aegis of the Chandigarh Table Tennis Association for both boys and girls from July 19 to 21 at Sector 23 TT Hall. The events to be organised include cadet, sub-juniors, juniors and men and women. Only the bonafide players of the city would be allowed to take part in this meet. Entries close on July 17. Hockey meet The senior Chandigarh State Hockey Championship will be held from July 19 to 21 at the Sector 18 hockey stadium, according to Mr Yash Vohra, secretary, Chandigarh Hockey Association. The teams participating are CISF, 3BRD Air Force, Rock Rovers, Shivalik A, Shivalik B, Chandigarh Police, Wanderers Club, Spartan Club and Sanjay Public School. The opening match will be played at 3 p.m. on July 19. The under-18 championship will also be held at the same venue from July 22 to 24. Vikas, Gurvinder win Vikas Sharma and Gurvinder Kaur, both from the office of Accountant General (Audit), Punjab, won the men and women singles titles defeating Harish Kumar of AG (Audit), Haryana, and Nadia Saini of DAV Public School, Sector 8, respectively, in the Prof R.S Mehta Memorial Table Tennis Tournament held at T.T Hall, Sector 23, here yesterday. Vikas Sharma defeated Harish Kumar by 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11 and 11-7, while Gurwinder defeated Nadia Saini by 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 and 11-6 |
SAS Nagar Bal Bhavan to be opened in August
SAS Nagar, July 13 Located in Sector 59 (Phase IV) at the junction of the V3 and V4 roads, the bhavan’s foundation stone was laid in January, 2001 by the Punjab Governor Lt-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), who is also the president of the Child Welfare Council of the state. This much-needed building has however nothing in common with its counterpart in Chandigarh except the name. With an attractive red exterior, the building is a major diversion from the box type of architecture of surrounding buildings. “This building is designed to have its own distinct identity. The salient feature of the design is its rounded forms and curvilinear projections that symbolise delicacy and distinguish it from the staid streetscape”, says the building’s architect, Mr Surinder S. Bahga, of Saakar Foundation, the consultant architects for this project. The building has been built at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore and will have a plethora of activity-related facilities for children. The building will also be used for training children, holding workshops, hosting seminars etc. Creches for the little ones will be another feature of the bhavan. The top floor will house a library for children, a multipurpose hall where activities like painting competitions, craft work, functions will be held. There is a lecture room and an office on this floor along with the lounge. The terrace provides for informal outdoor seating and activities during winters. The first floor contains the residential area for the trainees, which include four dormitories and a warden’s residence. This floor also houses activity rooms like painting room, music room art and craft room, computer room along with the office. The ground floor houses the double ceiling reception area along with creches for small children, a dining hall with kitchen and accommodation for the caretakers. The most attractive part, however, remains the exterior of the building, which is finished with an attractive use of red sandstone with marble fringes. Bright colours are also being used for the interiors keeping in mind the children. |
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