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When you don’t do what the doctor ordered New Delhi, March 31 It has been observed that only one-third of all patients who are given prescriptions take the drugs as told while one-third comply only partially and one-third do not comply at all. “The cost of non-compliance in illness and premature death is staggering,” informs Dr S. K. Mittal,
coordinator of GACM and Head of the Department of Paediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. The group aims to evolve a consensus in understanding the implications of non-compliance to medications in India and consequently the issues involved in enforcing compliance both at the clinician and patient level. Coordinated by Prof Mittal and Dr Vijay Agarwal, Delhi, GACM has leading doctors from all over the country on its advisory panel comprising Prof Ranjit Roy Choudhary (president, Delhi Medical Council), Dr Neelima Kshirsagar (Dean, KEM Medical College, Mumbai), Dr S. Arul Raj (president, Indian Medical Association) and Dr M. K. C. Nair (president-elect, Indian Academy of Paediatrics) to name a few. Dr Aggarwal, co-coordinator of GACM and consultant
pediatrician, informs that by not taking their medication, patients not only deprive themselves of the therapeutic actions of the medicine prescribed, but also create an alarming tendency among bacteria to become resistant to that medication. Dr Mittal agrees with this saying non-compliance results in treatment failure giving rise to a new medical problem necessitating more urgent medical intervention. It is now accepted that compliance can be improved if patients understand their illness and the reason why certain medicines have been prescribed to them. Patients need to be counselled on the significance of adhering to the dose and time of drug intake. Some factors that predispose to non-compliance are unpleasant taste, too many doses per day and non-user friendly dosage forms. GACM is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary body of specialists from all over India working in the areas of medicine, public health, media, community, government and in the healthcare industry. It will also look at both the erring arms of non-compliance: That of sensitising doctors and also educating the masses to promote compliance. |
Jeev, Jyoti sign sponsorship deal New Delhi, March 31 Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa recently won the prestigious Dynasty Cup, representing the Asian team, when they defeated Japan for the first time in the history of the championship. Jeev also became the first player from India to qualify for the US Open in 2002. He carded four straight 75s to settle for joint 62nd position in what was his first appearance in a Major. His American adventure continued at the US PGA Tour Qualifying School finals where he was on the verge of securing his card for 2003, before crashing to a final round five over par 77. |
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Karthikeyan misses out podium finish New Delhi, March 31 Only half of the field finished the race as heavy rain made the circuit conditions treacherous, but Karthikeyan made light of the slippery track surface by charging from fourth on the grid to second place behind Frenchman Franck Montagny, who went on to emerge the victor. After eight laps, Karthikeyan spun out after losing rear brake pressure, which was a result of damage incurred during the warm up laps before the start of the race. The adverse weather conditions made the warm-up laps an important opportunity for Karthikeyan to familiarise himself with the conditions. Unfortunately, he spun on standing water, and damaged the rear wing. Although the team were able to repair the car so that Karthikeyan could the start the race, the rear brakes would have required more time. Despite the setback, Karthikeyan is optimistic of a top result in the second race, for which he will start tenth on the grid.
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Vijay Arya spins AIIMS to victory New Delhi, March 31 Scores: Maruti Club: 134 all out in 34 overs (Binny Sharma 29, Raghubir Singh 25, Vijay Arya 4 for 23, B S Gill 3 for 24). AIIMS:
136 for 6 in 32 overs (Rajeev Rana 45, Samant Kumar 21, Narender Malik 3 for 9, Madan Kumar 3 for 3).
Tilak Nagar Colts win Tilak Nagar Colts beat Century Club by six wickets in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the Kotla I ground. Scores: Century Club:
158 for 9 in 40 overs (Ram Prakash 34, Ashok Kumar Shode 32, Ravinder Singh 3 for 25, T P Singh 2 for 30, Navneet Singh 2 for 12). Tilak Nagar Colts:
159 for 4 in 26.3 overs (Surender Anand 39 n o, Navneet Singh 29 n o, T P Singh 28).
Bechtel beat ABN Amro Bechtel defeated ABN Amro Bank by eight wickets to record their second victory in the Reebok Cricket Tournament. Scores: ABN Amro Bank:
154 for 8 in 25 overs (Eris Khalid 72 n o, 63b, 4x8; Manjit Rana 26, 27b, 4x4; Sushmit Mukherjee 2 for 14, Krishna Bulusu 2 for 30). Bechtel:
156 for 2 in 21.3 overs (Sushil Chauhan 50, 37b, 4x8; N Chinnappa 46, 29b, 4x5; Niraj Mittal 2 for 36). Sushil Chauhan was named the man of the match. |
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Shastri Club, South Delhi move up New Delhi, March 31 In the first match, Subhania Club won the toss and opted to field. But it proved to be a costly blunder as their bowlers were sent on a leather hunt by Shastri Club batsmen Dalip T T and Himanshu Mehta, who put on 96 runs in 17 overs. Then Amit Mishra and Dalip TT added 40 runs in five overs to help Shastri Club post 184 for 2 in 30 overs. In reply, Subhania were shot out for 89, with Sanjay Rawat producing a deadly spell of 3 for 19. Dalip T T was named the man of the match. Scores: Lal Bahadur Shastri Club:
184 for 2 in 30 overs (Dalip T T 76, 73b; Rajan Gupta 33, 30b; Himanshu Mehta 38, 52b, Manish 22 for 1). Subhania:
89 all out in 23.2 overs (Siddarth Sahani 23, Nitin Aggarwal 22 for 3, Sanjay Rawat 3 for 19). In the second match, medium-pacer Aashish Malhotra produced a devastating performance to claim 5 for 16 to destroy the batting lineup of Haridwar Cricket Club, who folded up for 132 in 34.1 overs, after they elected to bat. South Delhi knocked in the required runs for victory for the loss of four wickets. Aashish Malhotra was named the man of the match. Scores: Haridwar Club:
132 in 34.1 overs (Neeraj 43 in 44b, Anoop Singh 22 in 23b, Aashish Malhotra 5 for 16, Sanjay Saini 3 for 18). South Delhi Colts:
133 for 4 in 21.2 overs (Manish Chawla 61 in 47b, 8x4, 1x6; Raj Kapoor 30 in 24b, Dinesh 2 for 9). |
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Air Force ground Meakins New Delhi, March 31 In a match reduced to 25 overs a side, Meakins, put into bat, folded up for 82 in 24 overs while Air Force raced to victory without losing any wicket. Imtiaz Khan of Air Force, who scored an unbeaten 46 with five fours, was adjudged the man of the match. Scores: Mohan Meakins:
82 all out in 24 overs (Ashish 21, Vikram 17, Deepak Bhaskar 3 for 7, K K Dixit 3 for 12, Karmakar 3 for 11, Vinay 1 for 18). Air Force:
83 for no loss in 17.5 overs (Imtiaz Khan 46 n o, 5x4; PMS Reddy 34 n o, 4x4). |
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Poonia rides to glory New Delhi, March 31 Ld Subhash Chand, astride Veeru, finished second while Prithiveejeet Singh, on Dauntless, took the third position. Delhi girl Pia Modi convincingly won the Children Riding Topscore event, astride French horse Veneur. She accumulated 990 points, followed by Krish Ajmera of Kolkata, who logged 950 points. Angad Singh of Sanawar emerged winner in the APRC Confined Jumping event. Johan Nordenfelt was second while Karan McDonald came third. Devyani Rao on Badal emerged first in the Cofined Hacks event. Zoe Juneja on Biscuit finished second and Tejshree Sawara from Mayo Girls and Aishwara Rana shared the joint third position. |
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