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BODY & MIND Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD), an affiliate of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), has invited Dr Andrew Kanter, a leading activist of US-based Physicians for Social Responsibility, to speak on ‘Health Hazards of Nuclear Weaponisaton’, at Deputy Chairman’s Hall, Vitthal Bhai Patel House on Rafi Marg here on Sunday afternoon. According to Dr Arun Mitra, Ludhiana-based ENT Surgeon and IDPD President, health is most adversely affected in the event of war. “Doctors must raise their voice against Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) and war. The bunker busters used in the attack on Iraq contain depleted uranium - a mild radioactive substance. There are 30,000 nuclear warheads in the world. In present day, one nuclear bomb can kill up to 8 million people in a densely populated area. The after effects of radiation also lead to gene mutilation, disability and malignancy, Dr Mitra said. Headquartered in Ludhiana, IDPD was set up in 1984 by Dr K. L. Wig, the then Director of AIIMS. Dr Kanter will also participate in the South Asian regional conference in Kathmandu on April 25 and 26, being organised by the Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nepal and Boston-based International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Men more vulnerable to heart diseases Dr Balbir Singh, Senior Consultant, Internventional Cardiology at Batra Hospital, has designed a simple quiz to enable Indian men know if they are at the risk of suffering from a heart disease. According to Dr Singh, recent trends indicate that Indians are prone to coronary artery disease compared to their western counterparts. Not only this, Indian men are more vulnerable to heart related diseases compared to Indian women. The risk age has decreased to 26. Dr Singh has raised questions as “Do you lead a sedentary and stressful lifestyle?”, “Do you suffer from high blood pressure?”, “Are you a smoker or a diabetic?”, “Do you exceed your normal height-weight ratio?” and “Do you have a family history of heart disease?” He says that persons who reply in the affirmative to most questions have reasons to worry and should go for regular heart check-up. Stressing the need for knowing one’s family history, Dr Singh says that family medical history can have a major influence on a person’s susceptibility to certain medical conditions as heart disease. “Information that needs to be recorded, includes any known congenital or hereditary disorders, major illnesses, chronic ailments or risk factors as smoking, weight or problems related to stress, the cause of death and age at the time of death of any relatives and childhood illnesses, vaccinations, surgeries and treatment.” Dr Singh has advised a heart-healthy diet low in fat. “There is enough evidence to show that overweight individuals have a shorter life span. Obesity generally results from overeating or eating calorie rich foods as sweets and fried foods. The key to weight reduction is eating low calorie, balanced diet and regular physical exercise.” He has further enumerated benefits of exercises, moderate intake of alcohol and quitting smoking. He has drawn attention to recent research findings that moderate alcohol consumption may only be heart-healthy for people with certain genetic patterns. Other studies have also suggested that alcohol have certain genome-specific effects experienced only by persons with certain genetic patterns. Dr Singh suggests stress management by relaxation exercises. Sensitising media on sex determination The Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) in collaboration with the Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS), is organising a workshop on ‘Sensitising media on sex determination’ in Goa from May 2 to 4. The main objective of the workshop is to examine the growing evidence on selective abortion and its impact on the sex ratio of 0 to 6 years, regional patterns, change with economic classes and social consequences of millions of missing girls. Besides, presentations by experts, the workshop will include a practical exercise on retrieval and interpretation of Census 2001 and other related data. Lifetime achievement award to Dr Lal Dr Arvind Lal, a well-known pathologist and Managing Director of Dr Lal PathLabs Pvt Ltd, has been chosen for the lifetime achievement award by the International Integration Medical Council (IMIC), an association of physicians from various specialities. The award comprising a medal and a citation will be presented by the Maharashtra Governor, Mr Mohammed Fazal, at a ceremony in Mumbai. The other awardees are Mr Habil Khorakiwala, Chairman of Workhardt Ltd and Dr K.H. Sancheti, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon. Dr Lal is credited with revolutionising the Indian pathological industry by bringing in IT enabled infrastructure, the state-of-the-art machines and world’s most advanced pathological tests. Dr Lal has also served as honorary physician to the President of India and has earned special recognition by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the US Embassy and the Prime Minister. He is a recipient of the International Business Council Award (1994) and the Indira Gandhi Solidarity Award (1995). Dr Lal has acknowledged the recognition by the IMIC as a great honour from a professional organisation. “The award also recognises the tremendous contribution of pathology diagnostic in preventing diseases and helping doctors with precise disease information to decide the course of medication,” he said. For your irregular bowel movement Persons fed up with irregular bowel movement can now try Fibomax biscuits rich in fibre. Launched by Alkem, a pharmaceutical company, the biscuits include wheat fibre, oat fibre and wheat barn, which are highly beneficial in prevention and treatment of constipation and elimination of hard bowel movement. The biscuits are said to be effective in treatment of habitual, acute or chronic constipation, cardiac constipation, diabetic constipation, geriatric constipation, post-surgery constipation, constipation in children and during pregnancy. Priced at Rs 14.95, a 25 gm sachet of biscuits is available at all chemist shops in the country. |
Pankaj bowls FCI to
victory New Delhi, April 19 Chief guest Pramod Jain presented the Pepsi man of the match award to Pankaj Thakur. FCI, opting to bat first, scored 228 for eight in 40 overs, with Navin Negi and Akash Malhotra putting on 58 runs for the fifth wicket. Despite a strokeful 55 by Vikram Dhariwal and a useful 47 by Jitender Gulia, Youngsters fell short of the target by 19 runs. Scores: FCI:
228 for 8 in 40 overs (Naveen Negi 50, Akash Malhotra 47, Jitender Solanki 2 for 48, Satender 2 for 52). Youngsters: 209 in 38.3 overs (Vikram Dariwal 55, Jitender Gulia 47, Pankaj Thakur 4 for 44, Irish Saxena 2 for 34).
Reebok beat Hewlett Reebok defeated Hewlett Packard by six wickets in the Reebok Cricket Tournament. Scores: Hewlett Packard: 124 for 9 in 25 overs (Satish Menon 30, 4x7; Vineet Bhatnagar 23, 4x3; Ritesh Saxena 2 for 13; Vishnu bhagat 2 for 25). Reebok: 126 for 4 in 20.1 overs (Pankaj Malik 34, 4x3, 6x2; Ravi Yadav 24, 4x4; Sanjeev Sharma 1 for 19, Sandeep Tickoo 1 for 22). |
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Gaurav Chabra stars for Salwan
School New Delhi, April 19 Scores: K N Colts: 250 for 9 in 40 overs (Joel Trinidad 100, Harish Pandey 53, Kuldeep Singh 32, Gaurav Chabra 3 for 47, Abhishek Sakuja 2 for 37). Salwan School:
Gaurav Chabra 77, Rajeev Kumar 82, Harish Pandey 3 for 45, Varun Vikrant 3 for 54).
Hansraj enter final Hansraj Model School Academy defeated United Delhi Cricket Academy by 109 runs and entered the final of the first Dr Hedgewar Cup Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the RSKP ground. Neeraj Bansal, who played an all-round role, 32 runs and 2 for 25, was named the man of the match. Scores: Hansraj Model School:
204 for 8 in 40 overs (Neeraj Bansal 33, Saurabh Pasi 30, Prateek Vadera 24, Deepak Rai 2 for 28, Varun Anand 2 for 29). United Academy: 95 in 31.3 overs (Deepak Sharma 30, Sagar Midda 3 for 11, Puneet Anand 2 for 6, Neeraj Bansal 2 for 25). |
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Rahul, Sameer star for Bharat School
Academy New Delhi, April 19 Besides Rahul and Sameer, Yogesh Nagar also has wealthy contribution. The fiery spell of Rahul Pandey was the turning point of the match. Scores: Salwan Boys: 173 all out in 39.4 overs (Yogesh Nagar 74, Nakul Chopra 26, Rahul Pandey 4 for 35, Sahil Kher 3 for 18). Bharat National Academy: 174 for 7 in 38 overs (Sameer Khurana 56, Varun Bali 32, Saurabh Nischal 28 n o, Shobhit Kaushik 2 for 26, Pawan Chauhan 2 for 40). An unbeaten knock of 39 by Udit Gupta and deadly bowling of 3 for 29 by Chetan Singh helped Ghaziabad Mahanagar Cricket Academy (GMCA) ‘B’ defeat MES Patiala by three wickets in another league match. Scores: MES Patiala: 150 all out in 30.2 overs (Nishant Sharma 34, Jeevan Kumar 32, Chetan Singh 3 for 29, Yatish Jain 3 for 30, Dhiraj Kumar 3 for 35). GMCA:
152 for 7 in 37 overs (Udit Gupta 39 n o, Ravi Singh 29, Sachin Sarashwat 20, Dhiraj Sharma 3 for 25).
J N Golden win J N Golden beat East Point Sumit Dogra Academy by 42 runs in the first Prabha Devi Memorial Under-19 Cricket Tournament. Scores: J N Golden: 214 for 6 in 40 overs (Saurav Negi 64, Abhishek Bhandari 55, Sahil Arora 38, Harish Kumar 43 n o, Ranvir Mirza 2 for 51, Akhand Rathore 2 for 35). Sumit Dogra Academy:
172 all out in 36.2 overs (Tanvir Mirza 39, Aditya Aima 32, Ranchal Chaudhary 3 for 26, Sahil Arora 3 for 28). |
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Shastri Club beat Mont
Fort New Delhi, April 19 Scores: Mont Fort Academy: 160 for 8 in 35 overs (Ajay Sharda 42, Jasvinder Singh 31, Hanny Garg 4 for 37, Sawant Saini 3 for 20). Lal Bahadur Shastri Club: 162 for 9 in 33.2 overs
(Saurabh Jain 59, Abhishek Sakuja 39, Digvijay Singh 2 for 20, Ajay Sharda 2 for 35). |
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GHPS Loni Road rout Vasant
Vihar New Delhi, April 19 In an one-sided match, Loni Road led by 5-0 at half time. Umesh scored the first goal in the second minute while Sandeep added the second and third goals in quick succession, with the third coming off a penalty stroke. Rohit hit home the fourth goal while Pankaj completed the first half scoring in the 26th minute (5-0). On resumption, A Minnas pulled one back for Vasant Vihar in the 47th minute while Pankaj and Rohit scored the sixth and seventh goals respectively for the winners. In another match, GHPS Hemkunt edged past GHPS 1-0. J P Singh scored the match-winner. In another match, GHPS, India Gate, recorded a handsome 5-0 victory against GHPS, Loni Road. |
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Second Division soccer final in
Delhi New Delhi, April 19 Mohammedan Sporting start as favourites as the local crowd pullers pack too many punches with four foreign players enriching their lineup. The foreign recruits include Liberian striker Eugene Grey and Nigerians Awal Ibrahim and Ishau Yaro. The final rounds will be played on a round-robin basis. All the matches will be played at the Ambedkar Stadium, barring one on the concluding day, which will be played at the Nehru Stadium. The matches will start at 4 pm. The Delhi Soccer Association has been entrusted with the job of organising the league by the All-India Football Federation. The top two teams will qualify for the First Division NFL for the next season, as they will be filling the slots vacated by HAL and ITI, both from Bangalore, who have been relegated to the B Division. |
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Licences suspended for weight
irregularities Jhajjar, April 19 The Financial Commissioner was in the district on a two-day inspection visit of various procurement centres. Mrs Sharma visited the centres at Chhara, Asaudha and Bahadurgarh and inquired about the quality of the wheat, measurement, availability of gunny bags and other facilities being provided by the district administration to the farmers. She had visited the mandis at Jhajjar, Beri and Dubaldhan last evening. The Financial Commissioner inspected the various heaps of grain in the mandis, along with the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mohinder Kumar and expressed satisfaction over the arrival of grain and procurement process by the various agencies. She asked the agents and officials of procurement agencies to be honest in weighting the wheat. The Deputy Commissioner informed that drinking water facility, electricity and separate place for relaxation were being provided at all the procurement centres. He also directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrates to visit the mandis and redress the grievances of the farmers on the spot. He said that about 5,858 tonnes of wheat have arrived in the six mandis in the district so far. It was stated that wheat procured by different agencies included 960 tonnes by the Food and Supply Department, 2,678 tonnes by HEFED, 1,520 tonnes by Haryana Ware House and 700 tonnes by FCI. |
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