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Need for integrating modern, alternative forms of medicine New Delhi, May 1 Speaking at a seminar on “Nature, the new lifestyle, corporate mantra”, organised by ‘Foundation for the Promotion of Natural Products’, the eminent cardiologist said that Escort Heart Institute has taken the initiative to set up a modern research centre at the cost of Rs 1,400 crore within next two years. Modern medicines will be integrated with other traditional medicines at this research centre so as to bring down the cost of surgery and after care for heart patients. Dr Trehan said that modern medicine is based on proper diagnosis and evidence and has rightly helped in proper treatment and prolonging the life of the patient. He said more than 50 per cent of deaths worldwide will be related to heart disease by 2020. Modern medicine integrated with Ayurveda, meditation and change in lifestyle can help fight the epidemic in a big way. He said that the Escorts Hospital performed more than 4000 heart surgeries in 2003 and is the first institute in India and 12th in the world to use robotics for performing heart surgeries. Dr Pranav Pandya, head, Global Gayatri Pariwar, speaking on the occasion said that most of the people are adopting natural way of life and lifestyle products. Yoga and meditation are being considered as life system and philosophy. Indian traditional herbs and medicines are becoming popular worldwide. Dr Pandya has himself been honoured by National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) for his works in yoga and meditation. Mr Joginder Singh, the former CBI Director and Mr Shankar Sawhney, noted Punjabi singer, were present on the occasion. Nature and Wealth magazine was also released by Dr Trehan on the occasion. |
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Body &
mind Cancer patients can now opt for oral cancer medicine for breast, lung and colorectal cancer in preference to the much-dreaded cycles of chemotherapy by injection. Dr Puneet Gupta, Head, Cancer Medicine at the Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Delhi, is convinced of the efficacy of oral cancer medicine as an alternative to chemotherapy by injection. In the last one year, Dr Gupta has tried oral cancer medicine on 45 women suffering from breast cancer. “The results have been very encouraging. Oral cancer medicines, in general, are safer and better tolerated. There are minimal chances of hair loss, severe mucositis and fall in blood count as seen with chemotherapy by injection. There is now a choice of oral cancer medicine in India for treatment of lung cancer as well. We see ten patients of breast cancer in our hospital everyday,’’ says Dr Gupta who wishes to introduce a Nursing Oncology training programme approved by the Nursing Council of India.
Humidity and migraine are correlated Migraine gets precipitated in some persons during monsoon due to depletion of electrolytes (decrease in level of sodium and potassium). Dr Vimal Kumar, Senior Consultant Neuro Psychiatrist, Batra Hospital and at Apollo Clinic, Pitampura, says there is a correlation between migraine and humidity levels. Bright sunshine, hot and humid conditions and drastic changes in barometric pressure may trigger a migraine attack. Migraine begins as a dull ache, which develops into a constant and throbbing pain that a person may feel at the temples and the front or back of one or both sides of the head. The pain is usually accompanied by a combination of nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and noise in some people. He says that headache is one of the most common problems which affect 90 per cent of men and ninety five per cent of women. Migraine, a headache syndrome affects about 10 to 15 per cent of the global population. It usually starts in childhood or adolescence and is common in young and middle-aged adults. It often stops as people get older. Migraine is extremely disabling and affects the quality of life of the patient and his family. Dr Kumar says that it is better to manage migraine than to hold your head for three days. He says it is possible to be in command of the situation by following easy tips on migraine management. A patient should make sure that he describes the headache in detail to the doctor and tells his family history of any of migraine or recurrent headaches and how incapacitating the headache is. It is equally important for patients to learn how to distinguish migraine from other types of headache and record trigger factors in a diary to avoid them. The most common triggers are stress and anger, physical and mental fatigue, lack of food or infrequent meals, foods containing monosodium glutamate and caffeine, chocolate, citrus fruits and cheese, alcohol especially red wine, change in sleep patterns, loud noises, bright lights and perfumes, strong winds, hormonal factors, sudden changes in weather, fermented and pickled food and genetic predisposition. “Changes in lifestyle can help a patient gain control over migraine attacks. We encourage such persons to try meditation and other relaxation techniques,’’ says Dr Kumar. There are more than a hundred migraine medications but it is important for the patient to use what suits him best. The patient ought to consult his doctor every three months.
WHO expert advisor
visits Delhi Dr J.V.T. Luukkainen, a Finnish scientist and an expert advisor on the World Health Organisation’s board of human reproduction was in Delhi recently to address a scientific session on Mirena, an intra uterine system used for contraception and menorrhagia (excessive bleeding). Dr Luukkainen is credited with inventing Mirena. A T-shaped device, Mirena releases a very small quantity of drug at the location where it is supposed to act. A lady who opts for Mirena gets the benefit of a contraceptive for five years and relief from menorrhagia. Since the amount of drug released is small and the site of action is local, the side effects are negligible. The session was organised by German Remedies Ltd. A non-invasive, non-surgical and inexpensive option for menorrhagia, Mirena has been used by more than twenty lakh women across 75 countries for over a decade now. Experts at the session said that about 15 per cent women in India (more than seven crore) suffer from excessive bleeding caused due to an imbalance between estrogen and progesterone. Menorrhagia is also caused due to fibroids. The normal treatment options for
menorrhagia are oral medication (tablets), injectables, D&C (Dilatation and Curettage), Endometrial ablation (removal of the uterine lining with the help of laser) and hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus). Mirena is priced at Rs 7,500. German Remedies Ltd plans to sell the product with the help of gynaecologists across the country.
No smoking from May 1 Students Against Tobacco (SAT), a group working under the guidance of HRIDAY (Health Related Information Dissemination Among Youth) and SHAN (Student Health Action Network), has just concluded an awareness campaign aimed at ensuring effective implementation of the rules notified by the Health Ministry on Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003. The rules for three provisions of the Act including prohibition of smoking in public places, prohibition of sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors and prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products, will come into force from May 1, 2004. Restaurants and hotels come in the category of public places under the Act. During the campaign, the youth distributed copies of the rules and the Act to the managers and proprietors of hotels and restaurants in Delhi. On May 1, they launched a watchdog campaign to monitor whether the restaurants have declared that smoking is an offence in their premises. The activists would also survey the hotels and restaurants to find out if they have segregated smoking areas from non- smoking areas. As per the Act, restaurants having seating capacity of less than 30 are entirely smoke free. Provision 4 of the Act permits a designated smoking area in restaurants having a seating capacity of 30 persons or more and for hotels having more than 30 rooms. The restaurants and hotels are required to ensure segregation of smoking and non-smoking areas and label such areas. The programme manager of HRIDAY-SHAN, Ms Monika Arora, says that they are launching a similar campaign in nine other states. The project is supported by American Cancer Society. |
Indian Airlines sail into semi-final New Delhi, May 1 Put into bat, GG Dutt crashed to 91 as their batsmen failed to tackle the deadly bowling of the Airlines bowlers. Scores: G.G Dutt: 91 all out in 29.5 overs (Amit Sharma 29, Vikas Chandan 26, Gagandeep Singh 4 for 18, Rajat Bhatia 3 for 19, Sachin Rana 2 for 29).
Indian Airlines: 92 without loss in 14.4 overs (Vijay Dahiya 58 n o, Ravneet Ricky 30 n o).
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya win Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Jheel Kuranja defeated Dronacharya Academy by eight wickets in the Sushila Tiwari Memorial Under-17 Cricket Tournament. Scores: Dronacharya:
43 all out in 9.5 overs (Mayank Sethi 20, Lalit Gaur 5 for 12, Ravi Prakash 4 for 13).
Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya: 44 for 2 (Mohd Kaif 26 n o, Saurav Srivastava 15 n o, Saurabh Singhal 2 for 15).
Spin of coin favours ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) defeated UP Eleven through the spin of coin in the Jubilant Cup Cricket Tournament at the Gajraula Stadium. Ajit Singh, who scored 83, was declared the man of the match, which fetched him Rs 1,000. UP XI scored 156 in 20 overs with Ajit Singh displaying batting fireworks. His 83 contained five fours and as many sixes. In reply, ONGC made 30 when it started raining. The umpires then decided to use the toss to separate the winners, and ONGC called correctly to enter final. Scores: UP XI: 156 for 6 in 20 overs (Ajit Singh 83, Amit Bhandari 2 for 15, Ramesh Pawar 2 for 22).
ONGC: 30 for 2 in three overs (Gautam Gambhir 20 not out). |
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Rajesh slams ton as JRA lift title New Delhi, May 1 Scores: JRA: 181 for 6 in 25 overs (Rajesh 109, Ravi Chander 46, R K Pachauri 3 for 19, Jaya Prasad 3 for 21).
Teri: 144 for 9 in 25 overs (K P Eashwar 41, Mahesh 32, R. Chander 3 for 26, Sampt 3 for 31, Raghav 2 for 24).
Haryana Academy win An all-round display by Parteek Kaushik and half century by Sandeep Kaushik helped Haryana Academy beat Harry Coaching Centre by 180 runs in the Capt. Charam Pal Under-12 Cricket Tournament at the Haryana cricket ground. Scores: Haryana Academy:
288 for 9 in 40 overs (Sandeep Kaushik 65, Devender Lochav 40, Parteek Kaushik 30, Sunil Kumar 3 for 32).
ITC enter semi-final ITC defeated Global Vantedge by five wickets to enter the semi-final of the Reebok Cricket Tournament. Scores: Global Vantedge:
155 for 9 (Siddharth Rao 34, Amit Verma 33, Rishab Gupta 2 for 25).
ITC: 159 for 5 (Ravinder Ollha 79 n o, Shshank Talwar 26, Akshay Awasthi 2 for 29, Girish Chugh 2 for 22).
Cambridge Summer League
Cricket The Cambridge Foundation School, Rajauri Garden will organise the second Summer League Cricket Tournament on the school ground from May 15. Organising secretary Venugopal said top 16 teams will participate in the league. He said each team will get to play a minimum of five matches, and the top eight teams will qualify for the quarter-finals. Venugopal said many awards like man of the match, best batsman, best bowler, best wicket-keeper and best fielder will be awarded. Details can be had from Mr Venogopal or Kamal Juneja till May 10. |
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Junior tennis team triumph New Delhi, May 1 On way to the summit, India defeated Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Japan and Australia without losing a match. All India Tennis Association secretary Anil Khanna hailed the Indian boys’ performance as the juniors have now advanced to the World Group of 16. The World Group matches will be held in Barcelona (Spain) from September 28 to October 3, 2004. The team will arrive in Chennai on Sunday. |
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St Mary’s to meet International
in final New Delhi, May 1 In the first semi-final, International Sports School defeated St. Columba’s School 4-2 to enter the final. Bakab (2), Qais Rashidi and Yusuf Noorranti scored for the winners while a brace by Edwin Charles acted as a face-saving effort for St. Columba’s. In the second semi-final, Mount St. Mary’s School defeated Raisina Bengali School 3-2. Luv Malik, Pradeep Gurjar and Prateek Negi (golden goal) were the marksmen for the winners while Rohan Barua and Sandeep Sarkar accounted for the losers’ goals. In the institutional category, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Headquarters scored a hard-fought 2-1 win over FCI, North Zone. Sunday’s fixtures: ESIC vs DDA (4.30 pm)— Ambedkar Stadium. |
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Hansraj School win New Delhi, May 1 Scores: Ravindra School:
134 all out in 40 overs (Ashish Yadav 55, Gaurav Jindal 31, Vishal 5 for 22).
Hansraj School: 135 for 1 in 33 overs (Vineet Rana 61 n o, Sourav Passi 53 n o). Sonnet will take on Hansraj Model in the final. |
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