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Rich Punjabi diet giving rise to cardiac diseases: experts Ludhiana, April 30 These observations were made by super-specialists from Ludhiana Mediciti Hospital while speaking at a seminar on cardiology and diabetes, organised by the local branch of National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA) here last evening. Focusing on increasing problems of diabetes in those undergoing cardiac surgery for treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD), Dr H.S. Bedi elaborated the challenges faced by the cardiac surgeons and effective ways to successfully manage such problems. Dr Bedi, a pioneer of ‘beating-heart surgery’, remarked that due to high cholesterol Punjabi diet, the incidence of heart failure was on the rise in the region. Dr Gaurav Sachdeva, in charge of Internal Medicine, in his talk on diabetes said that in next five to 10 years India was destined to become the diabetic capital of the world with every 5th or 6th Indian being a diabetic. The condition would not only remain confined to middle-aged or elderly persons but it would also affect schoolchildren and youth. Increased prevalence of diabetes, he feared, would give rise to several other serious problems like diseases of the heart, renal failure, gangrene and loss of eye sight. According to Dr Sachdeva, by 2030, the nation was projected to have some 80 million diabetics comprising urban, as well as, rural population, causing a huge economic burden on the country. He stressed on the prevention of diabetes and early detection for effective treatment of the condition. Dr Rakesh Aggarwal, chief cardiologist, pleaded for early intervention in cases of acute myocardial infarction to save the patient from future risk of usually fatal heart attacks. In his lecture on ‘therapeutic apheresis’, Dr Gaurav Sachdeva, nephrologist, observed that the diseases of kidneys, skin, joints, lungs, hepatitis-B, dys-lipidaemia, Rh-incompatibility and blood group incompatibility, considered to be incurable, could be successfully treated with therapeutic apheresis. “Filters of various descriptions are available to treat or filter out the offending unwanted component in the blood. Thus creating a disease free atmosphere in the body.” He said when the immune process, responsible to protect the body from diseases, got corrupted, it started destroying organs of the body and initiating auto-immune diseases like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). This phenomenon could be reversed by therapeutic apheresis, he claimed. Dr Surendra Gupta, secretary, NIMA, invited quarries from attending members of medical fraternity and moderated the discussion, which followed the seminar. The guest speakers deftly dealt with the points raised by Dr Sarjiwan Sharma, Dr B.K. Dutt and Dr Dharam Pal Goyal, among others. Earlier, Dr Rajesh Thapar, president, NIMA, extended a warm welcome to the guest speakers and expressed gratitude on behalf of the association. He also introduced the speakers to the delegates.
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Kotnis Hospital to have gynaecological wing Ludhiana, April 30 Mr K.L. Malhotra, secretary of the managing committee, and Dr Inderjit Singh, medical superintendent, said soon the hospital would also have a new medicine wing and an eye wing. Mr Madan Lal Bagga, area councillor, laid the foundation stone of the gynaecological wing. He called upon private and charitable health institutions to reach out to the people, particularly those from economically weaker sections. According to Dr Inderjit Singh, the new wing of the hospital would be built in memory of Sandal Kaur Cheema, mother of noted gynaecologist of the region, Dr T.S. Cheema. A free medical check-up camp was also organised by the hospital on the occasion. Patients were examined for eye, dental, gynaecological and general diseases. In all, 350 patients were examined by Dr Ashok Gupta (eye surgeon), Dr Aman Goel and Dr Saru Goel (dental surgeons), Dr Raj Cheema and Dr Anuradha Verma (gynaecologists) and Dr K.K. Kharbanda (physician). Free medicines were also given to the patients.
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Meditation camp organised Ludhiana, April 30 Dr Shiv Kumar Sharma taught simple a technique of meditation to the participants. He said, “Human beings can rid themselves of many physical and mental illnesses through meditation.” Around 125 persons participated in the camp. Prominent among those who attended the camp were Dr Ravinder Mittal, Dr R.C. Bakhetia, Mr Parveen Goyal, Dr V.K. Kakkar, Mr Rohit Gupta, Mr Anil Bansal, Principal M.L. Anand, Mr Pawan Aggarwal and Mr Brij Bhushan Bansal. The parishad also organises laughing and relaxing therapy sessions every Sunday from 9.30 am to 11am. The organiser,
Mr Punya Pal Jain, motivated the people to join their Sunday sessions on regular basis.
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Arush Sood prevails over Ajay Thakur Ludhiana, April 30 Ajay established lead over Arush (5-3).However, he could not maintain the tempo and allowed the advantage to slip away as Arush caught him at 5-all and then went on to wrap it up at 7-6. In the second game, Arush Sood kept his nerves intact and gave no chance to his rival to come near him and won it quite easily 7-2. More than 250 boys and girls from across the country in the age groups u-12 and u-14 are taking part in the tournament. The following are the results of qualifying rounds: Boys (u-12)- round I-Ranjeet b Ankur Triveid 8-1; Ayush Mintri b Divyansh Chopra 8-0; Ranjot Singh b Prerak Singh 8-1; Lovdeep Benipal b Jatinder Singh 8-0; Ishwam Shoor b Bhuvan Mittal 8-2; Chiranjeev Singh b Beant Singh 8-2; Dhiransh Bhatti b Aseem Verma 8-2 and Devender Singh b Akhil Bansal 8-0. Round II- Naveen Shankar of Chandigarh b C Raghav of Punjab 7-1; Devender Singh of Chandigarh b Deepak Garg 7-0; Ranjosh Singh of Punjab b Sidhant Sehgal 7-1; Tejeshwar Gill of Punjab b Ratanbir Mann of Punjab 7-1; Archit Sood of Punjab b Rishabh Dev of Chandigarh 8-3; Manoj of Chandigarh b Charanjeev of Punjab 8-1; Arush Sood of Punjab b Ajay Thakar of Punjab 7-6, 7-2; Pankaj Kumar of Chandigarh b Ranbir Snga of Punjab 7-0; Rishabh Babutta of Punjab b Amrit Bawa of Punjab 7-2; Manish Kumar of Punjab b Kamal Makran of Rajasthan 7-5; Ayush Mintri of Punjab b Amitojbir of Punjab 7-0; Harry Jindal of Punjab b Angad Ahluwalia of Punjab 7-1; Gulshan of Punjab b Ankur Trivedi 7-2; Bikamjeet Kang of Punjab b Anupam Chhetri of Chandigarh 7-1; Angad Singh of Punjab b Ankur Verma of Punjab 7-1 and Paramveer Toor of Chandigarh b Ajay Singh of Punjab 7-0.
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Jr basketball trials on May 3 Ludhiana, April 30 According to Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, honorary general secretary, Ludhiana District Basketball Association, players born on or after January 1, 1988, are eligible for the trials. The selected players will represent Ludhiana in the 57th Punjab State Junior Basketball Championship to be held from May 4 to 7 at Nawanshahr. Interested boys and girls have been advised to contact Dr S. Subramanian and Mr Balkar Singh Brar on the scheduled date and time at the stadium.
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53 boys attend cricket trials Ludhiana, April 30 The selection panel comprising Mr Chaman Lal Malhotra, Mr Sham Lal, Mr Rajesh Puri, Mr Pawan Pandy and Mr Naresh Marwaha watched the aspirants. According to a spokesperson of the LDCA, the panel would shortlist around 35 probables on May 2 for the camp which would continue till May 22 at the same venue. From these probables, the Ludhiana team would be finalised for the forthcoming Punjab State
Inter-District Cricket Tournament for the Dhruv Pandove Trophy to be organised at different venues in the state from May 23.
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