Year: 2017

IMA Announces Self Regulation Policy To Sustain Image Of Medical Professionals: Dr KK Aggarwal, National President IMA

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The medical profession which is considered as second to none is, today, being looked at with suspicion. Doctors, hospitals, the health sector, patients, media, and politicians all are unhappy. In view of the prevailing circumstances the Indian Medical Association has proposed the following self imposed regulations: All IMA members shall practice with compassion and follow IMA ALERT policy (Acknowledge, Listen Listen and Listen, Explain, Review and Thank you). IMA Medical Redressal Commission There shall be IMA Medical Redressal Commission in each state to engage in social, financial, and quality…

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Never Declare A Patient Dead Under Conditions Of Hypothermia: Dr.K K Aggarwal, Dr.R N Tandon

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The recent incidents of alleged medical negligence have fuelled the fire against medical practitioners all the more. In relation to declaring a patient dead, Dr. K.K. Aggarwal, National President Indian Medical Association has issued an advisory for the doctors. Dr. Aggarwal says that the  core body temperature below 95°F is hypothermia. Core temperature 90-95°F is mild hypothermia, 82 to 90°F is moderate hypothermia and core temperature below 82°F is severe hypothermia. In conditions of severe hypothermia in children, body metabolism is suspended,…

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THE TEA PARTY THAT CARVED AMERICAN HISTORY ON DECEMBER 16,1773: BOSTON HARBOUR REVISITED IN 2017

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By: Barnali Bose (Associate Editor-ICN Group ) Every year, on the anniversary of the famous Boston Tea Party, a re-enactment party is thrown in Boston. Visitors can tour replicas of the three ships that were silent witnesses to the historic event. Last summer, I visited Boston, the capital city of Massachusetts in the United States of America. As I stood at the Boston Harbour and glanced at the ships anchored there, I could almost visualize the scene of the group of ‘Sons of Liberty’ dressed as native Americans stealthily creeping…

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“Most Eminent Vice Chancellor Award” to Prof. Talat Ahmad by All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties & Social Justice, New Delhi

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Chief News Editor, ICN Group NEW DELHI: These days, the whole world is hankering for peace and stability so fervently that no any other time in history ever saw it. Not a single region of the world is left which is not affected by any kind of violence and unrest. Of late, the decision of the American President, Donald Trump about shifting the US Embassy to Jerusalem has put the whole Middle East on boil and the rest of the world greatly worried and disturbed. Everybody…

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Suicide Prevention: The World Is A Better Place With You In It

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By: Dr. Mohd. Aleem Siddiqui (M.D.,D.P.M.), Associate Editor & Dr. Shazia Veqar Siddiqui, Asstt. Editor LUCKNOW: According to  World Health Organisation, globally one person commits  suicide every 40 seconds, India accounted for the highest estimated number of suicides in the world in 2012. According to the report, 258,075 people committed suicide in India in 2012, with 99,977 women and 158,098 men taking their own lives.  A number of clinically useful individual and sociodemographic factors are associated with suicide. They include: Psychiatric disorders (generally depression, alcoholism and personality disorders); Physical illness (terminal,…

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Making Food Is Now As Easy As Turning On The Switch

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) NEW DELHI: While we are nowhere close to producing any desired food using replicators like in star trek, a recent study has proven that food can be created out of thin air. Finnish scientists have successfully used carbon dioxide and electricity to make single-cell proteins.Calling it “food” could be mildly exaggerating but experts say this could reduce world malnutrition. A Joint study by LUT and VTT of Finland Researchers at the Lappeenranta University of technology (LUT) AND Finland’s VTT…

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Indian Medical Association Lucknow Raise Their Voice To Amend Clinical Establishment Act

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW/SHIMLA:Indian Medical Association and ICN Digital Media Group jointly organised a Interactive conference “IMA Voice” at IMA Bhawan, Lucknow on 7th December 2017. On this occasion attending doctors and members of the ICN Digital Media Group held discussions on various issues concerning health sector in the country. The Conference was graced by Dr P.K. Gupta, President IMA Lucknow, Prof. J.D. Rawat, Secretary Indian Medical Association, Dr. Rama Srivastava,Vice president IMA Lucknow besides Dr.Devesh Maurya, Secretary U.P. Nursing Homes Association. Welcoming the August…

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An American Study Suggests That Chili Calms The Gut

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) NEW DELHI: Who would think that chili peppers and marijuana have much in common? But when eaten, both interact with the same receptor in our stomachs, according to a paper by the University of Connecticut researchers published in the April 24, 2017, issue of the journal Processings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research could lead to new therapies for diabetes and colitis, and opens up intriguing questions about the relationship between the immune system, the gut…

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Yemen’s Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh Killed In Saana

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Saleh’s death seems likely to inflame what has become a proxy war in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed by Houthi rebels near the capital, Sanaa.Sanaa’s Houthi-controlled Interior Ministry announced the veteran Yemeni leader’s death in a statement. “The militias of treason are finished and their leader has been killed,” the statement said. Saleh’s body was brought back to the capital and has been handed over to the leadership of his party, the General People’s Congress.Two days earlier, Saleh announced he was breaking…

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Bollywood Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor Dies At 79

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Shashi Kapoor began his career as a child actor and appeared in more than 150 films, including a dozen in English. MUMBAI: Bollywood veteran actor Shashi Kapoor died at in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Ambani Hospital , reportedly due to kidney failure. He was 79.He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty, which has dominated the Hindi film industry for decades. He won several national film awards and was awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian honour by the Indian government in 2011. He had kidney problem since several years. He was on dialysis for several…

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