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Doctors in Coimbatore stage dharna against Kolkata hospital violence
Over 100 doctors Friday staged a dharna in front of the government hospital here to protest against the assault of a junior doctor in Kolkata. The doctors, including women, belonging to the local chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association raised slogans against the attack on junior doctors at a Kolkata hospital allegedly by relatives of a patient, who died at the hospital, and sought protection of the medical fraternity in the country. Holding placards such as "zero tolerance", they said doctors were living dangerously without any safety and would continue their protests till safety was ensured at workplace. The IMA had directed members of all its state branches to stage protests and wear black badges on Friday. Junior doctors in West Bengal are on strike since Tuesday demanding better security at workplace after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata allegedly by ...
Delhi: Ganga Ram Hospital doctors shut OPD facility for a day
Doctors at Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday shut OPD facility in solidarity with the striking West Bengal medicos, who are protesting against violence against some doctors in Kolkata."All doctors of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital are fully in support of our colleagues in West Bengal and strongly protest against the growing tendency of violence against doctors. As a support of our solidarity, all private OPD clinics at the hospital will remain closed today," said a press release from the Doctors Forum in the hospital.Junior doctors in Kolkata have been on strike after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured over an issue of alleged negligence at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Protesting resident docs of AIIMS meet Harsh Vardhan, urge to ensure safety
Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of AIIMS met Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday with regard to the violence against doctors in West Bengal and demanded security for their fraternity.Speaking to reporters, Dr Arun, resident doctor AIIMS, said: "It was a successful meeting. The Minister listened to all our problems. He said that he will write letters to all Chief Ministers to ensure the security of doctors in their respective states."When asked if the strike will be called off, another doctor said, "Nothing happened with us but we stood in solidarity with the doctors in Kolkata. We will be talking to them now. As soon as Mamata Banerjee responds to the doctors' issues, we will update you."RDA submitted a letter to the Union Minister seeking his intervention in ensuring the safety of doctors."Adaptation of a uniform security code applicable to all government healthcare facilities across the country. Formulating an SOP for entry-exit protocols in wards, emergencies, OPDs .
Lucknow doctors protest in solidarity with Kolkata medicos
Doctors in Lucknow staged a protest on Friday against the attack on doctors at a major Kolkata hospital.
Smoking may damage body's blood pressure autocorrect system
People who smoke take note! Smoking may increase the risk of developing hypertension, impairing body's blood pressure autocorrect system, a recent study suggests.The study was published in the 'Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology'."The human body has a buffering system that continuously monitors and maintains healthy blood pressure," said Lawrence Sinoway, director of the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute."If blood pressure drops, a response called muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) is triggered to bring blood pressure back up to normal levels," Sinoway said.An additional system -- called the baroreflex -- helps correct if blood pressure gets too high, he added.According to Sinoway, the study found that after a burst of MSNA, the rise in blood pressure in a chronic smoker was about twice as great as in a non-smoker, pushing blood pressure to unhealthy levels."When the sympathetic nervous system fires, like with MSNA, ...
Mamata's aspiring doctor nephew stands with protesting colleagues
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abesh Banerjee, who is a medical student, on Friday came out in support of the protesting doctors at the state-run hospitals.
Goa doctors protest in solidarity with Kolkata medicos
As part of a nationwide call, resident doctors at Goa's biggest government hospital on Friday staged a protest in solidarity against the brutal attack on a doctor at a major Kolkata hospital.
Indian Medical Association declares all India protest day for the state branches on Friday
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has declared an All India Protest Day Friday in the wake of violence against doctors in Kolkata."The past few days have seen violence on doctors and hospitals in many states. The gruesome incident in NRS Medical College, Kolkata is of barbaric nature. Dr Paribaha Mukharjee, who was brutally attacked, is critical and fighting for his life. IMA condemns the violence perpetrated on a young doctor. Entire medical fraternity expresses our solidarity with the Residents who are on strike", the IMA said in a press release.The IMA has released a set of 10 directives to coordinate action in all the local branches under their jurisdiction in connection with the planned protest. Among them are members directed to wear the black badges and give memorandum to district authorities across the country.Doctors have been on a protest from Tuesday in West Bengal after an intern at the Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital was allegedly attacked by ..
Prominent Kolkata personalities meet protesting doctors, urge Mamata to resolve impasse
Several prominent personalities of the city have come out in support of the agitating doctors, some of them even urging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to find a solution to the impasse, which entered the fourth day on Friday. Filmmaker Aparna Sen, actor Kaushik Sen, musician Debojyoti Mishra, along with senior doctors from diverse fields, visited the agitators at NRS Medical College and Hospital, where an attack by the family members of a patient Monday night left two interns grievously injured and the medical system paralysed in the state. Sen requested the chief minister to meet the striking doctors and listen to their grievances. "I am a filmmaker. I have so much work at hand, but I felt it was my responsibility to stand by the doctors. My conscience directed me to stand by them. We need to understand they are doing a noble job," she said. Talking about Banerjee's warning of vacating doctors' hostels, if they fail to resume work, the Padma Shri awardee said, "If these ..
Adults with sleep apnea more likely to experience multiple, involuntary job loss
Adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea were more than twice as likely to have experienced multiple, involuntary job losses compared to adults who did not have sleep apnea or those with moderate-to-severe sleep apnea, a recent study suggests.The study was published in the journal 'Sleep'."These results suggest that undetected obstructive sleep apnea could have long-term, negative effects on vocational functioning," said principal investigator Patricia Haynes, an associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson.Nearly 30 million adults in the United States have obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic disease that involves the repeated collapse of the upper airway during sleep.Common warning signs include snoring, choking or gasping during sleep. Untreated sleep apnea can cause excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and impairments in cognitive functioning.The analysis of data from the ongoing, prospective Assessing Daily ...
Anti-malaria drug may prevent hereditary hearing loss: Study
A widely-used anti-malaria drug may help prevent hearing loss caused by heredity and genetic disorders, a study has found. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in the US conducted a study on zebrafish with a commonly used anti-malarial drug called artemisinin. They found that the drug can help sensory cells of the inner ear recognise and transport an essential protein to specialised membrane using established pathways within the cell, which will help improve and restore hearing. The ability to hear depends on these proteins reaching the outer membrane of the sensory cells in the inner ear which may be hindered due to certain types of mutations in the protein due to hereditary disorders, which prevent it from reaching those membranes. The sensory cells of the inner ear are covered by hair-like projections, called hair cells, on the surface. These hair cells convert vibrations from sounds and movement into electrical signals that are conveyed through the nerves and ...
Rahul Gandhi appeal to 'young friends' to donate blood
Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to the social media platform to appeal to the youths for donating blood on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day on Friday."Blood donation done by you is a lifeline for the needy. I congratulate all blood donors on World Blood Donor Day. I appeal to our young friends to donate blood whenever they find an opportunity for it," Rahul Gandhi wrote on Facebook.World Blood Donor Day, established in 2004, is marked every year on June 14. The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood. It is also an occasion to thank blood donors for their voluntary efforts in this direction.
Smartphone app may help treat anorexia
A smartphone app-based therapy can help anorexic people restore their eating habits and regain normal body weight, scientists say. The approach is based on the theory that slow eating and excessive physical exertion, both hallmarks of anorexia, are evolutionarily conserved responses to short food supply that can be triggered by dieting -- and reversed by practicing normal eating. Researchers from Karolinska Institute in Sweden suggest that eating disorders should not be considered as mental disorders. "Anorexic patients can normalise their eating rate by adjusting food intake to feedback from a smartphone app," said Per Sodersten, lead author of the research in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience. "And in contrast to failing standard treatments, most regain a normal body weight, their health improves, and few relapse," said Sodersten. Attempts to treat anorexia as a mental illness have largely failed, researchers said. "The standard treatment worldwide, cognitive behavioral therapy
HC refuses to pass interim order on doctors' strike
The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in protest against the attack on two of their colleagues by family members of a patient. A division bench comprising Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Suvra Ghosh asked the state government to persuade the striking doctors to resume work and provide usual services to patients. The court also directed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government to apprise it of the steps taken following the attack on the junior doctors at a city hospital on Monday night. The Chief Justice, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), reminded the striking doctors of the 'Hippocratic Oath' they take to ensure the welfare of all patients. The bench fixed June 21 for further hearing of the petition. Junior doctors across all state-run hospitals in West Bengal have called for a strike, demanding adequate security in medical colleges and hospitals, after two of
Docs in Delhi hold demonstration against Kolkata hospital violence, meet Vardhan
Scores of doctors at several government and private hospitals in Delhi held demonstrations on Friday by boycotting work, marching and raising slogans to express solidarity with their protesting colleagues in Kolkata. A group of doctors also met Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and apprised him about the medical fraternity's demand of ensuring safety and security of doctors in face of any violence in hospital premises. Vardhan has assured the doctors that he will look into their demands. Junior doctors in West Bengal are on strike since Tuesday after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured allegedly by relatives of a patient who died at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Doctors under the banner of the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) held out marches in the AIIMS campus Friday, with many wearing bandages on forehead or helmets. Doctors at Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital also joined the protest. Several ..
Excess weight, body fat cause cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Recent findings show that as body mass index (BMI) and fat mass increase, the risk of blood vessel diseases also increases.A recent study suggests that excess weight and body fat can cause a range of heart and blood vessel diseases including aortic valve stenosis - a condition in which the valve controlling the flow of blood from the heart to the body's largest blood vessel (aorta) narrows and fails to open fully.Mendelian randomisation is a way of showing whether or not individual risk factors actually cause disease, rather than just being associated with it. It uses genetic variants that are already known to be associated with potential risk factors, such as BMI and body fat, as indirect indicators or "proxies" for these risk factors.This enables researchers to discover whether the risk factor is the cause of the disease (rather than the other way around), and reduces bias in results because genetic variants are determined at conception and cannot be affected by subsequent external .
Telangana doctors join protest; demand justice, implementation of Protection Act
Doctors from various medical institutions in Telangana joined the nationwide protest demanding justice and protection to them in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in Kolkata.Doctors in Kolkata have been on strike after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured over an issue of alleged negligence at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday.Doctors of NIMS Hyderabad also gathered on the road in sympathy with the striking doctors of Kolkata.Speaking to ANI, a doctor said "We demand justice for what has happened with the junior doctors in West Bengal. If doctors are not safe then how come patients will be safe. All we need is safety for the saviours."Talking about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's ultimatum to the doctors to stop the protest, the doctor added, "This is not a political issue. It is not about politics but about the safety of the doctors. Sitting on such a position she is not supposed to give such statements."The doctors
Vardhan urges docs to join work, appeals to WB CM to not make it 'prestige issue'
In the wake of protests by the medical fraternity in support of agitating doctors in Kolkata, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Friday urged them to exercise restraint and continue serving patients. He appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to not make this sensitive matter a "prestige issue" and said that he will write to her in this regard. Junior doctors in West Bengal are on a strike since Tuesday after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured allegedly by relatives of a patient who died at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. "Despite getting beaten so badly, doctors have only asked her (Mamata Banerjee) to provide them with adequate security and also demanded action against the perpetrators of the violence as per the law," Vardhan said. "But instead of doing that, she warned them and gave an ultimatum which angered doctors across the country and they proceeded on strike. So if the chief minister acts in a sensitive manner in such a ...
State education minister's appeal to junior doctors to
Senior TMC leader and West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee appealed to striking junior doctors to "keep aside" misunderstandings and withdraw their agitation, which entered its fourth day on Friday. In a Facebook post, Chatterjee, the TMC secretary general said, that all their grievances can be solved through discussions with the government. "I would like to appeal to my young friends to keep aside misunderstandings and join back at work. We should not lose faith on masses. I too have been involved in student politics and now after being appointed in a position, still believe that all of us should work towards serving the masses. "Just like you need security, patients also need treatment. I would appeal to all of you to think over it," he said. The strike by the junior doctors continued on Friday, hampering regular services in all state-run medical colleges and hospitals, and a number of private hospitals. However, emergency services were available at one or
Doctors' protest: 43 doctors submit resignation in West Bengal
As many as 43 doctors submitted their resignation here on Friday amidst the ongoing strike by the junior doctors in West Bengal.While 27 doctors of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Darjeeling resigned over the violence against doctors in the state, a total of 16 doctors of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata also submitted their resignation."We the following doctors of R. G.Kar Medical College have so far been trying our level best to run the hospital service smoothly. You are aware that the present situation is not ideal for patient care service. In response to the prevailing situation as we are unable to provide service, we would like to resign from our duty," the doctors said in a mass resignation submitted before the Director of Medical Education and Ex. Officio Secretary of the West Bengal government.Various medical bodies called doctors' strike across the country to protest over rising violence against the medical fraternity after a junior doctor of Nil
