Category: Health

Health

Govt wakes up to unsafe, substandard food products

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Appoints appellate authority for food safety tribunals after 9 months After Food Safety Appellate Tribunals (FSAT) remained defunct for nine months, government has finally appointed Presiding Officers for Kashmir and Jammu divisions to look at the cases related to food safety matters. As per the official order, government has appointed Muhammad Yousuf Akhoon, District and Sessions Judge, presently Principal Secretary to Chief Justice, J&K High Court and Maharaj Krishan Hanjura, Member, Company Law Board, Delhi as the Presiding Officers for Food Safety Appellate Tribunal, Kashmir and Food Safety Appellate Tribunal,…

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500 Pellet victims aged under 20, Most of them Students

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Doctors unsure if they can return to schools again in view of grave eye-injuries At least 500 of pellet victims in Kashmir are aged under-20 and a vast majority of them are students who are still recuperating, according to records. Data accessed by Kashmir Post throws up some startling figures about the number of students who have become victims of pellets hit by forces in Kashmir, and are struggling to get “some vision” back in their affected eyes. Of 1065 pellet victims admitted at general specialty SMHS hospital, and SKIMS…

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High-stressed jobs can lead to early grave

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A team of researchers from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business found that individuals in low-control jobs, high job demands are associated with a 15.4 per cent increase in the likelihood of death. If you are in a high-stress job with little or no control over the work flow, chances are you are heading towards innumerable health conditions — even an early death — than those who have flexibility and discretion in their jobs. A team of researchers from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business found that individuals in low-control…

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GMC turns into ‘Marketing Hub’ for Pharmaceutical firms, Pvt diagnostic centres

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Deep rooted nexus making lakhs by cheating patients, attendants Strange it may sound, but it is true, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), Jammu has become a ‘marketing hub’ as a deep rooted nexus in the premier health institute of the region is making lakhs of rupees by duping the patients and their attendants in a clandestine manner. Highly placed sources in the hospital informed that the agents of different firms supplying surgical items and medicines and agents of private laboratories are seen roaming in the hospital wards and…

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As Kashmir’s uprising rages, its toll on the psyche of the Valley’s children’s is difficult to state

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In the ongoing uprising in Kashmir it is the children who are turning into the next defiant generation that will prolong the current political crisis for coming years. Go to any part of Kashmir, children as young as three are raising slogans and are well aware why the region has been on lockdown for the past 10 weeks. During a reporting trip last month, in South Kashmir’s Yaaripora, a group of children paraded with handmade wooden rifles, raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. Pictures of such groups of children also appeared…

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Army suggests use of Sonic Weapons, Pepper Ammo, Chilli Grenades to replacing Pellet Guns in Kashmir

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As the debate over using of pellet guns by security forces in Kashmir continues, the Army has said, non-lethal weapons like pepper shots, chilli grenades can be used to disperse crowd. The Army has given the suggestion to a panel formed by Centre to look into the issue of pellet guns used by the security forces in the Valley. Confirming the development, Northern Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda said, The Army has given its suggestions of using less harmful weapons like sonic weapons, pepper ammo and chilli grenades. The…

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Pepper gas punishes even ‘Non-Protesters’

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As the unrest in the Valley continues for more than a month now, it has not only killed or maimed residents, buts also affected the health of people who are just caged inside their homes due to frequent use of pepper gas and teargas shells. In Srinagar’s downtown where dozens of neighbourhoods are interconnected by alleys making it a reason for frequent stone-throwing incidents, the police frequently use pepper gas and teargas shells to disperse the protesters, which is affecting the health of residents even when they are inside their…

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Doctors appeal for donations; Pellet injuries

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Due to non-availability of polycarbonate protective eyewear, over 300 youth hit by pellets are facing vision loss in one or both eyes. Doctors in Srinagar have appealed to people to help them procure the protective eyewear from outside the state. “We urgently need polycarbonate protective eyewear for over 300 youth hit by pellets in one or both eyes. If anyone wants to help, he/she can contact the SMHS Hospital authorities of Srinagar and save the youth from getting blind,” said a senior doctor at SMHSHospital. “After primary treatment, the patients…

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The ‘non-lethal’ pellet

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh responded to the outrage at the use of pellet guns by saying that he had set up a committee of experts to look into the alternatives, hinting that the government might ban the use of this otherwise “non-lethal weapon”. Since the killing of the Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, over 200 young boys and girls have been struggling with their eyesight after being hit by pellets. At least 10 of them have been completely blinded; 40 per cent may not be able…

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Police spying on injured?

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‘Many patients left SMHS hospital against medical advice because of fear of being spied’ SSP refutes allegations Fearing spying by police sleuths roaming around in civvies, many persons injured in police and CRPF action who were admitted at SMHS hospital have left the hospital against the medical advice of doctors. Of the 720 patients, who were admitted to SMHS hospital in past 25 days, only 64 are presently undergoing treatment there. “There is a lot of fear among patients here. They think they are being spied upon and police will…

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