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Kashmir medico awarded in India Live-2016

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A Kashmiri doctor has been selected among the top five cardiologists from India in the India Live conference held on February 29 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. Dr Syed Maqbool, intervention cardiologist at Khyber Heart Institute Srinagar, bagged runner up award meant for the best cases of cardiac intervention for which interventional cardiologists from around the globe submit their cases. “This year, out of 200 cases, first 10 were selected followed finally by 5 cases which were presented at the award session. Around 3000 interventional cardiologists participated in India…

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South Kashmir on high alert as Viral Hepatitis spreads fast

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Over 100 suspected cases found in Kulgam district alone South Kashmir is experiencing nearly daily increase in new Hepatitis-E infection cases due to contaminated water. The health officials are apprehensive that the situation may get worse, prompting the Divisional Administration to closely monitor the rate of infection to identify potential clusters of disease. Officials said the number of suspected Hepatitis-E tests has jumped to over 100 in Kulgam district alone, about 40 miles south of summer capital Srinagar. That number includes 8 confirmed cases in Qazigund area. Following the disclosure…

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As drug abuse ‘surges’ in Kashmir, Govt orders survey to find magnitude

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For the first time J&K Government would carry out a survey to find prevalence of substance abuse in Kashmir as increasing number of addicts are turning up at hospitals for treatment. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Samoon said the Government is “formulating a strategy” to undertake the maiden study. “We don’t have any reliable and latest data, although some studies have been carried out in past. First, we need to see how big the problem is and then accordingly the Government will frame its response,” said Samoon. Sources said the…

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Mobile phones can ‘cook’ sperms, lower fertility: Research

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Mobile phones could be cooking the sperm of people who have them in their pockets, according to a new study. Talking on a phone that’s charging and leaving it close by on a bedside, as well as storing handsets in a trouser pocket, could be reducing the sperm count of men, according to a major new study. Men who used their phone for more than two hours per day were found to be twice as likely to have low sperm quality, compared to those who used them for less than…

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70% students in Kashmir drug addicts, claims DAK

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Nearly 70 per cent schoolchildren, including 26 per cent girls, in Kashmir are drug addicts, claimed Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK). The association said “unseen forces” were behind drug trafficking in Kashmir. “As per a study, 65-70 per cent students in Kashmir are drug addicts, which also include gateway drugs. Around 26 per cent of the addicts are girl students,” said DAK president Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan. Alarmed by unprecedented level of drug addiction, Dr Hassan said “unseen forces” were involved in peddling and promoting of drugs in Kashmir. “They are using their…

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Kashmiri children becoming obese, anemic: UNICEF Survey

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A recent survey has revealed that children and adults in Kashmir are becoming obese or overweight and it could prove fatal if precautions are not taken. The survey has pointed out that there is dire need to focus on child nutrition, while obesity and anemia are the markers of impending health issues in adults. UNICEF prepared report, Results of Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC), for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently. The survey states that 10.8 percent adolescents in JK are obese or overweight. On the other hand, the…

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Stray dogs thriving on hospital waste

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Despite a sharp decrease in dog bite cases in the city, the authorities concerned here said stray dogs were thriving on the waste produced in government-run hospitals. While the stray dog population has decreased to half, officials said dog bite cases have come down to 4,684 in 2015-2016. “The population of stray dogs has reduced by almost 50 per cent,” the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials said during a meeting on sanitation and dog menace on February 6. “The number of dog bite cases treated at Shri Maharja Hari Singh…

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Post-flood, GB Pant Hospital takes lead in Valley’s healthcare

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The Valley’s premier child care centre, GB Pant Hospital, has grown into a cutting edge facility with integrated healthcare services, research and children friendly healing process, even as the flood-ravaged government-run hospitals in Kashmir are still struggling to restore normal operations. With the addition of new equipments and expertise, the officials at the GB Pant Hospital say a lot of thought has gone into remodeling the functioning of the centre. In the past few months, the hospital authorities have added 10 high-end ventilators, installed Rs 3 crore worth sewerage treatment…

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Mistrust responsible for deteriorating doctor-patient relationship: DAK

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Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said that mistrust among patients about the medical system in Kashmir and healthcare providers working inside it is responsible for deteriorating doctor-patient relationship. Terming trust as essential for the relationship, President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said that it has been broken and once revered doctor-patient relationship is on the rocks. People are unhappy with the fragmented healthcare system and they have lost faith in it as it adds to their miseries and sufferings. Unequal access to healthcare and commercialization of medicine…

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Spurious medicine trade continues in JK: DAK

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Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday said trade of spurious drugs was continuing unabated in Jammu and Kashmir and that nothing was being done to curb the menace. Alarmed by the reports of widespread presence of the spurious drugs, President DAK faction led by DrNisarul Hassan in a statement said JK has turned to be safe bastion for trade in substandard and fake drugs. “Everyday patients suffer and even die because of this menace. In a recent report, an anti-diabetic drug, Blisto-4MF, manufactured in Jammu was found spurious and the quantity…

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