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‘Infertility emerging as major health concern in Kashmir’

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At a medical camp organized by J&K Bank on International Women’s Day, some shocking facts came to fore regarding the problems faced by women in Kashmir. Doctors who treated large number of female patients at the medical camp said the highest number of females complained infertility issues with them and their husbands, leaving them childless. “Although women are in the forefront in every field but they are faced with the challenge of male chauvinism. Whenever female are diagnosed with infertility they usually come for treatment. However, their male partners shy…

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Termination of absentee doctors welcomed

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The termination of services of absentee doctors has been welcomed by civil society groups and doctors here. However, they have asked the government to improve the work atmosphere of the doctors in government hospitals to stop brain drain. “It is a welcome step but the government needs to look into the reasons why they left their homeland,” said Dr Nisar ul Hassan, president, Doctors Association Kashmir. He said the successive governments had ignored the health sector. Governor NN Vohra on Friday terminated the services of 100 doctors for remaining on…

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Heart disease linked to weight gain: Cardiologist

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“An extra-large body needs an extra-large amount of blood. When you gain weight, your heart has to pump more blood than it did before. Instead of beating more often, the heart grows slightly larger so it can move more blood with each beat. The increased flow often leads to high blood pressure, which is a major cause of heart disease.” This information was shared by Dr Sushil Sharma, Head, Department of Cardiology in the Government Medical College and Super-Speciality Hospital (GMC&SSH), Jammu. He was addressing the gathering during a medical…

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100 doctors sacked for unauthorised absence

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100 doctors were on Friday sacked by the Jammu and Kashmir government for remaining absent from their duties unauthorisedly. “The government today ordered termination of services of 100 doctors for remaining absence from their duties unauthorisedly,” an official spokesman said. According to the order issued by the Health and Medical Education Department, the terminated doctors include Medical Officers Syed Asif Iqbal, Sheraz Ahmad Rather, Naveed Wani, Sumaira Maqbool and Saba Afaq.

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Hepatitis-E Outbreak: 5 more test positive in Qazigund village

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With five more cases of Hepatitis-E coming to fore, the number of people diagnosed of the infection in Cheki-Wangund village of Kulgam district in South Kashmir has reached 13. The doctors had last week confirmed outbreak of Hepatitis-E in the village after eight people were tested positive for the infection. The highly contaminated water supplied to the inhabitants by the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department was attributed as the sole reason for the outbreak. “Five more people have tested positive for infection,” said a doctor today. He said that out…

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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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