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Unsafe drinking water infects 70% Kashmiris with H pylori

March 16, 2016 Editor

The consumption of contaminated drinking water has infected 70% of Kashmir population by Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) virus, which is considered as the main cause of gastric cancers. Doctors say the drinking water testing facilities of Kashmir lack equipment to detect the presence of H.pylori. “Government water-testing facilities rely on coliform bacteria, a bacterial indicator to evaluate the safety of source waters, but H.pylori has been found in waters where coliform indicators were absent,” said senior epidemiologist Dr Nisar ul Hassan. He said unsafe water supply was responsible for H.pylori infection.…

Governor wants strict action taken against absentee docs

March 16, 2016 Editor

Governor NN Vohra has directed Health Secretary Dr MK Bhandari to ensure speedy and strict action, including termination of services, against doctors who remain unauthorisedly absent from duty at any point of time. He also directed Dr Bhandari to issue orders for withdrawing doctors who have been attached at any station, including Delhi, without availability of posts or are superfluous without any actual requirement or availability of posts. The Governor passed these directions at a detailed review of the Health and Medical Education Department in a meeting held here. Besides…

2 ‘unwanted’ infants land at GB Pant hospital

March 14, 2016 Editor

Two children, abandoned by parents, have landed at GB Pant Hospital, where authorities have ‘admitted them’ in absence of a Children’s Home. On Saturday evening, an infant girl was abandoned by a woman, who appeared to be her mother, at Ward No. 2 of GB Pant Hospital. The baby girl, as per doctors, appears to have a congenital problem, which they feel may have been the reason for her being ‘unwanted’. The girl is the second abandoned child housed in this hospital. Earlier, a baby boy, found by people on…

‘Infertility emerging as major health concern in Kashmir’

March 9, 2016 Editor

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…

Termination of absentee doctors welcomed

March 9, 2016 Editor

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…

Heart disease linked to weight gain: Cardiologist

March 7, 2016 Editor

“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…

100 doctors sacked for unauthorised absence

March 5, 2016 Editor

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.

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

March 3, 2016 Editor

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…

Kashmir medico awarded in India Live-2016

March 3, 2016 Editor

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…

South Kashmir on high alert as Viral Hepatitis spreads fast

March 1, 2016 Editor

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…