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Dementia: Recognizing the Symptoms

September 23, 2015 Editor

How to recognize the symptoms of this disease and the latest available treatments. “ Tathis tchu shayad tasruff gumuth”. F or the last few months, Gulkak and his wife had noticed a lot of changes in his mother’s behavior. She had become increasingly forgetful. Her personality had changed – in an instant she would go from being cheerful and pleasant, to anxious, to tearful, and then aggressive. She used to be able to dress herself, but now she had started wearing clothes backwards and they were always mismatched. Simple tasks…

Two tested positive for dengue in Valley

September 22, 2015 Editor

Two patients, tested positive for dengue, have been admitted to the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar. Doctors at SKIMS said two patients were tested positive and were admitted to the hospital. “Patients visit regularly to get their tests done here, but so far we have admitted only two patients and their condition is stable,” said Dr Farooq Jan, who heads the Department of Preventive Medicine at the hospital. He said the two patients had contracted the virus outside Kashmir. “There is a need to take precautionary measures,…

11 Persons test positive for dengue in J&K

September 21, 2015 Editor

The cases of dengue in the state have reached 13. Two of the patients tested positive live in Delhi. The Health Department in collaboration with the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has geared up to take preventive measures for dengue. Laboratories in Jammu have detected 11 dengue cases in the last two weeks. Of them, six were living outside the state and five were infected in Jammu. “The toll has reached 13 so far. Of them, 11 were diagnosed in Jammu. Nine patients have been discharged and two others are admitted…

No arrangements in place to combat swine flu

September 17, 2015 Editor

It seems that the state government has failed to learn lessons from last year’s swine flu outbreak. Winter is approaching, but no proper arrangements for vaccination have been made so far in Valley hospitals. No proper arrangements have been made so far in major Valley hospitals to combat the outbreak of swine flu in Kashmir as winter is near. During the previous flu season, the health authorities in Kashmir ignored the flu outbreak alert, which resulted in the spread of the disease and loss of nearly two dozen lives in…

Union Health Ministry recommends H1N1 vaccine to vulnerable group in J&K

September 14, 2015 Editor

With the spurt in H1N1 cases this year in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Health ministry has recommended vaccination for doctors, healthcare workers and other vulnerable groups for the three prevalent virus strains, including H1N1 in the month of September and October. As per the advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), vaccination should be given to four to five vulnerable groups to prevent H1N1 epidemic in the coming months. The group includes children under the age of five, elderly and immune compromised patients and doctors and…

Ban pvt practice by govt doctors during working hours: J&K panel

September 11, 2015 Editor

A Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has asked the state government to ensure complete ban on private practice of doctors during “office hours” and closure of all unregistered medical shops and illegal sex determination centres in the state. “A committee of Legislators suggested the Government to ensure the doctors do not do private practice during office or working hours. It also suggested closure of all unregistered medical shops and illegal sex determination centres under the PCPNDT Act,” an official spokesperson said today. The suggestions were made at a…

Experts stress on importance of cleanliness in life

September 10, 2015 Editor

On the second day of the ongoing workshop on the theme “Cleanliness and healthy lifestyle”, being organised by the NSS unit of GGM Science College, two lecture were delivered by the resource persons from the Health Department here today. The resource persons were Dr Vinod Sharma, Block Medical Officer (BMO), Akhnoor, and Dr Parvesh Kumar from Hiranagar. Dr Ajeet Angral, Nodal Principal, Jammu division colleges, was the chief guest. Dr Parvesh Kumar gave a power-point presentation on “Healthy lifestyle”. He expressed in detail about the self-responsibility through self-employment, self-awareness and…

NC-Cong mislead people over Kashmir’s paediatric hospital: Lal Singh

September 9, 2015 Editor

Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings, Choudhary Lal Singh on Thursday lashed out at the former National Conference, Congress government for “misleading” people over establishment of paediatric hospital in summer capital Srinagar. “When I joined the government, I was astonished to see that there was no home work done by the previous government over the establishment of the paediatric hospital in Srinagar,” he told reporters at GB Pant hospital after inaugurating 30-bed causality at the healthcare institute. “NC- Congress government has misled people over the establishment of…

SKIMS takes aam admi for a ride, charges ‘hefty’ entry fee

September 8, 2015 Editor

The management at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura is facing sharp criticism from the locals and visitors for charging Rs 100 for Special entry pass for fifteen minutes visit to wards after 6:30 pm. Sources in SKIMS informed that the daily income of the hospital is very enormous and collects Rs 10,000-Rs 20,000 per day in the form of special entry passes. “The Special Entry Pass doesn’t mention that it is meant for the evening visitors only. These entry-fee slip have been printed out at SKIMS offset press…

Crippled health system limping to normalcy

September 4, 2015 Editor

The health system in Kashmir, which was crippled by the last year floods, is slowly moving back to normalcy with most of the city-based hospitals managing to restore the vital services. Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, which was one of the worst hit healthcare institutions of Kashmir, incurred losses worth Rs 100 crore in the floods. However, it has made a steady progress in the last 11 months. “The hospital was the worst hit. It was a struggle to make it functional, but we have been able to put…