Monthly news analysis,dr.roopali

Monthly news analysis

Presenter- Dr. Roopali Nath Mathur (JR2)Moderator- Dr. Ajay Kumar Agarwal Asst. Professor

Dept. Community Medicine RMCH, Bareilly.

News 1

News 2

On the occasion of the National Cancer Awareness Day ( Nov 7) a cancer awareness android app called ONCOTIP is launched by Department of Community Medicine, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka.

News 3

In Aligarh, for instance, the number of sterilisations in November has almost doubled, rising from 92 during the same period last year to 176 now. And there are five more days to go before the month ends.

In Agra, too, the figures have shot up to a record 904 women and 9 men as against 450 during the same month last year.

For this Rs 2,000 that a man gets for the procedure. A woman gets Rs 1400.

NEWS 4

Drug which can stop spreading HIV Viruses.Researcher claim for new drug preparation .Trail of this drug has already being started in

South Africa.HVTN 702 name drug prepared and trail will

be perform on 5400 patients.This trail is joint collaboration of Thailand and

America.

News 5

Kerala declared open defecation free under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

Kerala is the third state overall and the largest state so far.

Kerala with population of 3.6 crores.Other two were Sikkim ( approx. 6 lakh)and

Himachal Pradesh ( 70 lakhs).

News 6

Pain less sugar level test.American Researcher invented a sensor which

can give report on blood glucose level.Organ center university is the place were

research took place.Nano Transistor Sensor is detecting blood

glucose level.

News 7

GURUGRAM: Cases of Chikungunya and Dengue-like viral diseases have made a comeback in the city, despite the onset of winter. In the last 15 days, the top five private hospitals have witnessed 10 such cases.

News 8

Sweet potato waste water – research suggest that ,

Even the cooking water from sweet potatoes may help with digest and weight loss. National Agriculture and food research organisation of japan published this research.

News 9

WHO revised guidelines on antenatal care saying pregnant women should have twice as many contacts with health providers.

Last year about 303,000 women globally died from pregnancy related causes.

2.7 million babies died in their first 28 days of life,

Only 64 % of women received antenatal care four or

more times during the delivery.

News 10

Reusable insulin pens to be available in govt. hospital. Govt. hospitals in UP would be supplying insulin pens meant for blood glucose control. The move being implemented by NRHM.

News 11

India had shortage of 5 lakh doctor 1 over 1674 Patients.So mandatory training after graduation and post Graduation is to be implemented from next year

Onwards.

News 12

King George Medical University (KGMU) and Sight Life recently announced the opening of the KGMU UP Community Eye Bank, a state-of-the-art eye bank dedicated to restoring sight to the corneal blind.

News 13

AHMEDABAD: Patients with type-2 diabetes have more chances of developing dyslipidaemia - Elevation of plasma cholesterol, triglycerides (TGs), or both - than non-diabetic persons. The disease increases the risk of developing cardiovascular complications, claims a study conducted by department of community medicine of BJ Medical College, GMERS Medical college, Patna and Rajshree Medical Research Institute in Bareilly. Of 187 diabetic patients studied, over 80% showed dyslipidaemia. The prevalence was higher among men than women

News 14

India has the third largest number of HIV cases worldwide, with an estimated 21 lakh people living with HIV. Of these, around 15 lakh have been diagnosed and 10 lakh are on ART. According to a Latest study, 1.96 lakh new cases emerged in 2015, and the number of people who died of AIDS-related complications is 1.3 lakh.

News 15

CIRCULATORY AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE were the leading causes of deaths in Chandigarh in 2014, according to the latest report, Medical Certification on the Cause of Death (MCCD), released by the census department recently. As per the report, the total deaths reported in Chandigarh in 2014 were 16,378. Of the total deaths, the medically certified deaths were 7,025.

News 16

MADURAI: For the first time, those in southern Tamil Nadu would have an opportunity to witness a demonstration of an air ambulance at EMCON 2016, the 18th annual conference of the Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI).

News17

Silent Reflex:- A condition in which gastric acid cause throat

discomfort.Term is confusing because condition is not

exactly silent.It is called silent because individual who have it

do not shows typical symptoms associated with acid reflex, such as heart burn.

Important Days to Remember

02 November- Red Cross Flag Day 07 November- National cancer awareness day 09 November- Legal Service Day 11 November- National Filaria Day 14 November- World diabetes day 16 November- World Day of remembrance for Road Traffic victims 18 November- National Epilepsy Day 19 November- World Chromic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day; National Integration Day

24 November- NCC Day 25 November- International Day for the elimination of violence against women 26 November- National Milk Day 1 December- World AIDS Day; International Pollution Prevention Day 3 December- World Disabled Day 8 December- National Day for the mentally retarded 10 December- World Human Rights Day

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