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- Campaign launched for shy condom buyers
- Three new-borns languish in Ghaziabad hospital
- Arthroscopic treatment of common hip problem improves range of motion
- Maternal mortality rate down by half in South Asia: UN
- Countries battling tobacco usage: WHO
- Watching actors smoke could make kids vulnerable
- How to make that backache vanish
- Arthroscopy and open surgery are equally efficacious in treating common hip problem in most patients
- Motherhood-related deaths down in India by 17 percent
- India's girl child mortality rate worrisome
| Campaign launched for shy condom buyers Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:19 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 - 'I am not Shy' campaign to overcome shyness in buying a pack of condoms from an outlet was launched here Monday by state-run Hindustan Latex Limited - on the occasion of World Population Day. According to a recent survey, modern contraceptives still remain out of reach for millions in India which is all set to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2025. In the survey conducted it was found that one out of three Indians is still shy to buy condoms from pharmacies and other shops, thus affecting the progress of family planning and leading to unprotected sex. The initiative by HLL is to address this 'shy' factor directly. The nationwide campaign was flagged off by Kerala Health Minister Adoor Prakash at a medical store in the heart of the city. HLL also launched this campaign through social networking websites and also opened a new website www.imnotshy.com. As part of the campaign, HLL volunteers will go to public places like railway stations and bus stands, and will distribute condoms and other contraceptives free of cost along with brochures to raise awareness levels. Besides, the company, which has been in the forefront of population stabilising efforts along the union health ministry, will also set up more vending machines across the country and conduct awareness campaigns in remote tribal areas. 'World Population Day reaffirms the right of people to plan their families and future. It is an occasion to further scale up the activities aimed at helping the people to enjoy this right. We are launching the campaign, mainly targeting the marginalised and the young,' said HLL CMD M. Ayyappan. HLL produces over 1.316 billion condoms annually - accounting for 10 percent of the total global production. 'Moods' brand of condom from the HLL portfolio is available in 19 variants and was selected as a 'super brand' and 'power brand' in India. http://www.rxpgnews.com    |
| Three new-borns languish in Ghaziabad hospital Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:57 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Ghaziabad, July 11 - Three newly-born children, including a pair or twins, are languishing in a hospital here with their mothers unable to care for them and no sign of their fathers or any other relatives. The District Women's Hospital nurses, already overworked due to the insufficient staff, are trying to spare time from other patients and work to take care of the three babies, who seem to have no one in their life, except their two mothers, who seem mentally disturbed. A woman, appearing to be in her late 20s, was found in an advanced state of pregnancy in Vaishali area by NGO Asha Deep Foundation and brought to the hospital. She gave birth to identical twins June 30. 'She was brought to the hospital on June 27. She seems to be mentally weak and is not speaking anything either about the childrens' father or her family and is not even telling her name. She does not respond to our gestures and remains almost mum,' said Sushma Chandra, senior consultant - and acting in-charge of the women's hospital. 'She is in an extremely disturbed state. We have tried to speak to her and engage her in talk but she hardly answers. But from whatever she could utter, it seems that she hailed from Assam because we also belong to that area,' an attendant, sitting on next bed in the same ward, told an IANS correspondent. The other woman was found at the railway station and was brought here by Railway Police Inspector Shikha Malik June 20. She delivered on the same day. 'The other woman, who is recovering in the labour room, is also unable to reveal anything about herself. She is in the same condition and looks extremely disturbed. Her baby's father is also unknown. Often, on asking about her name, she utters the name Jyoti, so we are assuming that to be her name,' Chandra said. 'We had written to the administration on the same day the two women delivered, apprising them of the complete situation. We have asked them to arrange for some home... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Arthroscopic treatment of common hip problem improves range of motion Posted: 10 Jul 2011 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis is successful in terms of restoring range of motion, according to results from a recent Hospital for Special Surgery study. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, held July 7-11 in San Diego. This is the first study to show that in patients who are being treated for hip impingement with arthroscopy, not only do we restore their mechanical measurements, but by doing so, we have improved their functional range of motion across the joint, said Bryan T. Kelly, M.D., co-director of the Center for Hip Pain and Preservation at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. This study received the 2011 Excellence in Research Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. In recent years, a hip condition known as femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) or hip impingement has become widely recognized as one of the most common causes of early osteoarthritis in the hip. The hip is a ball-and-socket joint where the upper end of the thigh bone fits into the cup-shaped socket of the pelvis. In a healthy hip joint, the ball rotates freely in the cup, but in some people a bony bump on the upper thigh bone produces a situation where there is inadequate space for the hip bone to move freely in the socket. The result is damage to the socket rim and the cartilage that lines the bones, which can lead to hip arthritis. Structural correction of the bone through arthroscopic or open surgery has been shown to be successful at relieving symptoms of FAI and returning athletes to their sport of choice. Before this study, however, researchers had not studied how good arthroscopic repair was at restoring range of motion. To find out, researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City used computer-assisted, three dimensional analysis to assess differences in hip range-of-motion before and after the... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Maternal mortality rate down by half in South Asia: UN Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:29 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, July 8 - Eleven years after adopting millennium development goals -, the UN has observed a reduction in maternal mortality rate by over 50 percent in South Asia, a report said here Friday. The MDG, adopted by world leaders in the year 2000, are a set of targets to reduce global poverty and improve living standards by 2015. 'Between 1990 and 2008, maternal mortality declined by 53 percent in South Asia, including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and Afghanistan among others,' the report said. But it added the South Asian region still 'lags in nutrition, sanitation, and gender equality'. According to the Census Commission, India has managed to bring down the rate of deaths among women during delivery by 17 percent, recording 212 deaths due to motherhood causes for one lakh child births in 2007-09. But it is still far away from the UN's millennium development goal of 109. The ratio for the period 2004-06 was 254 deaths, thus marking a drop of 42 points in 2007-09. The report brings a ray of hope to India, stating that the country is on track to meet its 'poverty reduction' goal by 51 percent - to 22 percent in 2015. The report lists nutrition and gender equality as matters of concern for South Asia, saying that the sub-region has highest rate of child undernutrition in the world. 'This matters greatly because India composes for a huge population when we talk of South Asia. I think India needs to dole out more money on schemes such as National Rural Health Mission - and various others on maternal and child development,' said Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. 'All of our problems are interlinked -- sanitation, nutrition, employment, child delivery, education, growth programmes. It is important to keep taking a stock of the schemes we have in terms of statistics,' Ghosh added. The ratios of girl education were also startling: '74 girls were enrolled in... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Countries battling tobacco usage: WHO Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:39 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, July 8 - Countries are making significant progress in implementing prominent graphic warnings on tobacco packages to reduce tobacco use, a report by the World Health Organisation - said. According to a statement by the Voluntary Health Association of India -, one billion people in the world are now protected by laws that require pictorial warnings on tobacco packets. The report was released Thursday. 'The report finds that more than one billion people in 19 countries are now protected by laws requiring graphic health warnings, up from 547 million people in 16 countries in 2008,' VHAI said in a statement. The report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011, is the third report the WHO has issued assessing global progress against the global tobacco epidemic. 'But the report also contains the troubling news that a number countries are still not doing enough to reverse the tide of a tobacco epidemic that will otherwise kill one billion people worldwide,' the statement said. http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Watching actors smoke could make kids vulnerable Posted: 08 Jul 2011 04:52 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, July 8 - Adolescents watching actors light a cigarette on screen are more vulnerable to tobacco use in life, a study conducted on Delhi students said Friday, confirming the link between 'Bollywood and tobacco use among teenagers'. 'The odds of using tobacco once or more in a lifetime among students who were highly exposed to tobacco use occurrences in Bollywood films were more than twice as compared to those with low exposure,' revealed the study conducted by Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth -, an NGO. The study was conducted among nearly 4,000 students from 12 schools across New Delhi to assess if they are currently using or have ever used tobacco, if they are receptive to tobacco promotions and their exposure to tobacco use in movies. Considered to be the most prolific film producer in the world, Bollywood has earlier drawn flak from health activists for influencing youngsters' tobacco use, leading to a ban on smoking scenes in new films and on television in 2005. The government's ruling to prohibit the depiction of smoking in films has been challenged by a renowned film producer on grounds of freedom of expression. As the Delhi High Court ruled upholding the petition, the matter is now pending in the Supreme Court. 'Adolescents in this study had seen nearly 162 tobacco use occurrences from the 59 films that were shown. Results also suggest that boys are much more exposed than girls,' principal investigator Monika Arora told IANS. The study revealed that inspite of the Control of Tobacco Products Act -, prohibiting all forms of direct and indirect advertising or promotion of tobacco products, nearly 7.3 percent adolescents reported owning a tobacco promotional item. 'This is the first systematic study in India to show an association between tobacco use depiction in Bollywood films and tobacco use among adolescents. The study confirms that children try to ape acts of tobacco use shown in... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| How to make that backache vanish Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, July 8 - A sedentary lifestyle, bad posture, stress and overdependence on technology could leave you with a constant backache. But experts say sometimes the problem can be easily sorted out with the right diagnosis and a little care. Experts point out that the problem of lower back pain is fairly common. About 80 percent experience pain at some point in life. 'The major culprits of back pain, especially in young adults, is stressful and long working hours stretching up to 12 hours and more, lack of proper physical activity, bad habits such as reading while lying down, slouching in front of the TV, etc, coupled with weight issues,' B.K. Dhaon, head of the department of orthopaedics at Sharda Hospital, told IANS. What comes as a surprise is that fitness-conscious youngsters, who are regulars at gyms, also suffer from it. In such cases, bad sitting posture is often to be blamed, says Amit Kumar Mishra, an orthopaedic surgeon. 'Abnormal sitting posture is the main culprit in youngsters who are otherwise fit and fine. These people have everything, including a healthy diet and nutrition, but the back is overstressed due to a non-compliant posture for long durations,' he added. Some example of bad posture are slouching or bending forward while working on the computer or reading in a lying position. But there are some medical reasons too for constant backaches. 'Acute back strain, sprain due to injury, lifting of heavy weights. In old age, osteoporosis and fracture due to lack of calcium in the body can also lead to backache,' said Dhaon. 'Back pain also occurs during and after pregnancy. This is because of two reasons: there is extra weight and hence extra pressure on the lower back and due to the hormonal changes during this time, the ligaments of the lower spine get relaxed and become more prone to pain,' he added. Under normal circumstances, Rajesh Verma, consultant orthopaedic at Artemis Health Institute, says one... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Arthroscopy and open surgery are equally efficacious in treating common hip problem in most patients Posted: 08 Jul 2011 05:00 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have found that in comparison to open surgery, arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis produces similar outcomes in terms of repairing structural problems in most patients. The study will be published in the July 2011 TK issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine. For the majority of patients with more typical hip impingement, arthroscopic approaches should be just as effective at adequately restoring the mechanics as the open surgical technique, said Bryan T. Kelly, M.D., co-director of the Center for Hip Pain and Preservation (www.hss.edu/hippain) at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. In recent years, a hip condition known as femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) or hip impingement has become widely recognized as the most common cause of early osteoarthritis in patients who don't have arthritis caused by dysplasia (a shallow socket). The hip is a ball-and-socket joint where the upper end of the thigh bone fits into the cup-shaped socket of the pelvis. In a healthy hip joint, the ball rotates freely in the cup, but in some people a bony bump on the upper thigh bone produces a situation where there is inadequate space for the hip bone to move freely in the socket. The result is damage to the socket rim and the cartilage that lines the bones, which can lead to hip arthritis. This condition can be treated by structural correction of the bone through open surgery or arthroscopic surgery; doctors have been regularly using the latter technique since roughly 2003. Studies comparing arthroscopy against open surgery to treat FAI have shown that the two produce similar outcomes in terms of improving symptoms and returning athletes to their sport of choice. Studies have not, however, examined whether the two surgeries are equal when it comes to achieving structural or mechanical corrections. To remedy this, investigators enrolled 60 male patients under... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| Motherhood-related deaths down in India by 17 percent Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:08 AM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, July 7 - India has in the last five years managed to bring down the rate of deaths among women during delivery by 17 percent, recording 212 deaths due to motherhood causes for one lakh child births. But it is still far away from the United Nation's millennium development goal of 109. The maternal mortality ratio - figures for 2007-09 were released here Thursday by India's Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India C. Chandramouli. The ratio for the period 2004-06 was 254 deaths, thus marking a drop of 42 points in 2007-09. As per the latest results of Sample Registration Survey -, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand have registered a significant decline of 67 points, along with Assam, in MMR when compared to the figures of 2004-2006. The highest decline in MMR was observed in Assam - followed by Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand -, Rajasthan -, Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh -, Bihar/Jharkhand - and Orissa -. Punjab and Haryana have done remarkably well to reduce the MMR and reverse the increase observed during the period 2001-2003 to 2004-2006. Kerala continues to show outstanding performance recording 81 MMR. While Tamil Nadu recorded 97 MMR, Maharashtra is a close third with 104 MMR. http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
| India's girl child mortality rate worrisome Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:37 PM PDT ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, July 7 - India's girl child mortality rate continues to be 'worrisome' with 2009 estimates suggesting 52 deaths within a year of birth out of every 1,000 live births. 'Absolutely, it is worrisome,' remarked Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India C. Chandramouli, while releasing the sample registration system data of Infant Mortality Rate - compiled by his office for 2009 here Thursday. Though the girl IMR situation has improved compared to 2005 figures, the rate of girl child mortality is still on the higher side and it has remained so since 1990. While the girl IMR was estimated to be 52 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2009, the comparative figure for boy child was just 49 deaths. The national rate was pegged at 50 deaths. In 2005, the country recorded 61 girl IMR compared to 56 boy IMR, while the national average was 58. The figures are collated through a 'verbal autopsy'. The national figures were released by Chandramouli's department under the home ministry in February this year, but the break up of boy and girl IMRs were released here Thursday. As per the figures, the national IMR has fallen by three points from 53 in 2008 to 50 deaths in 2009. 'However, every sixth death in the country pertains to an infant,' Chandramouli lamented. Madhya Pradesh had recorded the highest IMR with 67 deaths and the lowest in Kerala at 12 deaths per 1,000 live births. IMR of 28 is the millennium development goal - set by the United Nations to be achieved by 2015. While Kerala - and Tamil Nadu - have achieved the goal, Delhi -, Maharashtra - and West Bengal - are close enough to achieve the MDG figures soon. 'The IMR for the country declined by 30 points -- rural IMR by 31 points vis-a-vis urban IMR 16 points -- in the last 20 years at an annual average of 1.5 points. Still, one in every 20 children nationally, one in every 18 children in rural areas, and one in every 29 children in urban areas, die within one... http://www.rxpgnews.com   |
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