adminMorning Health Talk :
New Delhi, July 06, 2018 :
IMA Elections: Elections of 2018-2019 & 2019-2020
IMA election commission has invited nominations for the elections. The nominations duly filled as per prescribed proforma must reach the office of the Chief Election Commissioner positively on or before 5.00 p.m. on 31st July 2018. Nominations received after 5.00 pm on 31st July 2018 will be treated as invalid. The circulation has been sent to all the members of the Central Council (Regular member, Ex-Officio Members, Office Bearers and members of the Central Working Committee), whose names have been received at IMA (HQs.) from various branches on or before 31st March 2018.
Make public complete reports of medical colleges’ inspection within 6 weeks: CIC to MCI
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Medical Council of India to place in the public domain inspection reports of all medical institutions in the country within six weeks, in a major decision for the cause of transparency.
HC: Doctors need not provide contact details to patients
Thiruvananthapuram: A single bench of the high court on Wednesday stayed the Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission order that doctors should provide their mobile numbers and contact details to their patients.
A new Dept. of Occupational and Environment Health in MAMC
As the pollution in the national Capital keeps on getting bad to worse, Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) is coming up with the Department of Occupational and Environment Health. The full-fledged department, with a dedicated staff, will not just do surveys but also research on the data collected to come up with effective solutions, shared the doctors.
Healthcare providers lack knowledge on the right inhaler technique
Healthcare providers (HCPs) lack knowledge on appropriate inhaler technique leading to ineffective therapy, according to a systematic review published in the May/June 2018 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Lead author Vicente Plaza, MD, PhD, from the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, and colleagues said, “These results highlight the urgent need to design efficient strategies to improve the training of [HCPS] in the appropriate use of inhalers.”
Genetics and lifestyle additive for cardiovascular risk
A poor genetic cardiovascular risk profile coupled with poor lifestyle behaviors is associated with cumulative risk for future cardiovascular events, says a study published online in JAMA Cardiology on June 27, 2018. Pim van der Harst, MD, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and senior author of the study said, “Until now, genetics have generally been left out of lifestyle studies on cardiovascular risk. We wanted to look at whether lifestyle changes will help people with a poor genetic profile or if are they just out of luck. We found that good lifestyles lower risk in all genetic risk categories to about the same relative extent.”
Cabinet approves DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018
The Union Cabinet has approved The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2018. The primary intended purpose of this Bill is to expand the application of DNA-based forensic technologies to support and strengthen the justice delivery system of the country. The Bill also has provisions for mandatory accreditation and regulation of DNA laboratories.
Mothers who follow 5 healthy habits may reduce obesity risk in their children
A new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published online in BMJ on July 4, 2018 says that children and adolescents whose mothers follow five healthy habits – eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, drinking alcohol in moderation, and not smoking – are 75% less likely to become obese in comparison to children of mothers who did not follow any such habits.
ICMR Essay Competition-2018
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is inviting entries from undergraduate and postgraduate medical students for 2018 ICMR Essay Competition. The last date for the 2000-worded essay is August 15, 2018 (by 5:30pm). Results will be declared on October 2, 2018. The best essays will be published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research. The two topics given are
- Innovation in Medicine: New Ideas for Translation
- Gandhi & Health: Celebrating 150 Years
The entries i.e. soft copy as single pdf file may be sent through the Principal/Director of the concerned medical college addressed to: Dr. N. C. Jain, Scientist G & Head, HRD, ICMR Hqrs., Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029 only through email: icmrcri.hrd@gmail.com No hard copy please.
Drink Coffee
A study published in the American Medical Association’s journal JAMA Internal Medicine is encouraging coffee lovers to just brew it. The study from the U.S. National Cancer Institute used information from more than half a million British volunteers who provided blood samples and answered detailed health and lifestyle questions. Almost one-third of those in the study drank two or three cups of coffee daily, and 10,000 hardcore types guzzled at least eight cups daily. After 10 years of the study, results showed that non-coffee drinkers were more likely to have died than those who did not drink coffee.
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI
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