National Awareness League: A cricket league to spread
health awareness
Aiming
to spread awareness among the masses about the increasing incidence of
non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart-related problems,
several non-profit organisations plan to organise a women’s cricket league in
different parts of the country.
The
first match of the event was organised in the national capital on the eve of
World Heart Day which is observed Sep 29. The awareness campaign called
‘National Awareness League’ is designed on the pattern of the popular cricket
event Indian Premier League (IPL).
The
campaign is being run by not-for-profit organisations Svaraksh and Silver
Lining Foundation. It is supported by celebrities, health organisations and
people’s representatives.
‘There
is a connection between me and this campaign. And it’s about being natural. My
heart is my biggest asset as it fuels my voice, my work, my passion,’ said
popular Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar. ‘This idea of doing something to dissolve risk
for heart like smoking, obesity and stress motivates me to be part of this
campaign,’ Kakkar said at a ceremony organised to launch the campaign.
According
to the organiser, the National Awareness League is first of its kind campaign that
is initiated to educate and encourage people for physically active lifestyle in
order to counter rising non-communicable disease such as heart disease,
diabetes and cancer.
The
league is a series of cricket tournament which will take place at cricket grounds
of schools and colleges in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Chandigarh, Pune and Kolkata.
The
theme of the campaign that will run over the next 10 months is ‘Now even if
stents can dissolve why can’t smoking, obesity and stress. Think like the
scientist behind latest scientific discovery of dissolving stents, and act
towards keeping natural state of heart system intact.’
Speaking
at the inaugural function here, Rajneesh Kapoor, director, Intervention
Cardiology at Medanta Hospital, said the ‘thought process’ of the scientists
behind development of the stent that dissolves after doing its job of
unblocking choked arteries is very important as it helps arteries restore its
natural form.
‘Endeavour
should be first to keep natural state of artery intact before heart disease
sets in and secondly if there is a heart disease then early screening to be
able to keep arteries as natural as possible through latest treatments,’ Kapoor
said.
He
said regular exercise, managing stress well, simple dietary modifications and
keeping away from smoking can prevent 90 percent of heart attack cases.
Member
of All India Congress Committee Kamal Kant Sharma inaugurated the launch
function organised at Cricket Ground, Guru Nanak Public School, in New Delhi on
Sep 28.
01.10.2013
Tattoos are
stylish but dangerous say skin doctors
The name of a loved one or animals are often tattooed on the
bodies of many people and it surely makes a style statement. However, an expert
warns that getting inked carries the danger of infections.
‘Tattoos can put you at high risk of bacterial, fungal and
viral skin infections. Chances of blood-borne infection also increases through
tattoos,’ Anup Dhir, senior cosmetic surgeon, Apollo Hospital, said in a
statement.
‘Apart from this, the dyes in a tattoo can cause severe
allergic reactions,’ he added.
Once you get inked, it becomes difficult to get rid of it.
‘Tattoos are one of the most difficult plastic surgical
problems to treat. Most tattoos leave a faint ghost of the image after removal
and older tattoos are more difficult than newer ones to remove,’ Dhir
said.
01.10.2013
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have
tried is the true failure
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