‘Snakebites grossly underestimated
in India’
With India
said to have one of the highest number of snakebite deaths in the world,
co-operation between herpetologists, physicians and anti-venom manufacturers is
necessary for timely help, a British expert said Saturday.
He also
highlighted that snakebites which are ‘not taken seriously’ in the country,
should be treated as a disease.
‘There are
good snake experts in India…efforts could be greatly helped if there’s a
concerted effort. The issue of snakebites in India is grossly underestimated.
There is not enough co-ordination between the experts and doctors,’ said David
Warrell, international director at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) here.
He was speaking
to reporters on the sidelines of Medicon International 2013 organised by RCP in
collaboration with Peerless Hospital and B.K.Roy Foundation in Kolkata.
According
to World Health Organization (WHO), there are around 83,000 snakebites per
annum in the country with 11,000 deaths.
Warrell,
whose research interests have largely focused on malaria, rabies and snakebite,
also pointed out that most city doctors are caught off-guard while addressing
the huge number of snake bites in rural areas.
‘They
should be acquainted with the numbers and the scenario…when they go to villages
they are caught unaware and are overwhelmed with the incidences,’ said Warrell.
Moreover,
fostering dialogues between anti-venom manufacturers and clinicians is
essential to address grievances.
The
specialist expressed confidence in the advancements by Indian
toxinologists-scientists who deal with natural toxins derived from microbial,
animal and plants.
Source: http://health.india.com
20.10.2013
Sachin
Tendulkar saved me from depression: Arvind Bhat
Sachin Tendulkar has touched a billion lives. One of them
was ace badminton player Arvind Bhat who suffered an ankle injury in 2006 that
put him out of action for a year. The ace shuttler thought that was the end of
the road and considered retiring from the game altogether. However, he says the
Little Master gave him a pep talk which helped him get back to the summit.
Arvind Bhat told TOI, ‘I had been attending
neuro-linguistic programming sessions when I was forced into a sabbatical
thanks to an ankle injury in 2006. Little did I know that I would learn the
most important lesson in NLP from Sachin Tendulkar. I was depressed and
contemplating retirement at 26 as my ankle injury showed no signs of healing. I
was forced to miss tournaments and my rhythm was badly affected. It was then
that I got an opportunity to talk to Sachin. What I remember of the
conversation was that he was in no hurry to hang up. Actually I was thinking I
might be disturbing him. But he was relaxed, explaining to me for about 20
minutes how I can emerge out of the injury.’
Bhat added, ‘Sachin said the best way out of an injury is to
visualize its healing. He had done that all the time when he was injured, even
as he was attended to by doctors and physios. ‘Close your eyes for a few
minutes watch the cure happen and imagine yourself getting back into action.
Injuries healed at least five percent quicker’, he had said.
Sachin also stressed the need for focus. He told Bhat that
when he was in the zone, a cricket ball looked as big as a big football.
Source: http://health.india.com
20.10.2013
For those who
believe no proof is necessary, for those who don’t believe no proof is possible
Stuart
Chase
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