AJ Hospital to conduct 'short stature camp' from Monday

May 17, 2012

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Mangalore, May 17: A J Hospital and Research Centre will be organizing a camp on short stature from May 21 to 26 in order to evaluate the problem of short stature problem and to create awareness among general Public.

A press release issued by the organisers here on Thursday, stated that the camp participants would be offered consultation with endocrinologist and X-Ray (Hand with wrist) free and the following lab investigations at a concessional rate of Rs 250 per person.

If we can improve the height of people by early diagnosis and proper treatment it will enable to build a healthy strong and confident citizen.

For further information and registrations one can contact: 0824 2225533 / 6613333 Extn.252.

Short Stature

Short stature is a social stigma, as short people are criticized and people make fun of them. For many jobs and professions, height is an important criterion. For no fault of theirs, short people are not eligible for many lucrative and glamorous professions. Because of all these, short people feel shy and depressed. Their self-confidence and self-esteem becomes extremely poor.

Biggest problem with short stature is that it has to be diagnosed early by the age of 15 years. The proper diagnosis should be made early, before the bones are fused and joints are formed fully so that some measures can be taken to improve height.

Most common cases of short stature are familial short stature (where family members are short) and constitutional delay in growth and puberty (variation of normal growth). However hormonal causes like hypothyroidism, growth hormone deficiency and hypopituitarism are very important treatable causes of short stature. If they are diagnosed early and proper treatment started, normal adult height can be attained.

It is possible to improve the height by giving growth hormone in variety of causes of short stature including growth hormone deficiency, hypopituitarism and even idiopathic short stature.

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Another MLA in Karnataka tests positive for covid-19

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Tumuku, Jul 6: Senior Congress leader and Kunigal MLA Dr H D Ranganathm tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

The 48-year-old Congress legislature, a doctor by himself, was admitted to Manipal hospital and recovering, he said in a tweet.

Dr Ranganath said he took all precautions, yet could not save himself from the virus and advice people to not to take the contagion lightly.

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Help poor, needy by not cutting their salaries: Karnataka CM

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April 4,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has appealed to employers not to cut salaries of their maids, servants and drivers who are unable to attend work due to the current lockdown situation in the country.

He said compassionate gesture of employers will support the poor and needy.

"I request all the employers not to cut salaries of their maids, servants, drivers etc., who are not able to work due to social distancing. Your compassionate gesture will support the poor and needy to overcome this hard time. FightBackKarnataka CoronavirusPandemic," the Chief Minister said in a tweet.

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What benefit govt is giving us so that we can transfer the same goodness to our workers? Or are the funds only to buy and sell MLA?

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BBMP to hire 1,700 health professionals, set up 30,000 covid care beds

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July 13,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 13: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has initiated the process of recruiting 1,700 medical professionals, doctors, staff nurses and support staff to scale up its workforce to set up 30,000 COVID-19 care beds, an official said on Sunday.

According to the official, to establish and run 30,000 COVID care beds, 1,800 doctors and 3,600 nurses are required. A 10,100-bed facility was set up last week in the Bengaluru International Exhibition centre (BIEC) on Tumkur road.

The Health Department has calculated that one doctor per shift is needed for every 100 patients and one staff nurse for every 50 patients. Similarly, two supporting staff and three Group D employees are needed per shift for every 100 patients. Generally, a day is divided into three shifts of eight hours each.

According to the director of medical education, there are 25,000 nursing students who have completed GNM and BSc Nursing courses and are pursuing higher education.

Likewise, there are 3,231 medical, dental and Aayush interns, while MD and MS postgraduate students have been identified to be 1,613 in Bengaluru colleges.

"The department plans to actively utilise the services of interns and postgraduate students for the COVID Care Centre (CCC) operations," said the official.

Currently, there are 2,100 CCC beds operational under the civic body in Bengaluru with a pool of 503 doctors, 167 ayush doctors, 128 nursing and paramedical staff.

Earlier in May, the civic body also notified the recruitment of 380 microbiologists, technicians and data entry operators for six months. In June, the civic body again notified the recruitment of 637 doctors, nurses, technicians and group d employees to strengthen its fight against the pandemic.

Bengaluru has recently seen a spike in COVID-19 in Karnataka, accounting for 61% of all active cases in the state.

On Saturday, the city reported 1,533 new cases, taking its total tally to 16,862, of which 12,793 are active.

Karnataka recorded 2,798 more coronavirus cases and 70 more casualties on Saturday evening, raising the state's total cases to 36,216 and the death toll to 613.

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