Health Monitor Chronic diseases are the biggest killer of adults

The report also highlights the spread in developing countries of epidemics of heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases, which in addition to communicable diseases create a "double burden" of premature death and ill-health. The report proposes a "double response" to this burden by integrating prevention and control of both communicable and noncommunicable diseases within a comprehensive health care system. Of the 45 million deaths among adults worldwide in 2002, almost three-quarters were caused by communicable diseases. These are the main cause of death in all regions, except Africa where HIV/AIDS has become the leading cause of mortality among adults aged 15-59 years. In this age group, the leading killers in 2002 were: Respiratory infections, 1.9 million deaths Diarrhoeal disease, 1.6 million deaths Malaria, 1.1 million deaths. Neglect of health systems has international consequences

February 11, 2004.

OBESITY - THE NEW EPIDEMIC

Dinesh C Sharma*

It is not a disease, yet it results in many complicated conditions in the human body. It develops over a period of time, yet people tend to ignore it. There are no magic cures for it, yet this has helped spin a fast growing industry for its cure in many countries. Governments don't keep a count of it, yet it has been described as an epidemic. Yes. The answer to this puzzle is obesity. More

March 5, 2002 Keralamonitor.com( Health)


Introducing CHARME - The Science of Skin Renewal


Northridge, California - 5 March 2002 (PRN): CHARME Revolutionalizing the treatment of skin irritations and conditions by combining science and nature. Mikuni American Corporation has introduced the technology of electrolyzation in the first portable unit designed for both personal and professional applications. Restructuring nature's purest asset . . . WATER, and infusing it with a patented solution producing clinically proven dramatic skin renewal, hydration, protection, and symptom relief benefits. Full Report

FROM ANOPHELES TO DESIGNER MOSQUITOES

A.Vasantha *

One hundred and fifty years ago, an Almora-born Briton, named Ronald Ross (1857-1932) designated August 20th as "Mosquito Day" to commemorate his victory over the mosquito mystery. The war waged by Ross against malaria still continues as it is as elusive as ever in spite of the persistent efforts to combat it. Malaria still remains one of the devastating public health menaces in the world killing more than one million people every year. It causes about 30-500 million infections worldwide and the children are the major victims. More

NATIONAL MISSION FOR NANUSCRIPTS

N. Gopalaswami *

During its history extending over 5000 years, India has witnessed a stupendous output of literature. This literary material has been handed down the generations both orally as well as in written forms. In written form, the vast mass of literature has been preserved in different languages and scripts on different kinds of material like birch bark, palm leaf, cloth, wood, stone and paper. More

War against Middle East power industry Counterfeiters stepped up crackdown


(Dubai- 5 February 2002) -The war against power industry counterfeiters is being stepped up with hard hitting action in Yemen by a leading UK trade association that is heading the fight to pull the plug on fake products. In conjunction with local law enforcement and regulatory bodies and the British Embassy in Sanaa, the Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers Association (EIEMA) has launched Operation Electric Cat to short circuit the wide spread illegal trade in cheap sub standard products. Full Report

Ducab launches service-oriented electronic initiatives

e-Next and Ducab Select to provide round-the-clock access to information

February 5, 2002 In an effort to provide its customers with a seamless supply chain management system online, Dubai Cable Company (Ducab) launched yesterday (February 5, 2002) its electronic platform for e-commerce consisting of e-Next and Ducab Select initiatives Full Report

January 15, 2002

World's largest automotive aftermarket show Autotec Automechanika debuts in the region from May 17 to May 20

May 11, 2003

DUBAI - Epoc Messe Frankfurt announced today (Sunday, May 11, 2003) the Middle East debut of the world's largest automotive aftermarket exhibition, Autotec Automechanika, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 17 to 20, 2003. More than 150 companies and national pavilions from five countries including Germany, Turkey and Italy will be participating at Automechanika Gulf. Michael El Nayal, Managing Partner, Epoc Messe Frankfurt; Geoff Dickinson, Managing Partner, Epoc Messe Frankfurt; Pia Pacovsky, Member, Automotive Brand Protection Coalition Middle East (ACME) and Amanda Westerman, Group Exhibitions Manager, Epoc Messe Frankfurt, attended the conference. Full Report

India can produce more than one million passenger cars per year

M.P.Prasanna Kumar, KM Correspondent

New Delhi; Manohar Joshi, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has said that the Government proposes to modernise and expand the testing and R&D facilities in automobile sector with an investment of Rs.750 crore during the Tenth Five Year Plan Period with the active assistance of the industry. The Minister was speaking at a function organised to inaugurate the 6th Auto Expo 2002 here today. Full Report

SARS SPECIAL REPORT KM May 17, 2003

Following WHO international meeting of epidemiologists studying SARS. The meeting took place in Geneva.

Mr Dick Thompson: OK, this is Dick Thompson at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland and welcome to this afternoon’s briefing. Today we are now ending a day and a half conference of epidemiologists. With us today is Dr Michael J. Ryan who is coordinator of WHO’s Global Alert and Response programme. Next to him is the meeting chairman, Angus Nicoll. Professor Nicoll is from the UK’s Health Protection Agency. Next to him, Margaret Chan who is Director of Hong Kong’s Department of Health. And we also have with us Dr Arlene King from Health Canada. So I’ll turn this over to Mike now. Full Report

February 18, 2002 Business

Stringent norms for Company loans to directors, relatives

The Government in the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has issued guidelines providing stringent norms for loans or corporate guarantee or furnishing security under Sections 295 and 372A of the Companies Act, 1956 to the directors of the companies or their relations. The application for such loan is required to be addressed to the Secretary, DCA, Fifth Floor, "A" Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, after meeting stiff conditionalities More

Decision on advanced jet trainer soon, $500 million for modernizing Admiral Gorshkov Ship

OGS 2003 seeks to provide the oil and gas industry with a platform to explore potential business in Iraq

Dubai - June 29, 2003 The massive repairs and reconstruction of Iraq's oil and gas industry will be featured prominently at OGS 2003, the leading oil and gas show in the Middle East, which brings together some of the world's foremost players in specialized equipment in exploration, drilling, mapping, maintenance, safety & rescue, fighting and corrosion protection. Full Report

Special Reports

Arab Youth Gang take Expatriates for a ride by Offering to sell blue Films.

Beware of fake CID official who will try to extract money after "arresting" you for possessing the same blue films sold by the gang.

MUSCAT -- Many expatriates have been taken for a ride by a new gang of Arab youths who wander around in the busy streets of Muscat, pretending to sell blue films on Compact Discs and Video Cassettes. The gang of four to five youths, three-four young boys of 15 to 18 year old will approach the passers by and ask them quietly whether they are interested in buying very good blue film CDs. If the victim shows some interest, then the boys will encircle him and explain the quality of the blue films and that all varieties ranging from Malayalam, Philippine, Pakistani, Arab and other nationalities are available just for a price equivalent to Rs. 128. (One Rial). Once you decide to buy one or more CDs or video tapes just out of curiosity the gang will give you the required CD. The CDs are kept hidden within the tea shirt or in the pocket. Full Report

Sharia court sets adultery appeal ruling for 25 March--World Water Day is celebrated on Friday 22 March 2002-- Initiative to promote access to quality HIV Medicines release first batch of results -Afghanistan Health Sector Planning Conference

Afghanistan Health Sector Planning Conference

March 20, 2002 Over three hundred representatives of UN agencies, NGOs, and the Ministry of Public Health have agreed on a common strategy for rebuilding theshattered health sector in Afghanistan. The plan of action was approved following a four-day health sector-planning workshop held in Kabul from March 16-19, 2002. It was the first time in twenty years that health representatives of all of Afghanistan's 32 provinces met to forge a common health programme. Full Report

Alkhadam.com, integrated portal for recruitment of maids and domestic helpers

New portal promises to provide trained domestic staff of various nationalities to online applicants Alkhadam.com, the Gulf's first professionally run recruitment portal for hiring maids and other unskilled domestic workers, has been launched in Dubai by Gulf International Employment Services (GIES), to cater to the needs of people looking for reliable and trained staff to do domestic chores. The portal brings together employers, jobseekers and recruiting agencies on a common online platform for easy interaction. More


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Everyone experiences variations in mood - transitory blues, disappointments, the normal grief that accompanies the loss of someone you love. But a severe or prolonged depression that interferes with the ability to function, feel pleasure, or maintain interest is not a mere case of the blues. It is an illness. Researchers have demonstrated that it results from biochemical imbalances in the brain.
More than 80 per cent of those suffering from Depressive Illness can be treated successfully with modern medications. These medications are not habit-forming, do not produce a "high", and are not abused. Sometimes, after or concurrent with this treatment, therapy or counselling is desirable. Full Story

keralamonitor.com March 1, 2002

World Health Organization Afghanistan Health Update

Preparations are underway for a major national health sector planning workshop to be held in Kabul from March 14th to 17th. The meeting has been called by Dr. Suheila Sidiq, the Afghan Minister of Health and will
bring together delegates from all regions of Afghanistan, donors and representatives from national and international health NGOs as well as United Nations agencies Full Report

14 UK Lesbians Get Pregnant through the Internet

London, June 28: Fourteen lesbians have become pregnant with the help of a British company selling sperm over the Internet., the Asian Age reported. Full Report


Global healthcare company sets up Middle East base in Dubai

Dubai- August 6, 2002 :Tyco Healthcare, one of the world's top five medical companies and a global market leader in disposable treatment products, is to establish a warehouse and regional distribution base in the UAE, as part of its drive to increase Middle East and Africa market share. The facility will support the company's expansion into developing and emerging regional markets and service its existing sales network

Kuwait: Halt the execution of three Bangladeshi migrant workers

25 June 2002 London In a letter sent to the Amir of Kuwait, Shaikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Amnesty International urged the Kuwaiti authorities to suspend the imminent execution of Mohammad Zahar Abdul Sattar, Anwar al-Zamaan and Anwar Khan Mohammad, migrant
workers from Bangladesh, who have been sentenced to death in connection with the rape and murder of a Sri Lankan national,
after a grossly unfair trial according to one of their lawyers.Full Report

Israel/Belgium: Dismay at Sharon case decision

26 June 2002

Amnesty International said it is extremely dismayed at the decision by the Court of Appeal of Brussels that declared a complaint concerning the "Sharon" case inadmissible. The Court's decision was based on its analysis of Belgian law which concluded that no investigation can be opened in Belgium for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide unless the suspect is found in the country. Full Report

Bottled Drinking Water: : PFA Amendment Sought

Palestinians suffer renewed collective punishment

26 June 2002 As Israel reoccupies villages and towns in the West Bank the Palestinian population suffers the effects of widespread security measures such as prolonged curfews, house demolitions or administrative detention that amount to collective punishment,
said Amnesty International today. Full Report

Afghanistan: Former Women's Minister Intimidated

(New York, June 26, 2002) Afghan President Hamid Karzai should put a stop to the intimidation of former Women's Affairs minister, Dr. Sima
Samar, Human Rights Watch said today. A formal charge of blasphemy against Dr. Samar was dismissed by a Kabul court on Monday, but future charges are still possible.

Missionary Blood on their Hands : A Gujarat Model in Kerala

Shoji Itoh as the new Managing Director for Panasonic Middle East

-Experts Assert ‘Enormous’ Potential For Investment in Jordan

-President promulgates ordinance to amend Customs Tariff Act

-President's assent to control of National Highways Bill

-Chinese look to triple Sign and Graphic imaging presence

International Conferences and Exhibitions moves headquarters from the UK to Dubai DJIBOUTI:

President on official visit to the US -DJIBOUTI: President on official visit to the US-US $150 Billion for future GCC Electricity needs -

Motorola, Avaya, and Proxim Collaborate on Cost Cutting Converged Wireless Communications Solutions

-PALME Pre--Registration competition launched

-Counterfeit Electrical Equipment Is Hazard To Life And Property

-UNICEF supported satellite schools take root -Qatar Airways offers BBC World news on-board all flights

School students made a unique map of India

January 12, 2002

ADOLESCENT HEALTH CAMPS TO BE HELD IN REMOTE AREAS

The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. C.P. Thakur, said that large hospitals should offer multi-disciplinary approach to address the needs of the adolescents. More

Nearly 300 killed in Kenya due to malaria epidemic

NAIROBI, 11 July (IRIN) - The Kenyan authorities have given details of an outbreak of highland malaria, which has killed a total of 294 people since June.In a statement issued on Thursday, the government said it had purchased and dispatched anti-malarial drugs, costing approximately US $500,000, to affected districts. Full Report