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The untold story-TNSTC bus driver

Read a news last week that a driver saved the bus from rolling down in a hill-way, while he suffered massive heart attack. Not an easy thing, when a man physically feels pain and the job comes straight away in his mind, with the nature of his job, 55+ passengers lives are in his hand. Only if he liked his job, only if he had committment to his job, only if he has dedication to his job, this thought will come forefront in his mind and thinking and thus he saved those lives, giving away of his own. In the days, where a medical research or a new discovery leading to save lives from infections or diseases, getting headlines and awards, this is worth to mention, as i know, personally, they are the one, the drivers of TNSTC - tamil nadu state transport corporation, by whom i was able to live today, from 1996. I dont have RIP messages, as i wasnt a believer of that. And hence i would like to record his effort to swerve and stop the bus without letting it in his path to downhill, as a state...

e-Thrombosis

Just read an article in Indian express this week and i am sharing the same. http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/IT-employees-at-greater-risk-of-e-Thrombosis/2013/08/17/article1737679.ece Are you the kind of techie who spends long hours in front of the computers without a break? Beware, you are at risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot in the veins, located deep in the muscles. Doctors say that those who sit in front of the computers for long periods, without a break, can suffer from e-Thrombosis or Electronic Deep Vein Thrombosis (e-DVT). IT employees are at a greater risk as they are likely to spend more time in front of computers than others. Relatively a new variant of DVT, a person suffering from e-DVT can develop blood clots in veins of their legs, pelvis, hips or arms. Medical experts say that prolonged immobilisation can develop a thrombus or a blood clot. This can put the person at risk of an embolism or obstruction of the blood flow.  “Your ca...