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 Source: The Hindu , Chennai edition, July 17, 2022, read online A team of doctors at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital (TNGMSSH) treated a 56-year-old woman, who had a tumour in the vestibular cranial nerve, using high dose radiation in a single sitting. C. Sundaresan, associate professor, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, TNGMSSH, said the woman had severe vertigo and was hard of hearing. On evaluation, she was found to have a nine mm tumour in the vestibular cranial nerve close to the brain-stem - a vestibular schwannoma . "This was in the ear apparatus, the part that takes care of balance, Due to the tumour the woman had dizziness and could not walk normally. The tumour was near the internal canal of the ear and it affected the hearing of the patient." he said. Since the tumour was very close to the vital structures of the brain, it was decided at the tumour board meeting to treat the patient with a high-end technique- Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SR...

Source: The Hindu, Chennai edition, June 2022 The patient was suffering from a brachial plexus injury Doctors at Kauvery Hospital here have performed a complex spinal surgery to relive the excruciating pain in the limbs of a 24-year-old man suffering from brachial plexus injury. A release from the hospital said the youngster met with a road accident three years ago, which resulted in an injury to the brachial plexus, a network of nerves responsible for carrying signals from the spinal cord to the shoulders and arms. G. Balamurali , consultant spine and neurosurgeon at the hospital, said when a person suffered damages to the brachial plexus, it would cause extreme pain and weakness of the limbs. “The pain experienced is so severe that some patients want their limbs removed,” he said. Surgical procedures such as nerve transfer, muscle transfer or tendon transfer and management of pain with medications were often not very effective, he said. The doctors at Kauvery Hospital, ther...

Source: The Hindu, Chennai Edition, WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2022 She suffered a heart attack followed by recurrent episodes of irregular heartbeats Doctors at Kauvery Hospital here performed three successive procedures to save the life of a 55-year-old woman who suffered a cardiac attack and a ventricular tachycardia (VT) storm (life threatening recurrent episodes of irregular heartbeats in a short span of time). Addressing the media here on Tuesday, the doctors said they first performed a coronary angioplasty to place a stent and open the blocked artery that caused the heart attack, followed by a radio frequency (RF) ablation procedure to treat the irregular heart rhythm. The woman subsequently received a percutaneous defibrillator (a kind of pacemaker) implant as a precaution against future episodes of irregular heartbeats. The doctors said Radha Balaji, who worked as a school teacher, had to undergo external defibrillation 14 times within a span of three to four days to control...

Source: The Hindu , Chennai edition,  FRIDAY JULY 22, 2022   A 55-year-old man, who had underdeveloped limbs and was born with a single kidney, underwent an aortic valve replacement surgery at MadrasMedical Mission (MMM) . Doctors decided against Transcatheter Aortic ValveImplantation (TAVI) considering the risks involved due to his multiple co-morbidities and opted for surgical replacement with a tissue valve. The patient has deformities in his left upper and lower limbs due to a condition called phocomelia , where the limbs are underdeveloped. This deformity was the side effect of the drug Thalidomide given for morning sickness during pregnancy in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born with a single kidney and has had episodes of pancreatitis for which stents were placed, a press release said. He was diagnosed with a shriveled aortic valve and was having breathlessness. “We saw him in April this year. He had severe aortic stenosis. Traditionally, an aortic valve replacement s...

Source: THE HINDU , CHENNAI EDITION,  TUESDAY JULY 26, 2022  A 14-year-old boy and a 53-year-old man treated at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre A 14-year-old boy diagnosed with a tumour in the trachea and a 53-year-old man with dual cancer underwent robotic surgeries in a private hospital here. In the first case, the boy from Bangladesh presented with acute respiratory distress and was diagnosed with a tumour in the trachea, which is the windpipe. This was blocking the right side of the bronchus. He was operated in his country during which a small portion of the tumour was removed, Rakesh Jalali , medical director and lead, Neuro Oncology, Apollo Proton CancerCentre (APCC) , told reporters on Monday. At APCC, the thoracic cancer management team evaluated him and found a large tumour blocking the bronchus, and it was difficult to operate on, he said. The patient underwent robotic assisted tracheal resection and reconstruction along with mediastinal nodal dissection. There w...

  27-year-old recovers after sudden, near fatal cardiac arrest He was put on ECMO support and given an angioplasty STAFF REPORTER, CHENNAI.  THE HINDU . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 (Sourced from newspaper readings) Doctors at Kauvery Hospital have managed to help in saving the life of a 27-year-old, who suffered a cardiac arrest and was brought to the hospital beyond the window for return of spontaneous circulation. A release by the hospital said the young man, who suffered intense chest pain at home followed by a cardiac arrest, was brought to the hospital after 20 minutes with no signs of life. Highlighting that a sudden cardiac arrest generally resulted in irreversible damage to the brain and fatality if not treated within three to five minutes, the doctors said the team tried desperately to revive the person despite the grim prognosis. While receiving vigorous and continued cardiac resuscitation, he was put on ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator) support ...

U.S. citizen undergoes fusionless scoliosis surgery in Chennai Chief spine surgeon at Apollo does the procedure in which no fusion of the operated portion of spine is done.   STAFF REPORTER,  CHENNAI,  THE HINDU . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 (Sourced from newspaper readings.)   A 42-year-old person from the U.S., who was suffering from idiopathic scoliosis since young age, has undergone a fusionless scoliosis surgery at Apollo Hospitals here. Daniel Fry, a counsellor, said she was diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the pine, when she was 11. A physically active person who ran marathons, Ms. Fry said that initially it was more a discomfort than pain. “As a child, I was told that the curvature will not progress once I stopped growing.” She said. However, the condition worsened with increased pain and therapeutic care stopped being helpful. Although she was aware of the standard fusion surgery, she was unwilling to undergo it as the procedure will seve...

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hospital-treats-3-year-old-russian-child-for-congenital-heart-ailment/article32201532.ece A 3-year-old Russian boy underwent an artificial heart implant in the city recently. The ventricular assistive device would help him lead a near-normal life until he can receive a heart transplant. The procedure was done in MGM Healthcare on May 25, in the midst of COVID-induced lockdown. K.R. Balakrishnan, chairman and director of Cardiac Sciences at the hospital, said it was a challenging procedure for the medical team. Lev Fedrenko exhibited generalised swelling since six months of life and did not gain weight. Doctors in Russia diagnosed his condition as restrictive cardiomyopathy , wherein the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) are unable to expand and receive blood. The family reached out to many hospitals outside Russia until they were referred to Dr. Balakrishnan. “The child came to us almost a year ago and was on medical...

நமச்சிவாய வாஅழ்க! நாதன்றாள் வாழ்க! இமைப்பொழுதும் என்நெஞ்சில் நீங்காதான் றாள்வாழ்க! கோகழி ஆண்ட குருமணிதன் றாள்வாழ்க! ஆகமம் ஆகிநின் றண்ணிப்பான் றாள்வாழ்க! ஏகன் அநேகன் இறைவன் அடிவாழ்க! வேகங் கெடுத்துஆண்ட வேந்தன்அடி வெல்க பிறப்புஅறுக்கும் பிஞ்ஞகன்றன் பெய்கழல்கள் வெல்க புறத்தார்க்குச் சேயோன்றன் பூங்கழல்கள் வெல்க கரங்குவிவார் உண்மகிழுங் கோன்கழல்கள் வெல்க சிரங்குவிவார் ஓங்குவிக்குஞ் சீரோன் கழல்வெல்க. ஈச னடிபோற்றி எந்தை யடிபோற்றி தேச னடிபோற்றி சிவன்சே வடிபோற்றி நேயத்தே நின்ற நிமலன் அடிபோற்றி மாயப் பிறப்பறுக்கும் மன்னன் அடிபோற்றி சீரார் பெருந்துறைநந் தேவன் அடிபோற்றி ஆராத இன்பம் அருளும்மலை போற்றி. சிவனவன்என் சிந்தையுள் நின்ற அதனால் அவன்அரு ளாலே அவன்றாள் வணங்கிச் சிந்தை மகிழச் சிவபுரா ணந்தன்னை முந்தை வினைமுழுதும் ஓய உரைப்பனியான் கண்ணுதலான் றன்கருணைக் கண்காட்ட வந்தெய்தி எண்ணுதற் கெட்டா எழிலார் கழலிறைஞ்சி விண்ணிறைந்து மண்ணிறைந்து மிக்காய் விளங்கொளியாய் எண்ணிறந் தெல்லை இலாதானே நின்பெருஞ்சீர் பொல்லா வினையேன் புகழுமா றொன்றறியேன். புல்லாகிப் பூடாய்ப் புழவாய் மரமாகிப் பல்விருக மாகிப் பறவையாய்ப் பாம்பாகி...

அரசு இயந்திரங்களால் என்ன செய்ய முடியும், என்னவெல்லாம் செய்ய முடியும் என்பது இந்த தீநுண்மி தொற்று காலத்தில் ஓரளவிற்கு தெரிகிறது. ஊரடங்கு காலத்தில் காவல்துறையினரின் பணிகள் என்ன, பேரிடர் காலத்தில்  வருவாய்த்துறையினர், மருத்துவத்துறையினர், பிற அரசு இயந்திரங்களின் பணிகள் என்ன என்பது ஊடகங்கள் மூலமாக மக்களுக்குத் தெரிந்தது. ஒரு அரசாங்கம்  நினைத்தால் இதையெல்லாம் செய்யலாமா என்பது தெளிவாகிறது. அரசு தோட்டக்கலைத்துறை மூலமாக மக்களின் இருப்பிடத்திற்கே சென்று காய்கனி வகைகளை சேர்க்க முடிகிறது. விளைபொருட்களை நேரடியாக கொள்முதல் செய்து, மூன்றாம் நபர் தலையீடுயின்றி அரசு இயந்திரம் மூலமாக நேரடியாக மக்களுக்கே போய்ச்சேரும் வண்ணம் இத்திட்டம் வெற்றியும் அடைந்திருக்கிறது. இது ஒருவகையில் உழவர் சந்தையின் மறுஆக்கம் எனக்கூடச் சொல்லலாம். குடும்ப  அட்டைதாரர்களுக்கு பொருளும், பணமும் தர முடிகிறது, அதுவும் பணத்தை நேரடியாக மக்களுக்கே வீடுதோறும் சென்று கொடுக்கும் பணியும் நடைபெற்றுக்கொண்டிருக்கிறது. பொருட்களை பிறகு வாங்கிக்  கொள்ளலாம்,  பணத்தை உடனே வாங்கிக் கொள்வோம் என்று மக்கள்  அவசரப்படுவது தெ...

செய்தித்தாள்களிலும், வார, மாத இதழ்களிலும் சினிமா செய்திகளைத் தவிர போடுவதற்கு வேற செய்திகளே இல்லையா? பத்து, இருபது. முப்பது வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு வந்த சினிமாக்களுக்கு இப்பொழுது பிறந்த நாள்ää நினைவு நாட்கள் கொண்டாடுகிறார்கள். அடுத்த வருடம் சட்டப்பேரவை தேர்தல் வரப்போகிறது. புலனாய்வுப் பத்திரிக்கைகள், தேசியம் பேசும் வார, மாத இதழ்கள், சமீபகாலமாக சினிமா கலைஞர்களுக்கு, சாதனையாளர்களுக்கு விருதுகளை வழங்கும் பத்திரிக்கைகள் நிச்சயமாக வரப்போகும் மாதங்களில், தேர்தலுக்கு முன்பாக இந்த கட்சி எம்.எல்.ஏ என்ன செய்தார், தொகுதியில் இவர் செய்த மக்கள் பணிகளுக்காக வெல்வாரா, அவர் சார்ந்த சமூக வாக்குகளைப் பெற்று வெல்வாரா, வாக்குகளை கவர்வதற்காக எந்தவிதமான பிரச்சாரத்தை கையில் எடுத்து மக்களை தன் வசப்படுத்துவார், அவரின் கல்வித் தகுதி என்ன, தற்போதைய சொத்து மதிப்பு என்ன, இதுவரை என்னவாக இருந்தார், இப்படியான செய்திகளை நிச்சயமாகத் தரப்போகின்றன. எந்த கட்சி ஆட்சி அமைத்தாலும் அரசு இயந்திரமானது செயல்பட்டுக்கொண்டுதானிருக்கிறது. எப்படி செயல்பட்டன என்பது தற்போதைய கேள்வி அல்ல, ஏனென்றால் தவறுகளைத் திருத்திக் கொள்வோம் என்ற சொல்வழக...

Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) -- the existence of which was predicted by Albert Einstein and Indian mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose almost a century ago -- are formed when atoms of certain elements are cooled to near absolute zero (0 Kelvin, minus 273.15 Celsius). Science Agence France-Presse Updated: June 11, 2020 04:14 pm IST Paris:  Scientists have observed the fifth state of matter in space for the first time, offering unprecedented insight that could help solve some of the quantum universe's most intractable conundrums, research showed Thursday. Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) -- the existence of which was predicted by Albert Einstein and Indian mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose almost a century ago -- are formed when atoms of certain elements are cooled to near absolute zero (0 Kelvin, minus 273.15 Celsius). At this point, the atoms become a single entity with quantum properties, wherein each particle also functions as a wave of matter. BECs straddle the line between th...

Northwestern Medicine in Chicago said the recipient is a woman in her 20s who would not have survived without the transplant. Indians Abroad Press Trust of India Updated: June 11, 2020 07:55 pm IST Chicago:  Surgeons led by an Indian-origin doctor have given a new set of lungs to a young woman with severe lung damage from the coronavirus, a surgery believed to be the first of its kind in the US since the pandemic began. Northwestern Medicine in Chicago said the recipient is the woman in her 20s who would not have survived without the transplant. She is in intensive care and recovering from the operation after being on lung and heart assistance devices for two months, The Washington Post reported. Ankit Bharat , chief of thoracic surgery and surgical director of Northwestern's lung transplant programme, said organ transplantation may become more frequent for victims of the most severe forms of COVID-19. "This is one of the toughest transplants I've done," he said. ...

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Sexuality and the Internet: Surfing into the New Millennium AL COOPER Abstract This paper highlights a few of the ways that the Internet is having a profound effect on sexuality. For the sake of simplicity, and to better elucidate the points, the Internet's effect on sexuality is divided into the three broad categories: negative patterns, positive connections, and commercial aspects. In addition, three of the key factors that combine to give the Internet its power are delineated. They include Access, Affordability, and Anonymity or as they are called here the " Triple A ". Finally, suggestions for how the field should deal with this phenomena are offered. Published Online:29 Jan 2009: https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.1998.1.187 Just to know what is triple A effect, this article is worth to read.

3R opens a centre that aims to help those with SLDs With the end of the academic year just a couple of months away, schools have already begun sounding out parents of children with specific learning disabilities to look for other schools for their children. Naturally, that has them worried. Some of them have managed to reach out to Blink Foundation and 3R Research & Technology, in a desperate measure to see if anything can be done at all. “If children with learning difficulties study in schools that are not inclusive or institutions that refuse to pursue necessary interventions, they are often asked to leave at the end of the school year,” says Arun Fernandez , managing director, Blink Foundation, and 3R Research & Technology. 3R inaugurated a new learning centre at Nungambakkam on Monday and Mr. Arun, who was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was 13, said that the centre aims to create a better learning environment for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs...

Drug Treatment Clinic at the institute is the first to be set up in south India The Drug Treatment Clinic (DTC) at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Chennai is all set to provide Methadone Maintenance Treatment for opioid-dependent patients. The treatment, which is aimed at managing opioid use disorders through harm reduction using methadone, will be run on the lines of directly observed treatment short-course; patients will take the syrup preparation in the presence of a qualified psychiatrist at the clinic. Established under the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) scheme, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, the DTC at IMH was the first one to be established in south India under the scheme. It extends treatment for all kinds of substance abuse and its related disorders. This included addiction to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, inhalants and sleeping pills; opioid abuse being the newly added target for treatment considering the large-scale abuse ...

Source: Dinamani edition - 22.11.2019 - friday supplement - vellimani.

First in government sector in the State, say doctors A baby, less than a month old, has received a pacemaker for a complete congenital heart block at the Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Hospital for Children. Doctors say this is the first neonate to get a pacemaker implanted by a public sector hospital in the State. It was during the eighth month of pregnancy that Kasturi, 27, a resident of Harur, was told that the foetus had a low heart rate. The next few weeks were filled with anxious moments for Kasturi and her husband, Kuppusamy, an agricultural labourer, as they waited for the birth of their second child. “Doctors told us it was better to wait and watch how the baby comes through with the low heart rate. But he cried as soon as he was born like a normal newborn, was active and feeding well. However, his heart rate continued to be low,” the mother said. Delivered through a caesarean section on December 25 at a private hospital in Harur, the baby weighed 2.8 kg at bir...

Union Minister Gehlot lauded IIT-Madras for its initiative, and also recalled the Narendra Modi government's various welfare measures for the 'divyang' Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras) has launched the country’s first indigenously designed standing wheelchair . The project, in collaboration with Phoenix Medical Systems, enables a differently-abled person requiring a wheelchair to shift from sitting to standing position, and vice versa, independently and in a controlled manner. The wheelchair ‘Arise’ was launched in the presence of Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot at the institute. Union Minister Gehlot lauded IIT-Madras for its initiative, and also recalled the Narendra Modi government’s various welfare measures for the ‘divyang’, including setting up five national-level sophisticated sports centres for differently-abled sportspersons in different parts of the country. According to Sashi Kumar, Managing Direct...