Sunday 22 June 2008

NYKS Scrutinizing Role of Youth in HIV Campaigns

NYKS Scrutinizing Role of Youth in HIV Campaigns
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Jun 22nd, 2008 By News Team Category: Chandigarh, Nation The India Post Team, Chandigarh 22nd, June :Around 150 rural youth ambassadors from ten states gathered at the National Integration Camp here on Sunday to share their experiences of creating awareness on HIV/AIDS among other children.The programme is an initiative of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare , Government of India. On this occasion they organized Youth parliament on Sexual Reproductive Health, STI and HIV and AIDS. These children are peer educators — children who themselves learn how HIV/AIDS transmitted and what are the ways to prevent it — and then share that knowledge with other children. They also shared their experience with Dr. Avnish Jolly Resource Person, NYKS on Adolescent and Mr. Umesh Baurai, Project Coordinator, FXB India Suraksha.The workshop looked at training these Young Ambassadors in four important aspects of the awareness project — how to better their knowledge, how to better their communication with other children, what are the difficulties in teaching other children about HIV/AIDS and how to overcome them. Now under the National policy the resource team stressed upon ABC and step wise and advocates accordingly:A – AbstinenceB – Be faithful to your partnerC – Use CondomDr. Avnish Jolly Resource Person, NYKS shared that the training of these children is part of Adolescent project that has been launched by NYKS in 63 districts of the country to check on the effectiveness of having teen and youth talk about HIV/AIDS to other peer group members and our idea is intervention by teen — as teen people may prefer to talk to and listen to other teenagers on HIV/AIDS problems. If we find it is effective, then we will have youngsters taking to HIV/AIDS awareness program across the country. We will make youth intervention in HIV/AIDS a national project.He exhorted to involve themselves in institutions which hold reins of development in the field of economics, health and sustainable development.The children, in the course of the program, create Teen Clubs that all children can join to feel safe and secure in case they are afflicted by HIV/AIDS. Given the stigma, children look towards social groups to share their anxieties and the clubs work towards offering protection. The decision to get them to work in particular districts was based on assessment of HIV/AIDS prevalence — the highest prevalence districts got a preference and participate in Red Ribbon Express.Youth delegates debated issues of health and education, with an emphasis on the ever-growing threat of HIV/AIDS and related orphan hood.Mr. Umesh Baurai said we can’t hide from children such things when they are seeing it all on television. We can’t be hypocritical and should not forget that 15 per cent are teenage pregnancies and shared FXB India has made recent gains in combating AIDS, and infection rates are down. Still, the country has struggled to care for the growing number of children who have lost one or both parents to the disease. Umesh also talked about reproductive rights and stressed upon the point with the correct knowledge of reproductive rights o can improve health system related to reproductive and sexual health issue. He cited the several cases through which Supreme Court of India under the preview of Reproductive Rights has given direction to state and union Government to improve issues related to reproduction and sexual health. During the question answer session Youth Ambassadors talked about greater involvement of youth in promoting Adolescent Health education for combating HIV/AIDS and Child Abuse. Youth also express their worry regarding separation of HIV/AIDS on economy of the country and its social fabrics. Through a small role play they depict the role of Panchayat and Sarpanch to reduce stigma and discrimination against People living with HIV/AIDS.

Wednesday 11 June 2008

Men think about sex - Women think of shopping

Men think about sex - Women think of shopping!
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Jun 12th, 2008 By News Team Category: ArticlesWomen displaying this level of preoccupation would indicate widespreadaddictive behavior.Dr. Avnish Jolly, Chandigarh:It is that new pair ofManolo Blahnik heels , that must-have H&M skirt, thoughts of indulgingin `retail therapy' govern currently to young women's waking hours asmuch as thoughts of sex dominate young men's minds according to recentstudy.

Sleeping Well- Happily Married

Sleeping Well- Happily Married
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Jun 12th, 2008 By News Team Category: ArticlesDr. Avnish Jolly, Chandigarh: Happily married women had less troubleor staying asleep as compared to unhappily married women. They also hadmore restful sleep than their unhappy sisters, according to recentstudy, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, was based on1,938 married women with an average age of 46 years.Subjects reportedtheir marital happiness, sleep quality and frequency of difficultyfalling asleep, staying asleep or early morning awakenings. Accordingto the results, higher levels of marital happiness were associated witha lesser risk of having multiple sleep complaints in few women.

White Coat lost in Modern World

White Coat lost in Modern World

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Sunday 8 June 2008

Rules regarding donating or gifting (ACCORDING TO LAL KITAB - Part-I)

Rules regarding donating or gifting (ACCORDING TO LAL KITAB - Part-I)http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=2324
Jun 8th, 2008 By News Team Category: Articles, ReligionKulbir Bance and Dr. Avnish Jolly ,8 June:It is a general rule that thekarak objects of a planet should not be gifted or donated if it iseither exalted or well placed in the horoscope. On the contraryaccepting gifts of these items is considered auspicious.If a planet is in debility or badly placed in the horoscope then thekarak objects of such planets can be gifted or donated; but should notbe accepted as gifts or as donation.

Medical Astrology - Upaya for a Cancer patient

Medical Astrology - Upaya for a Cancer patient
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Jun 8th, 2008 By News Team Category: HealthKulbir Bance and Dr. Avnish Jolly:Cancer is such a disease which wouldalways need medical attention. How ever a few upaya could make thetreatment work . According to Lal Kitab we are suggesting a couple ofupaya which we known to be effective in bearing the pain and making thepatient respond to the medicine. Some thime we find these upayas arealso beneficial in blood related diseases.

Anger due to Low Serotonin Levels

Anger due to Low Serotonin Levels Jun 8th, 2008 By News Team Category: Health http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=2315
Dr. Avnish Jolly,8 June:According to recent study by researchers at the University of Cambridge has found that low levels of the chemical serotonin are linked to anger in people.

Saturday 7 June 2008

Human Rights Advocacy Group and Worldwide campaign to uproot Human Trafficking

Human Rights Advocacy Group and Worldwide campaign to uproot HumanTrafficking
Human Rights Advocacy Group and Worldwide campaign to uproot HumanTrafficking - I
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Human Rights Advocacy Group and Worldwide campaign to uproot HumanTrafficking - II
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Amarnath Shivlingam shows Signs of Growth - Blessings of Lord Shiva

Amarnath Shivlingam shows Signs of Growth - Blessings of Lord Shiva
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Fruit and Leafy Green Vegetables - Keep Arteries Clean

Fruit and Leafy Green Vegetables - Keep Arteries Clean
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Cardio Problems in Women may Diagnosed Through Their Toe Nails

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Sex in Space Soon

Sex in Space Soon
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Jun 7th, 2008 By News Team Category: Health, Love & Beauty Dr. Avnish Jolly ,7 june:Sex in Martian gravity might be pretty appealing though. Many couples expressing their desire to have sex in space have become a cause of concern for scientists, says a report. The experts do not think that it would be possible to have sexual congress in space. Experts guess that realising sex in space would require spacecraft like the Shuttle to be installed with special “love handles” that would control astronauts floating around. “We’ve had a variety of people inquire about it,” Daily Star quoted Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic, whose boss Richard Branson hopes to put tourists into space next year.
“One got in touch about a charter flight so they could be the first to have intercourse in space and get in the Guinness Book of Records. We’ve also had an approach from people wanting to make a movie,” Whitehorn added. While two crewmembers on a 1996 NASA Shuttle are rumoured to have already had an out of this world experience, space medicine expert Dr James Logan insists that lack of gravity would make it difficult for space tourists to have sex. He believes that the first tourists would instead be more interested in the amazing view.
Dr Logan, however, added that the first mission to Mars later this century might enable space tourists to enjoy intercourse. “Sex in zero gravity would more or less be a flailing exercise, quite frankly,” he said.

Friday 6 June 2008

Sexual Pleasure and Neurology

Sexual Pleasure and Neurology (Part-I)
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June 6th, 2008 Dr. Avnish Jolly,6 june:Sexual desire, as well as orgasm, is controlled by various influences on the brain and nervous system. Researchers have revealed many similarities between men and women; contrary to popular belief, for example, visual stimuli spur sexual stirrings in both. Brain imaging studies show that achieving orgasm involves far more than merely heightened arousal.
Sexual Pleasure and Neurology (Part-II)
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Dr. Avnish Jolly,7 June:Bernie Zilbergeld, Sexual psychologist and popular author have shown that most men with potency problems believe in ...

The Next Generation of the Spa Industry in the Interest of Ayurveda

The Next Generation of the Spa Industry in the Interest of Ayurveda
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Human Rights Advocacy Group and Worldwide campaign to uproot Human Trafficking - I

Human Rights Advocacy Group and Worldwide campaign to uproot Human Trafficking - IJune 7th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly :The campaign organized by International women’s organization, is aimed at forcing the government of different countries to adopt tough laws targeting those who hire prostitutes. The demand for prostitution is the driving force for the illegal trafficking of women and adolescents for sexual purposes. Sex trafficking cannot be stopped if demand for prostitution continues to flourish. Sex trafficking go hand-in-hand with prostitution.

UN Award - Mumbai-based sex workers organisation Sanghamitra

UN Award - Mumbai-based sex workers organisation SanghamitraJune 7th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,6 June:Presented every two years at the International AIDS Conference by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the award seeks to recognise community initiatives that help in reducing the spread and impact of AIDS.

Teaching v/s Coaching

Teaching v/s CoachingJune 6th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,6 June:When a child is born, it’s not only the child, but expenditure also gets birth along with him, which increases day by day. In child hood one hardly bothers about the sums spend on the growth, but the real figure is seen after 10th or 12th. On clearing the matriculate or +2 exam, one chooses the stream to acquire vocational training.

Working Women suffer more with Workplace stress

Working Women suffer more with Workplace stressJune 6th, 2008
Dr.Avnish Jolly ,6 June: Working women suffers job related stress than men. Recent study from University of Melbourne has revealed that nearly 1 in every 5 Victorians working women suffer depression that can be recognized to job stress and more than one in eight or 13 per cent of the working men with depression have problems due to job stress.

Study - Can Sharing Emotions Help to Overcome Trauma

Study - Can Sharing Emotions Help to Overcome TraumaJune 6th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,6 Jue:According to latest issue of the American Psychological Association’s Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Sharing Emotions may Not Necessarily Help to Overcome Trauma.

Socio-Cultural Factors HIV/AIDS and Women

Socio-Cultural Factors HIV/AIDS and WomenJune 3rd, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly ,3 June:The number of women living with HIV/AIDS is on the rise in the country and a recent NACO found that in majority of the cases the disease was passed on by polygamous husbands. Biological, socio-cultural and economic factors make women and young girls more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. The HIV virus is more easily transmitted from men to women than from women to men .

WHO: Workers with ADHD – Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder are Less Productive

WHO: Workers with ADHD – Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder are Less ProductiveJune 4th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:According to Journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May 2008, Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do about Thirty day’s less work each year than people who don’t have this condition’. Recently a study from the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates. To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD among workers and its consequences in the workplace, the researchers surveyed 7,075 between the age group18- to 44-years. They were paid workers or self-employed as part of the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative. The survey included workers in ten countries i.e. Belgium, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA.

History and Work of Lal Kitab

History and Work of Lal KitabJune 4th, 2008
4 June,Dr. Avnish Jolly :Lal kitab was written by Pt. Rup Chand Joshi, born on 18th January, 1888, in the home of Shri Jyoti Ram Joshi, resident of village Pharwala, Tehsil Noormahal, District Julundhar, Punjab. Pt. ji was exceptionally good in studies and was rewarded with scholarships during his student life.

Cell Phone - Damage Baby During Pregnancy

Cell Phone - Damage Baby During PregnancyJune 4th, 2008
4 june,Dr. Avnish Jolly:Pregnant women who use mobile phones likely to give birth to children with behavioural disorders, according to a study of more than 13,000 children. Even if they use the handsets just two or three times a day was enough to raise the risk of their babies developing hyperactivity and difficulties with conduct, emotions and relationships by the time they reached school age.

Study -Women attracted to men’s fragrance of sex is in armpit sweat

Study -Women attracted to men’s fragrance of sex is in armpit sweatJune 5th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,5 June:The fragrance of sex is in your armpit sweat - contains a complex compound of odourless pheromones that have a powerful subconscious effect on females, for a study has found that women are attracted to chemicals in a man’s underarm smell that can make her decide if you are the one for her. According to researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Centre in Philadelphia.

Technological Interventions come together hooked on Health and Fitness soon

Technological Interventions come together hooked on Health and Fitness soonJune 1st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly :Monitoring blood glucose and steps taken every day through a cell phone sounds like something ahead of its time; researchers at the American College of Sports Medicine’s 55th Annual Meeting say the technology could be on the market in the near future.

Active Social Life Helps to retain Good Health

Active Social Life Helps to retain Good HealthJune 1st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Being socially active may increase feelings of self-worth and emotional validation that could end up helping maintain memory, researchers say. Social interaction may also present older minds with new challenges, keeping the brain more agile. People who keep up active social lives as they age may be doing their brain a favour, a new study finds.

Institutionalization common after the death of a spouse

Institutionalization common after the death of a spouseJune 1st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly ,1 June :According to Elina Nihtila, Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki reported that elderly people are more likely to be institutionalized following the death of a spouse. "We found that the risk of entering long-term institutional care was higher among older adults who had lost their spouse than among those living with their spouse." Moreover, the excess risk of institutionalization was highest during the first month after the spouse’s death, Nihtila said. "The risk was more than three times among both men and women, and decreased with time from bereavement, stabilizing at approximately 20 percent to 50 percent higher over one to five years," she said.

International Atomic Energy Agency stressed to reduce X-ray usage

International Atomic Energy Agency stressed to reduce X-ray usageJune 1st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,31 May: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has come up with a quality assurance programmes at hospitals and clinics to reduce the usage of X-rays in developing countries due to repeated exposures to radiation for clear image quality.

Bikini raids Myanmar for Democracy

Bikini raids Myanmar for DemocracyJune 1st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Campaign this week, asked the women to send their undergarments to Myanmar embassy in Ottawa, to shame Myanmar’s ruling junta into giving citizens greater access to humanitarian aid and human rights.

WHO: Total Ban on Tobacco Advertising

WHO: Total Ban on Tobacco AdvertisingMay 30th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,30 May:The WHO’s call to action comes on the eve of World No Tobacco Day, 31 May. This year’s campaign focuses on the multi-billion dollar efforts of tobacco companies to attract young people to its addictive products through sophisticated marketing. "A ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is a powerful tool we can use to protect the world’s youth," the Director-General advocate.
WHO today urged governments to protect the world’s 1.8 billion young people by imposing a ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Recent studies prove that the more young people are exposed to tobacco advertising, the more likely they are to start smoking. Despite this, only 5% of the world’s population is covered by comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Tobacco companies, meanwhile, continue targeting young people by falsely associating use of tobacco products with qualities such as glamour, energy and sex appeal.

Medical Tourism to Earn Rs 8,000 Cr

Medical Tourism to Earn Rs 8,000 CrMay 28th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,28 May:Due to higher and very expensive medical costs in the western countries, patients from economies of scale including Africa, Gulf and various Asian countries have started exploring medical treatment in hospitals located in various places in India. The prospects of medical tourism in India will also get a boost with the increase in health GDP ratio, which would amount to proliferation of new health facilities as well as their centres for patients to accommodate overseas patients as with increasing health facilities.

Cat can distance children from developing asthma

Cat can distance children from developing asthmaMay 30th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly May 30 :According to Chark Sahiata Asthma Patients can recover while serving lambs at home. Cleaning lambs increase the Immunity system of the person suffering from Asthma. Recently published study brings out interesting insight while living with cat with reference to childrens.

Early Childhood Lead Exposure - Linked to Adult Crime

Early Childhood Lead Exposure - Linked to Adult Crime

May 30th, 2008

Dr. Avnish Jolly:According to Kim Dietrich, Researcher, University of Cincinnati in Ohio, one of the studies in the Public Library of Science Journal PLoS Medicine are now reporting that lead exposure in early childhood, even as early as in the womb, can lead to permanent brain damage and may cause criminal behavior. Two separate studies indicate that people with high levels of lead in childhood grew up with not only blocks of missing brain cells, but with a propensity for crime, some violent. As a matter-of-fact, the lead effect is so strong it may account for a large percentage of inner-city area crimes, where old houses are likelier to have lead paint.

Monday 26 May 2008

Swimming Pools - Harmful for Children

Swimming Pools - Harmful for Children
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May 26th, 2008 Dr. Avnish Jolly, 26 May :During the summers vocation public / private swimming pools and water thunder zones across the world are undergoing preparations to open, swimming pools and water thunder zones will be filled with millions of people having fun and staying cool. But germs may be in the water, even if it’s treated with chlorine.

Paints - Can make you Infertile

Paints - Can make you Infertile
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May 26th, 2008 Dr. Avnish Jolly,26 May :Every one wants to live colorful life and love to play with colors. But the people who are manufacturing colors for others there life looses color of life, due to the chemicals used during the manufacturing process.

Sunday 25 May 2008

Chantix (Anti-Smoking Drug): Serious side effects such as Depression, Suicidal thoughts, Aggression, Possible Psychosis - Banned for Persons Operating

Chantix (Anti-Smoking Drug): Serious side effects such as Depression, Suicidal thoughts, Aggression, Possible Psychosis - Banned for Persons Operating Vehicles and Heavy Machinery
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May 25th, 2008 By News Team Category: Health Dr. Avnish Jolly,25 May:On last Thursday, according to the Wall Street Journal reports to not qualify anyone currently use this medication for commercial motor vehicle licenses. The findings of the study were posted online because its co-author Curt Furberg, a Wake Forest University Medical epidemiologist, thought the findings too important to submit to a medical journal, which could take six months or more to publish.
On Friday, patients using Chantix were warned to stop taking it and to immediately call their health care providers if they experience agitation, depression, behavior changes or suicidal thoughts.
The report linked Chantix to 988 serious events in the last quarter of 2007 alone. The drug, made by Pfizer, was approved in 2006 for sale in the U.S. and the European Union. Sales of the drug were $883 million last year and an estimated 6.5 million people have used it worldwide. The dramatic decisions follow a report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a non-profit watchdog group based in Horsham, Pa., which warns against “use of Chantix among persons operating aircrafts, trains, buses and other vehicles, or in other settings where a lapse in alertness or motor control could lead to massive, serious injury.”
Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ban use of anti-smoking drug Chantix by pilots and air controllers on Wednesday, now it is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s turn to warn against the medicine. Since approval, Chantix has been under conflagration due to its serious side effects such as depression, suicidal thoughts, aggression, or possible psychosis. Now, the new report also found the drug responsible for potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances, heart attack, seizures and diabetes in its users. Of special concern for those operating airplanes and trucks, there were 173 serious injuries, some resulting from traffic accidents where drivers were dizzy, mentally confused or became unconscious.
On Friday, patients using Chantix were advised to stop taking it and to immediately call their health care providers if they experience agitation, depression, behavior changes or suicidal thoughts.

Green Cleaning Products : Marketing Strategy - Multi Nationals

Green Cleaning Products : Marketing Strategy - Multi Nationals - I
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May 24th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,24 May:Growing number of Americans are seeking so-called green cleaners products made with natural, nontoxic, and biodegradable ingredients. Sales of natural cleaning products totaled $105 million in the last year– up 23 percent in just one year. Some of these cleaners promise that they contain natural (instead of synthetic) agents, break down quickly in the environment, or pose less of a toxic threat to humans and ecosystems. But critics caution that just because the ingredients in green cleaners are plant-based or natural doesn’t necessarily mean they’re safe.

Green Cleaning Products : Marketing Strategy - Multi Nationals - II
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Dr. Avnish Jolly,25 May:Many companies are just chomping at the bit, eager to reach into the wallets of modern, environmentally concerned consumers who want to live healthier lives, without having to boil their own soap. And by now, everyone should be aware that advertising is all too frequently about making money, not about telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Now there is nothing wrong about earning a profit, after all it is the Modern way, but when you compromise and exchange human health in exchange for profits, most has a major problem with that.

Saturday 24 May 2008

Hair Dyes - Cancer

Hair Dyes - Cancer
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May 24th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,24 May:Hair color is often one of the few cosmetics that people justify using, often to cover up gray hair. Some estimates even say that more than one in three women and one in 10 men over 40, throughout India, Europe, North America and Japan use some type of hair color.

Study - Pretty Girls more likely to be bullied

Study - Pretty Girls more likely to be bullied
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May 24th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly ,24 May:According to Recently published study in the Journal - Aggressive Behaviour. Pretty Girls more likely to be bullied. They wear branded dresses, spend most of the time in front of the mirror, but contrary to conventional understanding, teenage girls who consider themselves attractive are more likely to be the victims of emotionally damaging bullying - including being socially ostracised or having rumours spread about them, says a new research.

Friday 23 May 2008

HRT Patches Poses Less Clotting Risks than Pill Does - New Medium to Earn More

HRT Patches Poses Less Clotting Risks than Pill Does - New Medium to Earn More
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May 23rd, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,23 May:Often you found matching patches on the arms of women wearing sleeveless clothes, this is not trend but a HRT (Hormonal Replacement Therapy) - Patch. women are conscious to sustain the beauty due to many factors. Under the influence of media glamour, job requirements or family needs etc. Even selling these pills or patches, South Asia is the biggest market. Most of women are conscious about their beauty.

HIV/AIDS – Women and Children

HIV/AIDS – Women and Children
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May 23rd, 2008 Dr. Avnish Jolly,23 May:Women and children, including those who describe themselves as “Living - Positively,” are struggling to come out of the dimness that still hinder the efforts to fight HIV/AIDS.

Study - Erectile Dysfunction due to Heart Problems

Study - Erectile Dysfunction due to Heart Problems http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=1828
Dr. Avnish Jolly:According to Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 27, 2008, the issues related with maintaining an ...

Thursday 22 May 2008

Teen blood donors have complications

Teen blood donors have complications
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May 22nd, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Still donating blood is uneventful for most donors of all ages. Blood Donation Centers in U.S. are relying more on teenage donors to maintain an adequate blood supply, but these donors are more likely than older ones to faint or have other complications, researchers said.

Wednesday 21 May 2008

Self Medication - Busy Life Style and High Consultation Fee of Professionals

Self Medication - Busy Life Style and High Consultation Fee of Professionals
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May 16th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly, 16th May, 2008,Chandigarh: Health is wealth; a saying goes on and on. But now it seems it is coming out of the quotation books to our life practically. People now talk about it, discuss about, spend on it, as there is lots of material available in the market. You name the topic and the book is there even due to net revolution most of the latest information available to the people. Navneet Vermani of Shivalik Book Centre Sector-17, Chandigarh, says there is a sudden increase in the sales of health care books, some times people ask for a particular book, but mostly the customers ask which book is much in sales, we provide them with that but these days they started buying medical books (Medical Journals, Differential Diagnose, Practical Prescriber etc.).

US: California Marriage Ruling for Same-Sex Couples

US: California Marriage Ruling for Same-Sex Couples
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May 17th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,17 May:Scott Long, Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program said this decision should push the US government to stop obstructing equal treatment of relationships and families.

Call-center employees are getting stress and breaking traditional life style and living with relationship troubles – needs counselling badly

Call-center employees are getting stress and breaking traditional life style and living with relationship troubles – needs counselling badly
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May 18th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,18 May:Working as counsellor in the City Beautiful from last fifteen years, I find Call-center employees are getting stress and breaking traditional life style and living with relationship troubles.

Around 100 million people - mostly the poor and illiterate - smoke beedi (hand-rolled cigarettes )

Around 100 million people - mostly the poor and illiterate - smoke beedi (hand-rolled cigarettes )
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May 18th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly,18 May,Chandigarh:Around 100 million people - mostly the poor and illiterate - smoke beedi (hand-rolled cigarettes, ) in India and 200,000 tuberculosis deaths are due to these hand-rolled cigarettes, a health ministry report released on last Monday. The report, for the year 2004-05 and termed as the first analytical, scientific and systematic study on the trend, said beedi smoking was more harmful than cigarette smoking.

Drug Fosamax - Not Healing Osteoporosis but also bad for Heart

Drug Fosamax - Not Healing Osteoporosis but also bad for Heart
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May 20th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Fosamax is in the same chemical class (phosphonate) as the cleaners used to remove soap scum from our bath tub. This is a metabolic poison that actually kills your osteoclasts. Osteoclasts are cells that break down your bone so your osteoblasts can rebuild them.

Drug Fosamax - Not Healing Osteoporosis but also bad for Heart

Drug Fosamax - Not Healing Osteoporosis but also bad for Heart
http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=1804
May 20th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Fosamax is in the same chemical class (phosphonate) as the cleaners used to remove soap scum from our bath tub. This is a metabolic poison that actually kills your osteoclasts. Osteoclasts are cells that break down your bone so your osteoblasts can rebuild them.

Light Governs Sleeping Patterns and Sex -Life

Light Governs Sleeping Patterns and Sex -Life
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May 20th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Biological clock is not the only thing that reminds you to shut eyes; a new study by Researchers, Johns Hopkins University found has found that it’s actually light that governs sleeping patterns and hormone production. Eyes use light to reset your biological clock through a mechanism that is separate from your ability to see. The findings suggest that people who have trouble sleeping or seasonal depression may be having a malfunction that is contributing to their inability to detect light, which in turn may adversely affect their biological clocks.

Study – Suicidal Tendencies among Defense Personnel Wives

Study – Suicidal Tendencies among Defense Personnel Wives
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May 20th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly, Chandigarh, 20th May, 2008:Recently study conducted in the Army which found an increased trend to attempt suicide amongst wives of serving defense personnel. Hence there is urgent need for intervention focusing on the risk factors for suicide related with wives of military personnel.

Kids and Computers

Kids and Computers
Kids and Computers (Physical Problems) - I
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May 20th, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Since computers were first introduced to young children three decades ago, there has been a certain amount of fear and controversy voiced over technology’s “harm” to this young population. In the 1980’s many critics thought computers would isolate children and affect their social skills in negative ways. Today the criticism is even more profound and, through the Internet, publications about computer use are reaching a wide audience.
Kids and Computers (Eyes Problems) - II
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May 21st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Many eye doctors believe that heavy computer use among children puts them at risk for early myopia. They point to several recent studies as evidence that computers can have a negative impact on a child’s vision:

Implants for Beauty Enhancing - Side-effects

Implants for Beauty Enhancing - Side-effects
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May 21st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:Beauty is natural and artificial flowers have no fragrance. One can glance better through cosmetic surgery but damage his health in long run.

Attitudinal Change towards Notions of Gender and Sexuality – South Asia

Attitudinal Change towards Notions of Gender and Sexuality – South Asia
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May 21st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:South Asian region is going through an attitudinal change towards notions of gender and sexuality. In a recent democratic development in South Asia, Nepal became the first country elect an openly gay man working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people as its representative in the Constituent Assembly.

Capacity Building Workshop to strengthen the service delivery on of

Capacity Building Workshop to strengthen the service delivery on ofRCH - II and NRHM through MNGOs in Haryanahttp://www.theindiapost.com/?p=1833May 21st, 2008Dr. Avnish Jolly:Five day long Capacity Building Workshop to strengthenthe service delivery on of Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) - II andNational Rural health Mission (NRHM) on the following issues i.e.baseline Survey, RCH service delivery Issues and Conducting FGDs forQualitative Data was organized by Regional Resource centre MAMTA,Chandigarh from 12th to 17th May, 2008 at Hotel KC Residency, Sector 35-B, Chandigarh.

Study - Doubts Teen Sex-life in U.S. “Technical Virginity”

Study - Doubts Teen Sex-life in U.S. “Technical Virginity”
http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=1829
May 21st, 2008
Dr. Avnish Jolly:The Guttmacher Institute, New York studies sexual and reproductive health issues related to teen’s .The researchers conduced a survey examining sexual practices of U.S. teens.

Sunday 11 May 2008

Sex, Competition, Parents: problems for city teens Using Alcohol, Drugs for enhanced Love Life

Sex, Competition, Parents: problems for city teens Using Alcohol, Drugs for enhanced Love Lifehttp://www.theindiapost.com/?p=1552
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Chandigarh,11 May:My experience through different studies I conducted and interaction with teens and young adults in City Beautiful – Chandigarh. They are drinking alcohol and taking drugs for sexual pleasure and prefers regular nightlife. Also, a substantial number suffer from emotional disturbances and poor social adjustment. They had little knowledge about their physical and sexual growth, resulting in experimentation on themselves, which further created problems in their physical and sexual growth.They drink alcohol to increase their chances of sex,while cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis are used to enhance sexual arousal/ gratification or prolong sex.Mostly started consuming alcohol for fun and project them adult and tasted first drink or puff when they were in early teens. Even though many believed alcohol and drugs offered sexual "benefits – excuse for advances", I found that drunkenness and drug use were strongly associated with an increase in risk-taking behavior and feelings of regret about having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Those who’had been drunk in the previous six months were more likely to have had sex partners, sex without a condom, and to have regretted sex after drink or drugs in the past year. Similar consequences were noted in those who’d used cannabis, cocaine or ecstasy. Even they feel condoms are hindrance in ultimate pleasure of love life. They use flavored and vibrating condoms for experiment and new experience.
Who used alcohol, cannabis, cocaine or ecstasy during adolescent period were much more likely to have had sex before that age. This was especially true for girls; their boy friends brought drugs for them and make them feel top of the world. The girls are not in position to buy drugs due to shortage of money andsocial taboo hence their pal bring the stuff for them. Even the girls are emotionally dependent upon their pals and don’t wants to lose them, so they developintimate relations before marriage and anteing adulthood. They are not aware of problems occur due teen sexual life. More surprising for me as a doctor they don’t know they become pregnant in single sexual encounter. Still – A Virgin is shameful in peer group.
Most of young pregnant girls suffer alone during premarital pregnancy at physical, emotional, economical and religious level. They are not aware of their reproductive and sexual rights and duties. The sexual activity is not planned and most of the girls disclose when they went with their boy friend for sex she finds other friends of his pal there and she was forced to have sex with all of them without their wish.Many youngsters now take drugs and drink in ways that alter their sexual decisions and increase their chances of unsafe sex or sex that is later regretted.
Yet despite the negative consequences, they found many are deliberately taking these substances to achieve quite specific sexual effects.Sexual activity accompanied by substance use is not just incidental, but often sexually motivated; Interventions addressing sexual health are often developed, managed and implemented independently from those addressing substance uses, and vice versa.
However, young people often see alcohol, drugs and sex all as part of the same social experience, and addressing these issues requires an equally joined-up approach.Personally I feel that adolescents are highly emotional in nature and do not have a free hand to develop their social and moral values which is why they are generally assertive, explorative and revolt for simple things, thus facing invisible crisis in their tender age. Anxiety and negative approach results in stress and even drug addiction. Most of students reveal that failure to adjust properly with competitive education system results in mental harassment among them. Adolescent period is a period of stress and strain, strife and strong emotionality and suggestibility, daydreaming and adventurous, intense affections.
Adolescents have various needs and problems in their changing life style. It is the duty of parents and teachers to play constructive roles in their lives.Even the latest technology and media played a negative role in their lives because it gave them education without direction. They expressed that the problems being suffered by the adolescents were mainly due to uneducated parents and lack of interaction with them. In response related to their teachers, the adolescents felt that it could be made positive in nature if parents’ interaction was included in their relationship with the teachers.
Nuclear families with smaller space at home with no interaction would have problems of emotional disturbances and mental adjustment with adolescents.It is necessary to have adolescent education at school-level so that children should be well informed for their holistic development and mental changes intheir lives.

Friday 9 May 2008

Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex

Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex
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FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Many teens and young adults inEurope are drinking alcohol and taking drugs for sexual purposes,according to a survey of more than 1,300 people who are regularnightlife-goers.The results showed that a third of males and a quarter of femalesaged 16 to 35 drink alcohol to increase their chances of sex, whilecocaine, ecstasy and cannabis are used to enhance sexual arousal orprolong sex.Nearly all of the respondents reported alcohol use, with most havinghad their first drink when they were 14 or 15 years old. About three-quarters had tried or used cannabis, and about 30 percent had atleast tried ecstasy or cocaine.Even though many respondents believed alcohol and drugs offeredsexual "benefits," the survey found that drunkenness and drug usewere strongly associated with an increase in risk-taking behavior andfeelings of regret about having sex while under the influence ofalcohol or drugs.For example, those who'd been drunk in the previous four weeks weremore likely to have had five or more sex partners, sex without acondom, and to have regretted sex after drink or drugs in the pastyear. Similar consequences were noted in those who'd used cannabis,cocaine or ecstasy.Respondents who used alcohol, cannabis, cocaine or ecstasy before age16 were much more likely to have had sex before that age. This wasespecially true for girls, who were nearly four times as likely tohave had sex before the age of 16, if they drank alcohol or usedcannabis before that age.The findings were published in the journalBMC Public Health."Trends in recent decades have resulted in recreational drug use andbinge drinking becoming routine features of European nightlife," leadauthor Mark Bellis, of Liverpool John Moores University, said in aprepared statement. "Millions of young Europeans now take drugs anddrink in ways that alter their sexual decisions and increase theirchances of unsafe sex or sex that is later regretted. Yet despite thenegative consequences, we found many are deliberately taking thesesubstances to achieve quite specific sexual effects.""Sexual activity accompanied by substance use is not just incidental,but often sexually motivated," noted co-author, consultantpsychiatrist Amador Calafat. "Interventions addressing sexual healthare often developed, managed and implemented independently from thoseaddressing substance use, and vice versa. However, young people oftensee alcohol, drugs and sex all as part of the same social experience,and addressing these issues requires an equally joined-up approach."More informationThe U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has moreabout alcohol-related risk behaviors among youth.http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/DatabaseResources/QuickFacts/Youth/default.htmSOURCE: BioMed Central, news release, May 8, 2008

India children's health 'ignored'

India children's health 'ignored'
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Indian girls are more likely to die than boys

More than half of Indian children under the age of five do not getthe health care they need, according to a report by Save theChildren.It ranks India alongside Ghana when it comes to providing basichealth care to its children under five years of age.The annual report looks at whether developing countries aredelivering health care effectively to children.It found the Philippines was performing best with almost 69% ofchildren able to get access to health care.Ethiopia ranks last - only 16% of children under five get health carewhen they need it.'Basic measures'The report, called State of the World's Mothers, says girls die atmuch higher rates in India than most countries.Although India has cut child its mortality rate by 34% since 1990,Indian girls are 61% more likely than boys to die between the ages ofone and five.Inequity of health care among male and female children is responsiblefor this situation, the report says.The report says experts predict that over 60% of the nearly 10million children who die every year could be saved by deliveringbasic health services through a health facility or community healthworker."A child's chance of reaching its fifth birthday should not depend onthe country or community where it is born," said Jasmine Whitbread,Save the Children's chief executive."We need to do a better job of reaching the poorest children withbasic health measures like vaccines, antibiotics and skilled care atchildbirth," she said.

"Racial discrimination has different mental health effects"

"Racial discrimination has different mental health effects"
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200805100303.htm

Washington: The first national study of Asians living in the UnitedStates shows that for some individuals, strong ties to theirethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. Forothers, strong ties to ethnicity can actually make the negativeeffects of discrimination worse. And the mental health effects ofsuch discrimination may shift over a lifetime as Asian-Americanscontinue to examine their ethnic ties, say researchers.Anti-Asian racism is prevalent in the United States but research intothe psychological ramifications of those experiences is scarce, saidlead author Tiffany Yip, PhD, of Fordham University. Using the firstnationally representative sample of Asian adults in the UnitedStates, Yip, Gilbert C. Gee, PhD, of the University of California LosAngeles, and David T. Takeuchi, PhD, of the University of Washington,examined whether ethnic identity protected a person against thenegative effects of discrimination and whether age and birthplacealso played a role.These findings are published in the May issue of DevelopmentalPsychology, published by the American Psychological Association.Data came from the National Latino and Asian American Study, ahousehold survey conducted between 2002 and 2003 that included 2,047Asian adults 18-75 years old. The interviews were conducted at theparticipants' homes in a variety of languages, including Cantonese,Mandarin, Tagalog and Vietnamese.The participants were questioned about any negative feelings they mayhave had in the previous 30 days. Participants were also asked abouttheir perceptions of racial and ethnic discrimination. They wereasked how often they felt discriminated against because of their raceand how close they felt their ideas and feelings were to other peopleof the same racial and ethnic descent.The researchers controlled for socioeconomic status, gender, age atimmigration and where the participants lived. Overall, theresearchers found that discrimination was associated withpsychological distress; respondents said they felt depressed moreoften if they had been discriminated against.The analysis uncovered an unexpected result when the researcherslooked at age and whether the participant was born in the UnitedStates. For those born outside the United States, embracing one'sethnic identity did not guard against the negative effects ofdiscrimination on psychological wellness. However, for Asians born inthe United States, ethnic attachment did affect whetherdiscrimination made people feel more distressed, and its effectvaried by age. "Among adults in their 40s, feeling strongly abouttheir own background can counteract the negative effects ofdiscrimination," said Yip.Surprisingly, more analysis showed that U.S.-born participants intheir 30s and those above the age of 50 who described themselves ashaving a strong ethnic identity had more mental distress fromdiscrimination than those participants with a weaker ethnicattachment. "This may be because people in their forties, who areentering middle age, cope more effectively with stress and are betterable to deal with emotional reactions to negative events, such asracism," said Yip. However, research has suggested that as peopleenter their 50s, they are actively trying to maximize happiness andminimize unhappiness, so experiencing discrimination during this timemay be especially harmful for people who have a strong sense ofconnection to their ethnic background.The researchers acknowledge that much more work needs to be done tounderstand how discrimination influences psychological well-being. "Abetter understanding of these issues could help us create resourcesthat can protect against racial discrimination in this country,especially for those who are not born in the United States," saidYip.

Saturday 16 February 2008

Female foeticide more prevalent among the middle class: study

Female foeticide more prevalent among the middle class: study
Khushboo SandhuPosted online: Monday , February 04, 2008 at 01:14:48Updated: Monday , February 04, 2008 at 01:32:11
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Chandigarh, February 3 Female foeticide is more prevalent among the middle class than in the economically weaker sections and the older women in the house take decisions in this regard.
This has been revealed by a study conducted by Renu Gandhi, Senior Project Officer from Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, Panjab University and Dr Avnish Jolly.
The researchers claimed to have interviewed women from more than 90 families in the city. The women were in the age group of 15 to 35 years.
According to the study, female foeticide is more prevalent among the middle class where, at times, even both the partners were working.
The study found that contrary to popular opinion, families belonging to the economically weaker sections are bigger.
In many cases, couples in such families have 3 to 4 children. In middle-class households, where the size of the family has to be restricted, cases of female foeticide were more.
“The middle classes are more aware of scientific advancements. They don’t hesitate to go to the doctor for sex determination tests. They want to keep the size of the family small. Especially in families where the first child is a girl, they want the second one to be a boy,” says Gandhi.
The study has also found that it is usually the older women in the house who influence the vital decision.
“It is a tragedy that women, whose lives are most battered by frequent child birth, are hardly allowed to take decisions.
“Quite a few of them die every year from maternity-related problems, through afflictions that are entirely preventable. The husbands of women belonging to the lower classes also do not use birth control measures and these are left to the women to take care of,” says Gandhi.