No cut down in RIMS, Ranchi seats - MCI

The state's premier hospital and medical college, the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences(RIMS), will not cut down the number of seats for admission to its MBBS course this year.

About a week earlier disappointment had run through the aspiring doctors in the state as speculation was rife that the Medical Council of India (MCI) would cut down the MBBS seats at the RIMS from existing 150 to 90.

A few months ago, an MCI team, which was unimpressed with the state of affairs at the hospital, had threatened the RIMS with de-recognition. The RIMS was asked by the MCI to improve the medical college's academic and medical infrastructure.

The MCI team had found several important posts in the hospital vacant. Many posts of the resident doctors were vacant and rather than making fresh appointments, the hospital was trying to give extension to some of the existing doctors. Other mandatory MCI guidelines were also not being followed as desired by the regulatory body. The institute was given three months to improve the state of the afairs.

RIMS director Tulsi Mahto said, "I received the confirmation (of not slashing MBBS seats) from the MCI on Monday evening. The MCI is satisfied with the improvement that has come at the RIMS and after carrying out a re-inspection, the MCI members have altered their views."

The RIMS will now take 150 students for its MBBS course in 2012-13. There is a 50 % reservation on MBBS seats for students from Jharkhand at the RIMS but now 75 seats will be reserved for them. The remaining 75 seats will be open for students from across the country.

Former RIMS director S N Chaudhary said, "There is already a stiff competition for 75 seats among the students of Jharkhand."

Till 2010, admission to MBBS course was offered at the RIMS to 90 students. In June last year, the MCI had approved increasing the number of MBBS seats at the RIMS. But only one year later, the RIMS's capability to teach MBBS to 150 students was challenged.

"People with vested interests had provided some misinformation to MCI investigators after which they had threatened to cut down the number of seats," said the RIMS director. source-articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

Diet for weight loss

Early Morning

Start your day with lemon juice and honey in lukewarm water; this helps your body to get rid of harmful acids produced by the body.

Breakfast

Choose any one or two from the following options

Egg white omelet (2) + 2 slices of brown bread,

Milk (Skimmed Milk) +Cornflakes/ Oats /Wheat bran

Fruit salad / Sprouts.

Vegetable Poha / Upma

Skimmed milk cottage cheese + Brown Bread

Pre Lunch

Take black coffee before the afternoon meal this helps in boosting metabolism.

Lunch

Boiled / Roasted Chicken/ Soyabean (200 grams) +Brown Rice (1/2 plate) / Chapatti (1)

Boiled Dal +salad + Brown Rice (1/2 plate) / Chapatti (1-2)

Take Probiotic curd (100grams) as it helps in digestion.

Vegetable Daliya

Evening

Take some citrus fruits to satisfy the hunger pangs in the evening,

Green tea with two Marie Lite biscuit

Boiled Channa

Dinner

Choose any one or two from the following options

Boiled Soybean Nutrela/ soup + salad,

Boiled Egg White (3) + Vegetable clear soup

Chicken or Tuna salad.

Boiled Dal

Vegetable Daliya

 

Pre Bed –time

150 -200 ml of skimmed milk.

Beside the above diet keep in mind the following points-

• Avoid heavy dinner; maintain at least 3 to 4 hours of gap between meal and sleep.

• Replace cold drinks with coconut water, vegetable soup or butter milk

• Drink at least 2 to 3 liters of water everyday

• Fibre is excellent for weight loss , so consume more of raw vegetables and fruits

• All carbs are not bad; avoid simple carbs like sugar, sweet and processed food.

• Never skip meals.

• Avoid Bakery products.

• Replace Chicken Tikka with Chicken Salami

• Avoid taking water along with the meal.

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Effect of Dental checkup on Brain

Dental patients who received frequent X-rays were up to five times more likely to be diagnosed with meningioma, the most common type of brain tumour, a major study has found.

Researchers from Yale University said it was the radiation transmitted during those examinations that was responsible for the increased risk, the Daily Express reported.

To investigate the link, 1,433 brain tumour patients between the ages of 20 and 70 were surveyed, comparing them with a similar group of healthy people.

They found that over a lifetime, brain tumour patients were twice as likely to have had a bitewing dental examination, in which X-ray film is held in place by a tab between the teeth.

Individuals who had undergone the procedure more than once a year were nearly twice as likely to develop a brain tumour than those who had none, they found.

An increased risk of meningioma was also linked to whole-mouth panoramic examinations ?" which are taken externally.

Patients who were given dental X-rays below the age of 10 were nearly five times as likely to develop a brain tumour, the researchers found.

"Our findings indicate a statistically significant increased risk with both bitewing and panoramic films," said Dr Elizabeth Claus, of Yale's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, who led the research.

The results were published in Cancer, the journal of the American Cancer Society.

Swine flu facts

H1N1 (swine) flu is a contagious respiratory disease caused by type A strains of the virus. The virus enters the body through inhalation of contaminated droplets or is transferred from a contaminated surface to the eyes, nose or mouth of a person.

It takes 3 to 5 days for swine flu symptoms to develop and continues for nearly a week. One can pass the infection to others for nearly 8 days after getting infected. H1N1 flu is sensitive to oseltamivir ( Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). But these medicines should be taken under medical supervision.

Some of the symptoms of swine flu are sore throat, cough and fever. One should also consult a doctor incase of bodyache, vomiting, and acute gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhoea and nausea. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Seats reduced in Jharkhand Medical Colleges

RANCHI: The decision to reduce the number of seats in the three government managed medical colleges of the state - the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM), Jamshedpur, and Patliputra Medical College Hospital (PMCH), Dhanbad, for 2012-13 - has come as a shock for students.

The state health department has asked the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) to conduct tests for only 72, 41 and 41 students for RIMS, MGM and PMCH respectively. In 2011-12, the number of seats in each college was 126, 50 and 50 respectively. Examination controller of JCECEB, L Khiangte, confirmed that the state health department this year has cut down on the number of students.

 

"We have received the information from the health department and the entrance examination for the MBBS course will be conducted accordingly," said Khiangte.

"I missed the bus by just three marks last year. This year I was preparing hard and was sure to find a place in the merit list. But the decision of the government has shattered my dreams. I am shocked and have not been able to concentrate on my studies for the last couple of days," said Angad Kumar Mahato.

He has been devoting 10-12 hours every day preparing for the entrance test. No one in the health department or any of the three medical colleges was ready to talk about the dip in the number of seats. "I can say the Medical Council of India has not reduced the number of seats in any college," said state health secretary K Vidyasagar. He did not say anything about why the department has asked JCECEB to conduct the entrance test for a reduced number of seats.  source-articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Ways To Pay For College Abroad

1. Apply for financial aid.

Even if you don't think you'll qualify, fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. You may be pleasantly surprised with the result.

2. Apply for national grants.

Options include Pell Grants, Academic Competitiveness Grants and National SMART Grants; your child's guidance counselor can you find others.

3. Apply for local scholarships.

Civic organizations and religious institutions often have meaningful amounts of aid to dole out.

4. Cast a wide net.

Applying to plenty of schools means a better chance of getting into more than one; getting into more than one translates to a higher likelihood of receiving a big financial aid package.

5. Bargain.

Even schools that only provide need-based aid sometimes come up with drastically different offers. If you have more than one package on the table, you may be able to negotiate a better deal at your top choice college.

6. Find an official benefactor.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corp, National Health Services Corps and ROTC programs offer college money in exchange for a service commitment.

7. Look abroad.

Tuition and fees at U.S. private four-year colleges and universities now averages $27,293. At Scotland's St. Andrews, the alma mater of Britain's Prince William and wife Kate, U.S. students pay only $21,650; Canada's McGill University charges just $17,400 for Americans studying for a B.A. (Read More: "Royal College Bargain" by Emily Lambert)

8. Live at home.

Starting out at a low-cost community college and transferring to a four-year college for the final two years will wipe away a hefty chunk of room and board costs, as well as some tuition.

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How to overcome forgetfulness

If you can't recall where you have placed your car keys or reading glasses, chances are that memory training could help.

Memory training can even re-engage the hippocampus, part of the brain critical for memory formation, according to the findings by the Emory University School of Medicine, which is conducting studies into mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

MCI is meant to identify those at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Such people have difficulty forming new memories but are still able to handle daily tasks, because of impaired function in brain parts including the hippocampus, the journal Hippocampus reports.

Researchers at Emory and Atlanta Veterans Medical Center have been investigating memory-building strategies for people with MCI. The techniques used in the study were known to be effective for healthy people, but it has been uncertain how they could affect brain function in people with MCI.

"Our results suggest that these strategies can help patients remember specific information, such as the locations of objects," says Benjamin Hampstead, neuropsychologist and assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine at Emory, according to an Emory statement.

"This is the first randomized controlled trial to show that these techniques are not only effective in MCI patients, but that they can also re-engage the hippocampus, which is a brain region that is critical for forming new memories," said Hampstead. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com