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CBI court rejects anticipatory bail plea of Ketan Desai’s wife (Ahmedabad Mirror, DNA)
The CBI court on Monday rejected the transit anticipatory bail petition filed by Alka Desai, wife of former Medical Council India President Ketan Desai, in the disproportionate assets case. Alka had earlier filed for transit anticipatory bail in High Court of Gujarat. At that time the HC directed her to move special CBI court in the city first. Following this, she filed a transit anticipatory bail application in the CBI court on July 2.
In her petition Alka stated that she runs her own clinic, has two children to look after and that her in-laws are dependent on her. She stated that the entire responsibility of running the house was on her shoulders and should therefore be granted bail. However, after hearing arguments from both sides on Monday, CBI judge G K Upadhyay rejected her bail application.
She asked for transit anticipatory bail as she has to file anticipatory bail before the court in Delhi. In her application filed through advocate RJ Goswami, she has stated that she should not arrested by the CBI for a month until she files regular anticipatory bail application before the Delhi court. Desai has also stated that as a gynaecologist she has to take care of number of patients who are under her treatment. Desai has made the plea following the linking of her name in the case registered in the Delhi.
Ex-MCI president Dr Ketan Desai sent to 6 days JC in assets case
A Delhi court on Tuesday remanded former Medical Council of India president Dr Ketan Desai to 6 days in judicial custody for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of his income. Special CBI Judge O P Saini sent Dr Desai to jail till July 26 after he was produced at the end of his eight-day custodial interrogation.
Dr Mahesh Verma new DCI Chief
Dr Anil Kohli President DCI has given charge to Dr Mahesh Verma as the President DCI ( as per sources).
US warns India about steroid–containing supplements
The US FDA has warned the Indian Health Ministry about the probable introduction of health-damaging steroids in the Indian market as ‘dietary supplements’. Several of these supplements, contain heavy amounts of steroids. Dietary supplements have recently become popular as a means to stay fit and healthy. The Health Ministry confirms that steroid-containing drugs can put the liver in danger. Besides this, steroids also pose other health risks such as male infertility, growth defect in children, large breasts in men and masculinization of women. Moreover, it increases the risks of heart attacks and has negative effects on blood-lipid profiles.
No new dental college for next 5 yrs
Union Health Ministry is planning to disallow any new dental college in the country for the next five years. The Dental Council of India is on the radar of the investigative agencies for allowing mushrooming of low grade private dental colleges. Health Ministry is planning a five-year moratorium on establishment of new dental colleges.
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Too much or too little sleep may increase risk of developing chronic conditions
Too much or too little sleep may increase chances of developing chronic conditions such as diabetes, high BP, obesity and cardiovascular disease. This was the conclusion drawn by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital who examined data on 56,507 American adults. Specifically, sleeping "less than 6 hours and more than 9 hours" elevated one's chances of developing those risks.
FDA approves Mylan’s generic version of nabumetone
Food and Drug Administration approved the generic version of Nabumetone, a nonsteroidal anti–inflammatory drug (NSAID) used in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The company is now cleared to sell 500 mg and 750 mg tablets of Nabumetone.
Insulin given as nasal spray may benefit patients with Alzheimer’s.
Insulin given as nasal spray through the nose might benefit Alzheimer’s patients. Research presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease states that in the insulin–taking groups, cognitive and functional test results improved significantly, compared with those who received placebo. In the study, 109 adults with either mild cognitive decline or early Alzheimer’s received either placebo or 20 or 40 IU daily intranasal insulin treatments over the course of four months.
First–void urine predicts renal events
The albumin:creatinine ratio from a first–void urine sample significantly outperformed other parameters for predicting future renal events in patients with diabetic nephropathy. A multinational study has shown that measuring albumin:creatinine ratio from a first–void urine sample is more accurate for predicting progression of kidney disease in type 2 diabetes than are other commonly used measures. These results are clinically important because they imply that collection of first–morning voids, which is clearly more convenient than collecting a 24–hour urine, can be used for assessment of proteinuria. The study is published online in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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What can be improper with your liver?
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The extensive diseases of the liver are viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease.
Viral hepatitis - Viral hepatitis can conduct to serious liver problems and is the most common type of liver disease. Hepatitis causes inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis A, B and C are the most common sources of viral hepatitis. As Hepatitis A is customarily a transient infection, both Hepatitis B and C can be serious and progress to chronic liver disease, even causing liver cirrhosis or liver cancer.
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Medtronic Lead Recall Overview
By Olson Greg
On October 15, 2007, Medtronic announced a Sprint Fidelis recall of its defibrillator leads. Medtronic announced that the recall was due to the potential for lead fractures. At the time of the recall, there were reports of at least five deaths associated with the defibrillator leads. The Food and Drug Administration classified the recall as Class 1, which is the most serious type of recall and involve situations where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious injury or death.
What is a Defibrillator?
Some people are at risk of having abnormal heart rhythms. A defibrillator monitors heart rhythms. If it detects an unstable rhythm, it delivers an electric shock or jolt to the heart (approximately 750 volts, which is more than 100 times the shock delivered by a pacemaker) to shock the heart back to normal rhythm. A defibrillator contains two parts. The first is a computerized device that monitors the heart rhythms and decides whether to shock the heart. This devise is implanted under the skin near the shoulder. The second part of a defibrillator is called leads. These wires are what was covered under the Sprint Fidelis Medtronic recall in 2007.
What are Leads?
Leads are wires that connect to the defibrillator. They are threaded through veins to specific parts of the heart. The leads perform two functions: (1) they deliver information of an abnormal heart rhythm to the defibrillator; and (2) send a shock to the heart when an abnormal rhythm is detected.
Lead Fracture Problems?
Lead fractures, or breaks, can cause the defibrillator to deliver an unnecessary shock to the heart, or fail to deliver a shock when one is needed. Following a Medtronic lead fracture, some patients have died and many others have reported experiencing problems including unnecessary shocks and jolts. The following defibrillators have been recalled due to problems with the leads:
Sprint Fidelis 6930
Sprint Fidelis 6931
Sprint Fidelis 6948
Sprint Fidelis 6949
Approximately 268,000 Sprint Fidelis leads were implanted worldwide.
What do I do if I have a defective Medtronic lead?
There is no way to test for a lead fracture on your own. If you have a wallet card, check the model numbers for 6930, 6931, 6948, and 6949. If you have one of these models, or are unsure, the Food and Drug Administration recommends contacting your doctor immediately. For these models, Medtronic and the FDA recommend patients who have one of the recalled lead models implanted to have their defibrillator settings adjusted, which may increase the likelihood that a fracture will be detected before a patient is harmed. Medtronic and the FDA recommends against having the leads removed because of removal risks. However, patients should discuss all options with their physicians.
Is there a Class Action Lawsuit?
Lawsuits against Medtronic for defective leads are handled through what is called multidistrict litigation, or MDL. The lawsuits are pursued individually, but are consolidated for the discovery phase and transferred to the federal court in Minnesota, which is where Medtronic is located. After the discovery stage, the cases are transferred back to the original court where they were filed. This means that, although there could be tens of thousands of cases, they are handled individually. Many patients have been affected by a lead fracture while others have an implanted lead that was recalled, but have not suffered a lead fracture and continue to be monitored.
Mike Anderson is the author of this article on Class Action Lawsuit.
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