MUSICAL NITE BY DOCTORS, OF DOCTORS, FOR DOCTORS 

Haunting, soulful and nostalgic melodies are on the cards on the evening of Sunday, Apr. 2, 2006 at Kalamandira, Mysore, in an exclusive Doctors' Musical Nite programme,Geeth Gaatha Chal - 2006, an annual musical extravaganza.

Dr. A.L. Hemalatha, Dr. M.S. Natashekar (ENT consultant) and Dr. P.A. Kushalappa (Dermatologist) will sing the melodies with foot-tapping numbers of yesteryears to the accomapniment of Karaoke and Orchestra. Radhika Vishveshwara, daughter of Dr. M.S. Vishveshwara, Oncologist, will present a dance performance. The event begins at 5.30 pm.

M. Jagannath Shenoy, Partner, Mangalore Ganesh Beedies, Mysore, will be the chief guest. Ralie Ganapathy, Executive Director, Academy Newspapers Private Limited, will be the guest of honour.

ANGIOPLASTY LIVE WORKSHOP AT VIKRAM HOSPITAL 

Conventionally, angiogram and angioplasty procedures are done through the groin using the femoral artery. After this, the patient has to lie down in bed for 6 to 14 hours, which is uncomfortable for most of the patients.

Radial artery approach, where the angiogram / angioplasty is done through the right or left wrist is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world. This is particularly useful for elderly patients with disease in the abdominal aorta or leg arteries and for those with chronic back problems, who find the eight hours immobilisation extremely inconvenient.

The trans radial approach is gaining rapid acceptance due to the lower incidence of complications, earlier mobilisation and shorter hospital stay as patients can be discharged within four hours of the angiogram.

During the live workshop, the angiogram and angioplasty procedures will be performed by Dr. Rajpal K. Abhaichand, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, G. Kuppusami Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, along with the team of Cardiologists from Vikram Hospital — Dr. Arun Srinivas, Dr. C.B. Keshavamurthy and Dr. H.P. Guruprasad — according to a release from the Hospital.

Osho Meditation 

Cancer Camp 

Clinical meeting 

STING OPERATION AT K.R. HOSPITAL! 

The incident took place at about 11.30 am resulting in the patients who could manage to move away from the path the bees had taken and also the doctors and nursing staff seeking protection from the belligerent bees.

The swarm, after engaging the people in the corridors of the Hospital and in the open, for about an hour, is said to have entered the wards near by forcing the inpatients to scurry around and close the doors and windows.

The bees, after stinging Mallesha and Prakasha, hailing from KRS, later attacked others around. The bees, apparently satisfied with their sorties, to which they had taken in virtual retaliation, subsequently started returning to their honeycomb, which made the Hospital staff and the patients heave a sigh of relief.

There are reportedly about 20 huge beehives in the Hospital's premises. After a request made to Pest Control (India) company by District Health Officer Dr. Krishnaswamy work an getting the beehives cleared has begun.

Even as the workers of the company were busy taking steps to redeem the Hospital area of the bees, some unsuspecting passers by are learnt to have tried to set the hives on fire, only to disturb the bees.

Fire Brigade Officer from Saraswathipuram Linge Gowda and his staff extended support to the officials of Pest Control (India) company in the antibee operations.

Govt. staff strike called off 

There seems to be confusion among the striking employees as most of them are refusing to resume work saying that they had already spent half-day abstaining from duty.

The KSGEA President H.N. Sheshegowda announced at a press conference in Bangalore at around noon that the strike was called off following second round of talks with the Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy this morning.

He announced in the presence of MLC Puttannaiah that the Chief Minister had agreed to fulfil four of their nine demands.

The strike has badly affected the public utility services like hospitals. The K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and other Government Hospitals are worst hit as the patients are left to fend for themselves.

Except few emergency wings, all the other wings of these hospitals are badly affected. Nurses, 'D' Group employees and office staff have boycotted work.

The in-patients were worst hit. An attender abandoned a wheel-chair-bound patient outside the surgical block this morning.

Hundreds of patients, who were unaware of the strike, were seen moving around in the corridors of the hospitals out of confusion.

The employees took out processions after coming out of their offices pressing their demands.

A large group of employees had gathered outside the Association office on Dhanvantri Road. Association Treasurer Boraiah was seen persuading the employees to return to work.

In most of the schools, teachers did not turn up. Only the teachers loyal to the State Government Employees Federation were seen taking classes in some schools.

Federation ridicules

The Federation has ridiculed the KSGEA for withdrawing the strike midway. Federation Secretary L.R. Narasimhaiah said that the KSGEA President Sheshegowda announced the withdrawal of the strike as it was a failure.

"In fact, the strike itself was unnecessary. We had told them not to call for a strike as the new Government came to power hardly a month ago and it needed time to consider the demands of the employees," he added.

K.R. HOSPITAL SHUTS UROLOGY DEPT. 

The K.R. Hospital here is already full of shortcomings and bottlenecks. The recent addition to its tale of woes is the closure of the Urology Department.

The Department was shut about a month ago without notice.

Patients who come with urological complaints are being sent to private hospitals by doctors themselves. Thousands of patients from far away villages, many of them being accident victims and with urological complaints, come to K.R. Hospital daily expecting cheap and good treatment.

They are greeted with a huge signboard declaring that 'qualified urologists are not available'.

No laboratory

The Hospitals does not have the requisite laboratory for urological tests. The department is devoid of required essential medicines, test kits and refrigeration system. Shunting patients to private hospitals has left them in lurch, as they are unable to bear the expensive treatment. Poor patients pledge whatever they had for getting treated in private hospitals.

Superintendent clarifies

When contacted Medical Superintendent of K.R. Hospital Dr. B.D. Sathyanarayana, said that most of the patients with such complaints were examined at the surgical block. Owing to non-availability of qualified urologists, the patients were being referred to private hospitals, he added.

Typhoid epidemic in Mysore, India 

K.R. HOSPITAL PATIENT JUMPS TO DEATH 

One Siddaraju (32) of Aravindanagar here had been admitted to K.R. Hospital five days ago for several ailments like jaundice, stomach disorder and diabetes. Refusing to remain in the hospital, Siddaraju reportedly slipped out of the ward and reached home yesterday morning but his wife somehow managed to bring him back to the hospital last night.

It is learnt that Siddaraju tried to leave the ward in the wee hours of today and when his wife tried to prevent, he allegedly assaulted her, inflicting grievous head injuries.

However, the hospital security guard noticed the body of Siddaraju near the new IPD building at about 4 am today and informed the Medical Officer. Doctors who examined pronounced him dead. The body was sent for autopsy.

Police suspect that Siddaraju must have jumped to death from the 2nd or 3rd floor of the hospital.

Devaraja Police Inspector Ramachandraiah, Sub-Inspector Jadhav and staff are investigating.

MLA H.S. Shankaralingegowda and Corporator Ninganna visited the hospital and consoled the bereaved family members.