Takvani Dental and Child Care: 2011

શુક્રવાર, 22 જુલાઈ, 2011

Re: WHO calls for banning blood tests to diagnose TB

WHO calls for banning blood tests to diagnose TB Thursday, July 21, 2011

The use of currently available commercial blood (serological) tests to diagnose active tuberculosis often leads to misdiagnosis, mistreatment and potential harm to public health, says World Health Organisation (WHO) in apolicy recommendation issued in Geneva on Wednesday. The organisation is urging countries to ban the inaccurate and unapproved blood tests and instead rely on accurate microbiological or molecular tests, as recommended by WHO.

WHO is calling for countries to ban the use of blood tests to diagnose active TB after evidence shows the results are inaccurate. Pictured is a patient at a TB ward in Jordan undergoing a blood test. Image: WHO/H Darwish

Testing for active TB disease through antibodies or antigens found in the blood is extremely difficult. Patients can have different antibody responses suggesting that they have active TB even when they do not. Antibodies may also develop against other organisms, which again could wrongly indicate they have active TB. In addition, different organisms share the same antigens, making tests results unreliable. These factors can result in TB disease not being identified or wrongly diagnosed.

"In the best interests of patients and caregivers in the private and public health sectors, WHO is calling for an end to the use of these serological tests to diagnose tuberculosis," says Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of WHO Stop TB Department. "A blood test for diagnosing active TB disease is bad practice. Test results are inconsistent, imprecise and put patients' lives in danger."

Dr Mario Raviglione

The policy recommendation applies to blood tests for active TB. Blood tests for inactive TB infection (also known as dormant or latent TB) are currently under review by WHO.

The new recommendation comes after 12 months of rigorous analysis of evidence by WHO and global experts. Ninety-four studies were evaluated – 67 for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB in the lungs) and 27 for extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB elsewhere in other organs). Overwhelming evidence showed that the blood tests produced an unacceptable level of wrong results — false-positives or false-negatives — relative to tests endorsed by WHO.

The research revealed "low sensitivity" in commercial blood tests which leads to an unacceptably high number of patients wrongly being given the 'all clear' (i.e. a false-negative when in reality they have active TB). This can result in the transmission of the disease to others or even death from untreated tuberculosis. It also revealed "low specificity", which leads to an unacceptably high number of patients being wrongly diagnosed with TB (i.e. a false-positive when in reality they do not have active TB). Those patients may then undergo unnecessary treatment, while the real cause of their illness remains undiagnosed, which may then also result in premature death.

Dr Karin Weyer

More than a million of these inaccurate blood tests are carried out annually to diagnose active TB, often at great financial cost to patients. Many patients pay upto $30 per test. There are at least 18 of these blood tests available on the market. Most of these tests are manufactured in Europe and North America, even though the blood tests are not approved by any recognised regulatory body.

"Blood tests for TB are often targeted at countries with weak regulatory mechanisms for diagnostics, where questionable marketing incentives can override the welfare of patients," says Dr Karin Weyer, coordinator of TB diagnostics and laboratory strengthening for the WHO Stop TB Department. "It's a multi-million dollar business centred on selling substandard tests with unreliable results."

This is the first time WHO has issued an explicit "negative" policy recommendation against a practice that is widely used in tuberculosis care. It underscores the organisation's determination to translate strong evidence into clear policy advice to governments.

Tuberculosis kills 1.7 million people every year, and is the major killer of people living with HIV. Improving the early and effective diagnosis of TB to ensure more lives are saved is a priority action for WHO and the international TB community. TB research is currently underway to bring better and more rapid tests that are easy to administer, effective and accurate.

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Dr.H.K.Takvani, MD Pediatrics, FIAP
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મંગળવાર, 12 જુલાઈ, 2011

Fwd: Fw: Summary of all scams in India since 1947

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From: Dr.Rajendra Gandhi <rzgandhi@gmail.com>
Date: 10 July 2011 10:29
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Summary of all scams in India since 1947

Subject: Summary of all scams in India since 1947

Mera Bharat Mahan

Summary of all scams in India since 1947

Here is a summary of all scams since independence. These may not be the only ones. These are the ones that were caught and brought to the notice of the public.

In total, this is coming upto Rs. 910,603,234,300,000, which is equal to USD 20.23 trillion. With this huge amount, India will become a super-power overnight and can permanently kill all social problems mainly poverty and unemployment.

Take a detailed look at the list. Great work by the person who compiled it.

Forward this to all Indians!! Others also have a right to know where their money is going..

"We do not guarantee cure, but what we guarantee is an honest and transparent effort".

Fitness Update (Contributed by Rajat Bhatnagar...

Good one

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From: DR.SHIRISH PARIKH (Google+) <noreply-987cb8b5@plus.google.com>
Date: 11 July 2011 10:30
Subject: Fitness Update (Contributed by Rajat Bhatnagar...
To: drtakvani@gmail.com

Fitness Update
(Contributed by Rajat Bhatnagar, International Sports & Fitness Distribution, LLC, http://www.isfdistribution.com)
Fit into your Fifties
The average 50–something is fitter and healthier now than they were in their mid-20s, a report revealed yesterday (Sun).

Mature adults are reaping the benefits of better diets, more exercise and increased free time to focus on their health. It also emerged they spend more time outdoors and exercise more frequently than they did when they were younger. The lifestyle study was carried out among 1,500 adults aged 50 and upwards by Engage Mutual.

Current predictions for life expectancy state that men age 65 could expect to live another 17 years and women at 65 could expect to live another 20 years. These kinds of predictions make taking action on health and fitness in our later years just as important as when we are younger. The report found around one in five over 50s feel more energetic and enjoy more of a zest for life than they did in their 20s. And more than 70 per cent of the 'fit at 50s' do more exercise than they did when they were young. A similar number now pay more attention to their diet, with a dramatic decrease occurring in the number of take–aways and ready meals being consumed.

Almost seven out of ten of those who felt healthier put their new–found motivation down to a better awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The research also showed the fit over 50s eats far more fruit and veg now than they did in their early years. Only a fifth of them said they would have consumed the recommended amount of fruit and veg a day while in their 20s, compared to an impressive 75 per cent today. Eight out of ten people also claim to pay more attention to what they are buying in the supermarket now, taking into account all the ingredients. Of the people who feel fitter than in their twenties, the average exercise frequency was four times a week with walking, swimming, cycling or attending a fitness classes the mostly common practices.

One in four said exercise now made up an integral part of their social life. When questioned about why they exercise now, 29 per cent said it was because they want to be fit and energetic for the sake of the grandchildren. For more than half, it was gaining weight that prompted their lifestyle change, while 17 per cent suffered a worrying health scare. Four out of ten people said they were looking forward to an active and enjoyable retirement. Incredibly, more than half said they felt they looked younger than their age.

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શુક્રવાર, 27 મે, 2011

Invites You On IndiaHeartBeat.Com

IndiaHeartBeat.Com

Hello,

There was a time when syringes and catheters were the doctor's best friends, but now they have been safely replaced with keyboards and digital mouses, see it for yourself.

I was just going through this website - IndiaHeartBeat.Com & thought of inviting you to join as well. It is the World's first medical networking and resource portal - Health 2.0

Everyone yearns for a healthy lifestyle and so do we. I feel it can take care of you and your entire family's health and medical needs, whether critical or trivial. Make sure you don't miss out on this.

You can connect to the best doctors online, communinate with renowned medical centers, seek instant medical opinion, share pictures, publish your medical profile, create your network of friends, peers & trusted individuals, participate in meaningful discussions and blogs and a much more. The entire medical world is now at your command.

There is just one sound that keeps the world up and alive; And the man has named it as 'HeartBeat'.

My Profile Link :

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Website URL:

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Hope you will find it useful!

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Warm Regards

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મંગળવાર, 17 મે, 2011

Fwd: Who is a teacher?? Must read for everyone of us

Thanks

Very true

Regards

Takvani

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From: Dr Atul Agarwal <agarwaldratul@gmail.com>
Date: 17 May 2011 21:08
Subject: Who is a teacher?? Must read for everyone of us
To:

Who is a teacher??

This is a very good one !

very moving !

If you like this Email or not, but meaning in this message has to be sent everywhere.

I believe new generation may have different view. But please do not ignore importance of this message.

To save Education system, let's Forward.

From A School Principal's speech at a graduation.

He said "Doctor wants his child to become a doctor.........

Engineer wants his child to become engineer......

Businessman wants his ward to become CEO.....

BUT a teacher also wants his child to become one of them..!!!!

Nobody wants to become a teacher BY CHOICE" ....Very sad but that's the truth.....!!!

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,

"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"

To stress his point he said to another guest;

"You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"

Teacher Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,

"You want to know what I make?

(She paused for a second, then began...)

"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't

make them sit for 5 min. without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make?

(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)

I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them how to write and then I make them write.

Keyboarding isn't everything.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math.

They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need

to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they

were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life

( Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)

Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing

money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no

attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL YOUR LIVES, EDUCATING KIDS AND PREPARING THEM TO BECOME CEO's ,AND DOCTORS AND ENGINEERS..........

What do you make Mr. CEO?

His jaw dropped; he went silent.

THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER & CEO, EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW.

Even all personal teachers like mother, father, brother, sister, coach and spiritual leader/teacher.

Dr.Aakash H.Takvani (our son) took admission in MDS Prosthodontics including Crown & Bridge, Esthetics & Oral Implantology. Kindly bless him.

Enjoyed attending Art of Living Advanced course at Bangalore. Back to clinic.

"We do not guarantee cure, but what we guarantee is an honest and transparent effort".

Re: Evidences that meditation works

Thanks

Good one

Regards

Takvani

On 16 May 2011 12:24, Dr Atul Agarwal <agarwaldratul@gmail.com> wrote:

Evidences that meditation works
Stress: The term meditation is also referred to as the "relaxation response." This term was coined by Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard in his seminal studies on stress in 1967. Dr. Benson measured the heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, and rectal temperature of 36 meditators. He discovered they used 17% less oxygen, lowered their heart rates by three beats a minute and increased their theta brain waves, the relaxing ones that appear right before sleep.

Hypertension: J. Stuart Lesserman, M.D., Harvard, Patients with hypertension for at least 10 years went through 10 weeks of the relaxation response. Diastolic and systolic blood pressure decreased and patients maintained their lower blood pressure throughout later follow–ups.

Insomnia: G. Jacobs, Harvard, Ph.D., had 100 patients with insomnia practice the relaxation response for 10 weeks. 100% of patients reported some type of improvement in sleep and 91% stopped or decreased their sleep medication use. Infertility: Alice Domar, Ph.D., Harvard, Worked with women with infertility for over three and one half years who were severely depressed. They practiced 10 weeks of the relaxation response which resulted in significant decrease in depression and anxiety. One third of women, who averaged three and one half years of infertility, became pregnant.

Chronic pain: Margaret Caudill, M.D., Harvard had 109 patients suffering with chronic pain for 6.5 years practice the relaxation response for 10 weeks. It resulted in improved symptoms and 36% reduction in HMO visits in a one year follow up, and increased to a 50% reduction by the second year.

Longevity: Robert H. Schneider, M.D., Maharishi University Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention. Research showed two studies of meditation groups, who had normal to high blood pressure, were 23% less likely to die than people who did not. The meditation groups studied had a 30% decrease in the rate of deaths due to heart disease and stroke and a 50% reduced rate of cancer deaths.

Immune Function: Meditation, or the relaxation response, has demonstrated effects on the immune function and the brain and reveals the biological consequences of this mind–body intervention. Dr. Richard Davidson, Ph.D. of the University of Wisconsin and his colleagues discovered individuals who underwent eight weeks of meditation training produced more antibodies to a flu vaccine and showed signs of increased electrical activity in areas of the brain related to positive emotions than the individuals who did not meditate. Employees at a biotechnology company participated in this study with half receiving weekly meditation training and the other half not receiving training.

Memory: The Journal of Memory and Cognition reported college students meditating displayed significant improvements in memory performance over a two week period on a perceptual and short term memory y reduction of blood pressure, and better near point vision and auditory discrimination. Short term meditators were physiologically five years younger than their chronological age. The study controlled for the effect of diet and exercise.

Cholesterol: The Journal of Social Behavior and Personality published a longitudinal study showing that cholesterol levels significantly decreased through meditation in patients with elevated cholesterol, compared to match controls, over an eleven month period.

Addiction: Addiction takes one of the greatest tolls in our lives in terms of the costs of suffering of families, the costs to our prison system, costs to our health care system, and the cost of lost productivity of human potential. The Journal of Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly and the International Journal of the Addictions report that meditation can even decrease cigarette, alcohol and drug abuse. An analysis of 198 independent treatment outcomes found that meditation produced a significantly larger reduction in tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use than either standard substance abuse treatments (including counseling, pharmacological treatments, relaxation training and Twelve Step programs) or prevention.

(Source: Mallika Chopra: Love this!! Medical Benefits Of Meditation by James Hixon, M.D., Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology @ http://www.intent.com/kathleenhall/blog/medical–benefits–meditation)

Dr KK Aggarwal

Dr.Aakash H.Takvani (our son) took admission in MDS Prosthodontics including Crown & Bridge, Esthetics & Oral Implantology. Kindly bless him.

Enjoyed attending Art of Living Advanced course at Bangalore. Back to clinic.

"We do not guarantee cure, but what we guarantee is an honest and transparent effort".

શુક્રવાર, 6 મે, 2011

STEER CME IAP Jamnagar 17 July 2011

Dear Friends,

Kindly read the attachment about tentative program of STEER in Jamnagar on 17th July with Dr.Amdekar as faculty. Tickets booked.

Please mark your calender and make yourself available for it.

Suggest anything else for making the CME useful.

With best regards

Takvani

Dr.Aakash H.Takvani (our son) took admission in MDS Prosthodontics including Crown & Bridge, Esthetics & Oral Implantology. Kindly bless him.

Enjoyed attending Art of Living Advanced course at Bangalore. Back to clinic.

"We do not guarantee cure, but what we guarantee is an honest and transparent effort".

બુધવાર, 4 મે, 2011

Re: Dealing With Children Who Fail In Exams!

Good one

Thanks

Regards

On Wed, 04 May 2011 16:16:45 , vinod parmar <pragvin@yahoo.com> wrote

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Dealing With Children Who Fail In Exams!

Long nights, tiring days and a painful mind was what most school children and teens were going through the whole of last month. With board exams, school examinations and college exams , most kids and teenagers were in a frenzy, studying their level best to achieve a great number on their certificate.

It is almost time now for the results to be announced and for almost all kids, teenagers and parents it is a time they are griping their teeth anxiously waiting for the what the outcome might be, which is 'the results'!

There will be tears of joy when you see your child looking at her/his marks card and if something bad has to happen (God Forbid ) here is what you should do, for your child.

1.Failure is a stepping stone to success. Tell your child that you still love him/her and that failure is not the end of the road for there is always a next time to achieve something greater.

2.If your child has failed in the examination, show some support even though this kills you too. Being there by the side of your child and encouraging him/her , helps them learn from their failures.

3.Don't impose your ideas and rules at this period as the child is already in an unstable mind frame and imposing ways to study might just hinder his thought that he/she is hopeless and good for nothing. Just be there and comfort your child if he/she has failed in the examination.

4.Make you child understand that failure is a part of reality and some day or the other we all have to accept it. Listen to what he/she has to say as this is the time when you need to be a patient parent for the situation is very delicate.

5.If your child has failed in the examination, do not make the mistake of cheering them instantly thinking that they will get over it. This situation takes time to heal and it will only fade away if you are close to your child, helping him/her get over this period of failure.

6.If your child has failed in the examination, never leave them alone at any given point of time as they are capable of doing something stupid.

7.As for parents, no doubt you feel let down after your child has failed in the examination. But, if you think you are not good in handling the situation, ask for help, which the best is from a psychologist!

Go slow on your children and take one step at a time during this examination period .

Dealing with the Pressures of Taking Tests

If your child isn't a natural test taker she studies and does her homework, but gets nervous and freezes at the sight of a test

know these tips

http://www.nidokidos.org/threads/51307-Dealing-with-the-

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શનિવાર, 30 એપ્રિલ, 2011

Re: Fw: husband & wife

hilarious

thanks

regards

On 28 April 2011 23:39, chanda raval <chanda_raval@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Civil way to have a fight between husband and wife without physical force
>
> Poems written by WIFE and HUSBAND.
>
>
> WIFE:
> I wrote your name on sand it got washed.
> I wrote your name in air, it was blown away.
> Then I wrote your name on my heart & I got Heart Attack
>
> HUSBAND:
> God saw me hungry, he created pizza.
> He saw me thirsty, he created Pepsi.
> He saw me in the dark, he created light.
> He saw me without problems, he created YOU.
>
> WIFE:
> Twinkle twinkle little star
> You should know what you are
> And once you know what you are
> Mental hospital is not so far.
>
> HUSBAND:
> The rain makes all things beautiful.
> The grass and flowers too.
> If rain makes all things beautiful
> Why doesn't it rain on you?
>
> WIFE:
> Roses are red; Violets are blue
> Monkeys like u should be kept in zoo.
> Don't feel so angry you will find me there too
> Not in cage but outside, laughing at you

Dr.Aakash H.Takvani (our son) took admission in MDS Prosthodontics including Crown & Bridge, Esthetics & Oral Implantology. Kindly bless him.

Enjoyed attending Art of Living Advanced course at Bangalore. Back to clinic.

"We do not guarantee cure, but what we guarantee is an honest and transparent effort".

બુધવાર, 27 એપ્રિલ, 2011

Fwd: Every Pediatrician and each parents must read

Very true

Thanks

Regards

takvani

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From: Dr Atul Agarwal <agarwaldratul@gmail.com>
Date: 27 April 2011 21:11
Subject: Every Pediatrician and each parents must read
To:

The Stranger - So true!

A while ago, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.

As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger..he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies.

If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He took my family to the first major league ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.

Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet. (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)

Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them. Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home.. Not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our longtime visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush. My Dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol. But the stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished.

He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing.

I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked.. And NEVER asked to leave.

More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you could walk into my parents' den today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.

Categorically, he destroyed all the moral values, ethics, love, time for each other and other good qualities we had in our family..whilst adding some unnoticeable quantity of positive stuff also, which any way we would have had even without him..

His name?.. .. .

We just call him 'TV.'

(Note: This should be required reading for every household!)

He has a wife now..We call her 'Computer.'

Their first child is "Cell Phone".

Second child "I Pod"

Pls share this with friends if you think this will do some good to our society.. Nothing will happen even if you do not Share. The decision is YOURS

Dr.Aakash H.Takvani (our son) took admission in MDS Prosthodontics including Crown & Bridge, Esthetics & Oral Implantology. Kindly bless him.

Enjoyed attending Art of Living Advanced course at Bangalore. Back to clinic.

"We do not guarantee cure, but what we guarantee is an honest and transparent effort".

સોમવાર, 25 એપ્રિલ, 2011

Fwd: Award winning Cartoons...

Really good ones

Thanks

Regards

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From: Dr Atul Agarwal <agarwaldratul@gmail.com>
Date: 25 April 2011 21:19
Subject: Award winning Cartoons...
To:

Award winning Cartoons...

Environment:

Poverty:

Population:

Humanity(Modern):