A.J. Hospital to launch coastal region's first obesity clinic
Mangaluru, Jan 16: The A.J. Hospital and Research Centre, which has been providing hi-tech healthcare service to the people, is going to establish the first obesity clinic in the coastal region.
Obesity, which has become a major health problem nowadays, has been causing socio-economic burden on the society. This problem is causing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problem, joint pains and cancer.
Through Gastroenterology department, the hospital will open its Obesity Clinic on January 19. This centre would help those who have obesity problem transform their bodies and allow them to lead a happy life like others.
Bariatric surgeons Dr Rohan Shetty and Dr Ashwin Alva, gastroenterologists Dr B .Shivaprasad, Dr Raghavendra Prasad, Endocrinologist Dr. Ganesh HK, Diet expert, Psychologist, Physiotherapist and other experts would assist the patients in the clinic. This team would evaluate the patients and provide healthcare service and surgery.
The A.J. Hospital is a frontrunner in responding to the needs of the people in healthcare sector in the region. With the beginning of Obesity Clinic, the hospital has another feather in its crown, said hospital medical director and organ transplant surgeon Dr Prashanth Marla in a press statement.
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West Asia conflict: More than 700 travellers from MP stranded in UAE
Indore (PTI): More than 700 people from Madhya Pradesh, including two former MLAs, are stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to flight cancellations amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, an office-bearer of a travel agents' outfit said on Sunday.
Several people from the state had travelled to the UAE for tourism and business purposes, and the crisis in the region had left them stranded, Amol Kataria, chairman of the Travel Agents Federation of India's MP unit, told PTI.
Many travellers from the state had cancelled their upcoming trips to Dubai and Sharjah, he added.
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Kataria said that more than 700 people were stuck in the UAE, and among them, former MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sanjay Shukla is in Dubai.
"Due to the current international situation, our return to India today could not take place as Dubai airport was temporarily closed. We are receiving full cooperation from the Dubai administration and the Government of India. We will return to Indore as soon as the situation normalises," Shukla's post on social media stated.
Talking to PTI, the former Indore legislator's son, Sagar, said that his father had gone to Dubai three days ago with former Depalpur MLA Vishal Patel and some industrialist friends, and was scheduled to return to Indore on Sunday.
He said he had spoken to his father over the phone and heard explosions during the conversation, following which his father and his friends moved to a safe location.
He expressed hope that his father and his friends would return home soon with the efforts of the Indian government.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari, in a social media post, claimed that over 100 citizens from the state were stranded at Dubai and Sharjah airports.
Women, children and families had been facing inconvenience for several hours, and anxiety had increased after flight cancellations, he said.
Patwari urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene immediately and ensure the safety of all Indians stranded in the UAE, while making arrangements for their early return home.
The United States and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed early on Sunday.
Hundreds of flights have been disrupted across West Asia and in other countries, including India, due to airspace restrictions following the joint attack and retaliatory action by Iran.
