Monday, March 29, 2010
Nearly 25 Percent of Hispanic Youth Aged 12 to 20 Drank Alcohol in the Past Month
17:21 29 Mar 2010, Africa/Lagos time
National Survey Shows that Nearly 25 Percent of Hispanic Youth Aged 12 to 20 Drank Alcohol in the Past Month
More than a quarter of youth aged 12-20 (27.6 percent) drank alcohol in the past month, according to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The study shows that the underage drinking rates were as high as 40...
SAMHSA and Ad Council Launch National Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign
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Rockville, MD, March 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — More than a quarter of youth aged 12-20 (27.6 percent) drank alcohol in the past month, according to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The study shows that the underage drinking rates were as high as 40 percent in some states such as North Dakota and Vermont.
In a major effort to combat the epidemic of underage drinking, SAMHSA and the Ad Council today launched a new series of national public service advertisements to encourage parents to talk to their children about drinking alcohol at an early age. The campaign and study are being released in conjunction with Alcohol Awareness Month (April) and as part of the Surgeon General’s “Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking.” The PSAs are being distributed to media outlets throughout the country and will also be available on line at the campaign’s online fulfillment.
Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among America’s youth. Alcohol contributes to the three leading causes of death among 12-20-year-olds (unintentional injury, homicide and suicide). And research shows that those who start drinking before age 15 are six times more likely to have alcohol problems as adults than those who start drinking at age 21 or older.
The study also reveals that nationwide, approximately 8.6 percent of past-month drinkers aged 12-20 purchased their own alcohol the last time they drank. The rates were among the highest in Louisiana and the District of Columbia (18.8 percent) and among the lowest in Alaska (3.1 percent) and New Mexico (3.7 percent).
The data were drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), using combined 2006-2008 data in estimates of past month alcohol use and self-purchase of alcohol among persons aged 12-20. The report will be available at: http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/180/SR180UADhtml.pdf
“Prevention is the number one priority of SAMHSA, and reducing underage drinking is a key part of that effort. Underage drinking is a national crisis putting the lives of millions of Americans at risk as well as the futures of many of our youth,” said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. “The national educational campaign SAMHSA is undertaking with the Ad Council aims at bringing to bear the most effective weapon against underage drinking – conversations between parents and their children.”
Created by ad agency Deutsch Inc. through the Ad Council, the new PSAs aim to reach parents of children ages 11-15, with an emphasis on parents of middle school children who have not yet started drinking. The television, radio, magazine, newspaper and Internet ads are designed to reduce and delay the onset of underage drinking by increasing communication between parents and youth. The ads encourage parents to talk early, talk often and get others involved.
“Despite its prevalence and serious consequences, many parents underestimate the extent to which their children use alcohol and even consider it inevitable,” said Peggy Conlon, president & CEO of The Advertising Council. “These new compelling ads and interactive components will continue to build on our efforts to create a greater sense of urgency for parents and encourage them to talk to their children early and often about the dangers of alcohol.”
The PSA campaign includes resources for parents that illustrate the short and long-term consequences of underage drinking and for tips on talking with their kids about alcohol. The site features an action plan that parents can personalize for their children to help start the conversation and sharable resources to send to family members, peers, and other adult influencers on their child’s decision to drink. In an effort to further the reach of the campaign to parents online, a social media program will also kick off this week, in cooperation with Nickelodeon’s Parents Connect (www.ParentsConnect.com).
“The statistics show that in large and growing numbers, our underage kids, yours and mine, real kids in the real world are drinking,” said Val DiFebo, CEO of Deutsch NY, a subsidiary of Deutsch, Inc., and Ad Council Campaign Review Committee member. “Our mission is to get parents to consider that it could be their kid, and encourage open, ongoing dialogues. We are proud to be part of this important messaging to help raise awareness, and influence behavior to help prevent underage drinking.”
In addition to these ads, SAMHSA and the Ad Council are launching culturally relevant PSAs designed specifically to reach parents in the Hispanic, Chinese and American Indian communities.
The Ad Council and SAMHSA first launched the national Underage Drinking Prevention campaign in November 2005. According to the Ad Council’s tracking study, since the launch, there has been a significant increase in the number of parents who are extremely concerned about underage drinking with their level of concern now comparable to issues, including sex, drug use and academic performance.
SAMHSA is a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation’s substance abuse prevention, addictions, treatment and mental health services delivery system. SAMHSA can be reached at www.samhsa.gov.
The Advertising Council is a private, non-profit organization that has been the largest producer of PSAs in the nation since 1942. To learn more about the Ad Council and its campaigns, visit www.adcouncil.org.
Deutsch Inc. (www.deutschinc.com) is a multi-disciplinary marketing communications agency.
Media Contacts:
SAMHSA Press Office
240-276-2130
Ad Council Press Office
news@adcouncil.org
Top 100 Hospitals in the United States of America
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Thomson Reuters Announces 100 Top Hospitals Award Winners
Twenty-three Hospitals Are Named Everest Award Winners for Fastest Improvement and Top Performance
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters today released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.
The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®: National Benchmarks study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.
"This year's study magnified the value that 100 Top Hospital award winners provide to their communities. Even during the economic downturn, the 100 Top Hospitals maintained a profit from operations while raising the bar for clinical quality and patient satisfaction," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs at Thomson Reuters. "The insistence of these hospitals' leaders -- their boards, executive teams and medical staffs -- on overall excellence makes the difference."
For the second year, Thomson Reuters also is recognizing the 100 Top Hospitals Everest Award winners -- those hospitals among the 100 winners that delivered the greatest rate of improvement over a five-year period. This year, there are 23 Everest award winners.
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researchers evaluated 2,926 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. They used public information -- Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data set.
If all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in these 100 Top Hospitals award winners:
-- More than 98,000 additional patients would survive each year.
-- More than 197,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.
-- Expenses would decline by an aggregate $5.5 billion a year.
-- The average patient stay would decrease by nearly half a day.
If the same standards were applied to all inpatients, the impact would be even greater.
Here are the winning hospitals, by category, with the Everest award winners in bold:
Major Teaching Hospitals
University Medical Center--Tucson, AZ
UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest--San Diego, CA
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center--Chicago, IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital--Chicago, IL
Rush University Medical Center--Chicago, IL
NorthShore University HealthSystem--Evanston, IL
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital--Park Ridge, IL
Ochsner Medical Center--New Orleans, LA
Providence Hospital and Medical Center--Southfield, MI
Mayo Clinic - Rochester Methodist Hospital--Rochester, MN
University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland, OH
Doctors Hospital--Columbus, OH
Geisinger Medical Center--Danville, PA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center--Nashville, TN
Scott and White Memorial Hospital--Temple, TX
Teaching Hospitals (200 or more acute-care beds)
Scripps Green Hospital--La Jolla, CA
Rose Medical Center--Denver, CO
Cleveland Clinic Florida--Weston, FL
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center--Boise, ID
St. Luke's Hospital--Cedar Rapids, IA
Riverside Medical Center--Kankakee, IL
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital--Indianapolis, IN
St. Elizabeth Medical Center--Edgewood, KY
Trover Health System--Madisonville, KY
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital--Ann Arbor, MI
Spectrum Health Hospital Group--Grand Rapids, MI
Bronson Methodist Hospital--Kalamazoo, MI
Munson Medical Center--Traverse City, MI
St. Cloud Hospital--St. Cloud, MN
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center--Omaha, NE
Aultman Hospital--Canton, OH
Riverside Methodist Hospital--Columbus, OH
Hamot Medical Center--Erie, PA
Robert Packer Hospital--Sayre, PA
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center--Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford USD Medical Center--Sioux Falls, SD
Baptist Hospital--Nashville, TN
McKay-Dee Hospital Center--Ogden, UT
Gundersen Lutheran Health System--La Crosse, WI
Meriter Hospital--Madison, WI
Large Community Hospitals (250 or more acute-care beds)
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea--Scottsdale, AZ
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center--Laguna Hills, CA
Memorial Hospital West--Pembroke Pines, FL
Martin Memorial Medical Center--Stuart, FL
Venice Regional Medical Center--Venice, FL
Northeast Georgia Medical Center--Gainesville, GA
Silver Cross Hospital--Joliet, IL
Central DuPage Hospital--Winfield, IL
Community Hospital --Munster, IN
Allegiance Health--Jackson, MI
Boone Hospital Center--Columbia, MO
Missouri Baptist Medical Center--St. Louis, MO
Gaston Memorial Hospital--Gastonia, NC
Memorial Health Care System--Chattanooga, TN
Maury Regional Medical Center--Columbia, TN
Saint Thomas Hospital--Nashville, TN
St. David's Medical Center--Austin, TX
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance--Edinburg, TX
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center--Houston, TX
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital --Tyler, TX
Medium Community Hospitals (100-249 acute-care beds)
Baptist Medical Center East--Montgomery, AL
Montclair Hospital Medical Center--Montclair, CA
Memorial Hospital Miramar--Miramar, FL
Piedmont Fayette Hospital--Fayetteville, GA
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital--Carmel, IN
St. Francis Hospital-Indianapolis--Indianapolis, IN
Jackson Purchase Medical Center--Mayfield, KY
Minden Medical Center--Minden, LA
Holland Hospital--Holland, MI
Mercy Hospital Clermont--Batavia, OH
Southwest General Health Center--Middleburg Heights, OH
Wooster Community Hospital--Wooster, OH
St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center--Youngstown, OH
DuBois Regional Medical Center--DuBois, PA
Skyline Medical Center--Nashville, TN
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital--Katy, TX
Dixie Regional Medical Center--St. George, UT
Memorial Regional Medical Center--Mechanicsville, VA
Aurora BayCare Medical Center--Green Bay, WI
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center--Sheboygan, WI
Small Community Hospitals (25-99 acute care beds)
Evergreen Medical Center--Evergreen, AL
Payson Regional Medical Center--Payson, AZ
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital--Red Bluff, CA
Desert Valley Hospital--Victorville, CA
Parkview Huntington Hospital--Huntington, IN
Major Hospital--Shelbyville, IN
The Finley Hospital--Dubuque, IA
Chelsea Community Hospital--Chelsea, MI
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital--Howell, MI
St. Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital--Saline, MI
St. Joseph Hospital--Tawas City, MI
Buffalo Hospital--Buffalo, MN
Woodwinds Health Campus--Woodbury, MN
Northeast Regional Medical Center--Kirksville, MO
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital--St. Peters, MO
St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital--Jefferson City, TN
StoneCrest Medical Center--Smyrna, TN
Connally Memorial Medical Center--Floresville, TX
Lake Whitney Medical Center--Whitney, TX
American Fork Hospital--American Fork, UT
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:TRI) . For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.
Source: Thomson Reuters
CONTACT: David Wilkins, +1-734-913-3397,
david.wilkins@thomsonreuters.com
Web Site: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Announces 100 Top Hospitals Award Winners
Twenty-three Hospitals Are Named Everest Award Winners for Fastest Improvement and Top Performance
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters today released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.
The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®: National Benchmarks study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, and post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.
"This year's study magnified the value that 100 Top Hospital award winners provide to their communities. Even during the economic downturn, the 100 Top Hospitals maintained a profit from operations while raising the bar for clinical quality and patient satisfaction," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs at Thomson Reuters. "The insistence of these hospitals' leaders -- their boards, executive teams and medical staffs -- on overall excellence makes the difference."
For the second year, Thomson Reuters also is recognizing the 100 Top Hospitals Everest Award winners -- those hospitals among the 100 winners that delivered the greatest rate of improvement over a five-year period. This year, there are 23 Everest award winners.
To conduct the 100 Top Hospitals study, Thomson Reuters researchers evaluated 2,926 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. They used public information -- Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data set.
If all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in these 100 Top Hospitals award winners:
-- More than 98,000 additional patients would survive each year.
-- More than 197,000 patient complications would be avoided annually.
-- Expenses would decline by an aggregate $5.5 billion a year.
-- The average patient stay would decrease by nearly half a day.
If the same standards were applied to all inpatients, the impact would be even greater.
Here are the winning hospitals, by category, with the Everest award winners in bold:
Major Teaching Hospitals
University Medical Center--Tucson, AZ
UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest--San Diego, CA
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center--Chicago, IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital--Chicago, IL
Rush University Medical Center--Chicago, IL
NorthShore University HealthSystem--Evanston, IL
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital--Park Ridge, IL
Ochsner Medical Center--New Orleans, LA
Providence Hospital and Medical Center--Southfield, MI
Mayo Clinic - Rochester Methodist Hospital--Rochester, MN
University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland, OH
Doctors Hospital--Columbus, OH
Geisinger Medical Center--Danville, PA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center--Nashville, TN
Scott and White Memorial Hospital--Temple, TX
Teaching Hospitals (200 or more acute-care beds)
Scripps Green Hospital--La Jolla, CA
Rose Medical Center--Denver, CO
Cleveland Clinic Florida--Weston, FL
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center--Boise, ID
St. Luke's Hospital--Cedar Rapids, IA
Riverside Medical Center--Kankakee, IL
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital--Indianapolis, IN
St. Elizabeth Medical Center--Edgewood, KY
Trover Health System--Madisonville, KY
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital--Ann Arbor, MI
Spectrum Health Hospital Group--Grand Rapids, MI
Bronson Methodist Hospital--Kalamazoo, MI
Munson Medical Center--Traverse City, MI
St. Cloud Hospital--St. Cloud, MN
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center--Omaha, NE
Aultman Hospital--Canton, OH
Riverside Methodist Hospital--Columbus, OH
Hamot Medical Center--Erie, PA
Robert Packer Hospital--Sayre, PA
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center--Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford USD Medical Center--Sioux Falls, SD
Baptist Hospital--Nashville, TN
McKay-Dee Hospital Center--Ogden, UT
Gundersen Lutheran Health System--La Crosse, WI
Meriter Hospital--Madison, WI
Large Community Hospitals (250 or more acute-care beds)
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea--Scottsdale, AZ
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center--Laguna Hills, CA
Memorial Hospital West--Pembroke Pines, FL
Martin Memorial Medical Center--Stuart, FL
Venice Regional Medical Center--Venice, FL
Northeast Georgia Medical Center--Gainesville, GA
Silver Cross Hospital--Joliet, IL
Central DuPage Hospital--Winfield, IL
Community Hospital --Munster, IN
Allegiance Health--Jackson, MI
Boone Hospital Center--Columbia, MO
Missouri Baptist Medical Center--St. Louis, MO
Gaston Memorial Hospital--Gastonia, NC
Memorial Health Care System--Chattanooga, TN
Maury Regional Medical Center--Columbia, TN
Saint Thomas Hospital--Nashville, TN
St. David's Medical Center--Austin, TX
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance--Edinburg, TX
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center--Houston, TX
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital --Tyler, TX
Medium Community Hospitals (100-249 acute-care beds)
Baptist Medical Center East--Montgomery, AL
Montclair Hospital Medical Center--Montclair, CA
Memorial Hospital Miramar--Miramar, FL
Piedmont Fayette Hospital--Fayetteville, GA
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital--Carmel, IN
St. Francis Hospital-Indianapolis--Indianapolis, IN
Jackson Purchase Medical Center--Mayfield, KY
Minden Medical Center--Minden, LA
Holland Hospital--Holland, MI
Mercy Hospital Clermont--Batavia, OH
Southwest General Health Center--Middleburg Heights, OH
Wooster Community Hospital--Wooster, OH
St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center--Youngstown, OH
DuBois Regional Medical Center--DuBois, PA
Skyline Medical Center--Nashville, TN
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital--Katy, TX
Dixie Regional Medical Center--St. George, UT
Memorial Regional Medical Center--Mechanicsville, VA
Aurora BayCare Medical Center--Green Bay, WI
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center--Sheboygan, WI
Small Community Hospitals (25-99 acute care beds)
Evergreen Medical Center--Evergreen, AL
Payson Regional Medical Center--Payson, AZ
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital--Red Bluff, CA
Desert Valley Hospital--Victorville, CA
Parkview Huntington Hospital--Huntington, IN
Major Hospital--Shelbyville, IN
The Finley Hospital--Dubuque, IA
Chelsea Community Hospital--Chelsea, MI
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital--Howell, MI
St. Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital--Saline, MI
St. Joseph Hospital--Tawas City, MI
Buffalo Hospital--Buffalo, MN
Woodwinds Health Campus--Woodbury, MN
Northeast Regional Medical Center--Kirksville, MO
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital--St. Peters, MO
St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital--Jefferson City, TN
StoneCrest Medical Center--Smyrna, TN
Connally Memorial Medical Center--Floresville, TX
Lake Whitney Medical Center--Whitney, TX
American Fork Hospital--American Fork, UT
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:TRI) . For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.
Source: Thomson Reuters
CONTACT: David Wilkins, +1-734-913-3397,
david.wilkins@thomsonreuters.com
Web Site: Thomson Reuters
CAIR Seeks Info on Militia Threats to Muslim Groups
29 Mar 2010 04:01 Africa/Lagos
CAIR Seeks Info on Militia Threats to Muslim Groups
FBI reportedly raids militia after threats of violence against Islamic organizations
WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization tonight called on federal law enforcement authorities to release more information about possible threats of violence against American Muslims by a militia group raided this weekend in several states.
[NOTE TO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS: Charges are expected to be unsealed in federal court in Detroit on Monday. If the reported threats to Islamic organizations are confirmed, CAIR will hold a news conference on the issue later on Monday in Washington, D.C. CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com]
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said at least seven members of a Christian militia group have been arrested in FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force raids and investigations in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. According to media reports, the "Hutaree" militia was targeted after its members made threats of violence against Islamic organizations.
SEE: Seven Arrested in FBI Raids Linked to Christian Militia Group (Detroit News)
http://tinyurl.com/detnewsmilitia
FBI Arrests 7 with Ties to Christian Militia (CBS)
http://cbs5.com/national/hutaree.militia.group.2.1595616.html
"Given the recent sharp spike CAIR offices nationwide have observed in anti-Islam rhetoric, it would not be surprising that an extremist group would seek to turn that bigoted rhetoric into violent actions," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. "At this stage, we are seeking more information about possible threats to American Muslim organizations and are urging the offices of CAIR and other Islamic institutions nationwide to take appropriate security precautions."
He added that just last week, CAIR called on Republican leaders to repudiate racist taunts by tea party opponents of health care reform targeting a Muslim congressman and another African-American lawmaker on Capitol Hill.
SEE: Muslim Congressman Called 'N**ger' by Tea Party Protesters
http://tinyurl.com/carsonnword
Awad also noted that CAIR recently expressed concern about the reported rise in the number of anti-government and anti-immigrant extremist groups during the past year.
SEE: CAIR Concerned About Reported Rise in Militias, 'Patriot' Groups
http://tinyurl.com/riseinmilitias
CAIR is urging American Muslim individuals and institutions to review advice on security procedures contained in its "Muslim Community Safety Kit."
SEE: Muslim Community Safety Kit
http://www.cair.com/ActionCenter/CommunityToolKit.aspx
Become a Fan of CAIR on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAIR/42590232694
Subscribe to CAIR's E-Mail List
http://tinyurl.com/cairsubscribe
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, 248-842-1418, E-Mail: dwalid@cair.com; CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, 202-870-0166, E-mail: arehab@cair.com; CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia Shearson, 216-440-2247, E-Mail: jshearson@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com
Source: Council on American-Islamic Relations
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper,
+1-202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid,
+1-248-842-1418, dwalid@cair.com; CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab,
+1-202-870-0166, arehab@cair.com; CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia
Shearson, +1-216-440-2247, jshearson@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator
Amina Rubin, +1-202-488-8787, +1-202-341-4171, arubin@cair.com
Web Site: Council on American-Islamic Relations
CAIR Seeks Info on Militia Threats to Muslim Groups
FBI reportedly raids militia after threats of violence against Islamic organizations
WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization tonight called on federal law enforcement authorities to release more information about possible threats of violence against American Muslims by a militia group raided this weekend in several states.
[NOTE TO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS: Charges are expected to be unsealed in federal court in Detroit on Monday. If the reported threats to Islamic organizations are confirmed, CAIR will hold a news conference on the issue later on Monday in Washington, D.C. CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com]
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said at least seven members of a Christian militia group have been arrested in FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force raids and investigations in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. According to media reports, the "Hutaree" militia was targeted after its members made threats of violence against Islamic organizations.
SEE: Seven Arrested in FBI Raids Linked to Christian Militia Group (Detroit News)
http://tinyurl.com/detnewsmilitia
FBI Arrests 7 with Ties to Christian Militia (CBS)
http://cbs5.com/national/hutaree.militia.group.2.1595616.html
"Given the recent sharp spike CAIR offices nationwide have observed in anti-Islam rhetoric, it would not be surprising that an extremist group would seek to turn that bigoted rhetoric into violent actions," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. "At this stage, we are seeking more information about possible threats to American Muslim organizations and are urging the offices of CAIR and other Islamic institutions nationwide to take appropriate security precautions."
He added that just last week, CAIR called on Republican leaders to repudiate racist taunts by tea party opponents of health care reform targeting a Muslim congressman and another African-American lawmaker on Capitol Hill.
SEE: Muslim Congressman Called 'N**ger' by Tea Party Protesters
http://tinyurl.com/carsonnword
Awad also noted that CAIR recently expressed concern about the reported rise in the number of anti-government and anti-immigrant extremist groups during the past year.
SEE: CAIR Concerned About Reported Rise in Militias, 'Patriot' Groups
http://tinyurl.com/riseinmilitias
CAIR is urging American Muslim individuals and institutions to review advice on security procedures contained in its "Muslim Community Safety Kit."
SEE: Muslim Community Safety Kit
http://www.cair.com/ActionCenter/CommunityToolKit.aspx
Become a Fan of CAIR on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAIR/42590232694
Subscribe to CAIR's E-Mail List
http://tinyurl.com/cairsubscribe
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, 248-842-1418, E-Mail: dwalid@cair.com; CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, 202-870-0166, E-mail: arehab@cair.com; CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia Shearson, 216-440-2247, E-Mail: jshearson@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com
Source: Council on American-Islamic Relations
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper,
+1-202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid,
+1-248-842-1418, dwalid@cair.com; CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab,
+1-202-870-0166, arehab@cair.com; CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia
Shearson, +1-216-440-2247, jshearson@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator
Amina Rubin, +1-202-488-8787, +1-202-341-4171, arubin@cair.com
Web Site: Council on American-Islamic Relations
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Dona Ana County, New Mexico
29 Mar 2010 18:08 Africa/Lagos
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Dona Ana County, New Mexico
WASHINGTON, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has approved a settlement resolving a sexual harassment lawsuit against Dona Ana County, New Mexico. The department's complaint, filed in May 2008, alleges that the county subjected five women, all current or former county custodians, to a hostile work environment because of their sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The complaint alleges that over the course of approximately 10 months, the male supervisor of these female custodians regularly used derogatory and offensive gender-based terms to describe women and commented about the sexual activities of women. The complaint also alleges that, despite the county's receipt of multiple complaints about the harassment, the county repeatedly failed to take prompt and appropriate corrective action to stop the harassment.
Under the terms of the settlement, approved by the federal court in New Mexico, the county must offer to pay $150,000, divided among the five female victims, to compensate them for their emotional suffering resulting from the harassment. The settlement also requires that the county make additional changes to its policies and procedures related to discrimination, including changes related to reporting and investigating complaints of discrimination and disciplining offenders and individuals who receive reports of discrimination but fail to take appropriate action. The county must ensure that policies and procedures related to discrimination are accessible to Spanish-speaking employees, as well as take additional steps to ensure that all employees are provided appropriate anti-discrimination training.
"It is critical that employers understand what constitutes sexual harassment, and that they take allegations of harassment seriously," said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. "The Civil Rights Division is committed to ensuring that all individuals are able to exercise their right to report to workplaces that are free of harassment, and that employers who become aware of harassment within their ranks root it out promptly."
The division was assisted in its litigation of this case by the New Mexico U.S. Attorney's Office. The division's lawsuit and underlying investigation in this case were prompted by an investigation and referral by the El Paso Area Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Additional information about the Civil Rights Division is available on its Web site at www.justice.gov/crt. Additional information about Title VII and how to file a complaint of discrimination can be found on the Justice Department Web site at www.justice.gov/crt/emp/.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs,
+1-202-514-2007, TDD, +1-202-514-1888
Web Site: http://www.justice.gov/
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Dona Ana County, New Mexico
WASHINGTON, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has approved a settlement resolving a sexual harassment lawsuit against Dona Ana County, New Mexico. The department's complaint, filed in May 2008, alleges that the county subjected five women, all current or former county custodians, to a hostile work environment because of their sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The complaint alleges that over the course of approximately 10 months, the male supervisor of these female custodians regularly used derogatory and offensive gender-based terms to describe women and commented about the sexual activities of women. The complaint also alleges that, despite the county's receipt of multiple complaints about the harassment, the county repeatedly failed to take prompt and appropriate corrective action to stop the harassment.
Under the terms of the settlement, approved by the federal court in New Mexico, the county must offer to pay $150,000, divided among the five female victims, to compensate them for their emotional suffering resulting from the harassment. The settlement also requires that the county make additional changes to its policies and procedures related to discrimination, including changes related to reporting and investigating complaints of discrimination and disciplining offenders and individuals who receive reports of discrimination but fail to take appropriate action. The county must ensure that policies and procedures related to discrimination are accessible to Spanish-speaking employees, as well as take additional steps to ensure that all employees are provided appropriate anti-discrimination training.
"It is critical that employers understand what constitutes sexual harassment, and that they take allegations of harassment seriously," said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. "The Civil Rights Division is committed to ensuring that all individuals are able to exercise their right to report to workplaces that are free of harassment, and that employers who become aware of harassment within their ranks root it out promptly."
The division was assisted in its litigation of this case by the New Mexico U.S. Attorney's Office. The division's lawsuit and underlying investigation in this case were prompted by an investigation and referral by the El Paso Area Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Additional information about the Civil Rights Division is available on its Web site at www.justice.gov/crt. Additional information about Title VII and how to file a complaint of discrimination can be found on the Justice Department Web site at www.justice.gov/crt/emp/.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs,
+1-202-514-2007, TDD, +1-202-514-1888
Web Site: http://www.justice.gov/
American Doctors Sue to Overturn the Health Care Bill
29 Mar 2010 17:13 Africa/Lagos
Doctors Sue to Overturn the Health Care Bill
TUCSON, Ariz., March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).
"If the PPACA goes unchallenged, then it spells the end of freedom in medicine as we know it," observed Jane Orient, M.D., the Executive Director of AAPS. "Courts should not allow this massive intrusion into the practice of medicine and the rights of patients."
"There will be a dire shortage of physicians if the PPACA becomes effective and is not overturned by the courts."
The PPACA requires most Americans to buy government-approved insurance starting in 2014, or face stiff penalties. Insurance company executives will be enriched by this requirement, but it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against the government forcing one person to pay cash to another. AAPS is the first to assert this important constitutional claim.
The PPACA also violates the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the provisions authorizing taxation. The Taxing and Spending power cannot be invoked, as the premiums go to private insurance companies. The traditional sovereignty of the States over the practice of medicine is destroyed by the PPACA.
AAPS notes that in scoring the proposal the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was bound by assumptions imposed by Congress, including the ability to "save" $500 billion in Medicare, and to redirect $50 billion from Social Security. HHS Secretary Sebelius stated that PPACA would reduce the federal deficit, knowing the opposite to be true if these assumptions are unrealistic.
AAPS asks the Court to enjoin the government from promulgating or enforcing insurance mandates and require HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue to provide the Court with an accounting of Medicare and Social Security solvency.
Congress recognized that PPACA cannot be funded without the insurance mandates, and will become unenforceable without them.
Court action is necessary "to preserve individual liberty" and "to prevent PPACA from bankrupting the United States generally and Medicare and Social Security specifically," AAPS stated.
AAPS is a voice for patient and physician independence since 1943. The complaint is posted at http://www.aapsonline.org/hhslawsuit
Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
CONTACT: Jane Orient, M.D. +1-800-635-1196, jorient@mindspring.com
Web Site: http://www.aapsonline.org/
Doctors Sue to Overturn the Health Care Bill
TUCSON, Ariz., March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).
"If the PPACA goes unchallenged, then it spells the end of freedom in medicine as we know it," observed Jane Orient, M.D., the Executive Director of AAPS. "Courts should not allow this massive intrusion into the practice of medicine and the rights of patients."
"There will be a dire shortage of physicians if the PPACA becomes effective and is not overturned by the courts."
The PPACA requires most Americans to buy government-approved insurance starting in 2014, or face stiff penalties. Insurance company executives will be enriched by this requirement, but it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against the government forcing one person to pay cash to another. AAPS is the first to assert this important constitutional claim.
The PPACA also violates the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the provisions authorizing taxation. The Taxing and Spending power cannot be invoked, as the premiums go to private insurance companies. The traditional sovereignty of the States over the practice of medicine is destroyed by the PPACA.
AAPS notes that in scoring the proposal the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was bound by assumptions imposed by Congress, including the ability to "save" $500 billion in Medicare, and to redirect $50 billion from Social Security. HHS Secretary Sebelius stated that PPACA would reduce the federal deficit, knowing the opposite to be true if these assumptions are unrealistic.
AAPS asks the Court to enjoin the government from promulgating or enforcing insurance mandates and require HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue to provide the Court with an accounting of Medicare and Social Security solvency.
Congress recognized that PPACA cannot be funded without the insurance mandates, and will become unenforceable without them.
Court action is necessary "to preserve individual liberty" and "to prevent PPACA from bankrupting the United States generally and Medicare and Social Security specifically," AAPS stated.
AAPS is a voice for patient and physician independence since 1943. The complaint is posted at http://www.aapsonline.org/hhslawsuit
Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
CONTACT: Jane Orient, M.D. +1-800-635-1196, jorient@mindspring.com
Web Site: http://www.aapsonline.org/
American Doctors Sue to Overturn the Health Care Bill
29 Mar 2010 17:13 Africa/Lagos
Doctors Sue to Overturn the Health Care Bill
TUCSON, Ariz., March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).
"If the PPACA goes unchallenged, then it spells the end of freedom in medicine as we know it," observed Jane Orient, M.D., the Executive Director of AAPS. "Courts should not allow this massive intrusion into the practice of medicine and the rights of patients."
"There will be a dire shortage of physicians if the PPACA becomes effective and is not overturned by the courts."
The PPACA requires most Americans to buy government-approved insurance starting in 2014, or face stiff penalties. Insurance company executives will be enriched by this requirement, but it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against the government forcing one person to pay cash to another. AAPS is the first to assert this important constitutional claim.
The PPACA also violates the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the provisions authorizing taxation. The Taxing and Spending power cannot be invoked, as the premiums go to private insurance companies. The traditional sovereignty of the States over the practice of medicine is destroyed by the PPACA.
AAPS notes that in scoring the proposal the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was bound by assumptions imposed by Congress, including the ability to "save" $500 billion in Medicare, and to redirect $50 billion from Social Security. HHS Secretary Sebelius stated that PPACA would reduce the federal deficit, knowing the opposite to be true if these assumptions are unrealistic.
AAPS asks the Court to enjoin the government from promulgating or enforcing insurance mandates and require HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue to provide the Court with an accounting of Medicare and Social Security solvency.
Congress recognized that PPACA cannot be funded without the insurance mandates, and will become unenforceable without them.
Court action is necessary "to preserve individual liberty" and "to prevent PPACA from bankrupting the United States generally and Medicare and Social Security specifically," AAPS stated.
AAPS is a voice for patient and physician independence since 1943. The complaint is posted at http://www.aapsonline.org/hhslawsuit
Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
CONTACT: Jane Orient, M.D. +1-800-635-1196, jorient@mindspring.com
Web Site: http://www.aapsonline.org/
Doctors Sue to Overturn the Health Care Bill
TUCSON, Ariz., March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).
"If the PPACA goes unchallenged, then it spells the end of freedom in medicine as we know it," observed Jane Orient, M.D., the Executive Director of AAPS. "Courts should not allow this massive intrusion into the practice of medicine and the rights of patients."
"There will be a dire shortage of physicians if the PPACA becomes effective and is not overturned by the courts."
The PPACA requires most Americans to buy government-approved insurance starting in 2014, or face stiff penalties. Insurance company executives will be enriched by this requirement, but it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against the government forcing one person to pay cash to another. AAPS is the first to assert this important constitutional claim.
The PPACA also violates the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the provisions authorizing taxation. The Taxing and Spending power cannot be invoked, as the premiums go to private insurance companies. The traditional sovereignty of the States over the practice of medicine is destroyed by the PPACA.
AAPS notes that in scoring the proposal the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was bound by assumptions imposed by Congress, including the ability to "save" $500 billion in Medicare, and to redirect $50 billion from Social Security. HHS Secretary Sebelius stated that PPACA would reduce the federal deficit, knowing the opposite to be true if these assumptions are unrealistic.
AAPS asks the Court to enjoin the government from promulgating or enforcing insurance mandates and require HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue to provide the Court with an accounting of Medicare and Social Security solvency.
Congress recognized that PPACA cannot be funded without the insurance mandates, and will become unenforceable without them.
Court action is necessary "to preserve individual liberty" and "to prevent PPACA from bankrupting the United States generally and Medicare and Social Security specifically," AAPS stated.
AAPS is a voice for patient and physician independence since 1943. The complaint is posted at http://www.aapsonline.org/hhslawsuit
Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
CONTACT: Jane Orient, M.D. +1-800-635-1196, jorient@mindspring.com
Web Site: http://www.aapsonline.org/
International Community Must Declare All Suicide Bombings Crimes Against Humanity
29 Mar 2010 16:36 Africa/Lagos
Simon Wiesenthal Center: 40 Dead From Latest Terror Attacks: 'International Community Must Declare All Suicide Bombings Crimes Against Humanity'
NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center expressed its solidarity and condolences with the latest innocent victims of terrorism who were murdered and maimed by suicide bombers in Moscow's Subway system.
"For years our campaign to have all suicide bombings -- whoever the perpetrator or targeted victims -- to be declared crimes against humanity," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. "Such a move would enable nations and victims of such terror the legal tools to hold accountable, all those who encourage, validate, aid and abet such contemptible acts by non-state entities," he added.
Cooper, who is scheduled to participate in an interfaith conference next month in Azerbaijan with the Metropolitan of Moscow and Muslim faith leaders, will urge the gathering to declare all such deeds "crimes against G-d."
"In an era when young people are encouraged to mass murder others by blowing themselves up with the promise of heaven as a reward, religious leaders have a special obligation to denounce such acts as desecrations of faith," Cooper concluded.
About The Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).
Source: Simon Wiesenthal Center
CONTACT: John McCook of Rubenstein Public Relations, +1-212-843-8365,
Jmccook@rubensteinpr.com, for Simon Wiesenthal Center
Simon Wiesenthal Center: 40 Dead From Latest Terror Attacks: 'International Community Must Declare All Suicide Bombings Crimes Against Humanity'
NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center expressed its solidarity and condolences with the latest innocent victims of terrorism who were murdered and maimed by suicide bombers in Moscow's Subway system.
"For years our campaign to have all suicide bombings -- whoever the perpetrator or targeted victims -- to be declared crimes against humanity," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. "Such a move would enable nations and victims of such terror the legal tools to hold accountable, all those who encourage, validate, aid and abet such contemptible acts by non-state entities," he added.
Cooper, who is scheduled to participate in an interfaith conference next month in Azerbaijan with the Metropolitan of Moscow and Muslim faith leaders, will urge the gathering to declare all such deeds "crimes against G-d."
"In an era when young people are encouraged to mass murder others by blowing themselves up with the promise of heaven as a reward, religious leaders have a special obligation to denounce such acts as desecrations of faith," Cooper concluded.
About The Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).
Source: Simon Wiesenthal Center
CONTACT: John McCook of Rubenstein Public Relations, +1-212-843-8365,
Jmccook@rubensteinpr.com, for Simon Wiesenthal Center
60 Year Old Nigerian Gets a New Lease of Life in India
29 Mar 2010 09:00 Africa/Lagos
60 Year Old Nigerian Gets a New Lease of Life in India - Doctors at Fortis Hospitals Bangalore (Formerly Wockhardt Hospitals) Remove a 4 kg Liver Tumor
BANGALORE, India, March 29, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- A team of doctors led by Dr Ramcharan Thiagarajan, Consultant Surgical Gastroenterology & Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Surgery, Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore (formerly Wockhardt Hsopitals) recently performed a high risk surgery on a 60 year old Nigerian to remove a perilous tumor weighing 4 kilos surrounding his liver.
Mr. Giddy Ejeng was suffering from acute abdomen pain and had symptoms of anemia for almost about a year. While consulting with doctors in Nigeria he had got a CT scan done which revealed the giant sized liver tumor. Sensing the high risk involved, doctors at Nigeria referred the case to Fortis Hospitals Bangalore who have the expertise to perform such high risk surgeries. "The surgery performed is called "Trisegmentectomy" where major part of the liver are resected to remove the cancer, leaving behind a small portion of the normal liver. This surgery is possible because we all know the liver regenerates quite fast. Had the surgery not been performed in time, the situation could have turned fatal," explained Dr. Ramcharan Thiagarajan.
This was a case of a massive liver resection where two thirds of his liver were removed due to a gigantic tumor sitting on his liver. The size of the tumor was unusually big and was impinging on the IVC (inferior vena cava) the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart. The patient presented with severe abdominal pain and fatigue for four preceding months and loss of appetite. Examination revealed a large mass 20 cm x 15 cm occupying almost the whole of the liver.
"After adequate general anesthesia, the abdomen was opened in layers with an inverted T-shaped incision, detailed inspection of the liver and other abdominal organs was performed. The liver was mobilised to facilitate resection of the mass. A careful dissection of the tumor was performed thereby minimizing collateral tissue damage and blood loss," added Dr. Ramcharan Thiagarajan.
"I believe we should never give up hope even if sometimes everything seems to come to an end. We believed Giddy will be fine and cured completely. So when our doctor in Nigeria told us to take Giddy to India we knew they surely had the expertise to handle the case. Maybe this faith and conviction helped us in going through the difficult times. Since the surgery there has been a tremendous improvement in my husband's health. I would like to thank the doctors at Fortis Hospitals for their support and warmth extended to us. They have treated my husband with utmost care," said Mrs. Giddy.
For more information please contact:
Priyam Bortamuli,
PR & Communication, Mobile: +91-9845558559
Email- priyam.bortamuli@fortishospitals.in or
care.bng@fortishospitals.in
Source: Fortis Hospitals Limited
For more information please contact: Priyam Bortamuli, PR & Communication, Mobile: +919845558559, Email- priyam.bortamuli@fortishospitals.in or care.bng@fortishospitals.in
60 Year Old Nigerian Gets a New Lease of Life in India - Doctors at Fortis Hospitals Bangalore (Formerly Wockhardt Hospitals) Remove a 4 kg Liver Tumor
BANGALORE, India, March 29, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- A team of doctors led by Dr Ramcharan Thiagarajan, Consultant Surgical Gastroenterology & Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Surgery, Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore (formerly Wockhardt Hsopitals) recently performed a high risk surgery on a 60 year old Nigerian to remove a perilous tumor weighing 4 kilos surrounding his liver.
Mr. Giddy Ejeng was suffering from acute abdomen pain and had symptoms of anemia for almost about a year. While consulting with doctors in Nigeria he had got a CT scan done which revealed the giant sized liver tumor. Sensing the high risk involved, doctors at Nigeria referred the case to Fortis Hospitals Bangalore who have the expertise to perform such high risk surgeries. "The surgery performed is called "Trisegmentectomy" where major part of the liver are resected to remove the cancer, leaving behind a small portion of the normal liver. This surgery is possible because we all know the liver regenerates quite fast. Had the surgery not been performed in time, the situation could have turned fatal," explained Dr. Ramcharan Thiagarajan.
This was a case of a massive liver resection where two thirds of his liver were removed due to a gigantic tumor sitting on his liver. The size of the tumor was unusually big and was impinging on the IVC (inferior vena cava) the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart. The patient presented with severe abdominal pain and fatigue for four preceding months and loss of appetite. Examination revealed a large mass 20 cm x 15 cm occupying almost the whole of the liver.
"After adequate general anesthesia, the abdomen was opened in layers with an inverted T-shaped incision, detailed inspection of the liver and other abdominal organs was performed. The liver was mobilised to facilitate resection of the mass. A careful dissection of the tumor was performed thereby minimizing collateral tissue damage and blood loss," added Dr. Ramcharan Thiagarajan.
"I believe we should never give up hope even if sometimes everything seems to come to an end. We believed Giddy will be fine and cured completely. So when our doctor in Nigeria told us to take Giddy to India we knew they surely had the expertise to handle the case. Maybe this faith and conviction helped us in going through the difficult times. Since the surgery there has been a tremendous improvement in my husband's health. I would like to thank the doctors at Fortis Hospitals for their support and warmth extended to us. They have treated my husband with utmost care," said Mrs. Giddy.
For more information please contact:
Priyam Bortamuli,
PR & Communication, Mobile: +91-9845558559
Email- priyam.bortamuli@fortishospitals.in or
care.bng@fortishospitals.in
Source: Fortis Hospitals Limited
For more information please contact: Priyam Bortamuli, PR & Communication, Mobile: +919845558559, Email- priyam.bortamuli@fortishospitals.in or care.bng@fortishospitals.in
Join 100,000 Voices To Fight Poverty, Protect Human Rights, and Demand Transparency
Demand Financial Transparency
Tell the G20 to Create Financial Transparency
Join 100,000 voices to fight poverty, protect human rights, and demand transparency.
Developing countries are currently losing US$1 trillion dollars annually - 10 times the amount they receive in foreign aid. We can change this. Tell the G20 - the world's economic leaders - to create transparency in the international financial system.
Please, sign the petition below.
G20 Transparency Petition
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services…
--Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Research shows that developing countries are losing $1 trillion every year due to crime, government corruption, and tax evasion. These illicit monetary outflows are roughly ten times the amount of aid money going into developing countries for poverty alleviation and economic development.
The loss of money from poor economies that would otherwise go to provide health services, infrastructure, and other critical needs exacerbates poverty and leads to the deaths of millions of people. The annual loss of hundreds of billions of dollars from the world’s poorest and most vulnerable economies constitutes one of the most pressing human rights issues of the new decade.
The key to tackling this problem is transparency in the global financial system. After these stolen or otherwise ill-gotten gains exit their country of origin they vanish into an opaque financial system comprised of tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions. The most effective deterrent to criminals, corrupt officials, and tax evaders is to create a global financial system where illicit money cannot hide.
When the world’s 20 largest economies – the G20 – meet in Toronto on June 26-27, 2010 they will have an unprecedented opportunity to institute changes to create a transparent global financial system that is open, accountable, fair and beneficial for all.
Toward that end, we call on the G20 leaders to:
• • Recognize the link between illicit outflows of capital from developing countries, absorption of those resources by tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions, and the adverse impact those flows have on poverty alleviation and economic development.
• • Call on the Financial Action Task Force to amend its recommendations 33, 34, and VIII to provide that the beneficial ownership of all companies, trusts, foundations and charities be made a matter of public record.
• • Instruct the International Accounting Standards Board to recommend that all multinational corporations report their income and taxes paid on a country by country basis.”
GFI recently launched the G20 Transparency campaign to enable people around the world to take action on the problem of illicit financial flows. To sign the G20 transparency petition, which will be presented at the G20 meetings in June, go to www.G20Transparency.com or visit www.GFIP.org.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
True Success is Imperishable!
Photo Credit: Chef Alliance.
Success is measured by how much positive difference you have made in your life and the lives of others in your family; community, society and humanity. And not by the selfish acquisition of status symbols and trophies of vain glory.
True success is imperishable!
~ Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
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