Treatment Options for Peyronie’s Disease

1. Medications: Medications such as pentoxifylline, verapamil, and interferon have been used to treat Peyronie’s disease. These medications can help to reduce the size of the plaque that causes the curvature of the penis. Nevertheless, they are not always successful.
2. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT): Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Peyronie’s disease involves the use of shockwaves to break up the plaque that causes Peyronie’s disease. This treatment is non-invasive and has shown promising results in reducing the curvature of the penis.
3. Surgery: In severe cases of Peyronie’s disease, surgery may be necessary to correct the curvature of the penis. Surgery can involve the removal of the plaque or the insertion of a penile prosthesis.
4. Penis Stretching Devices: Penis stretching devices are designed to help straighten the penis by applying gentle pressure. These devices are typically worn for several hours a day and can help to reduce the curvature of the penis over time.

Guidance for Dealing with Peyronie’s Disease

1. Talk to Your Doctor: If you suspect that you have Peyronie’s disease, it is important to talk to your doctor. Your doctor can diagnose the condition and recommend appropriate treatment options.
2. Seek Emotional Support: Peyronie’s disease can be emotionally distressing, especially if it affects your ability to engage in sexual activity. Seeking emotional support from a therapist or support group can help you cope with the emotional impact of the condition.
3. Be Patient: Treatment for Peyronie’s disease can take time, and it may take several weeks or months to see improvement. It’s critical to exercise patience and heed your doctor’s advice.
4. Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help to reduce the risk of developing Peyronie’s disease and can also help to improve the effectiveness of treatment. This includes maintaining a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption.
5. Experiment with Different Sexual Positions: Peyronie’s disease can make certain sexual positions uncomfortable or painful. Experimenting with different sexual positions can help to find positions that are comfortable and enjoyable.

Treatment Options for High Blood Pressure

1. Lifestyle Changes: Lifestyle changes can help to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of developing complications. This includes maintaining a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption.
2. Medications: Medications such as diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers can help to lower blood pressure. These medications may need to be taken on a long-term basis to maintain blood pressure control.
3. Surgery: In some cases, surgery may be necessary to treat high blood pressure. This can involve procedures such as renal denervation or implantation of a device to regulate blood pressure.

Guidance for Dealing with High Blood Pressure

1. Monitor Blood Pressure: Monitoring your blood pressure regularly can help to identify changes and ensure that your blood pressure is under control. Your doctor can recommend an appropriate monitoring schedule.
2. Follow Your Doctor’s Recommendations: Your doctor may recommend lifestyle changes, medication, or other treatments to help control your blood pressure. It is important to follow these recommendations closely to ensure that your blood pressure is well-controlled.

4. Manage Stress: Stress can contribute to high blood pressure, so it is important to manage stress levels. This can involve practices such as meditation, yoga, deep breathing exercises, or other stress-reducing techniques.
5. Monitor Sodium Intake: Reducing sodium intake can help to lower blood pressure. It’s critical to check food labels and stay away from processed foods with a lot of sodium.
6. Maintain a Healthy Weight: Being overweight or obese can contribute to high blood pressure. Maintaining a healthy weight through diet and exercise can help to reduce blood pressure and improve overall health.
7. Take Medications as Prescribed: If your doctor has prescribed medication to help lower your blood pressure, it is important to take it as prescribed. Skipping doses or stopping medication without consulting your doctor can have serious consequences.
8. Avoid Alcohol and Tobacco: Alcohol and tobacco use can contribute to high blood pressure and increase the risk of complications. Limiting or avoiding these substances can help to reduce blood pressure and improve overall health.

So, Peyronie’s disease and high blood pressure can both be challenging conditions to manage, but with proper treatment and guidance, it is possible to improve symptoms and overall health. It is important to talk to your doctor about appropriate treatment options and to make lifestyle changes to support your health. Remember to be patient and persistent in your efforts to manage these conditions, and seek emotional support as needed.

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The police said they had information about a few persons involved in the sale of illegal weapons. Acting on the information, a naka was laid at Ram Darbar and 21-year-old suspect Rohan Kumar, a resident of Hallo Majra, was nabbed with a “desi katta” and a live cartridge. A case under the Arms Act was registered against him at the Sector 31 police station.

District crime cell DSP Davinder Kumar Sharma said, “On a tip-off, a checkpoint was set up at poultry farm chowk, towards Ram Darbar Rohan Kumar, 21, a resident of Hallomajra who works as a peon at a private bank in Elante Mall, was searched and a country-made pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from him. He had no licence for it.”

Following his interrogation, a country-made revolver was found at his house and his accomplices Abhishek Kumar and Saksham Verma were nabbed. Abhishek, 18, a resident of Saharanpur, UP, who worked in a local sugar mill, was arrested from Hallomajra and two country-made pistols and one live cartridge were recovered from him. One country-made pistol and six live cartridges were found on Saksham, 19, also of Saharanpur, who worked at a sweets shop. The DSP said they procured weapons from manufacturers in Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar, UP, and sold these on demand. They sold a country-made pistol for Rs 8,000 and a revolver for Rs 15,000.

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Patients will have to utilise tele-consultation and will be provided prior appointments if physical evaluation at OPDs is required. PGIMER authorities said the decision had also been taken to prevent exposure of co-morbid patients to the infection.

At present, around 8,000 patients visit the institute’s OPDs daily, leading to a footfall of over 20,000 individuals, including patients’ attendants. HTC.

Dr Naveen Pandey—in charge of the OPD Administration at PGI—said that, earlier, walk-in registrations were limited to some people, only who could not access the teleconsultation. Now, walk-in OPDs would be curtailed, and no patient would be called to the institute for a physical examination, only through teleconsultation, except cancer, and obstetrics patients.

The Director also stated that the Institute is committed to cater to the health needs of its non-COVID patients, and the teleconsultation service would continue as per earlier schedules.

In pre-Covid times, on a routine day, over 10,000 people visited PGIMER OPDs. The OPDs were shut on March 19 last year, a day after the first Covid-19 case surfaced in the city

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Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 653 cases followed by Delhi at 464, Kerala 185, Rajasthan 174, Gujarat 154 and Tamil Nadu 121 cases. India saw a single-day rise of 58,097 new coronavirus infections, the highest in around 199 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,50,18,358. The active cases were recorded above 2 lakh after around 81 days, according to the data updated at 8 am.

India on Wednesday recorded the first death linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus after the samples of a man in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, who died last week, showed the presence of the variant, sources in the Union health ministry said.

The 73-year-old man, who was found infected with Omicron in genome sequencing and who had tested negative for the infection twice, died in a Udaipur hospital on December 31, they added.

The country’s Covid death toll has climbed to 4,82,551 with 534 daily fatalities, the data stated. The active cases have increased to 2,14,004, comprising 0.61% of the total infections. A total of 58,419 new infections were reported on June 20 last year.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 147.72 crore, it said. PTI

Same vaccine to be administered as ‘precaution’ 3rd dose

New Delhi : The Centre on Wednesday said the same vaccine will be administered as the third dose of booster or precaution dose of vaccine and no mix and match will be allowed as of now. This means those who have received Covishield as their first and second dose will receive Covishield as their third dose. Similarly, those who have received Covaxin in their first two doses will receive Covaxin in the third dose, Niti Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul said during the press briefing of the health ministry.

The government has not taken any decision on the mix and match of vaccines in India though Dr Paul had earlier said that there was no problem in principle to mix and match.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25 announced the major upgrade of the Centre’s vaccination policy which has included teenagers aged 15 to 18 for their first two doses and frontline staff and senior citizens with comorbidities for Covid-19 booster doses. Agencies

‘13 fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy being released’

Colombo : Indian High Commission here on Wednesday announced that 13 Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line, are being released.

“Happy to learn from our lawyer in Mannar that 13 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu are being released,” the High Commission tweeted.

“Soon after the Court verdict, our official from @CGJaffna met with the #Indian fishermen and offered sweets. We are taking steps for early return,” it added. In December, the ministry of external affairs said that India has taken up the issue of early release of Indian fishermen and boats with the Sri Lankan government.

Responding to media queries regarding the detention of Indian fishermen, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi had said that India is concerned about the detention of Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu by Sri Lankan authorities between Dec 18-20. ANI

Covid-19: India witnesses single-day rise of 58,097 cases; Omicron count jumps to 2,135

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The Centre, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), security experts and former senior police officers all stressed on the dangerous precedent set by the incident, with both the Union government and the BJP pointing to lapses by the Punjab police and the state government, and alleging that dirty politics was at play.

“Today’s Congress-made happening in Punjab is a trailer of how this party thinks and functions. Repeated rejections by the people have taken them to the path of insanity,” tweeted Union home minister Amit Shah.

Union minister Smriti Irani asked if information about the PM’s route was leaked. “Never before has the state government knowingly constructed a scenario where the PM will be brought to harm,” she said. “This was the Congress’s khooni (deadly) intention.” She also touched on reports that said PM Modi spoke to officials at Bathinda airport.“Say thanks to your CM that I was able to return to Bathinda airport alive,” Modi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi expressed regret over the incident but rejected the BJP’s allegations. “We regret that he had to return due to the blockade…he is the Prime Minister of the country. We respect him,” he told reporters, clarifying that his government had no information about the PM’s motorcade taking the road route.

“There was no prior information. I worked till 3am to convince farmers to clear all routes. All roads were cleared by Wednesday morning. Had they told us about the road travel in advance, we would have made proper arrangements,” Channi said.

Still, it is difficult to recall the last time when a sitting PM had to cancel a rally after protestors blocked the way — even in a state ruled by a rival party. Through last year, the BJP fought a bitter battle in West Bengal with the Trinamool Congress, and the PM addressed several rallies without incident.

The Bhartiya Kisan Union ( Krantikari), one of the 32 farm organisations involved in the year-long protests against the now repealed farm laws, took responsibility for the blockade. “We were not aware that PM would travel by road as we were told he would reach the rally site by a helicopter. We were already protesting on the spot and came to know about the PM only after his cavalcade had left,” said Baldev Singh Zira, general secretary of BKU(Krantikari).

Security experts said the established protocol puts the onus of ensuring security on state governments.

“The state police is informed in advance about PM’s travel programme and an advance security liaison (ASL) is carried out jointly with the state police and Intelligence Bureau in which any threats, programme venue’s security, route, alternative routes are discussed. While the SPG (special protection group) handles the proximate security, the overall security – including clearing of routes, peripheral security arrangement, frisking of venue are all responsibilities of the state police,” said a former senior SPG officer, requesting anonymity.

In a statement detailing the sequence of events, the Press Information Bureau said,“Today morning, the Prime Minister landed at Bathinda from where he was to go to the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala by helicopter. Due to rain and poor visibility, the PM waited for about 20 minutes for the weather to clear out.”

“When the weather did not improve, it was decided that he would visit the National Marytrs Memorial via road, which would take more than two hours. He proceeded to travel by road after necessary confirmation of necessary security arrangements by the DGP (director general of police) Punjab Police,” it added

The statement went on to say that “around 30km away from the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala, when the PM’s convoy reached a flyover, it was found that the road was blocked by some protestors”, resulting in the convoy being stuck there for 15-20 minutes, which was a major lapse in his security. Modi was scheduled to address a rally in Ferozepur and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than ₹42,750 crore. This would have been his first public meeting in the state since the repeal of the three controversial farm laws, which sparked sweeping protests across the state. Shah said that the Union home ministry sought a detailed report on the security breach from the state. “Such dereliction of security procedure in the Prime Minister’s visit is totally unacceptable and accountability will be fixed,” he tweeted. The Punjab CM claimed that the attendance at the BJP’s rally was thin, and that only 700 people had turned up for arrangements that were made keeping 70,000 people in mind. “May be this was why the PM decided to go back,” he added

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Apart from Sana, Ganguly’s uncle Debashish Ganguly, cousin Shuvrodeep Ganguly and sister-in-law Jasmine Ganguly have also tested positive, according to reports. Sana is 20 years of age and did her schooling from Kolkata’s La Martiniere for Girls and Loreto House School. After completing her schooling, Sana went to Oxford University for higher studies. Just like her mother Dona, Sana is also a trained Odissi dancer.

Ganguly, who was discharged on Friday last week after testing negative for the Omicron variant but positive for Delta variant, will remain in home isolation for the next fortnight under doctors’ supervision, he said. The 49-year-old was rushed to the Woodlands Multispeciality hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test came positive for COVID-19. Ganguly received “Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail therapy” after admission. Ganguly is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to news reports. 

This was the third time that Ganguly has been hospitalised this year after January, when he was admitted twice after complaining of chest discomfort. Ganguly had actually suffered a heart attack while exercising at his Kolkata home and underwent a right coronary angioplasty.

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