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This is the little known story of a daring escape, by three young
officers of Indian Army (IA), from a Japanese World War II Prisoner
of War (POW) Camp, and their torturous trek to India and freedom.
The trio escaped from POW Camp in Singapore in May 1942 and made
their way through Malaya (now Malaysia), Thailand and Burma (now
Myanmar), to reach India. In Burma they split into two groups.
Balbir & Parab moved north through Myitkyina and enemy-held
territories, before they contacted an allied patrol in the heavily
jungled, hill tracts of upper Burma.
Subclinical hypothyroidism(SCH) has become prevalent among various
populations.Represents the earliest stages of thyroid
dysfunction.Prevalence:4-10%.Progression to
Hypothyroidism:5-8%/year.Common in women than in men
&prevalence increases with age.Because of high prevalence &
potential cost implications for the health care system, early
detection of SCH individuals who might progress to overt
hypothyroidism would be important.As Mullana in Haryana comes in
SubHimalayan Goitre Belt, there are ample chances that people
residing in this belt may have SCH.So this study was undertaken
with aim to evaluate the burden of SCH in apparently healthy rural
subjects residing in & around Mullana & to find out age
& sexwise distribution.Present study revealed that prevalence
of SCH is higher, more prevalent in females & elderly.Study has
opened up a new era where the results can be used as baseline data
to further extend the study on larger population in terms of
deciphering the etiology behind this disease pattern so as to
lessen its burden.Study suggests: thyroid disease should be
considered during routine evaluation of susceptible population
& should be followed by detection & treat
In India, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are estimated to be
responsible for 1.5 million deaths annually. Indeed, it is
estimated that by 2020, CVDs will be the largest cause of mortality
and morbidity in India. Hypertension is a major risk factor for
CVDs, including stroke and myocardial infarction, and its burden is
increasing disproportionately in developing countries. It is
estimated that around two-thirds of those with people with
hypertension worldwide were living in developing countries (639
million) in 2000, and that this would rise to three-quarters living
in developing countries (1.15 billion) by 2025. Uric acid builds up
when the body makes too much of it, fails to excrete it or both. It
is a metabolic product resulting from purine. It remains possible
that uric acid is a marker for xanthine oxidase-associated oxidants
and that the latter could be driving the hypertensive response.
However, the evidence suggests that uric acid is a true modifying
and possibly causal factor for human primary hypertension. Hence,
early management of hyperuricemia might delay the development of
essential hypertension.
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