Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Those Who Are Not Taking Medication For High Blood Preasure Are On Increase


According to a National Survey Carried out by the Non Infectious Diseases Control Unit Of the Ministry Of Health 20.1 Percent of Sri Lankans who are Suffering from High Blood Preasure are not taking any Medication for the Disease and they are at Risk of Getting a Stroke in the future.Out of this number 16.1 Percent are having Systolic Blood Preasure Rate more than 140 and 4 Percent are having Preasure Rate more than 160.Among those who are Curently Not taking any Medication for the Blood Preasure 22.6 Percent are Men and 17.6 Percent are Women According to the Findings of the Survey.

Navy Succesfully Prevent LTTE Suicide Attack On Merchent Ships Carrying Essentials To The North


Two LTTE Boats were destroyed and One Captured by the Navy this morning(22) when they attempted a Suicide Attack on Two Merchent Ships Carrying Essentials including Food Items To the Civilians in the North.

Karuna Amman Wants To Develop East


Parliment M.P and Leader of the Thamil Makkal Viduthali Pukkal (TMVP) Vinayagamurthi Muralidaran allias Karuna Amman said today(21) in parliament that we should Focus on the Development of the Eastern Province Instead of getting Police Powers to the Provincial Council.Earlier the Deputy Leader of the TMVP Sivanesathurei Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan said Provincial Councils need Police and Land Powers .

Twenty Five Percent Of Sri Lankan Population Are Found As Overweight Or Obessed


Twenty Five Percent of the Sri Lankan Population found to be overweight or obesse According to the Latest Research Carried out by the Non Infectious Dissease Control Unit of The Ministry Of Health.

According to the findings in this Research 19.6 Percent of Males and 30.4 Percent Females are Overweight or Obessed Dr.Lakshmi Somatunga the Director Of the Non Infectious Disseses Unit said yesterday(21).

This Research is carriedout among the Age Group of 15-64 .4.8 Percent of the Population is reported as Overweight and Among this 3.6 percent are Male and 5.9 Percent are Females it has been revealed.Lack of Exercise,Low Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables and Large Consumption of Starch are the Main Reasons for this situation Dr.Somatunga stressed.







Putin Hails Crimea Anexation After Election Win

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