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.

Army Captured The Vannerikulam Area

58th Division of the Sri Lankan Army Captured Vannerikulam are in the Kilinochchi District Last Evening Security Sources said.

Sri Lanka Among Top Three Countries Which Have Succesful Mental Health Programmes.

Sri Lanka are among Three Middle Income Countries Out of 152 Countries who has been Implemented Very Succesful Mental Health Programmes According to the Latest Mental Health Update Issued by the World Health Organaisation.Brazil and Chilie are the Other two Countries.

Sample Reports Of Another Fifteen Food Items Tested For "Malamine"To Be Received Soon

Sample Reports of Around Fifteen Milk Powder and Milk Products sent to Singapore for 'Malamine"Test have to be Received Soon Food Control Unit of the Health Ministry says.Milk Powder,Chocolates and Biscuits are among these Food Items.Director Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis Last week Banned 59 Milk and Milk Products and Ordered Authorities to Remove them from the Market.All these Milk Products were made In Chinese Food Companies and they were Imported here from Other Asian and Western Countries.