A Female Was Drowned While Bathing In Ma Oya

A Female was drowned while bathing in Ma Oya at Andimulla in Kochchikade (Western Province)area it has been reported.

The Police along with residents of  the area had launched a search operation to find the drowned female who has been identified as a resident in Baduwatte,Katana area.

Kochchikade Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

HEALTH TIP

Rat Bites

Rats are equipped with large teeth and administer painful bites when threatened. Healthy rats typically avoid people and prefer to be active when buildings are quiet. However, when cornered, they will lunge and bite to defend themselves. The saliva of some species of rats carries hazardous diseases, such as leptospirosis and Hantavirus. In rare cases, rat bite victims may contract rat-bite fever. Humans bitten by rodents are also susceptible to tetanus infections.

Rat bites may be shallow or deep. Some display single puncture wounds, while others display multiple abrasions. Bleeding often occurs. Although infection is rare, all rodent bites should be promptly and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Tetanus immunizations may be required for those who have not received them in recent years. Despite common belief, no rodent bites in North America have ever resulted in the transmission of rabies. However, a person bitten by a rat should seek a medical professional.

Signs and Symptoms
The common symptoms of a rat bite are pain, redness, swelling around the bite and, if secondary infection occurs, a weeping, pus-filled wound. Other rat bite symptoms may include those associated with bacterial infections known as streptobacillary rat bite fever and spirillary rat bite fever.
Muscle ache, vomiting, joint pain, headache, fever, and rash are common symptoms of streptobacillary rat bite fever. Symptoms usually occur 3-10 days after an infected rat bites a person.

Symptoms of spirillary rat bite fever vary, but are typically repetitive fever, an ulcer at the site of the bite, swelling, swollen lymph nodes and rash. These symptoms may occur one to three weeks after being bitten by an infected rat.

Rats and mice are very rarely infected with rabies, and their bites are not known to transmit this disease to humans.Seek professional medical advice or attention anytime someone is bitten by an animal.

All Island Bus Operators Association Opposed The New Traffic Violations Fine Hike

 All Island Bus Operators Association(AIBPA) has stated  today(22) that they are opposing the Transport Ministry's decision to increase Traffic Violations fine to Rs.25,000 regarding six traffic violations.

The Association is due to hold discussions with several Bus and Trishaw Unions this evening to discuss  their action regarding the decision to increase the traffic violations fine it has been reported.

Ministry of Transport has announced the Traffic Violations Fine hike yesterday(21)  following discussions held between leaders of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association and Ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva and Ravi Karunanayake.

Health Minister Requested The Western Doctors Not To Accept Sponsorships From Drug Companies

Minister of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has requested the Western Doctors Unions not to accept any sponsorship's from Drug Companies for their functions according to the Ministry Sources. As the Ministry of Heath too provided funds for events hosted by Western Doctors Unions, .Some Western Doctors Unions had  already agreed to the request Minister Dr.Senaratne has stated.

Twenty HIV Positives With Risky Behaviour Found As Donated Their Blood To National Blood Transfusion Service-Their Blood Has Been Later Removed

Twenty HIV Positives with risky behavior pattern  had found as donated their blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service last year(2015)  and their blood had been removed soon after the tests confirmed that they are HIV Positives  according to the Consultant Epidemiologist  attached to National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sriyakanthi Benaragama .

Sex workers ,Male to Male Sexual contacts and Drug Users were among these HIV Positives who have donated blood last year  hiding their risky behavioral status Dr.Beneragama has stressed.However as the  National Blood Transfusion Service maintains a good blood testing techniques managed to identify these HIV Positives who were in their window period of the disease  she has stated while addressing a Media Seminar held this morning(22) at Health Education Bureau in Colombo regarding World AIDS Day.

People with risky behaviors should think several times before donating blood to National Blood Transfusion Service and should fill the form provided prior to the blood donation with correct facts to avoid any difficult situation like this Dr.Beneragama has said. 

Every year one or two HIV Positives identify after donating blood like this but this is the first time that a large number of HIV Positives were found within a year that donate blood she has further added.

Sri Lanka's National Blood Transfusion Service rated as Best in South Asia.
 

"MAN,HEROIC AND SUBLIME",(1950-1951) A FAMOUS ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR AMERICAN ARTIST BARNETT NEWMAN,(1905-1970)

Fifty Fourth International Congress Of "Medicina Alternativa "Inaugurated At BMICH,Colombo

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54th World Congress of "Medicina Alternative" which brings together more than one hundred delegates around the world who are representing complementary medicines had been inaugurated  yesterday. (21), evening at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo under the patronage of Minister of Tourism John Amarathunge.

The Congress which will be held until this Thursday ,(24) at BMICH  is organized by International Open University for Complementary Medicines.

A Ceylon Holistic Center  which provides  traditional medicinal treatments including accupuncture,traditional medicinal massage  and aroma therapy was inaugurated yesterday at thimbirigasyaya in Colombo  prior to the inauguration of the Congress  .