HEALTH TIP

• The common symptoms of blood cancers can include
  
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fatigue
• Feeling weak or breathless
• Easily bruise or bleed
• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Swollen stomach or abdominal discomfort
• Frequent and repeated infections
• Fever/night sweats
• Pain in bones/joints
• Itchy skin
• Bone pain (ribs/back)

If you or anybody you know is experiencing any or all of these symptoms, then we urge you to visit your GP who will refer you for further tests if they suspect you have a blood cancer.

Know the symptoms – Think T.E.S.T

Our symptoms cards are an easy way to remember the common symptoms of blood cancers.

T – Tiredness and exhaustion

E – Excessive sweating

S – Sore bones and joints

T – Terrible bruising and unusual bleeding

KNOWING THE SYMPTOMS OF A BLOOD CANCER CAN HELP SAVE LIVES.

Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bandari Arrived In Sri Lanka

The President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bandhari has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning(13) to attend the concluding ceremony of the United Nations Vesak Festival scheduled to be held in Kandy tomorrow(14).She is due to stay in Sri Lanka until the 16th of May.

The Nepali President had been welcomed at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport by Ministers Thalatha Athukorale and Wijedasa Rajapakshe .

QUOTES FOR LIFE

A Fire Erupted In A Rubber Factory In Maharagama Damaged Several Houses

Several houses have been damaged due to a sudden fire erupted in a Rubber Factory in Arawwala,Maharagama early this morning(13) it has been reported.

The Rubber Factory too severely damaged due to the fire which was doused by the fire brigade attached to the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council.

Two Young Female Motorcyclists Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Motorcycle-Jeep Collision

Two young female motorcyclists were injured and hospitalized this morning(13) after their Motorcycle colliding with a jeep driven by another young female on Anuradhapura-Puttalam main road.

The injured ,one  critically admitted to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital  for treatment it has been reported.

CID Has Launched An Investigation On The Hand Bomb Throwing Incident Towards SLMC

The Criminal Investigations Department(CID) Officials had launched an investigation on the Hand Bomb throwing incident towards the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC)premises in Colombo today(13) as per the instructions of the Western Provincial Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) Nandana Munasinghe.

Accordingly CID Officials had visited the Sri Lanka Medical Council Office today and gathered   evidence on the incident it has been revealed.

As per the  preliminary investigations conducted on the incident  it has been revealed that the watcher of the Medical Council premises heard a sound of an object like a stone landed the premises but due to the dim lights prevailing at the time  he only searched on the incident this morning.

During the search the watcher had recovered the hand bomb and he has informed on the incident to Maradana Police it has been revealed.As per the instructions of  Maligakande Magistrate the Special Police Task Force Officers arrived in the scene and  defused the hand bomb.

Meanwhile Government Analyst too visited the scene and gathered evidence on the incident  this morning according to the sources.