Health Officials In Kaththankudy MOH Had Detained Four Traders Who Have Sold Food Items Not Suitable For Consumption At Kaththankudy

The health officials attached to the Kaththankudy (Eastern Province)MOH Office  had today(22) detained four traders who have sold food items which are not suitable for human consumption to the consumers during a raid carried out in Kaththankudy Area.

During the raid the Health Officials have taken into custody a stock of sweets and soft drink bottles which are not suitable for consumption at the trade centers belonging to the suspects.

The suspects are due to produce before Batticaloa Magistrate Court tomorrow(23).

One Person Was Killed And Another Injured Following A Car-Train Collission Occurred At Palaviya Railway Crossing

One person was killed and another injured and hospitalized following the car they were traveling in collided with a Engine of A Train at Palaviya Railway Crossing on Puttalam-Kalpitiya Road this morning.
 
 The deceased who was the driver of the car has been identified as a resident in Uva-Paranagama Area .The injured person was admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital for treatment.

The Accident has occurred due to a fault of the Car Driver the Puttalam Police have stated.Puttalam Traffic Police are conducting an investigation on the accident.

Imprisoned Hambanthota UPFA MP Namal Rajapakshe And Three Others Released On Bail

Hambanthota United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP Namal Rajapakshe and three others who were detained and remanded last week over the purchasing of shares worth Rs.125 million from Hellocorp Company had been released today(22) on bail by the Colombo Magistrate .

The four suspects were produced before the Colombo Magistrate Court today  and  the Magistrate has granted  them bail  although the officials of the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID)  opposing it.While  opposing the granting bail to MP Namal Rajapske and three other suspects  FCID Officials had informed the court that by releasing the suspects it may have affect the ongoing investigations on the case filed against them.

The four suspects were released on a cash bail of Rs.100,000 each and a personal bail of Rs.4 million each by the Colombo Magistrate.The Colombo Magistrate has also imposed a foreign tour ban for all four suspects and advised them to appear before FCID on first and last Sunday of every month.

HEALTH TIP

Risk of betel nut chewing

This nut is chewed regularly by at least 10% of the world population, imported by immigrant users wherever they settle, and is the fourth most widely used addictive substance. It is thought, by users, to soothe the digestion and to be a stimulant and its use has a major role in social situations. Specific arecal alkaloids act as competitive inhibitors of GABA receptors and have widespread effects in the body, including actions on the brain, cardiovascular system, lungs, gut and pancreas.

 Nitro sated derivatives of arecal alkaloids, proven carcinogens inducing tumors throughout the upper gut and foregut derivatives in animals, are also associated with increased tumor risks in man. Increased central obesity is found in association with betel usage in man as well as increases in circulating markers of inflammatory and cardiovascular damage. The effects of chronic betel usage in man are at least as diverse as those of smoking and the habit increases the risks of ill health.
Betel Nut and Oral Cancer
 
Betel quid chewing is a strong independent risk factor for pharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the throat), but not laryngeal cancer (cancer of the voice box), according to findings published in the International Journal of Cancer. Chewing betel quid, which consists of betel leaf from the Piper betle vine, is popular in many parts of Asia. Betel quid is chewed for its stimulant effects, to satisfy hunger and as a social and cultural practice.