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The Echo of India Kolkata Sunday October 2, 2016
Start loving your heart
Dr. S. Prakash
Remember Madhuri Dixit in the famous 90’s number Dhak dhak
karne laga? The song where the
diva – in typical Bollywood fashion – refers to increased palpitations induced by her hero? That
song may be iconic but next time
you feel your heart going dhak
dhak in a little wayward fashion,
please take precaution. Indeed, increased palpitation, excessive
sweating, sudden fatigue, and of
course, chest pain are common
symptoms of a heart attack in
women.
Myths about heart diseases
in women: There are several misconceptions/myths about heart
diseases in women; the biggest being it mostly affects men while cancer is the real threat for women.
The fact is: Heart diseases affect
people irrespective of age and gender. For most of us, the idea of a
heart attack is associated with an
elderly man suddenly clutching
his chest and collapsing. This imagery is no doubt influenced by
depictions in movies. While there
is nothing wrong in this portrayal
per se, one also needs to understand that a heart attack can also
look like a middle-aged woman
sweating excessively and feeling
breathless in the middle of doing
household chores.
The other common myth about
heart disease is: It doesn’t affect
people who are fit. Well, even if
you are a fitness devotee, the risk
of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
isn’t completely eliminated. Others – who do not exercise regularly
but love to indulge in smoking,
eating out and drinking alcohol –
face a graver risk of CVD. Factors
that contribute to CVD are: Higher
amount of sugar, fats and cholesterol in blood, high blood pressure, and blood vessel inflammation. Again, being thin doesn’t negate the possibility of high cholesterol. Which is why, women
should start getting their cholesterol and blood pressure checkups done regularly from an early
age. Twenty-five is a good age to
start, if you have a family history
of heart diseases.
It is an irony that many women
patients do not even realise that
they are having a heart attack as
some of them do not suffer from
the common symptoms such as
chest pain, extreme fatigue and irregular heartbeat, which are typical to men. Symptoms in women
can be more subtle; these include
neck or jaw pain, breathlessness,
stomach ache, and even nausea.
Most often, women consider these
as a part of their daily lives. As a
result, the possibility of CVD-related ailments is ignored. Little
wonder that heart diseases among
women in India are grossly underrecognised and remain under-
Five ways to love your
heart
*Understand your body
and learn about your
family health history
*Adopt healthy eating
practices; avoid foods high
in sugar, saturated fat and
cholesterol
*Practice yoga/do regular
exercise/ take a brisk walk
*Visit the family doctor
regularly
*Get a health insurance
policy that covers cardiac
related ailments
treated.
The Registrar General of India
has reported CVD as the most important cause of death among
women in their middle-ages in both
rural and urban India across all social groups. As per available statistics, almost 8 lakh women die due
to CVD every year. Data also shows
that 42 per cent of women, who
Music knows no country: Ilaiyaraja Mariah Carey
WASHINGTON, OCT 1/--/
Legendary Tamil songwriter
and composer Ilaiyaraja has
said music transcends countries and knows no boundaries, in wake of the ongoing
row over MNS threat to Pakistani artists to leave India.
"In music there is no country,
there is no time... No nothing.
Music is music," Ilaiyaraja
told reporters during a news
conference here yesterday.
Ilaiyaraja, 73, is currently on
a tour of several US cities. A
day earlier he performed
live in New Jersey and his
show was attended by thou-
sands of Indian-Americans in
a suburb of Washington DC,
his first performance ever in
the national capital area.
The tour has been organised to commemorate
Ilaiyaraja's achievement of
composing music for over
thousand films, said Rjan
Natarajan, a former Maryland Secretary of State and
an official in the Clinton
Campaign. Ilaiyaraja refused
to comment on his impression
about A R Rahman, who at the
beginning of his career
worked with him.
"Why do you ask me
(about A R Rahman)? You
have the respect. You have an
idea about him, you have it,"
he told a popular local Indian
American television anchor
when asked about A R
Rahman. "But you should not
expect that I must have the
same expression," Ilaiyaraja
said. Days after the Uri terrorist attack in which 18 Indian
soldiers
were
killed,
Mahar ashtra Navnir man
Sena (MNS) had asked Pakistani actors to leave India
within 48 hours. The threat
came from Amey Khopkar
of
MNS
Chitrapat
Sena. (PTI)
debuts song
for 'Empire'
series
LOS ANGELES, OCT 1/-/ Pop star Mariah Carey
has released a new song
"Infamous" for "Empire", ahead of her debut
appearance on the TV
show. Carey recorded
the track with the
show's
star
Jussie
Smollett, who plays
Jamal.
The
46-year-old
singer plays a mega-superstar, named Kitty,
who comes to Empire to
collaborate with Jamal
on an explosive new
song,
reported
Aceshowbiz. A huge fan
of Carey, Smollett said
of working with the
R&B diva, "It was great.
She's a sweetheart.
She's a professional
and, you know, this is a
long time coming." The
particular episode titled
"What Remains is Bestial" will air on October
5 on FOX. (PTI)
have heart attacks, die within one
year, compared to 24 per cent
among men.
Loving your heart: Unlike in
the past when women tended to suffer from CVD only post-menopause, current studies suggest that
heart attacks are affecting women
even in the reproductive age
g roup. Thus, women need to act
early to prevent the risk of a CVD.
CVD can be caused due to stress
induced by the constant juggle between home and workplace duties.
Other risk factors include diabetes,
obesity and inactivity. Women
should take up healthy lifestyle
choices such as eating right, doing
regular exercise, undergoing regular health checkups, and managing
stress levels to control future risks.
In addition to this, availing of a
health insurance policy that covers
the risks of cardiac-related ailments is also imperative. Many
women avoid health insurance for
heart diseases, thinking they are
unlikely to face heart complications. There are multiple health insurance products that offer comprehensive health insurance policies
pertaining to CVD. So, to sum it up,
please be aware that heart diseases
in women can be equally fatal as
cancer or any other life-threatening
disease. Our health is non-negotiable and being able to identify the
warning signs and taking necessary
steps quickly can help save a life.
(Author is the Senior Executive Director, Star Health Insurance)
Angelina,Brad strike
temporary custody deal
LOS ANGELES, OCT 1 /--/ Former couple Angelina Jolie
and Brad Pitt have reportedly agreed to a temporary custody
deal, which allows the actor to visit their six cAngelina Jolie,
Brad Pitt strike temporary custody deal Los Angeles, Oct
1 (PTI) For mer couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have
reportedly agreed to a temporary custody deal, which allows
the actor to visit their six children. After the Department of
Children and Family Services made its recommendations,
Jolie and Pitt came to a temporary agreement that lasts until October 20, reported Entertainment Tonight. The agreement is voluntary and is a DCFS safety plan, also known as
a structured decision making (SDM) safety plan, which is
standard practice in any ongoing child welfare investigation. Jolie and Pitt each volunteered to participate in individual counseling, and Pitt also agreed to undergo drug and
alcohol testing, though he was not required to, sources said.
"She is only concerned with the health and safety of her
children, that is how she feels at this moment," a source close
to the situation said of 41-year-old Jolie.
Full physical and legal child custody has not been determined yet, according to sources close to the situation.
Pitt's first visit with his children will have to be with a therapist present, who can then either allow the actor future
unmonitored visits, or insist on being present when he's
around the kids, TMZ reported. Pitt is subject to random
drug/alcohol testing. It has been reported, Jolie believes Pitt
has issues with alcohol and weed. The law enforcement
sources say his first test was negative for drugs and alcohol.
Pitt and Jolie will each submit to individual counseling. In
addition, the former couple and the kids will undergo family counseling together. The 41-year-old actress filed for divorce from Pitt, 52, last month, putting an end to their twoyear-old marriage. She had asked for physical custody of
their children in her divorce filing. (PTI)
‘Directors trust me because I am a curious actor’
NEW DELHI, OCT 1 /--/ From
Dibakar Banerjee, Rajkumar
Hirani to now Neeraj Pandey,
Sushant Singh Rajput's filmography boasts of directors every
actor yearns to work with and
he feels his commitment for his
job is what attracts these filmmakers towards him. After a
successful TV career, Sushant
made his big screen debut with
Abhishek Kapoor's "Kai Po
Che!" and his performance in
the film bagged him a YRF
project in the form of "Shuddh
Desi Romance". His next two
films were Hirani's "PK" and
Banerjee's
"Detective
Byomkesh Bakshy!", which is
now set for a sequel with
Sushant gearing up to reprise
his role. When asked how did
he manage to earn the trust of
such acclaimed filmmakers,
Sushant told PTI, "All these
filmmakers are great not because they know their job well,
it's because they are curious to
know how to go about it...
"Such people would want an actor who is curious, wants to
learn and get involved in his job
to a maddening level that he
forgets everything else.
And I am all that."
The 30-year-old actor is now
awaiting
the
release
of
Pandey's "MS Dhoni: The Untold Story", a biopic on Indian
cricketer Mahendra Singh
Dhoni. The trailer of the film,
which released today, g ot a
thumbs-up from the fans, with
many
praising
the
way
Sushant seemed to have emulated Dhoni's mannerisms-- on
and off the field. Sushant, however, is not nervous but says he
is only interested to know the
audience's reaction. "Whatever
reaction I get, I will get used to
it in a day.
So, I am not worried about
that. Of course, I will feel nice
if what I felt while making the
film resonates with the audience. But as an actor my job is
done. There's no nervousness. I
am just interested in knowing
the reaction. (PTI)
CREATIVE WORLD
Angelina Jolie
eyed for war
drama 'Shoot
Like a Girl'
LOS ANGELES, OCT 1 /-/ Actress Angelina Jolie is
in early negotiations to star
in the adaptation of "Shoot
Like a Girl", based on the
memoir of US Air Force
Major Mary Jennings Hegar.
The 41-year-old actress is
eyed to take the role of real
life Afghanistan war hero
Hegar in the film, reported
Deadline. The Gotham
Group is producing the film.
No director has been attached, but Frank Baldwin
is penning the screenplay
based on the memoir titled
"Shoot Like A Girl: How
One Woman's War Against
the Taliban Led to Her Victory Over the Department of
Defense". Nicole Brown,
who brought the book into
TriStar, will oversee the
project
with
Hannah
Minghella. The film follows
Hegar who served multiple
tours in Afghanistan as a
rescue helicopter pilot. She
saved hundreds of men and
women on and off the battlefield in the Middle East.
She sued the Department of
Defense in Washington DC
over the Combat Exclusion
Policy which kept female
officers from serving in combat roles. (PTI)
Nagaland
observes Older
Persons Day
KOHIMA, OCT 1 /--/
Nagaland today observed
International Day of Older
Persons with a pledge not to
discriminate against the
elders and allow them to age
gracefully while acknowledging their service for the
uplift of society. Organised
by Department of Social
Welfare, Nagaland gover nment, the theme of the day
was "Take a stand against
Ageism". It commenced
with young and old joining
the walkathon holding placards. "Ageism is a discrimination faced by a group of
bracketed category of people who are in the age of 60
years and above and it is
present in the most affluent
as well as among the poorest
section of society," Secretary of Social Welf are Department, Dellirose M
Sakhrie said while delivering the keynote address. Expressing that minimising
and eradicating ageism begins with the recognition of
the issue, Sakhrie said the
challenge before all is to
gain a deeper understanding of the various issues
faced by the aged people,
who are physically, emotionally and mentally fragile.
She said older persons
are asset to society because
of their vast experience and
knowledge in the many active years they have been
through. Marking the occasion, the department also
honoured two elderly persons with the State level
awards - Rev Dr L
Noksangchila and Dr C
Thridongse -- while the
Kohima district awardees
are Vichii Zashiimo and
Chatuo Paphino. (PTI)
Can’t wait to collaborate
with Indian musicians:
DonaldHarrison
‘
NEW DELHI, OCT 1 /--/
Calling himself a big
Bollywood fan, Grammy
nominated American alto
saxophonist
Donald
Harrison says it will be a
"dream come true" to collaborate with Indian musicians.
"It will be a dream come true
to collabrate with Indian musicians. And not only that, I
am ready to play saxophone
and dance in Bollywood
movies," says Harrison, who
is best known for his 1991 album 'Indian Blues'. According to him collaborations between artistes from the two
countries will help put their
respective music on the global map and foster exchange
of ideas and cultures. "Some
of us have to collaborate with
Indian musicians and we
have to do the same for them
in America. Like the way that
Beatles did with Ravi
Shankar in 1960s. Hopefully,
time will provide that opportunity.
"I have always loved Indian music. Now we know
that people of India love
American music. We are exchanging ideas and showing
the beauty of both the cultures. It's a great experience,"
he says. Harrison, who recently performed at the
American Centre on the
ocassion of World Tourism
day, enthralled the audience
with an eclectic mix of several renditions in the genre.
The 56-year-old musician, on
his first visit to India, says he
had grown up listening to
the sitar maestro Ravi
Shankar and that he always
wanted to visit the country
but no offers came through
in the past. Talking about
what comes to his mind at the
mention of Indian music, he
says, "Ragas, tablas, different
scales of music...And obviously Ravi Shankar. My father used to play his music
throughout his life. He is
definitely one of my idols.
Not to forget Bollywood...the
dancing and singing."
It was "love at first sight"
for the musician from New Orleans, who has taken a fondness for the Indian culture
and heritage. Harrison, who
visited Taj Mahal in Agra,
finds the local cuisine, particularly the curries delectable. "Culture, music and
architecture...There is so
much here. I love the tapestries on clothes...the rickshaws. Curries are extremely
delicious...the big monuments. It is like living a part
of something I only saw on
television or read in books,"
he says. However, when
asked why jazz has not been
able to cut into mainstream
Indian music, Harrison says
a dearth of jazz artistes in the
country might be one of the
reasons. "I think if more jazz
artistes come here then it
may open the door for jazz
music here," adding that him
playing the saxophone for
Bollywood films might help.
"You have to put me in a
bollywood movie with saxophone," he quips. Harrison,
who is set to perform in
Chandigarh next, the musician finds the India audience
to be the "warmest." "The audience here treats you like a
special guest. They know how
to engage with the artist. And
most importantly, you people
are the warmest," he added.
(PTI)
Pakistani artistes not
terrorists: Salman Khan
NEW DELHI, OCT 1 /--/ Bollywood superstar Salman
Khan says artistes from Pakistan should not be treated like
terrorists and art and terrorism should not be mixed. The
Indian Motion Picture Producers Association passed a resolution Friday to ban Pakistani actors from the industry in
the wake of the Uri attack. The resolution came after Indian
Army announced that seven terror launch pads were targeted across the LoC by special forces during a 'surgical
strike'. "Pakistani artistes are just artistes and not terrorists.
Terrorism and art are two different subjects. They come
with proper visa and the government gives them a work
permit." Salman said, when asked about his take on banning
the actors from Pakistan.
The actor said the action (surgical strike) taken by the
Indian Army is proper as it was against terrorism, but he
would prefer to have a situation of peace and har mony.
"Ideal situation should have been that of peace. But, now a
reaction to an action has happened. It was a proper action
as they were terrorists. But still in this day and age, I think
if we lived in peace an harmony it would have been better
for everyone and especially for common people," he said
while speaking at the launch of his jwellery range for Being Human. Last week, Raj Thackeray-led MNS issued an
ultimatum to Pakistani artistes and actors including Fawad
Khan, who is part of one of the productions under Salman's
banner, and Ali Zafar, to leave India by September 25 or else
they would be "pushed out". Recently concerts of Pakistani
singers Shafqat Amanat Ali and Atif Aslam, scheduled in
Bengaluru and Gurgaon, respectively were also cancelled.
(PTI)