Dears, If the scare of the resurgence of H1N1 was bad enough for general tourism in Goa, India and Asia, the medical faculty in the UK is just about to make it worse for those depending on the booming "Medical Tourism" from dental care [not covered under Social security and health care in Europe and USA] to plastic surgery. Who would prefer aesthetics to life itself, except may be an idiot?
The malicious and adverse media campaign at the time when bookings for travel to India and Asia for the tourism season 2010-11 will severely impact the already recession-hit tourism business in Asia. Conversely, European and American tourist destinations will benefit because ..... one has to take a break and enjoy a vacation somewhere SAFE. Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi will no longer be safe with a *Superbug "New Delhi-Metallo-1" spreading worldwide *from where else but New Delhi itself!! "Hegemony of categories" is a new term that I learnt just last week. The "NDM-1" looks like a good example. Of course, I could be wrong. Warm regards, Miguel ** ** *"There is always a well-known solution to every human problem ..... neat, plausible and wrong."* H.L. Mencken quoted in WRONG, a book on management by David H. Freedman. *Superbug New Delhi-Metallo-1 spreading worldwide* London, Aug 11 (PTI) * Scientists have warned that a new superbug, called New Delhi-Metallo-1, which is resistant to antibiotics, has reached Britain and could spread worldwide as nothing is being developed to combat it. * http://www.deccanherald.com/content/87795/superbug-delhi-metallo-1-spreading.html Drug-resistant 'superbug' traced to India Pushpa Narayan, TNN, Aug 12, 2010, 12.36am IST Tags:superbug <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=superbug>|drug resistant superbug<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=drug%20resistant%20superbug> CHENNAI: Scientists have tracked down a drug-resistant superbug<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=superbug>that infects patients and causes multiple organ failure to Indian hospitals but *doctors here see in it the germ of a move to damage the country's booming medical tourism industry*. "India also provides *cosmetic surgery for Europeans and Americans,* and it is likely the bacteria will spread worldwide," scientists reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=The%20Lancet%20Infectious%20Diseases%20Journal>on Wednesday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Drug-resistant-superbug-traced-to-India/articleshow/6295662.cms *Also read:* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Superbug-on-the-prowl-in-India-UK-scientists-warn-of-worldwide-spread/articleshow/6293126.cms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance *and watch* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1axIgJ1VC0 *The above scaremongering turns on its head the story of the original 'good' Superbug ... created by an USA-based Indian.* * * Anand Mohan Chakraborthy produced an oil eating bug or super bug by introducing plasmids from different strains into a single cell of Pseudomonas putida. This super bug can degrade all the four types of substrates for which four separate plasmids were required. XYL and NAH plasmids can co-exist in the same bacteria whereas CAM and OCT cannot. These are incompatible and so they cannot exist as separate plasmids in the same bacterium. CAM and OCT plasmids were so recombined. The USA government allowed Dr. Chakraborthy, then with General Electric Company, to *use this super bug for cleaning up of an oil spill in Texas (1990)*. Large-scale production of the super bug was carried out in the laboratory, they were mixed with straw and dried. The bacteria-laden straw was stored for future use. In events of oil slick, the bacteria-laden straw was spread over it. The straw gets soaked up with oil, and the bacteria present on it broke oil into nonpolluting, harmless products. Several other microbes are also developed through genetic engineering for treatment of oil spills. *GEM for Treating Oil Spills* Specific genes present on plasmids code for enzymes that detoxify and degrade toxic chemicals. *Dr. Anand Mohan Chakraborty*, an *Indian-born American scientist*, and his co-workers (1979) isolated a microbial culture which could utilize a number of toxic organic chemicals like salicylate, * 2,4-D*, 3 chlorobenzenes, ethylene, biphenyls (Chatterjee et aI., 1981; Kellogg et al. 1981). The plasmids are grouped into 4 categories. 1. OCT plasmid degrading octane, hexane and decane 2. XYL plasmid degrading xylene and toluene 3. CAM plasmid degrading camphor 4. NAH plasmid degrading naphthalene http://www.molecular-plant-biotechnology.info/applied-biotechnology/environmental-biotechnology/gem-for-treating-oil-spills.html NB 2,4-D or 2,4-dioxy ribo-nucleic acid is now a commercial herbicide [marketed in India as powdered Sodium salt or as a liquid methyl esther of 2,4-D by Rallis and other companies for use in sugarcane and rice fields against dicot weeds] that was once one-half of the "*Agent Orange*" used by US Air force to defoliate tropical forests during the infamous Vietnam War [1962-72] in the war against communism world wide, including Cuba. On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Miguel Braganza <[email protected]>wrote: > Dears, > > The month of Shravan has begun and Ramzan follows. Both these seasons of > abstinence/fasting, and the festivals that end these periods, see large > congregations of people for the Sarvajanik Ganesh and the Iftar dinners, > specially in India. So, if those who want to feel safe in the crowds at such > celebrations would be tempted to get themselves vaccinated against H1N1 > ...specially coughs and colds are common due to the change in the weather > from cold, wet monsoons to hot, humid summer in the Ganapathi land .. the > West Coast of India. That makes good business sense to the MNCs > manufacturing the vaccine to invest a little money into scare-mongering. > > > Well, I am no medical expert and so I am marking copies to some Goan > doctors who may be able to throw better light on the subject. > > I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Mira Shiva during a recent conference on > "Resisting Hegemony" held in Penang, Malaysia. She has also written about > the hegemony of Pharma companies in other spheres of business, including > TRIPS. Warm regards, > > Miguel > > News in the Navhind Times and other newspapers in the second week of > August, 2010. > > > Officials in South Goa asked to prepare swine flu action plan > > The South Goa collector, Mr G P Naik on Saturday asked government officials > to prepare an action plan to take preventive measures over swine flu. He has > also constituted a team of government officers for implementation of steps > like creating awareness among public, taking appropriate measures etc to > keep swine flu away. In this connection the South Goa district > administration has also made arrangement of a cell at *T B hospital* at > Moti Dongor plus the district magistrate has asked the concerned officers to > prepare the action plan and submit the same by August 12. [NT] > > Courtesy Joel D'Souza, Goa News Clippings. > > > *Anthrax Scare Highlights Drug Patent Problems* > > *Inter Press Service - October 24, 2001* > *Ranjit Devraj* > > The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations > (IFPMA) opposes compulsory licensing, arguing that it would constrict > incentives for research and development and slow down the search for new and > better drugs. > > . > Also read: > > *The political ecology of the resurgence of malaria in India * > > The resurgence of malaria in India epitomises the current problem of > emerging infectious diseases in the South. Taking as their case study the > situation in the Indian State of Rajasthan, the writers argue that this > resurgence, in what was previously a non-endemic area is primarily due to > the ecological and socio-economic consequences of the policies advocated by > the Bretton Woods institutions. > > *by Dr Mira Shiva & Dr Vandana Shiva * > > http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/india-cn.htm and > > > WHO recommendations for the post-pandemic period *Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 > briefing note 23* > > *10 AUGUST 2010* | GENEVA -- The world is now in the post-pandemic period. > Based on knowledge about past pandemics, the H1N1 (2009) *virus is > expected to continue to circulate as a seasonal virus for some years to > come.* > > Vaccination > > *Vaccination remains important as a means of reducing the morbidity and > mortality caused by influenza viruses*. WHO strongly recommends > vaccination of high-risk individuals *in countries where influenza > vaccines are available*. > Such monovalent H1N1 influenza vaccines should be used according to > guidelines of National Regulatory Authorities. WHO will continue to seek > advice from the *Strategic Advisory Group of Experts* (SAGE) as the > situation evolves. > > * > http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/briefing_20100810/en/index.html > * > ** > -- > > > > -- > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. > Miguel Braganza, S-1 Gracinda Apts, > Rajvaddo, Mapusa 403507 Goa > Ph +91-9822982676;91-832-2255913 > www.ofai.org www.pgsorganic.in > Horticulture.Facilitation.Networking > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. >
