Tuesday, March 16, 2010

“International Conference (Daily News)” plus 2 more

“International Conference (Daily News)” plus 2 more

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International Conference (Daily News)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:43 PM PDT

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International Conference

The '12th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies' will be held from March 18 to 20 with the main theme 'Sri Lanka after the war: Prevention of recurrence, reaching for prosperity'. Around 300 presentations and papers will also be included on the Northern and Eastern Provinces. It is organized jointly by the Royal Asiatic Society and the Open University of Sri Lanka. It is open to the public by registration.

Late registration begins at 8.00 a.m on March 18 at the Mahaweli Centre Auditorium, 96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. Contact 0112 699249.

Buddhist panel discussion

The next Buddhist public panel discussion of the Colombo YMBA will be on Sunday March 21 at 10 a.m. at its Borella building on "Some Techniques for Meditators". The Panelists are Prof. Raja de Alwis and Asoka Jayasinha with Rajah Kuruppu as moderator. All are welcome".

Maha Kumbhabisheka pooja ceremony

A Maha Kumbhabisheka pooja ceremony held at the Sri Rajarajeshwari Ambal temple, Crows Island, Mutwal from March 17 to 30 for the benefit of devotees of Ambal.

The program as follows: March 17 - 5 a.m. Invocation to Gana deviyo, reading of the Kumbhabisheka paper, hoisting the national flag and prasada pooja March 18 - 9 a.m. - special rituals followed by oil pooja and prasada pooja. March 19 - 4 a.m. Maha Purnakuri, Thirukudamulukku and Pushpanjali 6 a.m. - 7.48 a.m. - pooja to gods and Thirikudamulukku followed by Maha Abhisheka and Maheshwara pooja.

March 23 to 29 - Daily Mandala Abhisheka and March 30 - Maha Sanghabhishekam.

Seminar on Meditation

A two day seminar on Raja Yoga meditation will be held from 20 to 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre, 55, Peter's Lane, Dehiwala.

All Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre programs are free. Contact 011-2717552.

Rotary Fiesta

The 19th Rotary District Conference and Fiesta will be held on March 19 and 20, which will bring together almost 1,000 Rotarians from all Rotary Clubs in Sri Lanka together with representatives of Rotary Clubs in India and other countries.

the Rotary Club of Colombo West in Rotary District 3220 will host a spectacular Fiesta with a difference on March 20 at Waters Edge from 7.30 p.m. to celebrate the event.

The theme of the fiesta will be an open carnival, with musical and fashion shows with Sri Lanka's top models.

AGM

The Nalanda Junior Old Boys' Association Annual General Meeting 2009/2010 will be held at Colombo New Town Hall (Near the Colombo Public Library) on March 21 from 2 p.m.

It will be held under the patronage of former Principal, Nalanda College Hemantha Premathilake, Additional Secretary, Education Ministry.

Felicitation

The Walawa Basin Journalists' Association will felicitate two journalists and two social workers in the Embilipitiya area at a special meeting by the Association at Dutugemunu Park, Chandrika Wewa in Embilipitiya today at 10 a.m.

 

Educational tour ends in tragedy

Sandasen Marasinghe

A 16-year-old girl who went for an educational tour to Anuradhapura drowned in the Nuwara Lake Sunday. The student M.P. Thilani Nivesika was a student of Walahanduwa President's College, Walahanduwa. The postmortem was conducted yesterday.

Anuradhapura Police are investigating.

Book launch:

Gananduraka Sihiwatana

Gananduraka Sihiwatana a book on the final stages of the Eelam struggle, co-authored by Prof. G. H. Pieris and Prof. M. D. Nelson of the Peradeniya University's Geography Department will be launched at a ceremony at the SLFI, Colombo on March 23 at 3.30 p.m. Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara will preside.

Puravidya Chakravarti Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera, UGC Chairman Prof. Gamini Samaranayake Kelaniya University's Prof. Nalin de Silva and Attorney-at-Law Gomin Dayasiri will deliver special lectures.

Gananduraka Sihiwatana' is a Visidunu publication.

Book launch

The Story of Sybil Wettasinghe a book by former Daily News Journalist and award winning writer Vijita Fernando and the Sinhala translation of the book titled Lova Dinu Sittarawa by Piyawathie Jayasuriya will be launched at a function at the BMICH Restaurant today at 3.00 p.m.

The function will be chaired by Dr. Leel Gunasekara. Prof Nimal de Silva. J.R.P. Suriyapperuma will address the function.

Daily News Buddha Pradeepa 2010

The closing date for articles for the Daily News Buddha Pradeepa 2010 Annual published by ANCL has been extended to March 30. Articles that are not selected for the Annual will be considered for Buddhist Spectrum pages. Please send your articles (confined to 800 words) to: Daily News Buddha Pradeepa 2010, 35, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10. Email:


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Teacher thrown off tractor dies

A teacher who went in a tractor to fetch building materials was killed when the tractor developed engine trouble and he was thrown out hitting his head on the concrete road. He was on his way to bring materials to put up tents for the inter-house sports meet at Nayakawatta Kanishta Vidyalaya, Getamanna, Beliatte.

The teacher identified as Upali Jayawardene (40) of Akurugoda, Kamburupitiya.

Studies find treating vitamin D deficiency significantly reduces heart disease risk (EurekAlert!)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PDT

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Contact: Jess C. Gomez
jess.gomez@imail.org
801-507-7455
Intermountain Medical Center

Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies

Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah.

Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute last fall demonstrated the link between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk for coronary artery disease. These new studies show that treating vitamin D deficiency with supplements may help to prevent or reduce a person's risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of other chronic conditions. They also establish what level of vitamin D further enhances that risk reduction.

Study findings will be presented at the American College of Cardiology 59th annual scientific session in Atlanta at 3:30 pm, EST, on March 15, 2010. PLEASE NOTE EMBARGO REQUIREMENTS.

"Vitamin D replacement therapy has long been associated with reducing the risk of fractures and diseases of the bone," says Dr. J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, director of cardiovascular research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. "But our findings show that vitamin D could have far greater implications in the treatment and reduction of cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions than we previously thought."

For the first study, researchers followed two groups of patients for an average of one year each. In the first study group, over 9,400 patients, mostly female, reported low initial vitamin D levels, and had at least one follow up exam during that time period. Researchers found that 47 percent of the patients who increased their levels of vitamin D between the two visits showed a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease.

In the second study, researchers placed over 31,000 patients into three categories based on their levels of vitamin D. The patients in each category who increased their vitamin D levels to 43 nanograms per milliliter of blood or higher had lower rates of death, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, high blood pressure, depression, and kidney failure. Currently, a level of 30 nanograms per milliliter is considered "normal."

Heidi May, PhD, a cardiovascular clinical epidemiologist with the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, and one of the study's authors, says the link between low levels of vitamin D and increased risk for a variety of diseases is significant.

"It was very important to discover that the 'normal' levels are too low. Giving physicians a higher level to look for gives them one more tool in identifying patients at-risk and offering them better treatment," says Dr. May.

Dr. Muhlestein says the results of these studies will change the way he treats his patients.

"Although randomized trials would be useful and are coming, I feel there is enough information here for me to start treatment based on these findings," he says.

Treatment options in this case are simple, starting with a blood test to determine a patient's vitamin D level. If low levels are detected, supplements and/or increased exposure to sunlight may be prescribed.

Increasing vitamin D intake by 1000 to 5000 international units (IU) a day may be appropriate, depending on a patient's health and genetic risk, says Dr. Muhlestein. He says supplements are the best source of vitamin D because they are relatively inexpensive and can be found at almost any supermarket or drug store. Most supplements provide an average of 400 IU per tablet.

While exposure to 20-30 minutes of sunlight can provide up to 10,000 IU, Dr. Muhlestein says it is important to use sunscreen and avoid the hottest parts of the day in order to avoid sunburn and the harmful UV rays associated with skin cancer.


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Studies find treating vitamin D deficiency significantly reduces heart disease risk (PhysOrg)

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute last fall demonstrated the link between and increased risk for . These new studies show that treating deficiency with supplements may help to prevent or reduce a person's risk for and a host of other chronic conditions. They also establish what level of vitamin D further enhances that risk reduction.

Study findings will be presented at the American College of Cardiology 59th annual scientific session in Atlanta.

"Vitamin D replacement therapy has long been associated with reducing the risk of fractures and diseases of the bone," says Dr. J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, director of cardiovascular research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. "But our findings show that vitamin D could have far greater implications in the treatment and reduction of cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions than we previously thought."

For the first study, researchers followed two groups of patients for an average of one year each. In the first study group, over 9,400 patients, mostly female, reported low initial vitamin D levels, and had at least one follow up exam during that time period. Researchers found that 47 percent of the patients who increased their levels of vitamin D between the two visits showed a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease.

In the second study, researchers placed over 31,000 patients into three categories based on their levels of vitamin D. The patients in each category who increased their vitamin D levels to 43 nanograms per milliliter of blood or higher had lower rates of death, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, , , , depression, and kidney failure. Currently, a level of 30 nanograms per milliliter is considered "normal."

Heidi May, PhD, a cardiovascular clinical epidemiologist with the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, and one of the study's authors, says the link between low levels of vitamin D and increased risk for a variety of diseases is significant.

"It was very important to discover that the 'normal' levels are too low. Giving physicians a higher level to look for gives them one more tool in identifying patients at-risk and offering them better treatment," says Dr. May.

Dr. Muhlestein says the results of these studies will change the way he treats his patients.

"Although randomized trials would be useful and are coming, I feel there is enough information here for me to start treatment based on these findings," he says.

Treatment options in this case are simple, starting with a blood test to determine a patient's vitamin D level. If low levels are detected, supplements and/or increased exposure to sunlight may be prescribed.

Increasing vitamin D intake by 1000 to 5000 international units (IU) a day may be appropriate, depending on a patient's health and genetic risk, says Dr. Muhlestein. He says supplements are the best source of vitamin D because they are relatively inexpensive and can be found at almost any supermarket or drug store. Most supplements provide an average of 400 IU per tablet.

While exposure to 20-30 minutes of sunlight can provide up to 10,000 IU, Dr. Muhlestein says it is important to use sunscreen and avoid the hottest parts of the day in order to avoid sunburn and the harmful UV rays associated with skin cancer.

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