The Month That Was – Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, Sunny Leone, medical negligence and more…

It has been a very busy month news-wise. We had Sunny Leone saying she wants babies, Sachin Tendulkar retiring, Akshay Kumar's BOSS, pricey onions, dengue woes, festive season highlights, wedding tips

By: Editorial Team | | Updated: October 27, 2013 12:50 pm

It has been a very busy month news-wise. We had Sunny Leone saying she wants babies, Sachin Tendulkar retiring, Akshay Kumar’s BOSS, pricey onions, dengue woes, festive season highlights, wedding tips and a huge medical negligence compensation! Here are our top 10 news pieces of the month: Also Read - Previous exposure to dengue may provide some immunity against COVID-19

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Number 10: SC orders AMRI Hospital and doctors to pay Rs 6 crore medical negligence compensation Also Read - Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: 4 reasons an eco-friendly Ganesha is good for you

On October 24, the Supreme Court of India a landmark judgement which asked the Kolkata-based AMRI Hospital and three doctors to pay a whopping Rs 5.96 crore compensation for medical negligence. Dr Saha had been battling the case for the better part of the last two decades and even set up an organisation to help others fight medical negligence called People for Better Treatment. He termed the victory historic. ‘If you let a few corrupt and politically connected doctors to run the show, all doctors will continue to share the blame and will never be able to restore public trust that we had not so long ago,’ he said in a statement. Read more

Number 9: Dengue fever just won’t go away

There was a marked increase in the number of dengue cases throughout the country with Mumbai and New Delhi accounting for a very high number of cases. As usual, our politicians had a host of reasons for it, ranging from an extended monsoon season to the Opposition which was to blame for the ailment. Even actor Ranveer Singh ended up being hospitalised due to dengue, which had shutterbugs excited as one Deepika Padukone visited him at the hospital. Read more

Number 8: Rare medical surgeries

It’s good to know that our news list isn’t dominated by celebrities or sex. Two of the more popular news items of the month involved two separate miracle medical surgeries. One involved a boy from Tamil Nadu who suffered from a rare congenital heart condition a ventricular septal defect and an overriding aorta which pretty much prevented him from leading a normal life. Thankfully, doctors were able to operate on him and what was even more amazing was the fact that it was covered under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s fund which allowed him to undergo the surgery for free! In a similarly precarious case, doctors in Mangalore performed an open heart surgery on a woman with a rare blood group the Bombay Blood group – a blood group so rare that it’s almost impossible to find a donor.

Number 7: No more clinical trials

The Supreme Court passed a ruling which said that no new clinical trials should be allowed for new drugs till a mechanism is put in place to monitor them. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha said that a system must be put in place to protect the lives of people and asked the Centre not to allow clinical trials for untested medicines. The Centre also assured the apex court that it will not allow clinical trials for 162 drugs permitted by it earlier. Read more…

Number 6: Sunny Leone wants to have babies!

The former adult star finds it very hard to stay out of the news. The actor revealed in an interview with Mumbai Mirror about quitting the porn industry, her monogamous relationship and how she wanted to start a family. When asked whether India would ever have a porn industry like the US she said that while the nation loves to watch porn on the sly, they don’t talk about it. She chose to stay on the safe side, saying people were conservative instead of labelling them hypocrites. Read more

Number 5: World Obesity Day

Obesity is without a doubt one of the biggest public health burdens of the 21^st Century. More people are now overweight rather than underweight and millions around the globe are suffering from obesity-related conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, arthritis and other similar preventable diseases. (Fat-to-fit: Mega weight loss guide)

Number 4: The Healthy Holiday Season

October is one huge holiday in India with Karva Chauth, Durga Puja, Dusshera and Navratri. Now this festive season is when most Indians lose track of their diets and feast like crazy. We however, decided to give them hosts of healthy options so they wouldn’t fall off the wagon. Since this is wedding season we threw in some weight loss and beauty tips as well.

Number 3: The Yuvraj Singh cancer comeback story

Being diagnosed with cancer is not the end of the road nor is the treatment methods used to fight the deadly disease. Yuvraj Singh was a living testament of the statement as he powered India to a brilliant six-wicket win over Australia in the lone Twenty20 International. The southpaw slammed an unbeaten 77 off 35 balls to help India chase down Australia’s monumental total of 201/7 with two balls to spare. Declared the Man of the Match, the southpaw slammed eight boundaries and five sixes in an innings which had a strike rate of 220. Read more about the Yuvraj Singh’s cancer comeback story.

Number 2: Akshay Kumar the real ‘BOSS’ of fitness

Bollywood’s favourite khiladi’s movie BOSS released this month and while a lot can’t be said about its plot or acting or script, one thing we did realise was that Akshay Kumar remains one of B-town’s fittest actors. Unlike his contemporaries who need expensive gyms and trainers, the former waiter instead practises martial arts and other natural exercise forms to stay in tiptop shape. Being an avid fitness enthusiast, Akshay has refrained from artificial supplements and has always maintained his body by sweating it out by playing a sport rather than lifting weights in the gym. He has created his own niche by his fitness methods that his fans truly adore and respect him for. (Read: Akshay Kumar’s fitness regime: No weights, no trainer, no diet!)

Number 1: Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement

Perhaps biggest event of the month, if not the year or even decade was India’s favourite son announcing his retirement from the game after almost two-and-a-half decades on top. Understandably, the entire nation was shocked, the notion that the Little Master will not walk out to wield his magic blade was just simply too hard to fathom! (Read: How did he stay on top for so long?)

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Published : October 27, 2013 12:05 pm | Updated:October 27, 2013 12:50 pm

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