The Gauhati High Court has allowed prominent cardiac surgeon Dr Dhaniram Baruah to proceed with his research works which was barred by the state health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
According to information, hearing a writ petition on Wednesday a bench of the court said the health department's order imposing restrictions on Dr Baruah was one sided.
It may be noted that addressing a recent press conference in the city, the minister threatened to arrest Dr Baruah if he fails to stop his research in the form of administering vaccine to to the human body. But Dr Baruah opined that he had already received permission in 2005 by the same department.
PermalinkSubmitted by A concerned hum... on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 08:21
It is not certain if Dhaniram Baruah has any knowledge of cancer research and treatment. I happened to meet and interact with the families of certain cancer patients who had sought treatment from him in a desperate endeavour to save their loved ones but it proved to be further detrimental to the lives of the patients. Today those families have nothing but regret, they say.
They state that there is no clarity as to what 'medicine' Dr Baruah administers. His institute is in the middle of a forest and travel to the city Guwahati) is very difficult. There are no trained nurses and the local village boys/girls inject the patients intravenously!!!
At the start when talks are on regarding admitting patients, the Dr and his assistant are extremely polite, appear very concerned, keep calling and enquiring about the health of the patient. However, once you are at the clinic, have done the payment and have admitted the patient, the behavior gradually changes. In fact when the patients complain of certain new symptoms, the Dr clearly states ' we don’t treat those'. Well if you don’t or cannot, for whatever reason, why do you ask for the patients to be brought to you in the 1st place.
The charges are very high and the quality of the treatment and related facilities are substandard. There are 400 stray dogs in the ram shackled campus. These dogs, as the doctor claims, are extremely significant for his research efforts.
Sources say that he appears confused and unsure about symptoms that develop in terminal patients. Subsequently he becomes thoroughly insensitive to the needs of such patients. None of the patients/ relatives can go to him claiming any compensation or file any compliant against him, as he ensures that documents are signed at the start as well as the time of leaving the institute disclaiming him from any responsibility . No doubt, patients come to him for treatment- and a lot of cancer patients too- but this appears to be more out of a mixture of hope and despair( as in the case of the families that have spoken to me) There is no properly and thoroughly documented case regarding a successful treatment procedure. No patient reports have ever been shared with families.
Dr Dhaniram Baruah may have been a very good heart surgeon and his contribution to the field of cardiac surgery may be immense, however, that is where it ends. As far as cancer is concerned there is no clarity or transparency about his treatment process. Unless he is able to clearly display the properties of the medication he uses and prove their effectiveness, he should not be encouraging patients to come to him for treatment.
At least 20 people died within this week as the killer cholera is spreading in Sonitpur district. A section of people in Biswanath Chariali sub division is also undergoing treatment in the hospital after they complained stomach problem and vomiting focing the authorities to step in. The affected people, moslty, hail from tea garden areas of unhygienic condition. These include Chakukhata, Sajuligarh, Komarjan, Munda line. District authorities have put the toll at 16 but the unofficial figure stands at 20.
One miscreant killed another injured during an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district on Thursday. The encounter took place at Gopal Tiniali where one of the two injured miscreants died on the way to the nearest hospital in the morning. The duo are believed to have hailed from the neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. Two 9 MM pistols have been seized from their possession.
Barnadhya Hazarika, student of Class VIII, Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Silpukhuri, Guwahati has secured First position in the event of Classical Orchestra Mixed Group, along with seven other students, in the Maharishi National Cultural Celebration -2010 held at Hyderabad from 22-24 October, 2010. He played harmonium in the Orchestra. He is the son of Mamani Hazarika and Mowsam Hazarika.
Deewali exhibition is being organised by Rajasthani Mahias and children at Rajasthan Vishram Bhawan, Shillong on October 27-28 from morning 10 am to 6 pm in the evening. Various stalls such as flower bouquet, boutique, pickles, jewelleries, delicious food items, paintings is being showcased in the exhibition. Apart from Shillongites some of the people from as far as Guwahati and Jaipur has displayed the items.
Rajoo Sharma, Shillong
Once again violence rears its ugly head in Dima Hasao district. Two blasts have rocked the Haflong town after governor inaugurated colourful festival at Jatinga on Wednesday.
The first blast took place at around 12:30 on a railway tracks where 3 boggies of the barak valley express derailed on the way to Silchar from Lumding. The second one blast took near Haflong town in the evening. There is no report of any casualty.
Seven years have passed since Bhimakanta Buragohain was captured on the soil of Bhutan. Since then he has been languishing in the Tezpur Central jail. On Tuesday only, ULFA's political adviser was released on bail. Additional Judge Sonitpur district and sessions court Hemadevi Phukan Bhuyan set Buragohain free on receipt of surety of Rs 25,000, each for two bail petitions moved by his nephews Anup Phukan and Kula Mohan Barua. Buragohain was granted bail on October 8 by Sonitpur District and Sessions Court judge Dinesh Chandra Choudhary but could not be released due to a strike by judicial employees and Durga Puja vacation. He was produced before the court again on October 12 but could...
One person died, several others have been injured when a severe storm lashes parts of Dibrugarh district on Sunday. The storm lashed the upper Assam district on Sunday night and it took a grim turn in Lahowal area where one Prasanna Das, a resident of Charaihaabi village died after his house collpased. The worst affected areas include Bogibeel, Gardorohia where at least 50 houses have been ravaged.
Simmering tension refuses to die down in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam after nine people injured in a firing incident on Monday. The incident took place in the morning when a group of suspected Khamti miscreants started indiscriminate firing on a group of villagers at Aalubarui where 9 persons have been injured. All injured people have been rushed to Sapakhowa Hospital in Sadiya. The incident took place a few hours after miscreants set on fire several houses belonging to non tribal people in Piyong area. These are taking place two days after a group clash over PRC.
Meanwhile, Lohit district administration issued a shoot-at-sight orders to prevent further escalation...
There is report of simmering tension prevailing in the trouble torn Rongia two sdays aftere the police firing where two persons were killed and 4 others have been injured. Army jawans on Monday morning recovered 2 IEDs during an operation at Tulsibari area. These explosive devvices were kept inside a inside a bag.
Amid brisk preparation for ULFA-government peace parleys, a team of hardcore ULFA cadres has managed to sneak into Guwahati, possibly, to carry out strike. This has forced security forces to fan in the nook and corner of the city to thwart any subversive attempts. Police have arrested two ULFA rebels along with a linkman from Guwahati on Sunday.
Acting on a tip off, police have arrested a senior ULFA rebel Paresh Deka alias Joy from Hengrabari area. A powerful hand grenade has also been recovered from him. He was brought to Dispur police station immediately after the arrest. Joy is known to be sergent major of ULFA's 27th battalion.
Hours after it Dispur police arrested another ULFA...
Comments
Pages
Add new comment