While controversy rages over the death of an 11-month-old overweight boy in a government hospital here, another obese baby weighing 25 kg at 18 months has been discovered in a West Bengal village.
Suman Khatun lives in Metala village of Birbhum district and breakfasts with one litre of milk and 250 grams of biscuits, local reports said. Lunch is 500 grams of rice.
With two other children aged 10 and four, her parents Jalaluddin and Beli Bibi can ill-afford the expenses. While neighbours have chipped in to feed their baby, the couple is hoping for state assistance.
The case comes to light only two days after heavyweight 'wonder boy' Lokman died at the state-run SSKM Hospital Sunday evening because of alleged negligence.
Lokman, who weighed 23 kg and consumed five kg of milk and one kg rice powder a day, was admitted to the SSKM Hospital with the assistance of West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty on May 18.
The state government had sanctioned Rs.25,000 for his food.
Lokman choked to death while his mother was feeding him. Hospital sources said the baby started hiccupping while eating. The boy's father Monday lodged a written complaint with the hospital superintendent alleging negligence.
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Health Minister Suryakanta Misra mourned his death.
New magazine for heart patients to hit the stands
Publish Date : 2/26/2007 8:59:00 AM
The American Heart Association (AHA) and a leading medical publication are launching a new consumer magazine for heart patients, their families and caregivers.
``Souvenir`` prenatal ultrasound worries experts
Publish Date : 2/3/2007 10:24:00 AM
Parents anxious to have souvenir ultrasounds photographs or film clips of the fetus the womb should make sure they are done by professionals who follow strict safety guidelines.
Bird flu virus confirmed at Okayama farm
Publish Date : 1/31/2007 12:29:00 PM
The highly virulent H5 strain of the avian influenza virus has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Okayama Prefecture where dozens of birds have died in the past several days, the agriculture ministry announced Monday.
British Muslims urged to shun 'unholy' vaccines
Publish Date : 1/29/2007 8:40:00 AM
An influential Muslim doctor has provoked an outcry here by asking British Muslims not to vaccinate their children against diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella because it is "un-Islamic".
Pakistan to build Rs.2.25 billion medical tower for bureaucrats
Publish Date : 1/25/2007 8:02:00 AM
Medical and health services in Pakistan capital Islamabad are set to receive a major boost with the federal government giving the green signal for the construction of a 14-floor medical tower....
Coffee may ease muscle pain
Publish Date : 1/19/2007 10:07:00 AM
Drinking two cups of coffee before exercise may reduce post-workout muscle pain by over 50 percent - more relief than a pain reliever medicine like aspirin can provide, says a study.
Oath to spread AIDS awareness message in 14 districts
Publish Date : 1/19/2007 9:21:00 AM
As part of transgenders day celebrations in Tamil Nadu today, over 100 transgenders took an oath to spread the AIDS awareness message 'with full vigour' for a week in 14 districts of the state.
HIV patients more prone to excessive dandruff
Publish Date : 1/17/2007 9:11:00 AM
HIV-positive people are 10 times more prone to excessive dandruff and it could be treated as an early sign of the disease, a British expert said here Tuesday.
Anthrax kills one, affects 23 in Orissa
Publish Date : 6/16/2005 6:02:00 AM
Anthrax has killed an elderly woman and affected 23 people in Orissa's southern district of Koraput in the past three days, officials said Wednesday.
Malaria parasite could become resistant to new drug
Publish Date : 6/16/2005 5:08:00 AM
Malaria could easily become resistant to the latest and most effective drugs against the parasite, a research team headed by an Indian has warned here.
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