West Bengal to train 50,000 women to meet shortage of nurses

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the state health ministry will train fifty thousand women to meet the shortage of nurses in the state.

'We have a very high shortage of nurses in the state,' Banerjee said while addressing a medical programme here. 'Earlier trained nurses from south India used to come and serve in hospitals and nursing homes of the state. But now those nurses from Kerala and Chennai go abroad for jobs.
'We have decided that we will train 50,000 women (and) create 50,000 nurses to meet the shortage. I will ask the state health ministry to look into the matter. We will also make sure that these nurses get jobs only in hospitals of the state,' Banerjee said.
Banerjee also urged doctors and nurses to work in their country rather than go abroad for more money. 'There is lot of mental peace in serving the rural people of your country,' Banerjee said. 'You won't get that peace by working abroad and earning lots of money.'

Loving Your Own Body Will Help You Lose Weight

A new study has found that improving body image can enhance the effectiveness of weight loss programs based on diet and exercise. Researchers from the Technical University of Lisbon and Bangor University enrolled overweight and obese women on a year-long weight loss program. In the study, half the women were given general health information about good nutrition, stress management, and the importance of looking after yourself. The other half attended 30 weekly group sessions (the intervention plan) where issues such as exercise, emotional eating, improving body image and the recognition of, and how to overcome, personal barriers to weight loss and lapses from the diet were discussed. On the behavioural intervention plan women found that the way they thought about their body improved and that concerns about body shape and size were reduced. Compared to the control group they were better able to self-regulate their eating and they lost much more weight, losing on average 7 percent of their starting weight compared to less than 2 percent for the control group. "Body image problems are very common amongst overweight and obese people, often leading to comfort eating and more rigid eating patterns, and are obstacles to losing weight," Dr Teixeira from Technical University of Lisbon, who led the research, said. "Our results showed a strong correlation between improvements in body image, especially in reducing anxiety about other peoples' opinions, and positive changes in eating behaviour. "From this we believe that learning to relate to your body in healthier ways is an important aspect of maintaining weight loss and should be addressed in every weight control program," Teixeira stated. The findings have been published by BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Salman promotes bodyguard on television show

Bollywood star Salman Khan on Tuesday promoted his upcoming movie, 'Bodyguard' on a singing reality television programme, featuring young children, in Mumbai. Appearing on a reality television programme, Khan interacted with the young contestants and even danced and clapped as they performed on the stage. Talking about 'Bodyguard', Khan said that it was an entertaining movie backed by strong performances and beautifully composed songs. The film's soundtrack has been composed by music directors Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam, while the lyrics have been penned by Neelesh Misra and Shabbir Ahmed. While interacting with the contestants of the show, the Bollywood star in his unique manner revealed that he prays to be blessed with good health.