Heart Attack or Myocardial Infraction

What is a Heart Attack?
A heart attack (myocardial infraction) is the death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. Usually, the loss of blood supply is caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery (an artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle) by a blood clot.

What are the features of a Heart Attack?
Pain:
is the cardinal symptom of a heart attack. The pain is often described as a tightness or heaviness in the chest. It is often severe enough to be the worst pain that can be experienced. The usual location of the pain is in the center of the chest but it frequently radiates to the left arm or the jaw.

Some heart attacks though can pass unrecognized; these painless attacks are called as ‘silent infracts’ and are particularly common in diabetics.

Anxiety: Fear of impending death.

Brightlessness,
Nausea and vomiting,
Sweating, pallor and a fast pulse.
Sudden death: Loss of blood supply disturbs the orderly transmission of electrical impulses in the heart and as a result the heart stops to effectively pump blood. Permanent brain damage and death can occur unless oxygenated blood flow is restored within five minutes. Approximately 40% of people suffering a heart attack die before reaching to the hospital.

What causes a Heart Attack?
A heart attack is almost always caused by the formation of a blood clot on a cholesterol plaque located on the inner wall of an artery to the heart (coronary artery). It is believed that the process of formation of these plaques starts in the late teens. Over a period of time the accumulation of cholesterol plaque causes thickening of the artery walls and narrowing of the arteries; a process called atherosclerosis.

Many factors have been found to influence this plaque formation. It can be accelerated by smoking, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and diabetes. Whereas, factors like exercise, low fat diet, avoiding stress seem to help in retarding this process.

Ultimately, the arteries narrow to an extent where they are unable to supply enough blood to the heart muscle during periods of increased demand like during exercise or excitement. This results in a condition called ischemia which leads to chest pain called as angina.

Occasionally, however, for unknown reasons, the surface of the cholesterol plaque can become sticky, causing blood clotting. When a blood clot forms on top of this plaque, the artery becomes completely blocked, causing death of the heart muscle (heart attack).

How is Heart Attack Diagnosed?
The initial diagnosis of a heart attack is made by a combination of clinical symptoms and characteristic electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. An EKG is a recording of the electrical activity of the heart. However, confirmation of a heart attack can only be made hours later through detection of elevated creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) in the blood. CPK is a muscle protein enzyme, which is released into the blood circulation by dying heart muscles when their surrounding membranes dissolve.

What is the early Management of a patient of a Heart Attack?
Most of the patients of heart attack are managed in a dedicated heart care unit. Following are the elements in the management:

· Bed rest

· Oral Aspirin

· High flow oxygen

· Intravenous analgesia with morphine

· Monitoring the E.C.G.

Reperfusion: The immediate goal of treatment is to quickly open blocked arteries and restore blood flow to the heart muscles; a process called “reperfusion” Early reperfusion minimizes the extent of the heart muscle damage and preserves the pumping function of the heart. Many drugs are available to dissolve the clots and restore blood supply. Drugs like tissue plasminogen-activator (t-PA) and streptokinase given intravenously can open 80% of the blocked arteries within 90 minutes.
How can I prevent a second heart attack?
The best chances of preventing a second heart attack come from a combination of medications and change of diet and lifestyle.

Drugs: Aspirin and beta blockers (drugs like Tenormin), have been shown to reduce chances of a second heart attack and improve future survival.

Diet: Reducing weight and dietary fat.

Cremation of a Good Soul!

One of a good social worker in our area died yesterday due to Heart Attack. He is 50 years old and having 3 sons. He worked in our area for SNDP yogam 947, & done some great achievments for this place.

He was working in Kerala University. I worked with him in the development of this area when I was the Youth movement Secretary for one year.

It's a truth that who ever born have to die one day. Those who has done good for the Country & its people will be remembered long after their demise.

Do Good & Be Good

Wikimedia and Free Multilingual Content

WikipediaWikipedia is a free content encyclopedia that can be read and edited by anyone. Wikipedia was founded on the belief that virtually everybody has some knowledge that they can share with others. Nobody knows everything but everybody knows something.

Wikipedia began as an English-language project on January 15, 2001. On Wikipedia, anyone can create or modify an article instantly, so that no article has a single author. Instead, tens and even hundreds of people work together, sharing what they know to edit and improve the content. The result is a never-ending work in progress, always getting more thorough and always getting better.

The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an international non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. Wikimedia relies on public donations to meet its goal of providing free knowledge to every person in the world.

The wiki language, known as wikitext, is much simpler than HTML. It is practically intuitive, so that anyone can learn it in just a few minutes. You can start editing the cotent by just clicking on the edit link in a page!

Wiki Projects
The Wikimedia Foundation is the parent organization of some of the largest collaboratively-edited reference projects in the world, some of them are listed below.

While browsing through these sites, use the Search Box to find what you want.

  1. Wikipedia is a project to build free encyclopedias in all languages of the world. Wikipedia is one of the 50 most visited websites in the world.
  2. Wikinews is a project which aims to collaboratively report and summarize news on all subjects from a neutral point of view.
  3. Wiktionary a collaborative project to produce a free multilingual dictionary in every language, with definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, quotations and synonyms.
  4. Wikimedia Commons is a project that provides a central repository for free images, music, sound & video clips and, possibly, texts and spoken texts.
  5. Wikibooksis a collection of open-content textbooks that anyone can edit.
  6. Wikiquote is a free online compendium of quotations in every language, including sources (where known)and translations of non-English quotes.
  7. Wikisource is the Free Library, an online collection of free content source texts built by its contributors.
  8. Wikispecies is a free directory of life - an open, free directory of species.

gofreeSMS - Free unlimited SMS

gofreeSMS provides free unlimited SMS. This webpage is using Flash and easy to use.

The service is ad-supported. The SMS message will be delivered only if there is an active advertisement sponsor for your region. For India currently there is no advertisement sponsors, so messages will not be delivered. The service is ad-supported in Australia, BArbados, Canada, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and USA.

In India it covers Aircel, Airtel Bharti, BPL, BSNL CellOne, Escotel, Hexacom Oasis, Hutchinson India, Hutchinson Max Orange, Idea Cellular, RPG Cellular and Spice.

Check out the list for the list of mobile carriers covered by the gofreeSMS network. To insure coverage, please check that there is an ad sponsor in your region. These countries appear in blue highlight in the list. gofreeSMS will only deliver a TXT message into a recipient region if there is an active sponsor.

Tata Sky Digital Television

I have been reading about IPTV, DTH, Satellite TV, etc. for some time now. Have been thinking about switch to such services. Though these new innovative services sound exciting, I feel that it is not yet a viable option for me in Thiruvananthapuram, India. I will have to continue with the good old Asianet Cable. Also digital TV makes sense to me only after I install Digital sound systems.

Satellite television technology brings television channels in digital quality from the satellite directly to your home, giving you complete control over your television viewing experience.

Tata Sky satellite television service is launched across 300 cities in India on August 2006. This brings unprecedented television entertainment to viewers across the country.

The hardware costs Rupees 2,999, one-time installation charge is 1000 and the monthly charge is Rupees 200. Tata Sky currently offers channels from STAR, Sony, Discovery, Disney, MTV, NDTV, ESPN STAR Sports, National Geographic, Eenadu, TV Today, Asianet, Amrita, Doordarshan and many more.

The service has been designed to give subscribers a choice of all their favorite television channels in DVD-quality picture and CD-quality sound. In addition, subscribers can now control the way they watch television through a host of interactive services such as an on-screen program guide, Active Sports, Actve STAR News, Actve Newsroom and Actve Khabar.

Tata Sky provides four pieces of equipment:

  • A minidish to receive signals from the satellite,
  • A set-top box called DigicompTM
  • A card which is inserted into the set-top box, called the DigicardTM
  • A remote control for the set-top box.

The remote is identical to that used by Foxtel Digital in Australia and British Sky Broadcasting in the UK.

Features of Tata Sky Satellite Television are:

  • 101 channels (as of October 2006)
  • DVD quality picture and CD quality sound
  • Fixed channel positions and uniform volume levels across all channels
  • 7 day programme schedules for all channels
  • Ability to set upto 50 reminders for favorite programmes
  • Ability to find out what's playing on all channels without changing the channel
  • Synopsis of programmes
  • Parental controls
  • Audio-only music channels
  • Interactive television features like choice of commentators, highlights on demand and player statistics for sports channels.
  • Video on Demand: Newly-released films / sporting events can be ordered and viewed at home without commercial breaks.
  • Ability to watch four news channels simultaneously on one screen (Picture in picture)

How it Works?

  • Tata Sky will uplink all channels to its satellite (INSAT 4A)
  • The satellite will send the channels in digital quality directly to the minidish fixed on your balcony, outside your window, or on your terrace
  • The minidish relays the channels to your digicomp™, where they are decrypted and sent to your television, giving you an unparalleled viewing experience
  • There is an alternate solution available for large buildings. The entire building can use a single dish and carry connections to individual digicomp™ in every home

Do I live in Keral or Kerala or Keralam?

The south western state of India, where I live, is celebrating its 50 years of existence on 1st of November. In Hindi the state's name is Keral [़ केरल, Kēraḷ], in English it is Kerala ['keːɹəˌlə] and in Malayalam it is Keralam [േകരളം, Kēraḷaṁ].

Even in Government documents different names are used depending on the language. When will the government unify the name of the state - be it Keralam or Kerala or Keral? I prefer the name Keralam as it means 'the land of coconut trees' in Malayalam.

BTW, sometimes I feel that the state should have been named Malayalam as the word means 'the land of hills', which is true. So we would have been the Malayalam speaking people of the state of Malayalam!

I think it would be a good idea for the 'Keralam' Government to think about it and make a change during the 50 year celebrations.

Kerala in Wikipedia, Official website

Indian Railway Ticket Reservation Through SMS

Indian Railway offers online railway reservation through www.irctc.co.in (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited) web site. IRCTC also offers rail reservation through mobiles using Speech recognition, GPRS and CDMA technologies available on various mobile Operators. IRCTC also introduced the simplest way to book your Railway ticket using just two SMS messages (Short Messaging Service). This service is introduced with the following mobile operators across the India.

  1. IDEA Cellular - Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi & NCR
  2. MTNL /Delhi - Delhi & NCR
  3. Reliance Infocomm - All circles
  4. Other operators like BSNL, Hutch,MTNL-Mumbai and Tata Indicom will soon integration with Indian Railway for SMS booking.

How to Book Tickets using SMS

In order to book rail tickets using SMS, the following are a must:

  • The user needs to be registered with www.irctc.co.in and opted to use the mobile reservation services.
  • User should have created at least one "Passenger List" in his profile registered with IRCTC. This list will be used for the SMS booking process.
  • The customer has to be registered for the Mobile Banking services of ICICI Bank (Other banks will be integrated soon)
  • The user must have a mobile connection with any one of the operators listed above (more operators are also being added.)
  • The entire process of "book ticket" can be done through two SMS messages, using IRCTC’s short code 7245

How to Register?

You need to sign up in www.irctc.co.in in order to avail this service. The User has to select "mobile booking" option in the profile / registration page to avail all types of Mobile Booking facilities including SMS booking. The user needs to input mobile number, mobile operator, and preferred payment option (At present ICICI Bank only). ICICI Bank will be charging Rs 10 for this service for each booking. You will need to be registered to the "Mobile Shopping Service" provided by ICICI Bank and enter the 'mShop Name' through SMS.

For more details please visit IRCTC Mobile Booking web page.

Service Provided Operators

RELIANCE
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245
  • Ticket Reservation through R-World( Payment through Credit Cards)
  • SMS Booking on 7245
IDEA
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245
  • Voice Based Ticket Reservation on 456( Payment through Credit Cards)
  • SMS Booking on 7245
MTNL Delhi
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245
  • SMS Booking on 7245
MTNL Mumbai
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245
HUTCH
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245
  • Voice Based Ticket Reservation on 123( Payment through Credit Cards)
  • GPRS Based Ticket Reservation( Payment through Credit Cards)
TATA INDICOM
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245
  • Voice Based Ticket Reservation on 12900( Payment through Credit Cards)
AIRTEL
  • PNR Alert Service on 7245

Already registered users of www.irctc.co.in can use their existing user id and password to log in and transact through Hutch / Idea/ Tata Indicom / Reliance handsets

First time users can avail the registration facility offered by the mobile operator or visit www.irctc.co.in and use the normal registration form.

How to Identify the Indian State / Union Territory / Metro a BSNL cellphone belong to?

I came across this table below to identify the home state (Indian) to which a a BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) cellphone belong to. For example, if the cell phone number is 9447100100, its first 4 digits are 9447, which belong to Kerala state as per the lookup table given below.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) 9479, 9432
Andhra Pradesh (AP) 9473 , 9440, 9441
Assam 9478
Bihar 9475, 9431
Chennai 9470, 9444
Kolkata 9481
Gujrat 9457,9426
Haryana 9450, 9416
Himachal Pradesh (HP) 9451,9418
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) 9452,9419
Karnataka 9471, 9448
Kerala 9472, 9447
Madhya Pradesh (MP) 9458,9425
Maharastra 9456, 9422
North East (NE) states 9477
Orissa 9476, 9437
Punjab 9453, 9417
Rajasthan 9459, 9414
Tamil Nadu (TN) 9480, 9443
Utter Pradesh (UP) East 9455, 9415
Utter Pradesh (UP( West 9454, 9412
West Begnal (WB) 9474, 9434

As of now, I do not have the similar kind of information for other mobile providers in India. I will publish it as soon as I get the information.

Hope this helps. Please post more BSNL numbers if I am missing any in this list.

Google SMS to Send Free Text Messages to Cell Phones in the USA

Readers have been sending me queries on Mobile and SMS, especially for sending SMS for free. I am goign to write more about this in the coming days. Hope this helps many out there. Enjoy the free SMS, and do let me know what works and what does not work for you.

Google's Send To Phone provides free service to send SMS (text messages) to cell phones in the United States of America. It supports the following wireless careers in the USA.

Alaska Communications Systems
Alltel
AT&T/Cingular
Cellular South
CellularOne
Centennial Wireless
Cincinnati Bell
Helio
MetroPCS
Midwest Wireless
Nextel
Omnipoint
Qwest
Sprint
SunCom Wireless
T-Mobile
Unicel
US Cellular
Verizon
Virgin Mobile
Western Wireless

Only 95 character are allowed per message, without subject line. If you type in more characters, the message is divided and send as separate text messages.

If you are in the USA, you may also want to check out Google Mobile, which will come handly when yo are not in front of your computer. Enjoy the Google services and be one of the billions of people affected by Googlemania!

Send Free SMS Worldwide as Email

I have collected the following list of world's mobile careers from fatwallet.com. This provides an eazy way to send SMS (text messages) as email, free of charge for the sender.

I do not endorse thi list and I have no means to test whether this works or not. Use this list at your own risk! The SMS receiver may be charged by their mobile career! Do not send the bill to me! smiling

T-Mobile (USA): phonenumber@tmomail.net
Virgin Mobile (USA): phonenumber@vmobl.com
Cingular (USA): phonenumber@cingularme.com
Sprint (USA): phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Verizon (USA): phonenumber@vtext.com
Nextel (USA): phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
Alltel - number@message.alltel.com.
Ameritech (ACSWireless) - number@paging.acswireless.com
Arch Wireless - http://www.arch.com/message/ (assumes blank PIN)
AT&T Wireless - number@mobile.att.net
BeeLine GSM - number@sms.beemail.ru
Bell Mobility Canada - Enter your phone number, including the "1" prefix. number@txt.bellmobility.ca
BellSouth Mobility - number@blsdcs.net
Blue Sky Frog - number@blueskyfrog.com
Cellular South - number@csouth1.com
CellularOne (Dobson) - number@mobile.celloneusa.com
Centennial Wireless - http://www.centennialcom.com
cingular - number@mobile.mycingular.com
cingular IM Plus/Bellsouth IPS - Enter 8 digit PIN or user name. Goes to @imcingular.com
cingular IM Plus/Bellsouth IPS Cellphones - Enter phone number. Goes to @mobile.mycingular.com
Dutchtone/Orange-NL - number@sms.orange.nl
Edge Wireless - number@sms.edgewireless.com
Fido Canada - number@fido.ca
Golden Telecom - number@sms.goldentele.com
Idea Cellular - number@ideacellular.net
J-Phone - number@jp-t.ne.jp
Kyivstar - number@sms.kyivstar.net
LMT - number@smsmail.lmt.lv
Manitoba Telecom Systems - number@text.mtsmobility.com
Meteor - number@sms.mymeteor.ie
Metrocall Pager - number@page.metrocall.com
Mobilfone - number@page.mobilfone.com
NBTel - number@wirefree.informe.ca
Netcom - number@sms.netcom.no
Nextel - Goes to 10digits@messaging.nextel.com
NPI Wireless - number@npiwireless.com
NTELOS - 10digits@pcs.ntelos.com
O2 (formerly BTCellnet) - Enter O2 username - must be enabled first at http://www.o2.co.uk. Goes to username@o2.co.uk
O2 M-mail (formerly BTCellnet) - Enter phone number, omitting intial zero - must be enabled first by sending an SMS saying "ON" to phone number "212". Goes to +44[number]@mmail.co.uk
Optus - number@optusmobile.com.au
Pacific Bell cingular - number @mobile.mycingular.com
Pagenet - number@pagenet.net
PCS Rogers AT&T Wireless - number@pcs.rogers.com
Powertel - number@ptel.net
PSC Wireless - number@sms.pscel.com
Qualcomm - username@pager.qualcomm.com
Qwest - number@qwestmp.com
Skytel (Alphanumeric) - 7-digitpin@skytel.com
Smarts GSM - http://www.samara-gsm.ru/scripts/smsgate.exe
Sprint PCS - number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Sprint PCS (Short Mail) - number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
SunCom - number@tms.suncom.com
SureWest Communications - number@mobile.surewest.com
T-Mobile Austria - Enter your number starting with 43676. Email will be sent to number@sms.t-mobile.at
T-Mobile Germany - number@T-D1-SMS.de
T-Mobile Netherlands - Send "EMAIL ON" to 555 from your phone, then enter your number starting with 316. Email will be sent to number@gin.nl
T-Mobile USA - number@tmomail.net
Telefonica Movistar - number@movistar.net
Telus Mobility - 10digits@msg.telus.com
uBoot - Enter your username as the phone number. See http://www.uboot.com for more details
UMC - number@sms.umc.com.ua
US Cellular - Enter a 10 digit USCC Phone Number. Messages are sent via http://uscc.textmsg.com/scripts/send.idc and only contain the message field
Verizon Wireless - number@vtext.com
Verizon Wireless (formerly Airtouch) - Enter your phone number. Messages are sent to number@airtouchpaging.com. This is ONLY for former AirTouch customers.
Verizon Wireless (myairmail.com) - number@myairmail.com
Vessotel - roumer@pager.irkutsk.ru
Virgin Mobile UK - number@vxtras.com
Virgin Mobile USA - number@vmobl.com
Weblink Wireless - number@airmessage.net
WyndTell - username/number@wyndtell.com

Web Instant Messengers

In many corporate networks, Instant Messengers like MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk and AIM are not allowed and ports are disabled. You also need to have these software applications installed in your computer. But in most cases, desktop users are not permitted to install any software, for security reasons.

Now, what is the solution for you to access messenger services and chat with your friends? even in the restricted environment? I am listing some options, which might work for you. If you are caught using these services, do not blame me, ok? big grin

When you are at some internet cafes, you may not have your preferred messenger installed in the desktop! And you do not want to wait to get the software downloadd and installed. The options listed below are going to help you to chat faster.

MSN, Yahoo, Google, AOL and ICQ provides their own web messengers. There are other third party web messengers like Meebo, KoolIM, ILoveIM and eBuddy providing integration of various messengers in a single place.

MSN Web Messenger lets you chat online and in real-time with friends and family using just a web browser! Use it on any shared computer - at school, at work, at a friend's house or anywhere you can't install the MSN Messenger software. Popups neds to be enabled for this web site if you are using popup blocker software like the MSN Toolbar.

Yahoo Web Messenger works from any Java enabled browsers.

Google Talk - Web Messenger allows you to chat with your friends from any web broswer having Flash support.

AIM Express® service is convenient whenever you're away from your home computer: at school, the office, or a friend's house. Use it whenever you have to be discreet.

ICQ2Go! is a web-based installation-free ICQ version. With the essential communication tools, it offers a solution for connecting from Internet Cafes and other computers, where download and installation is not an option. There is a Flash based version as well as java based version.

Meebo.com is a website for instant messaging from absolutely anywhere. Whether you are at home, on campus, at work, or traveling foreign lands, hop over to meebo.com on any computer to access all of your buddies (on AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber) and chat with them, no downloads or installs required, for free!

KoolIM.com is a web messenger application that allows you to stay connected with your favorite Instant Messenger almost anywhere. You need a computer with just a browser only.
There is no need to download and install any software or Java plug-ins into your computer to use KoolIM.com Web Instant Messenger. KoolIM.com provides friendly, light and very easy to use web-based interface with almost all core features from the original Instant Messenger.
Another great benefit of our Web Messenger - it works behind a firewall or proxy servers. Use our Web Instant Messenger to chat with your friends everywhere! We support AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber and others on the consumer side. We also support Sametime, Simple, SIP, LCS, and Jabber.

ILoveIM.com is another Web Messenger like KoolIM and Meebo. It supports Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk and AOL.

eBuddy.com is a free web based messenger that enables you to chat with your MSN, Yahoo and AIM buddies.

Send Free Text Message in the USA and Canada Using GoText

GoText by Stumbleinside.com provides an interface to send text messages (SMS - short message) to cell phones in the North America (USA and Canada). Most of the mobile careers are supported.

Download GoText and install in your computer. More about the application can be found at Stumbleinside.com, an absract is given below.

GoText is a simple and easy to use text messaging app that allows you to send text messages from your PC to your friend's phone. It is easier and faster than using your phone, and it could even save you a buck or two in messaging charges. It is the perfect solution for when you are sitting around the dorm room or the apartment and have quick access to a PC. When you send messages, your friend can reply to your phone number or an email address (if their carrier supports it) just as if you had sent the message from your phone.

Features

  • Address Book: Store names and numbers within GoText to quickly send messages without retyping. Import names and numbers from other email or messaging applications.
  • Send messages to multiple recipients by placing all of the destination numbers in the "To" box seperated by commas. You can also type in names from the address book or use the address book "Send To" button to add all of the selected names to the "To" box.
  • Recent numbers list: The most recently used names and numbers will appear in the drop down lists of the "To" and "From" boxes.

Dream Bharat

My Dream BHARAT...

I wish India will be like this some day & become a true World Power... & name itself Bharat rather than India (colonial name).

SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Countries) is a good concept, but the interfearence from outside countries & unwanted motives ruins its real motive.

A development oriented country, development of science, technology, industry, agriculture & over all development of people & culture.

Our culture should be re-instated. No satellite channels from outside the country, which ruins the new generation. No violent & abusive computer games & no vulger movies.

Development of ancient language, develop our own Super Computer & restart the development of 'Sankhya Vahini'.

Good governance; no criminals be able to control the Government & no outside countries to allow interference in regional, social, cultural & Government activities.

Develop new generation in Government funded schools & colleges. No self financing schools & colleges. Education & Health Care should be under full Government control. Education is the basis of the next generation, so no privatisation.

Privatisation in industry, agriculture are good but not in education & health care sector. Do not open for tourism, it will expose our land, which in tern attracts unwanted attention from foreign countries.

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