Odds and ends

Exposure to sunlight and immunity

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4050880/Want-fight-infections-sunlight-Spending-time-outdoors-helps-bug-fighting-cells-body-quicker.html

 

Diagnosing dementia early

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4052030/A-faster-way-diagnose-dementia-Measuring-levels-chemical-brain-spot-onset-disease.html

 

 

Diagnosing Concussion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4058370/The-easy-way-diagnose-concussion-90-accurate-test-works-monitoring-s-brain-responds-sound.html

Optical illusion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4061098/Optical-illusion-tricks-brain-thinking-face-inside-out.html

 

 

Feliz Navidad

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2017.

Especially to all members of the 1960 intake Batch

of the Colombo, Kynsey Road Medical Faculty, Sri Lanka

Please click on each of the web-links in blue with your speakers on.

1. Children sing Feliz Navidad

 

https://youtu.be/ReJ4PRklbKA

 

2. Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad (1,970)

https://youtu.be/XwRIBpw7EwU

Odds and ends

Laser treatment of Prostate  cancer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4050078/Laser-therapy-wipe-prostate-cancer-Technique-destroys-tumours-save-thousands-men-surgery.html

Predicting heart attacks 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4049012/Could-5-blood-test-predict-heart-attack-15-years-early-Scientists-say-help-doctors-spot-high-risk-patients.html

Use of Pain-killers

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4049408/Experts-say-using-painkillers-time-pointless-dangerous.html

Stem-cell procedure to treat stroke

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4049358/ME-OPERATION-pioneering-stem-cell-procedure-restore-movement-stroke.html
 

Gene Autry Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

https://youtu.be/7ara3-hDH6I

First female medical students of Ceylon.

Ceylon Examiner May 2^nd 1892-

“The medical College opens its summer sessions today. Two young ladies Misses Keyt and Davidson – will be admitted as students for the first time in the history of the College’.

Ceylon Administrative Reports 1891 A 15.

‘In anticipation of the admission of female medical students’the Government authorized ‘a separate Dissecting Room for females and separate tutors and a reading room’

Veronica Weerasekara & Rachel Christoffelsz, were female medicos in later years. Veronica’s reminiscences:-

Dr.Chalmers – Registrar.

Teachers – Dr.S.C. Paul, Dr.FrankGrenier, Dr.Sinnathamby,Dr.Garvin and Dr.H.M. Fernando.

Seniors lined up & whistled.

Pranks – Cutting the afternoon lecture and going by train to the ‘Pagoda’ restaurant. (The 'Pagoda' was still in existence in the 1960s)

Occasional boat ride in the harbor during lecture time - this was in the time of the old jetty opposite the Grand Oriental Hotel.

Teasing and comments by the male medicos:-

'Veronica sweet as the morning air,

  Do not leave me in despair’.

  ‘Rachel Chris dear charming Miss,

  Your lips to kiss it’l be a bliss’

http://comsaa.blogspot.com/2013/09/some-milestones-in-history-of-colombo_3903.html