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In Thiruvanthapuram the Kerala governments gave the green signal for setting up a medical university in Thrissur. The Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan gave details about the university to the reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting. On Thursday gave nod for the formation of a combined university for all systems of medicines with separate board of studies, faculty and board of examination for each stream.

The proposed Kerala University for Medical and Allied Sciences will handle all the academic activities, including the conduct of examinations from 2009-10. Before this all the colleges under each stream including paramedical colleges would be affiliated to this university. The University Act and statute will be formulated within six months and will be presented in the Assembly.

For deciding the policy matters of the university, the government has appointed a high-level committee headed by Health Minister P K Sreemathi in which the secretaries of Health, Higher Education & medical education heads from allopathy, Ayurveda and homoeo have been made members. Dr Usha Titus has been appointed as the project director.
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Zen Resort Bali Surya Meditation and Ayurveda Retreat: Inner Peace and Divine Healing Power with Swathimaa and Raymond Prohs

Zen Resort situated in a serene and peaceful environment in north Bali, surrounded by rice fields, vineyards and natural forest, is the venue of this September 2008 Bali Surya meditation and Ayurveda retreat with international healers and renowned teachers Swathimaa and Raymond Prohs, both senior students of the Indian Saint Sri Kaleshwar who is the first to reveal the actual spiritual practices of India’s saints to Western students.

Zen resorts’ secluded location and pristine nature is idyllic to appreciate and connect with the nature’s elemental forces, the sky, earth, air, water and fire, which according to Vedic understanding account for all Creation and provide the hidden natural powers to balance our energy and mobilize the natural processes to heal ourselves and achieve inner peace, realize contentment in life and living and thus experience the Divine.

The Bali Surya retreat is designed to relax, heal and rejuvenate the body, mind, heart and soul. Through out the day, the resorts’ soothing and inspiring music and Sanskrit chants will help you to gently detach from your personal concerns and worries.

The daily retreat program begins with sunrise Surya meditation and a morning of yoga and time for eco-forest walks, rice field trekking, along a secluded beach or simply slumbering in a hammock or on a sun-bed getting a tan while reading and thinking of personal resolutions to change course for a more sustainable and satisfying life style and living.

At noon there is an hour of Surya meditation and water exercises in the infinity pool merging with the rice field terraces and the sea horizon beyond. The early afternoon is devoted to satsangs and seminar discussions as well as personal Sai Shakti healing consultations with Swathimaa and Raymond. In the late afternoon it is time for Ayuvredic consultation and treatments designed according to each individual’s personal constitution and health assessment. Following dinner under the stars, the retreat group gathers around a cozy fire for an evening of singing and chanting to relax for a night of deep sleep.
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Lucknow: There is new hope for those suffering from diseases like paralysis, osteo-arthritis, hair-fall and skin disorders. The “Kaya Chikitsa” department of the Faculty of Ayurveda in the Institute of Medical Sciences at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) now offers treatment of these diseases through the leech therapy. Ayurveda experts at the BHU have been successfully using blood-sucking leeches to treat human ailments, including paralysis and osteo-arthritis.

“We have treated many complex cases of osteo-arthritis, skin disorders like leucoderma, alopecia (type of baldness), paralysis induced by brain thrombosis, besides filarial and diabetic wounds which usually take time to heal,” says Dr O.P. Singh, an expert in the leech-based prick and suck therapy.

The leeches, that often feared by humans for their blood sucking power, embody chemical enzymes which can work as catalyst in treatment of human ailments, by diluting blood clots in the infected body part, reducing the pain of the diseased part and ultimately improving the blood circulation in the problematic body area.

“Once the leech is allowed to prick and suck blood from infected body part of the patient, it not only sucks away the infected blood, but also salivates the treating attributes of the chemical enzymes into the patient’s body,’’ Dr Singh explained.

Giving the details of the procedure of the treatment process, Dr Singh said the leeches, before being administered on the patient’s body, were kept in a bowl of turmeric water that act as disinfectant and activating agent for the disease-treating leeches. The leeches are then set upon the infected part of the patient’s body to prick and suck blood.

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Bangalore, April 10: For all those aspirants of a seat in a professional college, the Common Entrance Test (CET) for 2008 is on April 19. About 1.13 lakh students will appear for the one day CET.

This year, the CET for admission to the first year of engineering, architecture, medical, dental, ayurveda, unani, homoeopathy, naturopathy and yoga courses, Indian Systems of Medicine and homoeopathy and engineering technology courses will be a one day affair conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).

For the first time ever, the KEA will conduct the CET since its conception as an autonomous examination authority - Karnataka Examination Authority.

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Mumbai: The Maharsatra Ayurvedic Student Association (MASA) has demanded stipend for students who are pursuing postgraduate programs in government aided ayurvedic colleges in the state.

Maharastra has about 56 ayurvedic colleges out of which only four are run by government. Since last two week students of post graduate government aided ayurvedic colleges in the state are demanding stipend. Dr Reema Patil, president MASA asked, “If MBBS students are entitled to stipend, why not us?”

Principal secretary of medical education Amitabh Chandra said that the government was looking into their demands. “We have to look into the financial implications and then decide,” he said.

Their demands also include better job opportunities for the 3,500-odd Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) graduates passing out every year. Students believe that the government has been hypocritical in its approach towards promoting ayurvedic medicine.

A government resolution of 1981 states that BAMS degree is equivalent to MBBS, “however, not a single BAMS doctor finds any place in government projects,” said Patil.

It should be mentioned, the National Rural Health Mission has sought the services of ayurvedic doctors as MBBS doctors are unwilling to practice in rural areas. “We have recruited 2,000 ayurvedic and unani practitioners to rural areas,” said Madhukar S Chaudhari, mission director of Maharashtra Rural Health Mission.

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New Delhi, Jan 24: The Union Cabinet today approved establishment of the All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi as an autonomous organization under the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

The Cabinet also gave approval to appointment of a director with supporting staff to oversee the project implementation.The decision will facilitate scientific validation, quality control, standardization and safety evaluation of Ayurveda products; standardised Ayurveda-based tertiary health delivery; and to promote interdisciplinary research and education of Ayurveda at postgraduate and postdoctoral levels.

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Udupi, India, Dec 25: A workshop on Continuing Medical Education (CME) in clinical methods in dermatology “Ayurvision - 2007″ will be organized here from Thursday December 27 to Saturdary December 29 by the department of Ayurveda, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), informed a press release.

Mr. M S Kamath, head of the department of Ayurveda, Kasturba Medical College speaking to media persons here on Monday, December 24 informed that nearly 60 Ayurvedic practitioners from various parts of the country would be taking part in the workshop.

Lectures on various clinical approaches towards skin diseases will be delivered by different scholars both from Ayurveda and modern medicines, like J R Krishnamoorthy, Srinivas Achar, C Balachandran, Raghavendra Rao, H Sripathi, K R Ramachandra and Madhusudhan Kamath.

Further Mr. Kamath added that delegates would be taken to the hospital wards for a clinical discussion.

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New Delhi, Nov 30, 2007: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for implementation of the Scheme of “Development of the AYUSH Institutions” with a Plan Outlay of Rs.550 crore in the 11th Plan.

The financial assistance under various components for Government and Government-aided Ayush colleges will be scaled up from Rs.62 lakh to Rs.2 crore for Under Graduate colleges; from Rs. 2 crore to 3 crore for Post Graduate colleges and from Rs.3 crore to Rs.5 crore for Model Colleges and shall be based on college-specific upgradation plans.

It will benefit in upgrading the infrastructure of AYUSH teaching institutions for ensuring minimum standards laid down by statutory councils and raising the quality of AYUSH education in the country.

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Giving specialised education a new definition, the Uttarakhand government is going ahead with a plan to establish an Ayurvedic university catering to just 110 students studying the subject.

“The decision has been taken keeping in mind the abundance of medicinal herbs and plants and the immense scope for Ayurveda in the hill state,” says state health minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. According to the higher education department, with the establishment of the Ayurvedic university and another catering specially to the aviation sector, the number of universities in the small state would go up to 13.

The proposed Ayurvedic University would be set up at Haridwar by combining the Rishikul and Gurukul Ayurvedic colleges. Both these colleges have combined seat strength of 110 for BAMS course and 15 for post-graduation. At present there are 4 Ayurvedic colleges in the state, two of which are government run. The total numbers of seats for graduate courses in these colleges is just 210 while only one college has 15 seats for post-graduate studies.

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MONTCLAIR, California - Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Immerse yourself in the vibrant and colorful Vedic Era! Experience the celebrations and ceremonies of India, western and world music and fun family entertainment, for three energizing and joyful days at the Grand Consecration of a Vedic Temple. Join us at the new Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Nov. 9th - 11th at 9720 N Central Avenue, Montclair CA, 91763.

Experience the grandeur and bliss of the Vedic Era! 48 hours of continuous Vedic rituals and opening of a University to radiate the enlightening Vedic Sciences. Fall into meditation and commune with the divine as you witness the largest number of tallest deities in North America being infused with divine energy by Paramahamsa Nithyananda, a multi-dimensional Enlightened Master from India. Don’t miss this rare, transformational opportunity!

The one-of-kind institution in North America will a seat of higher learning with top notch Vedic Scholars. It will have a rich spiritual library carrying over 100,000 books and house 1,200 very rare and authentic artifacts of the Vedic era. 30 different subjects will be taught on all aspects of Vedic tradition like yoga, meditation, ayurveda, Vedic rituals, crafts like rangoli, henna etc., with over 100 online courses and an E-library. Little Anandas, a weekend cultural school for children will be offered, where they will discover the Vedic truths in a fun environment. This bastion of Vedic culture and tradition in the West, aims to raise awareness of the Vedic tradition and usher in a positive impact on global peace and universal brotherhood.

As part of the GRAND celebration, Swamiji will be delivering FREE public discourses on the Shiva Sutras - the essence of meditation - for a continuous and unbelievable 30 days starting November 10th to December 9th. Shiva Sutras are the scriptures given directly by Lord Shiva to Devi, teaching various meditation techniques which help to reach “Shiva Consciousness.” When meditated upon they can take your mind on a direct path to the state of Enlightenment (complete self-realization - every moment brings new beginnings and new truths).

NITHYANANDA is a young, multi-dimensional, Enlightened Master from India whose popularity has exploded over the last seven years and awakened the hearts of millions of followers. His ground-breaking and dynamic techniques are transforming lives world wide. His goal is to create a blissful society, to spread the knowledge of the enlightening Vedic Sciences and in turn pave the way to creating peace in the individual, the country and the world. Currently there are over 1,000 centers in 30 countries, 30 Nithyananda Meditation Academies and 2 Universities.

The bliss continues to expand at an incredibly rapid pace. Be a part of it!

For more information, visit: www.NithyanandaVedicTemple.org or contact
info@NithyanandaVedicTemple(.org).

NEWS SOURCE: Nithyananda Vedic Temple

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