Young India Network for Good Health

Highs and lows  Business Standard Cocaine, chemicals…. they abused everything,” says vocalist Devraj Sanyal, CEO of Universal Music India and co-founder of Mumbai-based metal band Brahma. “We would never step on stage with even a drop of alcohol in us, even though everything was ...    < http://www.business-standard. com/india/news/highslows/ 44427 4/ >

Success, adulation of millions, moolah and plum perks. The cult figures in music get all these things on a platter at an early age.  Then, what is it that turns the applecart upside down and drives them towards disaster, drugs and more - as in the case of Amy Winehouse? TOI speaks to some well-known members of the musical fraternity in the city to glean the facts...  Whither support  According to singer Pinkoo Joseph, it's not the western music that should be blamed, but the disturbed childhood that plays havoc with these singers' lives, who court success big-time. "Here in  India , we have a strong family support and a value system that's imbibed in us since childhood. But, in most of the western societies, parents aren't able to do that because they themselves aren't exactly the role models. So, these celebs easily fall prey to drugs and alcohol," says he.  Handling success  But, the drug abuse issues can't be blamed on western society alone,...

Six Ugandan students jailed in India for assaulting police officers Daily Monitor According to India's Deccan Chronicle newspaper, the six students - 3 girls and 3 boys – and all in their 20s, are remanded up to August 6. The students were said to have been drunk and were returning from a party. Police said they seized alcohol from ... < http://www.monitor.co.ug/ News /National/-/688334/ 1207182/-/ bl2kdsz/-/ >

Low doses of alcohol too affect heart ANI   Jul 16, 2011, 03.32pm IST Moderate-to-high amounts of alcohol have been previously found to acutely impair the heart's left ventricular (LV) performance. Now, a new study has found that even low blood concentrations of alcohol can have acute effects on the heart, with very different effects on LV and right ventricular (RV) function, which collectively pump blood to the entire body. Now, a new study has found that even low blood concentrations of alcohol can have acute effects on the heart, with very different effects on LV and right ventricular (RV) function, which collectively pump blood to the entire body........... http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-16/health/29781126_1_light-drinking-alcohol-low-doses

Sad News  ..............Thanks in part to advertising campaigns featuring India’s most famous cricketers, beer consumption has surged over the past decade (by law, no alcoholic drink may be advertised in India – but that doesn’t prevent producers using proxies such as bottled water).   It grew by 14 per cent in 2010 alone to reach 1.7bn litres, according to Euromonitor, the market research group.   (Why we should thanks, it is sad news ?) .......... http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/07/22/india-fancy-a-pint-at-that-price-i%E2%80%99ll-have-vodka/#axzz1Sw4PwhAx  

Indian cricket captain's whisky advert angers team-mate's mother The Guardian Alcohol advertising is outlawed in India, but with the government looking the other way many companies have found an easy way to get around the ban. They spend heavily on advertising peripheral products which are given the same names as the spirit ... < http://www.guardian.co.uk/ wor ld/2011/jul/19/india- cricket- captain-whisky-advert > See all stories on this topic: < http://news.google.com/news/ s tory?ncl=http://www.guardian. c o.uk/world/2011/jul/19/india- c ricket-captain-whisky-advert& h l=en&geo=us > Census shows India urbanising faster Business Standard Bose says more factors should be included to consider a place not just urban but developed. He questions Kerala's quality of life, for instance, saying he finds the figures on alcohol consumption, depression and suicides alarming. < http://www.business-standard. com/india/news/census-shows- in dia-urb...

Dhoni ji, Sachin has make  it large already by refusing any liquor add. Why not follow the  big brother Sachin  by quitting it and come out from drink battle as a winner and make it large .... Children Radio club members

'Non-communicable diseases a major health challenge for India' Chandigarh Newsline ... COPD, injuries and mental disorder) which account for 53% deaths in India. The main reason for NCDs are high usage of tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, stress, insufficient treatment and general lack of awareness among Indians. ... < http://www.expressindia.com/ l atest-news/noncommunicable- dis eases-a-major-health- challenge -for-india/818156/ >

Mr.N.S.Bisht motivator and curator  :An inspiration for Balbhawan children A proud teacher Mr.Sanjeev of Balbhawan Mr.N.S.Bisht  officer in charge Jawahar Balbhawan Mandi & Pallavi of Nada India  

A date with Radio club members at Jawahar Balbhawan Mandi Delhi 

Drinking age limit: Adolescent drinking may affect brain Daily News & Analysis A person who begins drinking as a teen is four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than someone who waits until adulthood to use alcohol. I feel that in India, an 18-year-old does not possess the maturity to handle life as a result of the ... < http://www.dnaindia.com/ mumba i/comment_drinking-age- limit- adolescent-drinking-may- affect -brain_1563096 > See all stories on this topic: < http://news.google.com/news/ s tory?ncl=http://www.dnaindia. c om/mumbai/comment_drinking- age -limit-adolescent-drinking- may -affect-brain_1563096&hl= en& geo=us > New Free trade agreements could make Imported Wines Cheaper Indian Wine Portal (blog) The Good news is that it could substantially bring down India's high  tarrifs on imported alcohol. French wine dominates among the Indian imported wines with an approximate 40 % and even Italian wines now have a 9 % Market sh...

Daniel Radcliffe battled alcohol addiction - Yahoo! India News London, Jul 4 (PTI) ''Harry Potter'' star Daniel Radcliffe says he spent years battling with a secret drinking problem and now has turned teetotal in a bid to put behind his boozy lifestyle. The 21-year-old British actor, who shot to stardom in the wizard franchise when he was 11, developed a penchant for partying and became "reliant" on alcohol in order to have a good time, reported Contactmusic. "I became so reliant on (alcohol) to enjoy stuff. There were a few years there when I was just so enamoured with the idea of living some sort of famous person''s lifestyle that really isn''t suited to me," the actor said. Radcliffe said he is glad that the paparazzi never caught him misbehaving, and he has now turned his back on his wild ways to concentrate on a calmer lifestyle. "I really got away with that because there were many instances when a shot like that could hav...

However, the real problem is binge drinking. While a glass of wine with dinner may be good for health, overdoing the drinks may hurt your mental and physical health. Says Johnson J Edayaranmula, Executive Director, Indian Alcohol Policy Alliance, an NGO, "Binge drinking is now common. Alcohol intake is increasing, leading to public health problems. Social drinking has increased, particularly among the urban and suburban population."... http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-01/drinks-corner/29722262_1_binge-drinking-alcohol-intake-indian-alcohol-policy-alliance

Randeep Singh Thakur   Says:   June 28th, 2011 at 1:17 pm MR. IMRAN KHAN….One hell of an educated illiterate you are ….don’t know or don’t even wanna knw about the intent of law being made…. Mr. Khan be noted that the laws are not only meant of uber cool people like you…..given wheels and enuff cash to spill around in metros….. more than 70% of Indian population is rural…..The existence of law can’t be challenged jss becoz people are not following it…May be you are not aware about the practical situations…no one nd I mean no one in my drinking experience has ever arrested me for an underage drinking when I was an underage drinker as per law…It is because I live in Delhi which has got so called “hip” culture…got enuff cash to burn for booze….I’m also a culprit but I do the things my way nd do not publicize the unnecessary frustration towards the LAW, the way U are doing…. U keep on trying but no parent wants their child to drink…In Indian community drinking has always been fr...

''All districts of Himachal to have drug de-addiction centres'' PTI | 09:06 PM,Jun 26,2011 Shimla, Jun 26 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government will open drug de-addiction centres in all the 12 district of the state, Chief Minister P K Dhumal today said on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. "Himachal Government will open drug de-addiction centres in all 12 districts of the state and launch a special campaign to vigorously enforce the law against traders selling tobacco products within a radius of 100 yards of the educational institutions," Dhumal said. Addressing the state level function of "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare here, the Chief Minister gave clarion call to people to make prohibition and war against drugs a mass movement and save youths from falling prey to drugs and other intoxicants. "It was social respo...

Alcohol use and its consequences in South India : Views from a ... Alcohol use and its consequences in South India: Views from a marginalised tribal population. Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin ... < http://www. interventionnation al.com/ alcohol-use-and-its- con sequences-in-south-india- views -from-a-marginalised- tribal- population/ > School kids oppose alcohol ban in Gujarat : India: India Today School kids in Vadodara district of Gujarat oppose alcohol ban, make films. < http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ site/video/school-kids-oppose- alcohol-ban-in-gujarat/1/ 14310 2.html >