World Health Day: Kasturba Hospital offers 30% concession for a week

April 6, 2012

Manipal, April 6: The Kasturba Hospital will observe World Health Day for a week beginning April 7 with emphasis on preventive health.

In a press release issued here, Chief Operating Officer and Medical Superintendent of the hospital R.R. Pulgaonkar said a 30 per cent concession would be provided for preventive health check-ups at the hospital from April 7 to 14 to all those who wished to avail the facility.

Dr. Pulgaonkar said the hospital was extending this facility in keeping with the theme of the World Health Day this year. The theme is: “Good health adds life to years” with focus on ageing and health. “A number of packages have been listed to be provided for the benefit of the people,” he said.

A Health Day Special Assessment Screening Package for senior citizens (60 years and above) will also be available. The hospital will be offering organ specific screening packages for kidney, heart, liver and lungs.

There is a Special Screening Package for people with sleep apnea (snoring) as it can turn very risky for the patient. Complete health check-ups such as “basic”, “executive”, and “comprehensive” will be offered at concessional price during the week.

Eight out of every 10 deaths in India are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes in urban India. In rural India, six out of every 10 deaths are caused by NCDs, the release said.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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