Gurpreet Kaur’s journey in this world ....
Gurpreet Kaur was a Musician. She was a singer and a composer of music. Her interest was composing and singing Gurbani Shabads in Indian Classical style. She sang Shabads in All the Raags mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. She also taught Gurmat Sangeet at Gurmat Gian Missionary College, Jawadi, Ludhiana.
Elder child to Pushpinder Kaur and Dr. Brig. Harminder Singh, was born in Amritsar on 13th Jan 1962. She attended various convent schools as a child because her father would get frequent Army postings as a dental surgeon. She graduated with Music Honors from Govt. College for Women, Chandigarh.
Music was her hobby and she composed and sang Raag based Gurbani Shabads. Doing Kirtan was part of growing up nurtured by her parents. She learned music from her father Dr. Brigadier Harminder Singh who was a dental surgeon in Indian Army and a very good singer himself. Gurpreet’s Bhua (father’s sister), Ajit Kaur retied as a Head of Department of Music from Govt. College for Women Ludhiana, and was a renounced Punjabi singer of her time. Gurpreet Kaur also learned nuances of Indian Classical Music from Pandita Sharma.
She was a mother of three children, and a grandmother. Her daughter Keerat Kaur is a Computer Engineer. Her two sons Gurkeerat Singh and Jaskeerat Singh are doctors in USA. Her daughter Keerat Kaur too was part of her group ~ Gurmat Gian Group.
Gurpreet Kaur left this world at the age of 54yrs on 12th Sept 2016 in Baltimore USA.
She had recorded around 25 cds of Gurbani Keertan.
'Raag Ratan' Album (6 CDs) is a Compilation of Shabads in All the 31 Sudh Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
'Gauri Sagar' Album (3 CDs) is a Compilation of All forms of Raag Gauri in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
'Nanak Ki Malhaar' ~ ((3 CDs) is an album of Raag Malhar Shabads in various forms of Malhar.
'Gur Parsaad Basant Bana' ~ (3 CDs) is an album of Shabads in Raag Basant sung in various forms of Raag Basant.
Har Ki Vadeyai
Sarni Aayea
Sewa
Priya Kee Preet Piyaree
Mohan Ghar Aavho Karo Jodariya
Mo Kao Taar Le Raama Taar Le
Tere Kavan Kavan Gun Keh Keh Gawan
Mera Baid Guru Govinda
Saajanrraa Mera Saajanrraa
E. coli was discovered by German pediatrician and bacteriologist Theodor Escherich in 1885.
It is a Gram-negative, rod shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm blooded organisms. These are typically rod-shaped, and are about 2.0 micrometres (μm) long and 0.5 μm in diameter.
Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans. The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut, and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2, and by preventing the establishment of pathogenic bacteria within the intestine.The Cells of E.Coli are able to survive outside the body for a limited amount of time, and this is a reason for its use as a test or an indicator organisms to test environmental samples for fecal contamination.
E. coli normally colonizes an infant’s gastrointestinal tract within 40 hours of birth, arriving with food or water or with the individuals handling the child.
E.Coli is an important anaerobe of human gastrointestinal tract. Anaerobes are organisms that can grow in either the presence or absence of oxygen.Fecal-oral transmission is the major route through which pathogenic strains of the bacterium cause disease in humans.
Food poisoning caused by E. coli can result from eating unwashed vegetables or undercooked meat.
E.Coli Strain O157:H7 – is associated with serious and life-threatening complications such as hemolytic-uremic syndrome.This strain is associated with the 2006 United States E. coli outbreak due to fresh spinach.
Certain strains of E. coli produce potentially lethal toxins.Virulent strains of E. coli can cause:
Gastroenteritis
Urinary tract infections
Neonatal meningitis.
In rare cases:
Haemolytic-uremic syndrome
Peritonitis
Mastitis
Septicaemia
Gram-negative pneumonia
If E. coli bacteria escape the intestinal tract through a perforation, for example from an ulcer, a ruptured appendix, or due to a surgical error, and enter the abdomen, may cause serious peritonitis.Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): E. coli is responsible for approximately 90% of urinary tract infections (UTI) seen in individuals with normal urinary tract anatomy. E.Coli also causes ascending infections. Fecal bacteria colonize the urethra and spread up the urinary tract to the bladder as well as to the kidneys causing pyelonephritis. It may also cause infection of the prostate in males. Because women have a shorter urethra than men, they are 14 times more likely to suffer from an ascending UTI.Neonatal meningitis: A type of strain of E.coli which may be present in mother’s vagina gets colonized in the newborn’s intestines, lead to bacteraemia, which leads to meningitis.
Few precautions that may help to prevent infection:
Wash your hands carefully with soap before you start cooking and before eating.
Cook meat products properly. Do not eat raw meat.
Keep raw meat and poultry separate from other foods.
Don’t drink raw milk.
Keep food refrigerated or frozen.
People with diarrhoea should wash their hands carefully and often, using hot water and soap, and washing for at least 30 seconds.
People who work in day care centres and homes for the elderly should wash their hands often, too.
In restaurants, always order hamburgers that are cooked well.
Vegetables that are eaten raw should be thoroughly washed.
Peeling off outer layer of fruits and vegetables before eating would prevent infection.
In 16 countries across the globe, nearly 3,000 people have been sickened and 29 have died after eating raw vegetables contaminated by a group of bacteria collectively called Escherichia coli ( E. coli).
Initially contaminated Spanish cucumbers were cited as the culprit and now organically grown sprouts are being seen as the most likely cause. The source of the infection still remains a mystery. It is believed that organic sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes or lettuce have been contaminated.The condition has been caused by a rare toxic mutant of E coli that causes abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea. In severe cases, it leads to acute kidney failure and even seizure, coma and death.
Organic foods are fertilized with animal manure and that’s where E coli exist.
Germany, where the outbreak originated, has reported 722 cases of kidney failure, including 18 fatalities, says WHO.
The European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the E coli outbreak is one of the largest worldwide.
Most of the victims were women and no one knows why.
Organic foods are fertilized with animal manure and that’s where E coli exist.
So, all those who are fond of their eatables from the Organic source, be careful !! It is advisable:
to make sure to wash vegetables thoroughly with clean water.
one may prefer to avoid eating raw vegetables, at least for the time being.
to wash one’s hands after using the toilet and before consuming food.
Peeling or cooking fruit and vegetables can also remove these germs.
Even in the past, several studies have found higher levels of E coli on organic vegetables compared to others. In 2006, a large E coli outbreak was linked to an organic spinach farm in California.
First described in 1955 by Robert Zollinger and Edwin Ellison, surgeons at The Ohio State University.
Main features of this syndrome:
Gastric acid hypersecretion
Severe peptic ulceration
Non-beta cell islet tumor of pancreas
In this syndrome increased levels of the hormone Gastrin are produced, causing the stomach to produce excess hydrochloric acid resulting to severe peptic ulceration. The ulcers are formed in the stomach and in the duodenum. The hormone Gastrin is produced by the Non-beta cell tumor in pancreas. At times this tumorcalled Gastrinoma may be located in the duodenum.Gastrin acts on the parietal cells of the stomach and causes the hyperplasia of the parietal cells resulting to increase in the number of the acid secreting cells. It also acts by causing the increase in the output of the acid by the parietal cells. All this results to increase in the production of acid in the stomach and causes the multiple ulcers in the stomach and the duodenum.Gastrinomas may be single of multiple tumors. They may be malignant tumors and spread to Liver, lymphnode in the abdomen and in the small intestine.Nearly 25 percent of patients with gastrinomas have multiple tumors. Such patients have tumors in their pituitary gland and parathyroid glands in addition to tumors of the pancreas.
Symptoms of this condition consist of: Pain in epigastrium, upper abdomen. Diarrhea, Melina (Blood in stool). Vomiting, Weight Loss.This condition is suspected when the symptoms do not resolve with routine treatment.Tests which help in diagnosing this disease are
Upper Gastro intestinal Endoscopy, Measurement of Gastric acid secretion. Normal basal gastric acid secretion is less than 10 mEq/hour, while in Zollinger–Ellison syndrome it is usually more than 15 mEq/hour.
Level of hormone Gastrin, especially in fasting state.
Secretin stimulation test. This measures the level of gastrin after stimulation.
Secretin is a hormone that controls the secretions into the duodenum, and also water homeostasis in the body. It is produced in the S cells of the duodenum in the crypts of Lieberkühn. Its effect is to regulate the pH of the duodenal contents via the control of gastric acid secretion.
Ultrasound, CT Scans and MRI help in diagnosis.
Treatment consists of Proton Pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, rabiprazole, and H2 receptor antagonists such as famotidine and ranitidine.Tumors have to be removed surgically and chemotherapy may be needed.
Hair, is a characteristic of mammalian class of living beings.Hair follicle in the skin is the place where hair grows.
The active living portion of the hair is the follicle. The hair that is visible is the hair shaft. It has no biochemical activity and is non active. The active portion of the hair is found in the follicle.The base or the bulb contains the cells that produce the hair shaft. Other structures of the hair follicle include the oil producing sebaceous gland which lubricates the hair and the erector pili muscles, which are responsible for causing hairs to stand-up.
The strand of hair is made of the medulla, cortex and the cuticle. The cortex, or middle layer of the hair, is the primary source of mechanical strength. The cortex contains melanin which gives colour to the hair. The colour depends on the number, distribution and the type of melanin granules.
The shape of the follicle determines the shape of the cortex, and the shape of the fiber is related to how straight or curly the hair is. Asian hair typically has a round fiber and is quite straight. Oval and irregularly-shaped fibers are generally more wavy or even curly. The cuticle is the outer covering. Its complex structure slides as the hair swells and is covered with a single molecular layer of lipid that makes the hair repel water.The diameter of human hair varies from 17 to 180 µm (0.00067 to 0.0071 in).
All natural hair colors are the result of two types of hair pigment eumelanin and pheomelanin. Both of these pigments are melanin types, produced inside the hair follicle. Generally, if more melanin is present, the color of the hair is darker; if less melanin is present, the hair is lighter. Levels of melanin can vary over time causing a person’s hair color to change, and it is possible to have hair follicles of more than one color.Eumelanin is the dominant pigment in dark-blond, brown, and black hair, and pheomelanin is dominant in red hair.Blond hair is the result of having little pigmentation in the hair strand.
Gray hair occurs when melanin decreases or disappears.
The hair found on the head serves as primary sources of heat insulation and cooling when sweat evaporates from soaked hair, as well as protection from ultra-violet radiation exposure.The hair on the human body does help to keep the internal temperature regulated. When the body is too cold, the arrector pili muscles attached to hair follicles cause the hair to stand up. These hairs then form a heat-trapping layer above the epidermis. This process is called piloerection. The opposite actions occur when the body is too warm. The arrector muscles make the hair lay flat on the skin which allows heat to leave.
called Gastrinoma may be located in the duodenum.Gastrin acts on the parietal cells of the stomach and causes the hyperplasia of the parietal cells resulting to increase in the number of the acid secreting cells. It also acts by causing the increase in the output of the acid by the parietal cells. All this results to increase in the production of acid in the stomach and causes the multiple ulcers in the stomach and the duodenum.Gastrinomas may be single of multiple tumors. They may be malignant tumors and spread to Liver, lymphnode in the abdomen and in the small intestine.Nearly 25 percent of patients with gastrinomas have multiple tumors. Such patients have tumors in their pituitary gland and parathyroid glands in addition to tumors of the pancreas.
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