Gradient Alliance News Bulletin – September 2015 Economic News GDP expands 6.7% in 2Q15 driven by services sector. Temasek model to improve state enterprises. Bogey of Super Gains Tax raises its head again. CEB in USD 13bn long-term electricity generation plan. ASPI closes at 7, 05.87.94 in September (-3.5% MoM). Business News Tourist arrivals in August up 8.7% YoY to 166, 610. Vehicle reg. up 59.4% YoY in August, LTV reduced to  70%. Tea exports decline for the sixth consecutive month. Business confi. index in August at 175 (+21 pts MoM). Consumer News Nielsen consumer confi. index at 83 in August(+5 pts). Deflation, as CCPI declines 0.3% YoY in September. Rupee depreciation to increase consumer good prices. Import duties/commodity levies increased on potatoes,  sugar, big onions and edible oils. Gradient Alliance News Bulletin – September 2015 ...

Resend In Sunday Leader Your Friendly Gut Bacteria By Dr Harold Gunatillake Health Writer Researchers now refer to gut bacteria (microbiota) as the “Heart of the Gut”. These bacteria living in our gut can influence every metabolic and psychological function in our body. The findings are recent that our gut controls and reflects all activities of our body like the conductor of an orchestra. Gut bacteria influences, among others, your weight (obesity), cancer, blood lipids, and cholesterol levels, even the levels of triglycerides and some autoimmune disorders like lupus. Studies reveal that the composition of a person’s gut bacteria could explain about 4 percent of the variations seen in people. In other words, the better bug’s community found in your gut may mean higher HDL (good) cholesterol. Obesity reflecting on gut microbiomes Several studies show that gut microbiomes may reflect on obesity problem. Rob Knight professor of chemistry and biochemistry ...

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In Sunday Leader Vitamins And Supplements For Cancer Patients By Dr Harold Gunatillake Health Writer When you are diagnosed with cancer, in addition to the standard medication, such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, among others, your doctor will recommend you to take supplements to boost your immune system, for it to fight against cancer cells to minimise their growth. There are vitamins and supplements proved to be beneficial to cancer patients, but you have to check with your oncologist before you take them whether they will cause side effects. These vitamins and supplements are supposed to help strengthen your immune system and also help ease side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Maintaining a strong immune system when you have cancer helps it to be strong enough to detect and destroy abnormal cells. But unfortunately, in most situations, with the early stages of cancers, the surface markers on cancer cells are ...

Cancer Council NSW Community Engagement Opportunity We would be happy to organize a Cancer Council Community Speaker to come out to you and do a presentation as a thank you for helping us spread the word about this volunteering opportunity.  A community speaker aims to build knowledge and empower individuals on cancer prevention best practices. Our Community Speaker presentations display a variety of subjects including prevention, early detection, support services, research and Cancer Council NSW involvement in the community. ...

Sydney junior cricket team for Sri Lankan tour A  STRONG junior cricket squad from The Hills will tour Sri Lanka next year, under the banner of the newly-formed North West Sydney Bluetongues team. The invitational side features division one or representative players who will play three games against quality opponents in Kandy, Jaffna and Galle. Australian cricket legend Doug Walters is the patron of the Hills-based Blue­tongues while Ettamogah Hotel, Kellyville Ridge, is the main sponsor of the tour. However, the most important part of their tour will be distributing cricket and sporting equipment and educational items to needy villages in the outstations. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime tour for the children who will be able to see how lucky they are and that they can make a difference,” the Bluetongues spokesman Glenn Smith said. “We will be playing outside Colombo and are looking forward to visiting the villages too. “The ...

In Sunday Leader Chemicals In Nature’s Food By Dr Harold Gunatillake Health Writer Our diets are made up of water, macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and thousands and thousands of other naturally occurring chemicals. Some of these chemicals given to laboratory rodents in research projects for long periods seem to cause cancer, or have been shown to be “mutagens” when tested with bacteria. Mutagens generally damage the DNA genetic material in the cells of animals. Hence, such chemicals are referred to as ‘animal carcinogens’. A test called Ames Mutagen is done to assess and predict how likely a chemical can cause cancer in animals. Way back in 1958, when the United States Congress passed legislation through the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to keep “carcinogens” out of processed foods, it was assumed that natural foods had no cancer producing chemicals, other than what humans add into ...

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