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Icc recognizes Four Physicians for exemplary service through Healing By Kalyani Giri HOUSTON: Dr. Sudha Rajan has advocated holistic medicine almost as long as she received her medical degree. Born in Madurai in south India, she was exposed to Ayurveda from a very young age while sharing many an educative hour in her grandmother’s kitchen avidly listening and learning about the curative and palliative powers of age-old herbs and roots. This year Dr. Rajan, along with Drs. Jay Chavda, K.T. Shah, and Rakesh Mangal, were the four medical professionals honored by the India Culture Center of Houston (ICC – H) in recognition of their outstanding contribution toward the betterment of this city by giving back to the community. The doctors were special guests at the 62nd Republic Day of India celebration hosted by ICC-H on January 29, 2011 at the Stafford Center, where they were feted with the Exemplary Community Service Through Medicine awards. Several weeks prior to the event, ICC-H placed notices in local media exhorting the public to tender nominations; through an exhaustive process that drew sixteen contenders, the four doctors, all distinguished in their vocations, were hand-selected by
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a commissioned board. Renowned for being indefatigably committed to their professions and working long hours to fulfill the demands of their covenant, they juggle many roles yet manage to strike the perfect balance that brings them spiritual clarity through volunteerism. “The awardees have strong ties to the community through the self selfless work they do. The community responded by strongly urging ICCH to give them the cognizance they so richly deserve,” said Swapan Dhairyawan, Past President of ICC-H, during whose tenure the awardees were selected. continued on page
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texas Board Penalizes three doctors for illegal dispensing of Prescriptions HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle: The Texas Medical Board this month disciplined 15 doctors — including three of Indian origin — for improperly dispensing dangerous drugs, part of an ongoing crackdown of a burgeoning illicit industry of doctors and pharmacists illegally dispensing prescription medicine. Houston in particular has become a national hub for the illegal sale of prescription drugs, especially a narcotic known by such brand names as Vicodin, anti-anxiety drugs and muscle relaxants. Among the Indo-American doctors disciplined include Dr. Kiran and Arun Sharma of Kemah. The husband-wife doctor team were sentenced to prison and ordered to forfeit more than $43 million
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gained from conspiring to improperly dispense addictive drugs and bill Medicare and Medicaid. Dr. Kiran Sharma, 56, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison on Friday, while her husband, Dr. Arun Sharma, was sentenced to 15 years on Feb. 1. As the government begins recouping the $43 million, the Sharmas already have been forced to relinquish their $700,000 home in Kemah, other real estate and $800,000 in cash. Dr. Malini Kumar agreed to receive training in diagnosing and treating chronic pain as well as record keeping. A Houston physician, Dr. Kasturirangan Saranathan, paid a $2,000 fine and agreed to record-keeping and risk management training.
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards as special guests.
Music maestro AR Rahman and his wife Saira Banu arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards. Rahman also performed his song from the Oscar nominated film, 127 Hours.
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