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Anna Hazare's health has improved, say doctors
Pune, January 3, 2012
Veteran social activist Anna Hazare's chest congestion, backache and body weakness, for which he was admitted to a hospital here on Sunday, has reduced considerably, Dr H K Sancheti, who is treating him, said here today.
However, the bone scan carried out on the 74-year old Gandhian found him suffering from osteoporosis, which doctors have been suspecting for a while.
If he continues to go on fast, the condition will worsen and accentuate knee arthritis, which has been nagging him for the past five years, doctors said.
"There is significant improvement in his overall health. The chest congestion has reduced with antibiotics, physiotherapy and nebulisation. His only complaint now is cough, which is being tackled with steroid injections," the orthopaedic surgeon told UNI.
Hazare has been advised by his doctor to refrain from any kind of physical exertion, including fasting, at least for a month.
"All other parameters like blood pressure, blood glucose and white blood cell count levels are normal," Dr Sancheti said.
The VIP suite on the second floor of the orthopaedic hospital off Pune-Mumbai highway, where Hazare is being treated, also has a specially set up intensive care unit. A physician, along with medical staff members, had been specially assigned the task of looking after his health.
"Hazare has started taking good amount of food now. But he remains quiet most of the time and does not like to talk much. There is some hoarseness in his voice due to viral infection," Dr Sancheti added.
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