were getting remarkable results with something called "hyperthermia," hurried into print one of its "unproven" diatribes, in which, as usual (see DMR-6 for documentation), the research was misrepresented, criticized without foundation and presented out-of-context. Today, hyperthermia, which is only a part of von Ardenne's therapy, is attracting wide attention in orthodox circles in the United States and has even been reported upon, glowingly, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. ACS is keeping its mouth shut for the time being.

Before I explain the von Ardenne approach I must acknowledge my debt to Mark McCarty, a medical student at the University of San Diego who has made an in-depth study of the East German research. His patience in explaining the work to me was considerable. He has himselfBoI Search Engine

Friday, July 29, 2016

THE Central government on Thursday had a major round of secretary-level reshuffle, the key highlight being appointing would-be secretaries as Officer-on Special Duty in the ministry where the incumbent secretaries have a tenure of one to five months months. For example, the secretary of the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Shashi Shekhar will retire only on December 31, 2016, but 1982 batch Gujarat cadre IAS Dr Amarjit Singh is asked to immediately join the ministry as OSD with a direction that he will take over as secretary once the incumbent retires. Also, this round of reshuffle heralds the appointment of 1983 batch IAS who were empaneled as secretaries only recently. Here are the new postings:

1. Health secretary and 1981