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A consultant urologist and transplant surgeon points out that the references to "diabetic neuropathy" in the article "Prevent complications" (The Hindu-Magazine, November 12, 2006, page 6) are incorrect. They should have been "diabetic nephropathy".
"Green tea is a perennial shrub belonging to the family Camellia, ... ." was the sentence in "Drink to your health" (The Hindu-Magazine, November 5, 2006, page 6). A reader points out that it should have been "... belonging to the family Theaceae or the family Ternstroemiaceae".
The caption of the accompanying AP photograph in the report "Sikhs happy with Pakistan's arrangements" (November 12, 2006) was: "RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION: Sikh pilgrims carry Palkee, or a bunch of flowers, to mark the 537th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Guru Nanak in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan." "Palkee" is "palanquin", so, the caption should have been "... Palkee, or a palanquin bedecked with flowers".
The sentence in "Huge storm on Saturn" ("Globescan — International" page, November 11, 2006) was: "NASA said the storm looks like a hurricane with spans a dark area inside a thick and bright ring of clouds." It should have been "which spans a dark area ... ."
The sentence in "S. Somasegar of Microsoft bags award" ("Snippets — Business", November 10, 2006) was: "S. Somasegar, Corporate Vice President, Developer Division at Microsoft Corporation, has been conferred with the degree of ... ." A person is conferred a title/degree and so it should have been "... . Has been conferred the degree of". The correction on "confer" appeared earlier in these columns on April 28, 2006.
The report "Screened for cleft lip abnormalities" (Madurai, November 8, 2006, page 2), had references to "pallet" (partial cleft pallet, and complete cleft pallet) in the text. A reader points out that they should have been "palate".
In "Yang beats world's best for title" [at the HSBC Champions golf tournament, Shanghai] ("Sport", November 13, 2006), the sentence was: "With a one-par 73 in the fourth and final round, the Indian ace [Jyoti Randhawa] slipped from overnight third, ... ." While the score card gave his final round score as 75. The detail in the text was wrong and should have been three-over par 75.
In the report "Yousuf century adds to Windies'woes" ("Sport", November 13, 2006), the text stated that Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid put on an opening stand of 411 runs. The Reuters report was wrong. The two shared a partnership of 410.
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