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In an event organised by the Public Private Partnership for World Health Organisation and Unilever Lifebuoy,15,000 children washed their hands in perfect harmony to stake claim to the Guinness record for the most people washing their hands on Global Handwashing Day 2009.

Global Handwashing Day
In an event organised by the Public Private Partnership for World Health Organisation and Unilever Lifebuoy,15,000 children washed their hands in perfect harmony to stake claim to the Guinness record for the most people washing their hands on Global Handwashing Day 2009. The vision is to achieve an ambitious vision of improving hand washing behaviour on a mass scale in India to save millions of lives. “With the recent swine flu scare it has become even more important to make the vulnerable sections of our population,a large part of who are children,aware of the importance of hand wash and this was simple and cost effective way of saving millions of lives and we are happy that Lifebuoy has come forward to conduct this event” said Dr Elango,director health,Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

The next step
After having a unique inauguration by organising a free skin-check up camp nearly a month back,Stratum Cosmoceuticals is all set to take another step towards their customers. The company of 17 friends is coming up with its own journal StartCos – Updates on Dermatology & Cosmetology. The first edition,will come out in December and will comprise articles on recent trends on Dermatology and Cosmetology as per the views of Indian practising skin specialists. The first issue will be given for free to medical students,resident doctors or senior doctors (all dermatologists). “This would serve to be a reference journal for skin segment of India,as this will also have evidence-based case studies on Indian patients,critical and complicated case studies,personal opinions of specialists on new molecules,review articles from reputed doctors on few modified procedures like laser,microdermabration,chemical peels,etc and many other facts in the diagnosis,treatment,improvement and maintainance therapies in dermatological and cosmetological issues,” says Gaurav Mangale,co-owner of the company.

Back to healthy back
Medicine provide temporary relief for back pain which can be so severe that it restricts daily activities. The common causes of back pain are continuous sitting in a fixed position and lifting heavy loads and bending. Says Dr Avneesh A Gupte head of Neurosugery,Noble hospital,”At times relaxation exercise protocol is the best treatment. However,a surgery is required if the complaints of slip disc are severe. In such cases a MRI is compulsory in order to see the slip disc. A slip disc is technically called prolapsed disc. A small slip disc does not require surgery. However if the patient complains of severe pain and the MRI scan shows a large piece of disc that has slipped out of its place then a simple surgery is the best option,” says Gupte. The simple surgery provides quick relief from back pain and most patients start walking comfortably within two – three hours. Spine surgeries have a high success rate due to the availability of advanced hi-tech MRI scans for accurate planning and diagnosis and safe an.aesthesia

Telemedicon 2009
The Telemedicine Society of India in association with International society for Telemedicine and e-Health along with Grant Medical Foundations Ruby Hall Clinic,will organize the 5th National and International Conference Telemedicon 2009 from November 6 to 8 at Hotel Le Meridien Pune. Giving information about the conference Dr B S Ratta,organizing chairperson- Telemedicon said,”Over 300 delegates from all over the country and abroad will attend this conference Tele health will impact all the facets of healthcare industry,and will be an integral part of the healthcare infrastructure to it to the masses.”

Dream slim club
Lapro-Obeso centre Pune launched the Dream Slim Club today at the Ruby Hall Clinic. Dream Slim Club will organise monthly activities like free checkups,seminars,free education and awareness campaign on the third Thursday of every month.On the occasion Dr. Shashank Shah said We are very happy to launch the Dream Slim Club for those obese patients who have given up the hope to lead a normal life. We hope that the seminars and sessions will enlighten and help many individuals to stay healthy.

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