Journalism of Courage
Beat the stress
Constant stress has led to an unhappy population,and experts estimate that by 2015,40 per cent of the population will suffer from some sort of mental disorder due to the stressful lives we lead. Vipassana meditation centres have been set up across the city to overcome these problems and make the mind stronger. This technique aims to completely eradicate mental impurities and of healing the body and mind. For more details,visit http://www.vridhamma.org.
Bariatric surgery
Although Bariatric surgery is considered the best treatment to combat obesity and resultant ailments; now,technological advancements have made it possible to conduct this surgery via robots! This has made it possible to reach even the minutest and hidden parts of the human body a feat that earlier doctors could not accomplish. Dr Jayashri Todkar,founder-director of Obesity Clinic at Hiranandani Hospital (Mumbai),Poona Hospital,and Ruby Hall Clinic (Pune),has received the honour of being the first doctor in India to learn this Surgery. She explains that this surgery takes little time to finish and is very safe,where doctors use robots to help conduct this challenging procedure.
