Preventive Shots

Babycell,a unit of RMS Ltd,has launched Mummy and Tummy,which is a programme for mother and baby care comprising a DVD on prenatal yoga filmed on actress Sharvari Jamenis under the guidance of Dr. Rupali Pathak. The programme initiates activities for pregnant mothers that aim at holistic care for both the baby and the mother. They have also launched a guidebook titled Pregnancy To Baby Care,arranged educative sessions on pregnancy for couples and introduced a 24-hour on-call service giving information on stem cell banking.

Knee Replacement

A bilateral simultaneous knee replacement gave labourer Ratnabai Shendkar a new lease of life. Dr Sanjeev Gokhale conducted the operation at Gokhale hospital for free. Shendkar suffered immense pain that had rendered her immobile. Gokhale pointed out that the patient had bow legs and the deformity of the knees was quite severe. In addition,the knees were subluxating,where the thigh bone was partially slipping out of alignment with the leg bone. Because of this,whenever she took a step,the knee used to bend outwards. An imported high flexion implant was used for the challenging surgery and Shendkar started walking within two months without any support.

Hall of Fame

Eye surgeon Dr Ramesh Murthy was recently honoured with the International Scholar Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Murthy has received five awards from academy and the American Medical Association.

No Sweat

Skin and hair restoration centre,SkinCity has introduced miraDry,a state of the art microwave technology to give relief from excessive underarm sweating. It is a first-of-its-kind in India,and is an FDA-approved non-surgical procedure offering permanent solution to axillary hyperhydrosis. “Just one or two sittings of one hour each,three months apart,will make you free of sweat forever,” said Dr Nitin Dhepe,medical director,SkinCity,The Postgraduate Institute of Dermatology.

Healthy Heart

Dr Rajesh Deshpande,director of Heart Pune and board member of AIIMS,announced the helpline number 1800-233-0102 for heart patients seeking emergency care or second opinion on angiograms. He spoke about an 84-year-old suffering from angina,who had undergone bypass surgery 25 years ago. A recent angiogram revealed narrowing of the heart vessel beyond surgical anastomosis. An angioplasty was performed by a team of experts. The angioplasty was performed with the latest stent,Absorb. “Usually,post bypass surgery angioplasty is very challenging. This was the first Absorb Stent deployed in a post bypass situation,” he said.

Hope for Clubfoot

A meeting to create awareness on clubfoot being a treatable condition was attended by 100 parents whose children have the problem. Dr Sameer Desai,orthopaedic surgeon at KEM hospital,spoke about a man who suffered from clubfoot during childhood and underwent a surgery. He went on to become an aeronautic engineer and was active in sports as well. His child,who also had clubfoot,was now successfully treated by a minimally invasive surgery. A donation drive was also held. For info,go to http://www.clubfoot.co.in

Compiled by Anuradha Mascarenhas