Health India Diary

Roopnagar :  A major stride has been made in the field of ophthalmology - the medical specialty dealing with diseases of the eyes. Dr Varun Baweja, an ophthalmic surgeon from Punjab has introduced a revolutionary iStent technique to cure Glaucoma in the eyes, similar to cardiovascular stents. Dr Varun Baweja, a pioneer in the eye stent technique, is the first eye surgeon of India to get a certification from England for carrying out the iStent inject surgery. This eye surgery is used to treat Glaucoma disease, commonly known as ‘Kala Motia’. "The best thing about this path breaking surgery is that the patients get the same medical intervention sitting in India which normally is available abroad at a heavy  cost," said Dr Baweja, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Baweja Multispeciality Hospital in Punjab's Roopnagar, near Chandigarh. It is pertinent to state that Dr Varun got his poster published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Journal in 2009 and has performe...

Shuddhi Ayurveda has unveiled  a Nature Cure Centre, affiliated to HIIMS (Hospital & Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences), in Patiala today, where Diabetes, Hypertension, Respiratory, Liver, Kidney and Arthritis related problems are treated by making lifestyle changes, instead of using medicines. In this HIIMS Nature Cure Clinic, instead of wheat or rice, the patients are given food prepared from coarse grains like Bajra, Kangni, Sanva and Kutki.   Addressing a press conference on Naturopathy, Guru Manish, Founder, Shuddhi Ayurveda  said, “Under Naturopathy we use decoction (kaadha) prepared from Guava, Peepal and Giloy leaves as a herbal medicine for patients. Apart from this, positive thinking is also promoted along with yoga and meditation. In this way 90% of the patients get cured. The remaining 10% of the patients may need treatments like Ayurveda, Naturopathy or Panchakarma for further relief." Apart from Guru Manish, Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, a ren...

New Delhi : Under its clean air initiative Hawa Badlo, GAIL (India) Limited has launched the second edition of School Warriors contest for creating awareness against air pollution amongst students and the school community, including   parents and teachers.   The School Warriors 2.0 contest aims at connecting with school students who are currently at health risk due to constant rise in pollutants in the air. Through the online Hawa Badlo School Warriors 2.0 contest, the students will be given a chance to showcase their creative views on air pollution by uploading short videos, art forms, essays with ideas and their corrective suggestions against air pollution which can be submitted digitally on the School Warriors 2.0 microsite. ( http://schoolwarrior2.changetheair.org/ ). The participants can also plant saplings and upload pictures of them taking care of the plants. The entries can be uploaded till November 20, 2021 and the best entries will win prizes in various catego...

    New Delhi : GAIL (India) Limited’s digital initiatives to spread awareness about natural gas and other clean energy sources have reached a major milestone, with the company’s social media platforms garnering over one million followers. GAIL is present across social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube and Instagram through which information about various GAIL projects of national importance, innovations, new technologies, benefits of natural gas, renewables, bio gas, hydrogen, etc. are shared with followers regularly. GAIL also uses social media for its award winning initiative ‘Hawa Badlo’, which spreads awareness about the harmful effects of air pollution and ways to fight the menace. To connect with its followers, GAIL has carried out various digital initiatives like: #StrongerTogether to fight back the pandemic together for a better future. #EnergizingLowCarbonFuel which talks about use and adoption of clean energy options toward decrea...

Chandigarh:  A free limbs camp - Ek Haath Aasha Ka, will be held at the Block 9 of Chandigarh University located on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh Highway (NH 95) in Punjab on 14 th  November, 2021 under the aegis of Rotary club Chandigarh Central in association of Rotary Club Poona Downtown, District Rotract Organisation. A poster of the event was unveiled today by farmers leader Balbir Singh Rajyewal. Ashish Midha, President, Rotary Club Chandigarh Central said, “The free limbs camp will be organized for the children above 10 years of age and elders, who have lost their hands in some accident. We will provide light, durable and functional prosthetic hands to the needy people. The  US  made prosthetic hands, weighing 400 gram only, can be fitted below the elbow. No charge will be taken from the beneficiaries.” This is first such camp in the northern region. The beneficiaries after getting the prosthetic hands will be able to perform various day to day functions like us...

  Chandigarh : Actor  Jimmy Shergill lauded the social work being carried out by the Karan Gilhotra Foundation (KGF), ASR Foundation, United Sikhs and UT Health Department. He appealed to the people of   Chandigarh   to come forward and get themselves vaccinated, which is the only way to get protection from COVID. He was speaking at a function here today. Health Department UT Chandigarh and KGF in association with ASR Foundation and United Sikhs celebrated completion of 5000 Covid-19 vaccinations at Sukhna Lake vaccination camp. A cake cutting ceremony was kept to mark the occasion, which was attended by UT Adviser, Dharam Pal and actor Jimmy Shergill. Karan Gilhotra, Founder of KGF, said that 5000 vaccinations were completed in a month at the Sukhna Lake vaccination centre and the target now is 10,000 for this month. Amardeep S Reen from ASR Foundation and United Sikhs, said that the camp aims at 100 percent vaccination in Chandigarh to keep the ant...

"Unhealthy lifestyle is leading to more younger people, mainly in the age 30-40 years getting infected by the new strain of the Coronavirus. Younger Indians follow an erratic routine which affects their diet too. Eating junk , spending unending hours on the smartphone and in front of the computer screen is impacting the immunity of this age group of people thus exposing them to COVID.", said Guru Manish Ji, founder of Shuddhi Ayurveda which has its corporate headquarter near Chandigarh  and runs under its banner 160 + clinics all over India. Guru Manish Ji, who has established himself as one of India's most influential Ayurveda and traditional Indian healing methods experts. Guru Manish Ji added, "The number of COVID cases is going up exponentially also as the new virus is more virulent and is mutating in a way which helps it infect host human bodies on a larger scale. However fellow Indians on the other hand are not changing their strategy to ward off the COVID ...