In order to address the health related problems of those living in the rural areas, Novartis India, has come up with a programme named as “Arogya Parivar.”

Speaking on this with the reporters on Wednesday, Ranjit Shahani (Vice Chairman and MD- Novartis India) said, “By 2010, we would like to cover 50 million patients, in the rural areas of the country, through Arogya Parivar.”

He further said that the company has launched the medicines for tuberculosis, mother and childhood malnutrition, respiratory and gastro-intestinal problems.

The programme at present has been launched in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The company plans to extend this programme to other parts of the country in the future.

The TamilNadu government, in a joint venture with the Emergency Management and Research Institute have launched an integrated emergency service to attend to all medical, fire and police emergencies

The TamilNadu government, in a joint venture with the Emergency Management and Research Institute have launched an integrated emergency service to attend to all medical, fire and police emergencies.

One of the first ever public/private ventures, set up at the cost of 70 crores, will have the facility available in the city and its suburbs. It aims at covering the entire state by the yearend, said the health minister M R K Paneerselvam.

A study conducted on heart patients has shown that tiny particles in the air, black carbon and sulphur dioxide found in heavy vehicle polluted area can cause severe damage to the heart by increasing the ST-segment depression, which disrupts the supply of blood to the heart.

A new in cosmetic surgery, it is now possible to reduce fat rolls and bulges that form on ones’ back, as a direct consequence of the ageing factor.  The American Society of Plastic Surgeons concede that this will allow women past their prime to wear form-fitting outfits unselfconsciously, if they so desire.

An Italian study carried out on 574-people aged 55-years and older reveals