CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Doctors at Gleneagles Global Health City performed 11-hours marathon surgery in two stages. The first stage involved the debulking of the mass and thereby releasing the cord and the second stage was to correct the deformity with instrumented fusion. Chennai, June 25th 2019: A 12 year-old boy from Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu was diagnosed with lipomyelomeningocele causing tethering of the spinal cord. Lipomyelomeningocele, is an abnormal fatty mass that grows inwards to the spinal cord. The rare spinal defects caused tethered cord syndrome where the spinal nerves become adherent at the bottom of the spinal canal, making the spinal cord less able to grow as the child grows and causes traction on the cord. The child was brought to Gleneagles Global Health city for medical attention due to a swelling at the lower back and spinal deformity causing progressive posture abnormalities which had developed since a very young age. The boy was complaining of weakness in the right...

Launches new store in Chennai in association with CareFinder Chennai, 25 th June, 2019: Seniority, India’s largest shopping destination for senior citizens , announced the launch of its first retail outlet in Chennai in association with CareFinder, a provider of elderly care, assisted living arrangements and senior care services. With this expansion, Seniority will cater to the thriving senior citizen community by providing quality products with robust customer service initiatives. Further to the successful store launches in Pune, Coimbatore and Bhiwadi, Seniority’s fourth store in Chennai will offer a seamless in-store experience with an innovative range of products for all seniors and their caregivers. According to the India Ageing Report 2017 published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), more than 11% of the 60+ age group is based in Tamil Nadu, making it the second highest senior citizen populated state in the country. (From Right) S. Srikumar, CEO, Ca...

Today, it is the second most common form of cancer amongst men, after lung and mouth cancer. Chennai, June 25, 2019: At a press briefing held recently, renowned urologist, Dr. N Ragavan highlighted that in India, around 25,000 people are diagnosed to have prostate cancer 4 , indicating an alarming rise in the disease. As per available statistics, since the 1990s, cases of prostate cancer have shot up by over 220% and India’s National Cancer Registry Programme estimates that the incidence is expected to grow rapidly by 2020. 3 Dr. N. Ragavan, Senior Consultant Urologist, Uro-oncologist and Robotic Surgeon One of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men across the world, prostate cancer usually begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow uncontrollably due to adverse genes, coupled with unhealthy lifestyles. Imbalanced diet, physical inactivity and smoking increase a person’s chances of contracting the disease. And due to growing urbanization, workplace s...