CAMPS

Lifeline Hospitals conduct free camps and counselling sessions based on specific themes, every month. Currently, sessions on countering exam blues, with a nominal registration fee is going on. March would be a month full of wellness programmes for women. Lifeline prescribes vaccine to prevent early cervical cancer. It can be administered to women from 9-26 years. A mobile wing with geriatric specialists and trained staff nurses will start functioning shortly. Path-breaking Bariatric surgeries are done here. Lifeline's Adyar Helpline- 044-24469455, 24917471.

YOUNG DIABETICS?

According to a survey report, India is going to produce 3,25 million diabetics in 2025. Diabetes is a completely preventable and controllable disease. Though widely predicted hereditary, 90% of diabetics who receive treatment today are the first-generation, young people.

GETTING RENAL

To diagnose kidney diseases, the latest technology which Lister has started is the entire renal cover profile with HLA typing, cross-matching using the latest methodology Luminex and also doing renal and skin biopsies by immunoassay techniques.

GETTING AWARE

In Adyar, Malar Hospitals and Lifeline only have the facility to perform mammogram. Malar also runs a complete awareness session how to deal with neck and lower backache. Malar's Heart Institute' at Malar Hospital headed by Dr.Balakrishnaaone of the eminent cardiac surgeons with International repute is one of the hospital's distinguishing features.Thirty minutes of brisk physical work-out, five days a week is necessary to keep you fit and healthy. Malar Hotline numbers- 24914737.