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Doctor’s tips to avoid infectious diseases
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Doctor’s tips to avoid infectious diseases

May 11, 2025

Mysuru: As part of the monthly ‘Health Talk’ series organised by Elder Citizens Council at its premises in Jayalakshmipuram, Dr. K. Kumar of CSI  Holdsworth Memorial Hospital (Mission Hospital), Mysuru  delivered a talk on the topic ‘Infectious diseases – How they develop, how to prevent their spreading into humans and to improve the health care,…

Health talk highlights senior citizens’ well-being
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Health talk highlights senior citizens’ well-being

January 20, 2025

Mysuru: As part of its monthly Health Talk series, the Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, recently hosted an insightful session featuring renowned physicians Dr. N. Chandrasekhar from Aditya Adhikari Hospital, Gokulam, and Dr. Sainath from PKTB Sanitorium. The event focused on promoting health and longevity among senior citizens through preventive measures and healthy practices. Dr. Chandrasekhar…

Elder Citizens Council fetes senior citizens
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Elder Citizens Council fetes senior citizens

November 5, 2024

Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council and Elder Citizens Trust, as part of Senior Citizens’ Day, felicitated senior citizens at an event held in city recently.   Those feted were District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal and Founder of Chiguru Ashram for the Mentally Challenged Sushma Ravikumar. The programme was inaugurated by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja…

Advances in geriatrics keep super seniors active, healthy
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Advances in geriatrics keep super seniors active, healthy

July 23, 2024

Senior consultant Dr. B.V. Rajagopal delivers ‘Health Talk’ at Elder Citizens Council’ Mysore/Mysuru: Due to recent demographic changes and advancements in geriatrics, more super senior citizens (above 80 years) are now active and healthy, said Dr. B.V. Rajagopal, an eminent physician and senior consultant in medicine and clinical cardiology. He spoke to a well-attended audience…

Senior citizens warned of self-medication
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Senior citizens warned of self-medication

March 13, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its ongoing health talk series, the Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram recently organised a lecture-cum-interaction on the adverse effects of misuse of medications at its Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavan Hall. Dr. H.N. Gopalakrishna, a retired Professor of Pharmacology from Kasthurba Medical College and AJ Institute of Medical College, Mangaluru, was the resource…

Lecture on health care for senior citizens on Mar. 4
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Lecture on health care for senior citizens on Mar. 4

February 26, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the monthly series of  lectures  on health and human care for senior citizens, the Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, has invited  Dr. H.N. Gopalakrishna, Retired Professor  of Pharmacology, as the guest speaker for March. He will conduct an awareness-cum-interaction on ‘Cautious approach required on administration of medicines’ particularly for senior citizens, …

Talk on IT rebate, taxation policy for senior citizens held
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Talk on IT rebate, taxation policy for senior citizens held

February 9, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: An awareness programme was held for senior citizens on optimising income tax relief recently where Chartered Accountant Keshav Dongre delineated various provisions of the Income Tax Act, urging attendees to stay informed. The talk was organised by the Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram. Dongre advised seniors with annual incomes below Rs. 7 lakh to…

Elders can have good health through disciplined lifestyle
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Elders can have good health through disciplined lifestyle

January 22, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A health talk was organised by the Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram recently at Saraswathi Community Centre. Dr. Prathiba Pereira, Professor and Head of Geriatrics at JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru, spoke about the science of geriatrics. The focus was on how elderly individuals can maintain sound health through disciplined lifestyle practices without…

Talk on Dr. Kalam for Elder Citizens
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Talk on Dr. Kalam for Elder Citizens

July 26, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, recently hosted a special event featuring Jayaprakash Rao Puttur, former Liaison Officer and Protocol Officer of former President late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The gathering provided a unique opportunity to reminisce about the time he (Rao) worked closely with Dr. Kalam during his tenure as the Director General and Scientific…

Senior citizens deserve all respect: MLA
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Senior citizens deserve all respect: MLA

November 30, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra inaugurated Senior Citizens Day at Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavan of Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram recently. Speaking on the occasion, he was full of praise to the seniors and urged people to respect the elder members of their family and society as they are the experienced and knowledgeable persons to be…

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