Archive for the ‘Health Bytes (News/Current Happenings)’ Category

helpyourbody Mumbai

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The demographic dividend of India’s young productive human capital is under siege as we gradually acquire the dubious status of the ‘chronic disease capital of the world’ with metabolic disorders like cardiovascular disease and diabetes threatening the very future of our country. India with a median age of 24, is on the brink of a health catastrophe. At the Piramal Group, we believe that the answer to young India’s health problem is with India’s youth itself. Young change agents Click to Read More

Piramal Healthcare launched helpyourbody TV series to help patients suffering from cardiovascular ailments

Friday, June 12th, 2009

In an effort to fight chronic diseases, we launched a nation wide crusade called helpyourbody. The objective of our crusade is to spread awareness on the symptoms of chronic lifestyle diseases and educate the masses on prevention and disease management. Taking our crusade forward, Piramal Healthcare’s Cardio-Diabetes division launched an informative and interactive TV series on CAREWORLD channel featuring a 10-minute doctor interview on various cardiovascular related ailments. Starting Click to Read More

India’s most affordable blood glucose meter

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Arkray Piramal Medical Private Limited has recently launched Glucocard 01 – mini, India’s most affordable blood glucose meter. The device incorporates features required for the monitoring and analysis of diabetes. Glucocard 01 – mini simplifies the self-monitoring of blood sugar levels, obtaining results in three simple steps in just 7 seconds. This product comes with a multitude of user-friendly features like auto-coding and results flagging. Auto coding entails the calibration code Click to Read More

Diwali celebrations – The Piramal Way

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Every year, Diwali is celebrated the world over with much fervor, enthusiasm and excitement. It’s the perfect festival of joy, happiness, fireworks, prayers, colours and prosperity. This Diwali, the Piramal community celebrated the festival with a difference. They added a healthy touch to the festivities and spread the helpyourbody message in a unique way. A rangoli competition was held at the Mulund & Goregaon facility on the theme of helpyourbody. Employee participation was truly Click to Read More