Scenario of Geriatric Care in India

Dr. Tapas Das Professor, Department of Medicine, In-charge, Geriatric Clinic I.P.G.M.E.R & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata Joint Secretary, Indian Academy of Geriatrics. Introduction The geriatric age group is taken as 60 years and above in India. It is also the recommendation of the W.H.O. In developed countries, the cut-off age is 65 years and above. Recently, the elderly have become have become the focus of attention in...

Ageing Process and Evolution

Ageing Process and Evolution Dr. Chitta Ranjan Santra Reader, Department of Chemistry, Netaji Nagar Day College, Kolkata The only certainties in life, said Benjamin Franklin are death and taxes. Don’t expect either to disappear anytime soon. As we grow older, our hair turns grey, our bones grow thin and among other changes, our telomers shrink. The telemors, the tips of the chromosomes, do more than simply becoming...

Session 7: Old Age Hazards

Chairman Professor A. K. Mazumdar Ex. Professor & Head, Department of Medicine IPGME&R, S.S.K.M. Hospital & Calcutta Medical College Statistical analysis of Health Hazards of elderly people in West Bengal Dr. Dilip Kumar Chakraborty, Teacher-in-charge, Netaji Nagar Day College Mrs. Malabika Chakraborty, Lecturer (Contract) Department of Computer Science Ageing is a multidisciplinary field. This means that the...

Session 8 & Bardhokyo

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