CHENNAI, OCT 12. Tamil Nadu Government has reconstituted the 7th body of Tamil Nadu Homoeopathy Medical Council. Tamilnadu Homeopathy Medical Council started functioning again with a new president, Dr. R. Gnanasambandam, appointed by the Government of Tamilnadu. Marking the occasion, the seventh session of the council was inaugurated at the premises of Arignar Anna Government Hospital by chief guest Mr.N. Thalavai Sundaram, Minister for Health and Family Welfare. Dr. R. Gnanasambandam welcomed the gathering. Other dignitaries who attended the function included Dr. S.P. Kopikkar, former president of TNHMC, Dr. S.Gopalakrishnan, Joint Director, Dr. V.C. Vydilingam, principal GHMC, Tirumangalam. Addressing the gathering,M. F . Farooqui, IAS, Special Commissioner of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, lauded the steps taken by the Government in reviving the council and assured the doctors with every help to develop the system of homoeopathy. He insisted the council to check the standard of Education in homoeopathy Medical Colleges and implement code of ethics to homoeopathic practitioners

Mr. Thalavai Sundaram said the government had decided to open two homoeopathy hospitals and a dispensary in Kanyakumari very soon. He also assured to fill the vacancies at Govt Homoeopathic Medical College Tirumangalam. Later, momentos were presented to the selected to the members and staffs as an encouragement for their cooperation in disseminating homoeopathy system of medicine. Dr.S.Chidambaranathan, member, TNHMC proposed the vote of thanks.

natural therapies and also for improving overall quality of life and prevention of side effects. Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi said the Indian systems of medicine are becoming popular due to the need for natural medicines and inherent strength of systems like Homeopathy, Ayurveda-Siddha, Unani and Yoga which provide comprehensive health care. She said in this direction the Govern ment has taken significant steps to integrate the AYUSH medicines into the National Health Care Programmes and Health Care Delivery System. The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare also released the first volume of “Homoeopathic Pharma ceutical Codex” for the Year 2002.

Margao, Oct 2. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed today between Shri Kamaxidevi Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shiroda and SHI Haus Der Homoopathie Steinhauserstrasse, Switzerland for academic exchange and co-operation.In India, this is the first institution, which has signed an agreement with an institution of another country in order to achieve high standards of education in homeopathy and exchange novel ideas among students of both institutions. The chairman of Shri Kamaxidevi Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shiroda, Mr. Subhash Shirodkar said the objective of signing a MoU was to evolve higher standards of homeopathic education and research to meet the requirement of the fast expanding pharmaceutical industry, research laboratories, educational institutions, research organisations in the country and abroad.

Earlier, the director of SHI Haus der Homoopathie Steinhauserstrasse, Switzerland, Dr.Mohinder Singh Jus said the agreement between the two nations was of mutual benefit in the field of research, especially in homeopathy drug proving. The principal of the college, Dr.Arvind Kothe stated there was a need of collaboration in order to achieve high standards in homeopathic education. He said that homeopathy has already been fully recognised in India and hence there was the need to have a wider scope in this field.

Dr. Kothe revealed that there were about 180 homeopathy colleges in India and about 2 lakh homeopathy graduates. He said that homeopathy is an official system of treatment and exchange of ideas would help in doing many things in a better way.On the occasion, a two-day seminar on homeopathic education and research organised by Shri Kamaxidevi Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shiroda, was inaugurated by the chief guest, Dr. Singh Jus and the first issue of Indian Journal of Homeopathy was released by the management of the college.The chief editor of the journal is Dr. Kishore Mehta Present on the occasion were faculty, department of medication and philosophy, Switzerland; Dr. Martine Cachin Jus, members of CCH, Dr. Jawahar Shah and Dr. M. P. Arya and professor of the college, Dr. K. P. Muzumdar.

AMRAVATI, AUG.28: “United efforts are necessary to fight against AIDS” Dr.Ishwar Prasad Gilada, Secretary of AIDS Society of India, said inaugurating the special free medical camp organized by the Takhatmal Shrivallabh Homoeo pathic Medical college. Mr. Mr.S.D. Tawari,Secretary of Mohini Homoeo & charitable society insisted on the AIDS awareness. Dermatologist Dr.Zanwar was also present on the occasion. Dr.Niraj Goyal, Principal, Chandaben Homoeopathy Medical College, Mumbai spoke on “Homoeopathic approach to Skin Diseases” and discussed emotions being the root cause of skin diseases. This special camp headed vby Dr.Niraj Goyal and R.D.Tapadia treated 150 patients.

Dr.M.P. Nimbhorkar, the organizer of the camp delivered the presidential speech. On this occasion, Vice Principal Dr. G. S. Sarada, Dr.Anwar UI Haque, Dr.Kanchan Bagade, Dr.Anju Gupta, Dr. Chanda Nimbhorkar, Dr. Ashok Makode, Dr. J.D. Pandharikar, Dr. Varsha Agarwal, Dr.Kathika Banerjee, Dr. Sarang Joshi, Dr.Poonam Tirthani, Dr. Kapil Khokale, Dr.Preethi Ganorkar, Dr. P. D. Tapadia, Dr. Rajesh zambani, Dr. Smita Kale, Mr. Arvind Nimkar, Mr.Ambadas Parde and Dr. Prakash Itankar participated.

Unit 200, in Clamart, which studied the immunology of allergy and inflammation. he reported that white blood cells called basophils, which control the body’s reaction to allergens, could be activated to produce an immune response by solutions of antibodies that have been diluted so far that they contain none of these biomolecules at all. It was as though the water molecules somehow retained a memory of the antibodies that they had previously been in contact with, so that a biological effect remained when the antibodies were no longer present. This, it seemed, validated the claims made for highly diluted homeopathic medicines.Naturally, the paper caused a sensation, claiming that “Homeopathy finds scientific support.”