Basking in the Glory of Success

Dear Readers,

Thank you for your continuous support to Double Helical in the dissemination of knowledge and awareness about issues confronting the health and well-being of people and the challenges before the healthcare sector. Thanks to your unstinted patronage, we have not only been able to regularly update you about the latest health news and expert views, but also fulfil our avowed commitment to honour and award the extraordinary contribution of the medical professionals in wiping the tears of the suffering humanity with their remarkable expertise and ceaseless research and development efforts. In continuation with our glorious tradition of awarding excellence in the medical field, we have successfully organized ‘Double Helical State Health Awards 2016 – Rajasthan Chapter’ in Jaipur, recently.
Indeed, it was an immaculate award show in the Pink City, honouring and felicitating doctors, hospitals and institutions for their professional achievements and tireless services to the aid, comfort and ease of patients.
The State Health Awards acknowledged the extraordinary contribution of doctors and allied professionals hailing from the state of Rajasthan. The winners were announced at a gala function held at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur on November 26, 2016. More than 400 doctors from Rajasthan and Delhi and eminent persons from social and political fields took a keen part in the night long definitive event of the Indian healthcare sector.
The award show honoured and felicitated doctors, hospitals and institutions for their tireless efforts in the service of society. The winners on the award night were extremely happy and joyous at the recognition of their hard work at such a prestigious level.
The awardees were chosen after a rigorous selection amongst the medical community of the entire state of Rajasthan. The different award categories acknowledged the efforts of the who’s who of the Indian healthcare sector for their outstanding achievements in providing the best medical care with a healing touch.
This was the second time when the awards were conducted by the magazine after we held the ‘Double Helical National Health Awards 2016’ at Hotel Ashoka in New Delhi in March, 2016. Next we are going to organize the National Health Awards in Delhi in May, 2017. The Jaipur event will also be replicated by similar gala events to be held in other states.
In addition this unforgettable award event, you will also read in this issue, a variety of well-researched and report-based stories. As part of a special story on prostate cancer, you will know about a new procedure called Prostatic Artery Embolization, which does not produce side effects as is the case with open surgery. Done under local anaesthesia, it leaves no surgical scar, and makes for faster recovery.
Diabetic patients require utmost care. They should inspect their feet daily and seek care early if they get a foot injury. As our story points out, people with diabetes can develop different foot problems. Even ordinary problems can get worse and lead to serious complications. Foot problems in diabetics most often happen when there is a nerve damage, which is also termed as neuropathy. Neuropathy can cause a tingling, burning or stinging sensation or weakness in the foot. It can also cause loss of sensation in the foot, so that the diabetic patient does not feel any pain during injury, which further aggravates the injury.
There are more such interesting and thought-provoking stories in the current issue of your favourite magazine Double Helical which comes to you at time when 2016 is drawing to a close, ushering in the Christmas season and the dawn of a new year.
Our best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a rewarding, productive and successful New Year 2017!.

Warm regards,
Amresh K Tiwary
Editor-in-Chief