Ms Anchal Dhakar 8 years Grand daughter of Mr. R.S. Dhakar Member ISU3A-Udaipur came first in the childrens group of the Run for Heart event, in which U3A Udaipur took part.

She was honored by giving momenta jointly by Mr. H.K. Mehta Senior Vice President M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited and Dr. Dev Kothari of GBH American Hospital.

The All India Senior Citizens' Confederation has organised its Annual National Conference at Mathura [Brindaban] in UP from October 21 to 24 . It will be inaugurated by His Excellency the Governor of UP at 11.30AM on October 21. The theme of the Conference this year is "Women Senior Citizens" But we will have enough opportunity on October 21 & 22 to also discuss other matters which concern us, particularly the observance of the Protest Day - what next?

For further details go to their website at http://www.aisccon.org/events_conferences.htm

Health: Two popular supplements taken to combat joint pain do not work, a study says. The review of 10 previous trials by Bern University in Switzerland found glucosamine and chondroitin did not have any beneficial effect on osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

The researchers said they did no harm so if people wanted to continue taking them they could. This is because of the so-called placebo effect, where symptoms improve because a patients feels better psychologically for taking a substance. For details see http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c4675.full

Sailesh Mishra, President of Silver Innings, brings the following to our attention. For further information click here.
The World Alzheimer Report 2010 builds upon the findings detailed in the World Alzheimer Report 2009, to explore the cost of dementia to our societies. The Report contains an explanation of the methods used, detailed results for different economic and geographic regions, and we offer conclusions and recommendations in the final section.

As you will see, the figures are cause for great concern and we hope that this Report will act as a call to action for governments and policy makers across the world. It is vital that they recognize that the cost of dementia will continue to increase at an alarming rate and we must work to improve care and support services, treatment and research into dementia in all regions of the world. Lower income countries face a severe lack of recognition of dementia, placing a heavy burden on families and carers who often have no understanding of what is happening to their loved one.
Full Report : http://www.alz.org/documents/national/World_Alzheimer_Report_2010.pdf
Executive Summary: http://www.alz.org/documents/national/World_Alzheimer_Report_2010_Summary%281%29.pdf

Congratulations are due to Shri J R Gupta, President of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi. Once again he has exercised his considerable talent for publicity and has secured a very good article in The Hindu listing some of the many achievements of this excellent organisation. Such publicity does nothing but good, for J R Gupta, for the Seniors of Delhi, and for Elders and the Third Age of India as a whole. Well done!

From A K Malhotra, Secretary Bhavana U3A Lucknow:
BHAVANA's Charitable Physio Therapy clinic was inaugurated on 8th Sept' 2010 at Indira Nagar Lucknow. The Clinic has been opened with assistance from HELPAGE INDIA and is equipped with all latest machines under control of a Qualified Physio Therapist Doctor.

Chief guest of the function Dr. S C TEWARI, Prof & Head of Dept. Geriatrics and Mental Health at CSM Medical University Lucknow stressed the need for opening of more centers of Geriatrics & Palliative care in the country. A presentation on "Life Style Management" was made br Mr. Pawan Grovar of Mirror Foundations.