Indian Pharmacological Society organizes Marathon to Prevent Disease

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 22^nd October:- The 49th annual conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS-CON) for the year 2016 is being organized by the Post-Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Professor Y K Gupta, Head of the Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and the organizing leadership of Professor Bikash Medhi, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PGI, Chandigarh and Professor S S Sharma, Professor, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali. The conference is an annual congregation of renowned pharmacologists and pharmacology students with the purpose of sharing of knowledge and information. 

it is not only important for a doctor to treat a disease but also to prevent it by promoting health and well-being. In view of this, a marathon was organized by the Post-Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh as a part of the 49th annual conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS-CON) for the year 2016 in the wee hours of Saturday,  22^nd of October 2016. 

The marathon turned out to be a huge success as eminent scientists from all over the country such as Prof. Y. K. Gupta, Head of the Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, who is also the chairman of the conference; Professor Bikash Medhi, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PGI, Chandigarh, who is also the organizing secretary of the conference; and others participated in the marathon, besides numerous young scientists. The run was organized from Bhargava Auditorium, PGI, Chandigarh to Sukna lake and was flagged at 6.15 a.m. by Dinesh Mongia, former India cricketer who graced the occasion as the guest of honor. 

Prof Bikash Medhi appealed to the attendees to maintain this trend of getting up early in the morning and indulging in physical activity every day so as to promote general and health well-being which prevent diseases in the long run.