Doctors take out a rally in Vizianagaram on Monday on the occasion of World Heart Day.
| Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police A.R. Damodar said that a sedentary life style is the main reason for heart diseases among the youth according to various medical surveys by experts. He made the remarks while formally flagging off a World Heart Day rally organised by Tirumala-Medicover hospitals in Vizianagaram on Monday. Addressing the participants, Mr. Damodar said that proper diet, physical exercise, adequate rest and sleep prevents health problems including cardiovascular diseases. Tirumala Medicover Hospital Managing Director K. Tirumala Prasad and senior cardiologist Sarat Kumar Patra said that the number of cardiovascular diseases’ have gone up significantly in semi-urban and rural areas, with the shift in dietary habits and other reasons. Tirumala Medicover Hospitals Center head N. Mallikarjuna Reddy, MANSAS Correspondent K.V.L Raju and others participated in the rally.
Published: September 29, 2025 1:54 pm
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