Health & Fitness

01 Jul

New collaboration for affordable COVID-19 drug 2-DG

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New Delhi: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, and Nosch Labs entered into a non-exclusive agreement for the transfer of the process knowhow for the synthesis of anti-Covid-19 drug 2-DG (2-Deoxy -D -Glucose). 2-DG has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), New Delhi, a lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Hyderabad-based pharma company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL). Nosch Labs will commence manufacturing 2-DG drug after obtaining regulatory clearances from the Drugs Controller General of India…
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01 Jul

StayHappi Generic range of medicines at par in quality with any other best-selling market drug brand

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New Delhi [India]: StayHappi Generic range of medicines is equivalent to branded medicines. They rank high in quality and efficacy with any other best-selling market drug/ brand, available at a relatively lower MRP’s, and are manufactured at WHO GMP certified plants of Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. This wide range of medicines is cost-effective helps consumers save on their monthly medicine budget. Arushi Jain, Executive Director of StayHappi Pharmacy says, “StayHappi generic medications have gone through testing on many grounds encompassing quality, strength, purity, and potency to show effectiveness before being approved by a list of regulating authorities. We are spread across…
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30 Jun

Study could help beat multi-drug resistance

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New Delhi: Multi-drug resistance is increasingly becoming a major public health issue. Scientists across the world have been working on finding ways to deal with the problem.  A major issue has been that while some bacteria evolve multi-drug resistance some others don’t. The reason for this is yet to be found out. A new study at the Population Biology Laboratory at Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER)- Pune promises to help decipher this and several other similar mysteries. The scientists at IISER, Yashraj Chavhan, Sarthak Malusare, and Sutirth Dey conducted their study on E Coli bacteria. They grewsamples…
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28 Jun

JL Kapoor Memorial Trust Pledges to Continue Its Covid Relief Work in DDA Transit Camp, Anand Parbat, Delhi

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New Delhi, 28th June, 2021: JL Kapoor Memorial Trust today announced that it will continue its covid relief work while the country is gradually reopening. The trust started its covid relief initiative to extend support to the underprivileged and underserved section of society across different locations in the country during the first wave of Coronavirus. Later, acting on a letter received from the DDA authority, Transit Camp, Anand Parbat, New Delhi, the trust started work to support 23500 residents in the transit camp. These residents are primarily the handicraft workers from the Kathputli Colony. The ongoing pandemic has led to…
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26 Jun

IIT Delhi launches economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19

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New Delhi: Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi. The Rapid Antigen Test kit has been developed by the IIT Delhi researchers led by Dr. Harpal Singh, professor at the Institute’s Centre for Biomedical Engineering. This kit can be used for in vitro qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen. The SARS-CoV-2 Ag Rapid Test is a colloidal gold enhanced double antibody sandwich immunoassay for the qualitative determination of SARS-CoV-2 antigen in human nasal swabs, throat swabs, and deep sputum samples. It is suitable for general population screening and…
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21 Jun

Chickens enriches immunity by reducing fatigue- says Suguna Foods

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Mumbai, Maharashtra:  With the pandemic reaching all corners of the country, there is a lifestyle change that we have to undergo. Staying indoors has become a norm and it tires our mind and body. It is essential to boost our mental and physical energy at times like this to enrich our immunity. The body functions with the food we intake. Consuming healthy food options is advisable to build strong immunity. Fatigue is a common exhaustion and weakness that might be physical, mental or a mixture of the two. Workplace stress, depression, lack of sleep, poor eating, shift in work hours, and…
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21 Jun

Indian Pharmaceutical Company conducts Clinical Analysis for the Supplement to battle against Post COVID-19 difficulties

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ImmunoSEB + ProbioSEB CSC3 for post-resolution of mild to moderate COVID-19 patients Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: According to recent stats, 2.77 crores of COVID-19 sufferers were recovered from 2.88 crores cases in India. All corporate offices and businesses want to operate outdoors but worry much about the Post Covid difficulties and resolutions. While companies were involved in launching products and promoting claims that it fights the Coronavirus, researchers ran clinical tests to confirm how consuming immunity supplements resolve mild to moderate COVID-19 patients. Dr. Neha Shah, Dr. Rohit Parate, and Dr. Abhay Vispute published their findings on a new COVID-19 clinical…
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18 Jun

Researchers reveal how excess sugar causes fatty liver

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New Delhi: In a new study conducted by the researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi has conclusively shown that excessive sugar intake leads to a fatty liver. This could offer an incentive for reducing sugar intake to stop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in its early stages. The unravelling of the molecular link between sugar and fat accumulation in liver is key to developing therapeutics for the disease, researchers said. A team of researchers from IIT Mandi, led by Dr Prosenjit Mondal, Associate Professor, School of Basic Sciences, has used complementary experimental approaches to establish the underlying biochemical…
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18 Jun

Older adults are at higher risk of social isolation during COVID pandemic: Study

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New Delhi: The risk of severe illness increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. Over 95% of fatalities due to COVID-19 in Europe and 80% in China have included people older than 60 years old. In the USA, 80% of deaths were among adults 65 and above. Decreasing social interactions due to 'social distancing' has had a negative impact on mental and physical health in older people. Elderly face greater risk of financial hardship due to chronic nature of ailment and comorbidities, which require long term treatment and care. An Indian Institute of Technology Madras study has called…
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18 Jun

New precision Iodine Value Analyzer gets recognition by FSSAI

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New Delhi: In one of its initiatives to encourage the manufacturing industry in India, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) had developed and transferred the technology of “Precision Iodine Value Analyzer (PIVA)”, an instrument for the measurement of the degree of unsaturation (Iodine Value) in vegetable oils. This indigenous food testing equipment – PIVA was recognized by FSSAI during World Food Safety Day. Conventionally, Iodine value is determined using manual titration, and few analytical instruments based on automated titration are also available in the market. However, these methods take longer analysis time, are costly, and use toxic chemicals. Researchers, at CSIR-CSIO,…
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