Health & Fitness

08 Jul

A new way to speed up wound healing in diabetic patients

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New Delhi: Diabetes is a major health challenge for India, showing a trend of increasing prevalence over the years. It is a chronic disease, and over time, uncontrolled diabetes can cause serious damage to many systems in the body, especially the blood vessels and nerves. In individuals with diabetes, wounds tend to take longer to heal. A large proportion of extremity amputations result from diabetes-induced impairment of wound repair. Timely healing of wounds is therefore pivotal to prevent such extreme consequences. A team of Indian researchers has devised a way to help this happen. A type of blood cells, called…

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07 Jul

Nashik is proud to have its alternate medicine practitioner- Sangitaa R Shetye

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitness, LifestyleClinical hypnotherapist, healing techniques, Nashik, renowned Vastu Expert, Sangitaa R Shetye, Theta Healing Practioner

Nashik, Maharashtra [India]: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their Dreams”, who could justify this more than Sangitaa Shetye herself. Nasik is proud to have Sangitaa Shetye, whose healing modalities for over two decades are an antidote to many of her clientele. From being a certified Clinical hypnotherapist to a Theta Healing Practioner, a renowned Vastu Expert to a Numerology genius, the body energy analyst to a chakra therapist and recently she has also mastered the art of auto writing. She offers a combination of such healing techniques to a wide spectrum of people. Sangitaa’s…

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03 Jul

Bengaluru scientists develop off-grid mobile oxygen concentrator

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New Delhi: A team of researchers at Bengaluru-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, has designed a robust, mobile oxygen concentrator that can be used in rural settings and be rapidly deployed in emergencies in any location. The second wave of COVID-19 had witnessed an acute shortage of medical oxygen in different parts of the country. While the crisis in the bigger cities was more about responding by overcoming supply chain limitations, in smaller cities and villages, the crisis exposed a chronic lack of medical…

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01 Jul

New collaboration for affordable COVID-19 drug 2-DG

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitness2-Deoxy-D-Glucose, 2-DG Drug, AIIMS, COVID-19, CSIR, CSIR-IICT, DCGI, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), DRDO, ICMR, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, INMAS, MoHFW, Nosch Labs

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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