Obesity greatest risk factor for young adults with Covid-19

Young adults with underlying conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension are at the highest risk of being placed on a ventilator or dying from Covid-19, according to a study of 3,000 hospitalized patients aged 18 to 34. The analysis, published Wednesday in the journal Jama Internal Medicine, focused on patients hospitalized between April and June in the United States. It confirmed first and foremost that black and Hispanic people have been the worst affected by the pandemic: they accounted for 57 percent of all young adults who were hospitalized and 49 percent of those who died or needed ventilation. ....read more

Need of Mental Health Awareness: A Discussion on World Suicide Prevention Day

People in your family or in the community may be struggling with their mental health.Join us today at 7 pm on Medtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal to be more aware about mental health issues and ways to deal with them. Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent/general-webinar.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Health Patrol

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1078: Round Table Expert Zoom Meeting on “Fake News”5th September, 2020, 11am-12noon,Participants: Dr KK Aggarwal, Dr AK Agarwal, Dr Veena Aggarwal, Dr Suneela Garg, Dr Girdhar Gyani, Dr Narottam Puri, Dr Ashok Gupta, Dr Atul Kochhar, Prof Mahesh Verma, Dr Jayakrishnan Alapet, Dr Jayalal, Dr DR Rai, Dr Anita Arora, Dr Anita Chakravarti, Dr Anul Mohta, Dr Reshma Hingorani, Dr Pragati Sawhney, Dr Atul Pandya, Prof Bejon Misra, Dr Anil Kumar, Dr KK Kalra, Mrs Upasana Arora, Ms Ira Gupta, Mr Saurabh Aggarwal, Dr S Sharma This meeting was dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic. ....read more

World COVID Meter 9th September, Acute manageable immunogenic thrombogenic inflammatory viral disease pandemic

Cases: 1M April 2, 2M April 15, 3M April 27, 4M May 8, 5M May 20, 6M May 30, 7M June 7, 8M June 15, 9M June 22, 10M June 29th, 11M July 4, 12M July 8, 13M July 13, 14M July 17, 15M July 23, 16M July 25, 17M July 29, 18M August 1, 19M August 6, 20M August 10, 21M August 16, 22M August 19, 23M August 21, 24M August 27, 25M August 30, 26M September 3 Ground Zero: Wuhan - in live animal market or cafeteria for animal pathogens: 10th January; Total cases are based on RT PCR, 67% sensitivity Coronavirus Cases: 27,728,642,Deaths: 901,629,Recovered: 19,820,162,ACTIVE CASES 7,006,851 ,Currently Infected Patients 6,946,415 (99%) in Mild Condition ,60,436 (1%) Serious or Critical ....read more

Writing a Vedic Will - as I understand it

Sometime back, I used to think that a ‘will’ simply meant how my finances would be controlled by my wife and my children after my death. As I started acquiring Vedic knowledge, my interpretation changed. Following is the gist for writing a Will, as I understand it the Vedic way. Of course, writing a will requires a sound state of mind, two witnesses, signed registered paper with accompanying, if possible, audio-visual link. The first step is to calculate your life earnings. Your earnings are not only your finances earned but also the respect, dignity and image that you have earned in the society. ....read more

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3 banned drug cocktails get all-clear from Modi govt but could have few takers in pharma sector

ThePrint

New Delhi: Three more drugs that were banned as part of the Indian government’s first crackdown on fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) or “drug cocktails” in 2007 have received the all-clear from the Modi government, ThePrint has learnt. The decision was conveyed by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) V.G. Somani — who heads India’s apex medicine watchdog CDSCO — in a letter to state-level drug authorities. The letter, which is dated 8 September and also marked to the Union health ministry, has been accessed by ThePrint. “As per the DTAB (Drugs Technical Advisory Board, a high-level government panel) dated 29 July, there are three more FDCs which have been considered as rational under the 294 FDCs category,” Somani said in the letter.

Zydus Cadila gets tentative USFDA nod for empagliflozin and linagliptin tablets

ExpressPharma

Zydus Cadila has received tentative approval from the USFDA to market Empagliflozin and Linagliptin Tablets (US RLD: Glyxambi Tablets) in the strengths of 10 mg/5 mg and 25 mg/5 mg. This medication contains a combination of Empagliflozin and Linagliptin. Empagliflozin and Linagliptin are oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels. The drug is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The drug will be manufactured at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at SEZ, Ahmedabad.

‘Dial a doctor’ service for Kashmir valley residents

tribuneindia

At a time when people are scared to go to hospitals amid the Covid threat, a charitable Trust has started “Dial a doctor”— a free tele-consultation service for the people in the Valley. Around 300 doctors/specialists from across the globe will be available for consultations 24 hours a day and offer services for patients ranging from Covid positive ones to others having mental health issues. “Dial a doctor service is available 24x7. There is a toll free number (18008892729). There are 300 doctors across the globe and local doctors are there too. Infact, the response from local doctors has been very good. They have a busy schedule and at the same time, they are supporting us,” said Syed Tabasum Geelani, Trustee of the ‘Ehsaas Trust International’. He said the service had mainly been started by Kashmiri doctors working in foreign countries with an aim to help people back home. He said mental health specialists were also available even as cases mental health were on a rise during the pandemic.

Bengaluru: 29-year-old doctor, in home isolation, dies due to COVID-19 in Karnataka

Times Now

The coronavirus pandemic is claiming hundreds of lives every day in India, with the overall number of cases going past 43 lakh. While the health authorities have termed those above the age of 55 in the high-risk category when it comes to virus infections, a 29-year-old doctor also succumbed to the disease in Karnatakas Kunigal in Tumakuru district. As per a report in the Times of India, the doctor placed on Covid duty was named Dr. Devraj. He had done his masters from the United Kingdom and was an expert in communicable diseases. He had contracted the virus 10 days before and had been in home isolation. He complained of fatigue and was then brought to the hospital where his oxygen saturation was found to be 65%. “We had all the equipment to treat him including a ventilator and high flow nasal oxygen support. But his condition required expert care. We suggested he be shifted to a better centre at the earliest," recalled a colleague of Dr Devaraj.