Those under 40 are paying the price for taking Covid-19 lightly

A 40-year-old man from Andheri West has been fighting for his life since he was admitted to the intensive care unit at Lilavati Hospital on September 27 with Covid-19. He told doctors that he’d had a fever on and off since September 16 and had been taking antibiotics without consulting a doctor. It was only 10 days later, when he began experiencing breathing difficulties, that he decided to get tested for Covid-19. By the time he tested positive the disease was already at an advanced stage and he has been in the ICU ever since. “When he was brought to the hospital his blood oxygen level was already down to 93%. A CT scan was conducted, which revealed that his lungs had been badly affected by the virus. We immediately sent him to the ICU and put him on high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy and Remdesivir,” said Dr Vasant Nagvekar, a senior infectious disease specialist at Lilavati Hospital. ....read more

Perceptions & Issues with the Laboratory Diagnosis of COVID-19

To test or not! Know all about COVID-19 testing. Join us at 7:00 PM, October 2nd on MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal for an in-depth discussion on the issues and perceptions related to COVID 19 testing. Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent/general-webinar.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Cytotoxic T Cells

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1095: Cytotoxic T Cell Therapy Might Be Possible in COVID-19Cytotoxic T cell therapy may be possible in patients with COVID-19, despite there being a potential obstacle. The approach involves treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with T-lymphocytes obtained from donors who recovered from the disease. However, steroids, being increasingly used to treat these patients, are toxic to lymphocytes, likely negating any beneficial effects of the immunotherapy. In a report posted on bioRxiv ahead of peer review, investigators describe a possible method of overcoming this problem. ....read more

World COVID Meter 1st October: 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, 27M September 7, 28M September 10, 29M September 14, 30M September 18, 31M September 21, 32M September 23, 33M September 28 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: 34,147,215,Deaths: 1,018,209,Recovered: 25,420,059,ACTIVE CASES 7,708,947 ,Currently Infected Patients 7,642,937 (99%) in Mild Condition,66,010 (1%) Serious or Critical ....read more

The science behind observing Shradhs

Shradhs are observed every year in Dakshinayana during Chaturmas in the Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month. Many rituals are performed to satisfy the unfulfilled desires of three generations of our ancestors. According to the Vedas, every individual has three debts to be paid off - firstly, of the Devtas (Dev Rin), secondly of Guru and teachers (Rishi Rin) and, thirdly, of Ancestors (Pitra Rin). From the scientific point of view, devtas represent people with Daivik qualities; teachers the ones who have taught us; and Pitra, three generations of our ancestors. Rin from scientific point of view would mean unfinished desires or tasks. The rituals scientifically would mean detaching oneself from the guilt of unfinished tasks of our ancestors by detoxifying our mind. ....read more

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Lupin launches generic metastatic breast cancer drug in US

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New Delhi: Drug firm Lupin on Wednesday said it has launched Lapatinib tablets, used in treatment of advanced or metastatic breast cancer, in the US market. The company has launched Lapatinib tablets in the strength of 250 mg after its alliance partner Natco Pharma received final approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Lupin said in a statement. The product is a generic version of Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporations Tykerb tablets in the same strength, it added. According to IQVIA MAT June 2020 data, Lapatinib tablets had annual sales of approximately USD 61 million (about Rs 450 crore) in the US, the statement said.

Russia to supply Egypt with Covid-19 vaccine in expansion push

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MOSCOW: Russia has clinched a deal with Egypt to supply it with 25 million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, as Moscow seeks to take a leading global role in fighting the pandemic. Russias sovereign wealth fund, RDIF, said on Wednesday it had agreed to supply the vaccine doses to Egypt via Pharco, which it described as one of the countrys leading pharmaceutical groups. "The agreement between RDIF and Pharco will help Egypt obtain an efficient and safe vaccine, Sputnik V, for almost 25% of its population," RDIF chief executive Kirill Dmitriev said in a statement.

After Hathras, another Dalit woman gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh, dies

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Just as the atrocities meted on the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras shocked India, another rape was reported from the same state — Uttar Pradesh. A 22-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by two men, identified as Shahid and Sahil, in Balrampur, 539 kilometer away from Hathras. She succumbed to her injuries on way to a hospital in Lucknow this week.