Seasonal flu, viral fever haunt people in times of pandemic

HYDERABAD: Symptoms of the common flu and viral fever have worried residents in times of a pandemic. Cautioning against unnecessary panic, doctors advise rest and staying calm as the best route to recovery. “Almost 60% of cases coming to us over the past week have been patients, including children, having symptoms of the common flu, often accompanied with a sore throat,” said Dr P Avinash, a family physician and paediatrician. He suggested that for a common cold, steam inhalation and gargling were the best options, and, for those with symptoms of viral fever, a mild course of antibiotics. ....read more

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CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Trump and White House Breaking Rules

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1105: Lessons learnt from Trump’s illness VIP gets a cocktail of drugs Hes taking vitamin D, zinc and famotidine. He was also given a pooled antibody from Regeneron, a product under clinical trials as compassionate use. The President is among that group. He was given remdesivir, a drug that yields a very modest improvement in patients who have mild or moderate COVID-19. ....read more

World COVID Meter 10th 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, 34M October 1, 35M October 4, 36M October 8 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: 37,099,134,Deaths: 1,072,605,Recovered: 27,890,943,ACTIVE CASES 8,135,586 ....read more

What are three great sentences of importance other than mahavakyas?

Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya Jivo Brahmaiva Na Aparah - Brahman only exists truly, the world is false, and the individual soul is Brahman only and no other.

• Ekam evadvitiyam brahma - Brahman is one, without a second (There is one absolute reality, without any secondary parts). ....read more

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Cadila Pharma offers new hope to cardiac patients

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Cadila Pharmaceuticals launches Tikacad® in India, an antiplatelet drug-containing Ticagrelor, a P2Y12 platelet inhibitor indicated to reduce the rate of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or a history of myocardial infarction (MI). One in 4 deaths in India are because of CVDs where ischemic heart disease and stroke is responsible for >80% of this burden. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome (set of signs and symptoms) due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or later results into fatality. To reduce this burden, Ahmedabad based Cadila Pharmaceuticals launched Tikacad® which has shown to reduce stroke incidence by 19% and ischemic stroke by 20%. For at least the first 12 months following ACS, it superior to has shown better results compared to Clopidogrel.

Combination of antiviral drugs shows ‘no superior outcome’ for Covid treatment: Firm

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Friday announced that a combination of antiviral drugs Umifenovir and Favipiravir did not show any superior outcome in treating coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients hospitalised with moderate symptoms during clinical trials. “…this combination study was yet another effort on our part to examine new treatment options to combat the health crisis. These latest findings confirm that the addition of Umifenovir does not show any incremental benefit in clinical outcomes. Thus Favipiravir therapy along with supportive care remains a suitable and effective choice for mild to moderate Covid-19 infection,” said Monika Tandon, senior vice president and head, clinical development, global specialty, branded portfolio, Glenmark.

Dengue rears head in Ludhiana

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It was only three days ago that the district witnessed a decrease in Covid-19 cases and it was after 65 days that less than 100 Covid cases were reported, but now to further add to the woes of residents of the city and the Health Department, dengue has started spreading its tentacles. This year so far, 489 cases of dengue have been reported from the district while last year, 1,509 cases were reported. Nearly 20-25 cases of dengue are being reported every day. Medical practitioners have observed that since initial symptoms of both dengue and coronavirus are same, many people are avoiding visits to doctors due to the fear of Covid test and adopting initial precautionary measures at their homes only. “Since the initial symptoms of dengue and Covid are same, people are avoiding visits to doctors due to the fear of Covid test. This is the biggest mistake they are committing. Earlier, the disease was detected and more easily it was cured. There is nothing to be feared about the Covid test and it is for the well-being of a patient if it is done by a doctor,” said Dr Bajaj, a resident of the city.

Doctor’s Covid service gets ‘royal’ recognition from IPL franchisee

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BHOPAL: The Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have been clean bowled by a young doctor from Madhya Pradesh, who lived in his car for a week to prevent possible spread of Covid-19. Team India and RCB leggie Yuzvendra Chahal will wear the RCB jersey bearing the name Dr Sachin Nayak — the MP government anaesthesiologist now posted at the district hospital of home district Shajapur. As part of the RCB’s dedicated mission to salute Corona Warriors across the country, Chahal will wear on the ground the RCB jersey bearing Dr Nayak’s name. On Wednesday, captain Kohli, leg spinner Chahal and explosive batsman AB de Viliers interacted with Dr Nayak through a webinar and lauded his feat. In the two-minute video posted on RCB’s official Twitter handle and Facebook page, Chahal thanked Dr Nayak and said “I feel proud of wearing a jersey bearing your name”.