Now, test for Covid-19 at home with Jamia kit

New Delhi: At a time when a high number of Covid-19 cases are being reported, Jamia Millia Islamia researchers have developed a unique solution to ramp up testing. With India’s first RNA extraction-free workflow called Cas13 Associated Saliva-based & Smartphone Integrated Testing (Casspit), the researchers believe reliance on RT-PCR can be reduced as the new method gives test results within an hour. The kit, which has been developed by assistant professors Tanveer Ahmad, Mohan Joshi and Jawed Iqbal of Jamia’s Multidisciplinary Centre for Advance Research and Studies (MCARS), allows users to collect their saliva in a tube, add a chemical, heat the components and then use a paper strip to check if they are....read more

Observing world AIDS Day

Ethical principles are an integral part of medicine and apply to clinical medicine as well as research. Ethics act as guidelines to develop an effective doctor-patient relationship. To mark the World AIDS Day, join us at 7:00 PM today on Medtalks with Dr KK Aggarwal on Bioethics in HIV.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Vaccine Tracker

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1177 COVID-19 vaccine tracker1.To date, only two coronavirus vaccines have been approved. Sputnik V developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow was approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on August 11. 2.A second vaccine in Russia, named EpiVacCorona, has also received regulatory approval, also without entering Phase 3 clinical trials. ....read more

World COVID Meter 30th November: 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, 37M October 11, 38M October 14, 39M October 17, 40M October 19, 41M October 22, 42M October 24, 43M October 26, 44M October 28, 45M October 30, 46M November 2, 47M November 4, 48M November 6, 49M November 7, 50M November 8, 51M November 10, 52M November 12, 53M November 14, 54M November 15, 55M November 17, 56M November 19, 57M November 20, 58M November 22, 59M November 24, 60M November 25, 61M November 27, 62M November 29 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: 63,064,506,Deaths: 1,465,024,Recovered: 43,541,520,ACTIVE CASES 18,057,962 ....read more

Direct all your energy towards the soul and not the ego

The epic Mahabharata can also be understood as a science of inner Mahabharata that occurs in everybody’s mind. Lord Krishna symbolizes the consciousness and the five Pandavas, the five positive qualities of a person namely, righteousness (Yudhishthir), focus (Arjuna), power to fight injustice (Bheem), helping others (Sahdev) and learning to be neutral in difficult situations (Nakul). Panchali indicates the five senses, which can only be controlled when these five forces are together. ....read more

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Pharma industry expected to grow in double digits

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Pharma companies are betting big on the prospects of the Indian market. Analysts expect the market to grow in double digits over the next few years, the fastest in the world. The industry was badly affected during the first quarter with the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown affecting patient visits to doctors. However, with the easing of restrictions and drug firms adopting digital methods, their performance turned out to be better-than expected. This is expected to improve further during the third quarter of this fiscal. For instance, domestic sales of Lupin fell 0.7 per cent in the second quarter from a year ago because of the pandemic’s impact on demand, particularly on acute drugs. With the market now turning around, the company is looking at a growth of 6-8 per cent from the Indian market.

Unichem gets US FDA approval for Atenolol and Chlorthalidone Tablets

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Unichem Laboratories has received ANDA approval for its Atenolol and Chlorthalidone Tablets, USP 50 mg/25 mg and 100 mg/25 mg from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market a generic version of TENORETIC (atenolol and chlorthalidone) Tablets of Alvogen Malta Operations. Atenolol and Chlorthalidone Tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. The product will be commercialized from Unichem’s Ghaziabad Plant.

Singapore: Woman who contracted COVID-19 gives birth to baby with antibodies

dnaindia.com

With every passing day researchers around the world are learing something new about the novel coronavirus pandemic that remains the biggest threat to mankind. A new development in Singapore now adds another lesson for the scientists to the understanding of this novel virus. A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with Covid-19 antibodies.

Managing diabetes and related complications in the times of Covid-19

indiatoday.in

Note: This article was created with valuable inputs from Dr. K. S. Chhajer. Dr. Chhajer specializes in Internal Medicine and Diabetes, and has over 25 years of experience in the field. Covid-19 has killed more than a million people across the globe. There are many risk factors that can result in unfavorable outcomes for a Covid 19 patient - age, obesity, and other co-morbid illnesses like diabetes and cancer. Mortality or death rate is significantly higher in diabetic patients. In China, the mortality rate for diabetic patients was 7.3% as compared to 2.3% for the general population. Similarly, in USA, the mortality rate for the general population was 6.2 %, but in diabetic patients, it was 14.8%.In uncontrolled diabetic patients, it was as high as 28.8%