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Dr KK Aggarwal    19 December 2020

Coronavirus nearly three times more deadly than flu: study

Roughly a year into the pandemic it is clear the new coronavirus is worse than seasonal flu, and a study released on Friday outlined just how much worse, showing a death rate almost three times higher among Covid-19 patients. The research, using French national data and published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, underscored the increased severity of illness for people with Covid-19. Researchers compared data for 89,530 patients hospitalised with Covid-19 in March and April this year with 45,819 patients hospitalised with seasonal influenza between December 2018 and the end of February 2019. ....read more

Role of IMA in COVID-19

Need to guard against COVID-19! Join us today at 7:00 PM on MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal as he talks about the role of IMA in COVID-19Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

World COVID Meter 17th December: Acute manageable immunogenic thrombogenic inflammatory viral disease pandemic

Dr KK Aggarwal, President CMAAO, HCFI and Past National President IMA 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, 63M December 1, 64M December 2, 65M December 4, 66M December 6, 67M December 7, 68M December 9, 69M December 10, 70M December 12, 71M December 13, 72M December 14, 73M December 15 Ground Zero: Wuhan - in live animal market or cafeteria for animal pathogens: 10th January; Total cases are based on RT PCR, 67% sensitivity ....read more

Potential role of Aspirin in treatment of endotheliitis, thrombosis, and ischemia in COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has presented an unprecedented challenge to healthcare across the globe. This viral illness is associated with immune response activation, pro-inflammatory cytokine release, overactivation of the coagulation cascade as well as platelet aggregation, resulting in micro and macrovascular thrombosis.1 The microthrombi along with multisystemic endotheliitis cause multiorgan ischemia, eventually giving way to multiorgan dysfunction in COVID-19. Autopsy studies were done in lungs obtained from patients who died from COVID-19 which showed severe endothelial injury associated with the presence of an intracellular virus. Additionally, histologic analysis of pulmonary vessels in COVID-19 patients demonstrated thrombosis with microangiopathy.2 ....read more

Music as a Drug

Our body is the largest pharmaceutical group in the world and has the capacity to heal each and every disease. The very fact that there is a receptor for every drug in the body means that the body has the capacity to produce that drug. Music is one such modality, which can heal by initiating various chains of chemical reactions in the body. Chanting vowels produces interleukin-2 in the body, which works like a painkiller. ,Chanting nasal consonants produces tranquilizers in the body. ....read more

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Indian pharma firms set to earn more revenue from US; get series of approvals in recent months

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India’s pharmaceutical companies are likely to add more feathers to their caps as demand from the largest market — the US — has significantly increased in recent months. Indian pharma companies have garnered 45 per cent of all new ANDA (abbreviated new drug application) approvals over the past nine months, said a report by India Ratings. While the regulatory environment is expected to remain stringent, well-equipped companies will be able to take the advantage of a better pricing outlook emanating from supply shortages and recall, the report added. Indian companies were able to bag approvals in a large number due to significant manufacturing facility clearances, Generic Drug User Fee Amendments, and a strong filing momentum, aided by record investments in R&D.

NATCO launches Rivaroxaban¸ anticoagulant medication in India

expresspharma.in

Natco Pharma announced the launch of Rivaroxaban molecule, under brand RPIGAT. Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant medication used to treat and prevent blood clots. Rivaroxaban is currently sold by Bayer under the brand name of Xarelto, in the Indian market. “After successful previous launches of DABIGAT (Dabigatran) and APIGAT (Apixaban) by NATCO, this latest Rivaroxaban NOAC (novel oral anti-coagulant) is in line with our company’s mission of affordable medicines accessible to all,” informed a company release.

UP Loses Case In Top Court Seeking Tough Charges Against Dr Kafeel Khan

ndtv.com

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government today lost its case in the Supreme Court seeking tough charges against a doctor, Kafeel Khan, under the National Security Act (NSA) for a speech against the amended citizenship law. "Criminal cases will be decided on their own merits. You cannot use a preventive detention order in another case," Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said, confirming an Allahabad High Court order that had freed the doctor.

India Has 8.6 Doctors, 5 Hospital Beds For Every 10,000 Population: Human Development Report

outlookindia.com

The ongoing pandemic has exposed how ill-equipped is the medical infrastructure in India. In the initial days of the outbreak of Covid-19, most of the states struggled to make enough hospital beds and ICUs available for the patients. India has one of the worst records globally, when it comes to the number of beds, in comparison with the population. According to the Human Development Report 2020, India has just five beds for every 10,000 people. You read that right!

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