Geneva, 27 August 2020 – Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide. And …
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Yogi Government doesn’t have any blueprint for corona Sense of fear among people over corona; Yogi and his officers are misleading the people Lucknow, August 2, 2020: Taking to Twitter, Congress General Secretary Mrs Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Yogi Government in view of the deteriorating …
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Social Activist U Sambasiva Rao Lost His Life Due to Coronavirus It was early January when I travelled to Vijayawada to participate in the World Atheist Conference and while returning, I thought to travel to Hyderabad too to meet friends. My dear friend Sujatha Surepally told me that I could …
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With the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) escalating every day globally we are indeed wading through turbulent waters with no end at sight. Scientists around the world are literally burning the midnight oil, searching frantically for a treatment to rid the world of this pandemic. It is a …
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They may be differently-abled, but they do not lack inability. Yes, I am talking about the more than one billion people in the world who live with some form of disability. They could be persons with impaired functions of the senses, mobility, cognition or with psychosocial difficulties. Out of these, …
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New Delhi, Jul 15 (By Jyoti Singh): According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) testing is the key to combat novel coronavirus. With large population testing in large number is prohibitive in Indian conditions. Keeping this in mind a low-cost COVID-19 test kit developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) …
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New Delhi, Jul 14 (By Jyoti Singh): The Drug Discovery Hackathon (DDH), 2020 training programme kick-started with lectures on different topics. It is an online platform to take open source drug discovery to a higher pedestal in the crusade against the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Shekhar C. Mande, Director General, Council …
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New Delhi, Jul 13 (By Jyoti Singh): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have shown that the active principle from turmeric that is curcumin can enhance cancer cell death caused by a protein called ‘TRAIL.’ They performed studies using isolated leukaemia cells from cancer patients and found that non-toxic …
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Mumbai, 09th July 2020 (News Helpline). Shubham Singh’s directorial Penalty is trending on Netflix, the film which is visually stunning with its heart in the right place, finally found its audience and warm appreciation for the well-crafted content-driven mid-budget social drama. The film chronicles an aspiring football player in Lucknow, …
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New Delhi, 09th July 2020. A study from the National Institutes of Health (USA) confirms that neurofilament light chain as a blood biomarker can detect brain injury and predict recovery in multiple groups, including professional hockey players with acute or chronic concussions and clinic-based patients with mild, moderate, or severe …
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New Delhi, Jul 08 (By Jyoti Singh): The novel coronavirus pandemic has raised the demand of ventilators across the country. To meet the escalating demand researchers from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has developed an Emergency Breathing Assist System (EBAS), called AirBridge. The device is …
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The news gives us tremendous hope that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is aiming to introduce India’s first indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 for “public health use” by 15 August 2020 (India’s Independence Day). This could be a scientific breakthrough in the global fight against COVID-19. But a lot …
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Geneva 5th July 2020. WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an effective COVID-19 treatment for hospitalized patients. The International Steering Committee formulated the recommendation in light of the …
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New Delhi, Jul 04 (By Dr TV Venkateswaran): With the announcement of COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech and ZyCov-D Vaccine by Zydus Cadila the proverbial silver line in the dark clouds of COVID19 appears at the horizon. Now with the nod given by the Drug Controller General of India CDSCO (The …
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Mumbai, 02nd June 2020 (News Helpline). Stepping with a core belief system of incorporating the ideator, collaborator, planner, executor, critic and the viewers, Myra Multimedia Enterprise has grown in leaps and bounds ever since its establishment in 2013. Their latest creation, a heart-warming poetic-tribute, paying an ode to frontline warriors, …
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A group of people posing for a photo Description automatically generated The United Nations marked this year’s Public Service Day online celebrations by honouring the women and men who are risking their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. UN bestowed the UN Public …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, more than ever, the overwhelming importance of public services and the devastating consequences of under-funding and privatising them. That is why the writing on the wall on this year’s United Nations Public Services Day is clear: commit to COVID-19 recovery plans that will deliver a …
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New Delhi, June 22 (India Science Wire): Researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have shown ways in which traditional cancer therapies can be made more effective. The research team studies Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which are highly reactive molecules such as hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals that …
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New Delhi, June 22 (India Science Wire): In a significant breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic resistance, a research team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has synthesized a nanomaterial that mimics an enzyme and disintegrates the cell membranes of a range of disease-causing bacteria. The study, published in the …
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New Delhi, June 19 (Umashankar Mishra ): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have shown that simple copper-coated jute beads are highly effective in protecting water and preventing microbial contamination. These jute beads could be helpful in solving the problem of water contamination and water-borne diseases in …
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