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Plasma Therapy in treatment of COVID-19 patients

Plasma Therapy has emerged as one of important tools in treatment of COVID-19 patients. Countries like US, UK, China, have started clinical trials of this treatment for patients of COVID-19.

Indian Health Ministry on H1N1

The Health Ministry has been closely monitoring the situation arising due to cases and deaths caused by H1N1 in some states and there is no shortage of drugs or any

Brazil plans to produce low cost measles & rubella vaccine for developing countries

Brazil has announced plans to produce a low-cost measles and rubella vaccine for export to developing countries. By 2017, 30 million doses a year are to be supplied mainly to

Amrutham Arogyam – Project to screen people for lifestyle diseases

A unique project to screen all the people above the age of 30 years in the state for life style diseases was formally launched in Kerala today. Prof. K.V. Thomas,

Influenza Epidemic – Different Presentations & Homeopathic Medicines

At this time, there are several different viral infections going around. Each infection actually has a slightly different presentation. As you are aware, the number of people ill with some

Diabetes increasing in India – 8% suspected for diabetes

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report entitled “Assessment of burden of Non-Communicable Diseases 2006”, the prevalence of diabetes in the age group of 30 to 89

10 million persons with epilepsy in India

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Task Force Study, in the Bangalore Urban Rural Neuro-Epidemiological Survey (BURNS) covering a population of 102.557, a prevalence rate of 8.8%

Use of Coconut in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha

The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire

Clinical Estabilishment Act 2010 needs to be Rolled Back

On the occasion of celebration of 257^th birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homoeopathy. Board of Homoeopathic system of medicine, Govt. of Delhi in collaboration with Delhi Homoeopathic Federation, organised a continued medical education programme with panel discussion on “IMPLICATION OF CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENT ACT-2010 IN HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE”.

Antipsychotic medicines cause obesity and diabetes

In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders—making them among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S. Almost all of these medications are known to cause the metabolic side effects of obesity and diabetes, leaving patients with a difficult choice between improving their mental health and damaging their physical health.