India has Tackled Covid Much Better Considering its Population: SBI Report
Using a bottom up approach, SBI research tested a two stage least square (2SLS) panel model with 20-major states considering the monthly data from April to October 2020.
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News and Articles on Ayurveda, Yoga, Kundalini and other Indian way of health and medicines.
CSIR-SERC Licenses Makeshift Hospital’s Technology to L&T
This promising technology has high value for commercialization to the construction and steel structure fabrication industries. L&T has shown immediate interest in the technology and the technology is licensed to them for use in different sectors. This technology is available for licensing to other industries as well and CSIR-SERC is committed to promote this technology for its wider use and reach.
Ayurveda has Some Positive News for Sleep-Deprived
If you have come across the recent spate of news stories about the terrible effects of long-term sleep deprivation and are worried about you yourself missing out on the recommended 7 to 8 daily hours of shut-eye, there is some re-assurance coming your way from India’s traditional healthcare wisdom. The broad area of study called ‘anidra’ in Ayurveda deals with sleep-deprivation and related conditions, and it offers some time-tested solutions.
Exploring Ayurveda for Cancer Treatment — The 2+2 India-US Pact
The LoI was signed on 27 October between the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), the apex body in India for undertaking, coordinating, formulating, developing and promoting research in ayurveda under the Ministry of AYUSH, and the Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM), an agency under the US government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery: India to Help Neighbours Scale Up Cold Chain, Storage Capacity
India will help all countries, especially its neighbours, in enhancing their cold chain and storage capacities for delivery of Covid-19 vaccine, the government said on Thursday. The foreign ministry said India has organised two training modules for its neighbouring countries in which about 90 health experts and scientists have participated.
Cabinet Approves the MoU Between India and Cambodia on Cooperation in the Field of Health and Medicine
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Cambodia on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.
India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) Falls Below 1.5%: Covid-19
India has witnessed a significant success in its collective fight against the global pandemic. The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has fallen below 1.5%. On a progressive decline, the CFR is 1.49% today. India’s deaths per million is also at a very low level of 88 deaths per million.
BCG Vaccine Offers Protection Against Covid in Elderly: ICMR Study
ICMR scientists have been investigating the impact of BCG vaccination on the frequencies of immunity cells and total antibody levels in a group of healthy elderly people, who are aged between 60 and 80 years, a month after their vaccination
In A First, An Indian Startup Develops A Handheld Device for Detecting Oral Cancer
OralScan, designed and developed by Sascan Meditech, a startup incubated at TiMED, a technology business incubator of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST) in Thiruvananthapuram, would be officially launched by Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja on Wednesday.
India’s First Covid-19 Vaccine: Final-Stage trials of Covaxin Begin in Bhubaneswar
ICMR selected around 21 medical institutes across the country including Bhubaneswar’s IMS and SUM Hospital where the Covaxin’s third phase trial would be conducted. It is expected to cover around 28,500 subjects, aged 18 years and above, and will be conducted in 21 sites across ten states.