‘India Doesn’t Need Vaccine Supply Lectures; has Exported for Humanity’: France’s Macron
Amid the COVID-19 vaccine shortage and criticism aimed at Modi government, Macron asserted that India does not need to be ‘lectured from anyone’
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News and Articles on Ayurveda, Yoga, Kundalini and other Indian way of health and medicines.
DCGI Approves Anti-COVID Drug Developed by DRDO for Emergency Use
An anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad. Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence. Higher proportion of patients treated with 2-DG showed RT-PCR negative conversion in COVID patients. The drug will be of immense benefit to the people suffering from COVID-19.
Ex-Defence Doctors to Provide Online Consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD
Ex-Defence doctors will now provide online consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD to all citizens of the country. Veterans have come forward to answer the call of the nation and offered their services to help the people needing medical care. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta addressed the veterans who have come forward to offer their services, through video conferencing on May 07, 2021. This service can be availed by any civilian on the website https://esanjeevaniopd.in/.
Ayush Ministry Launches Nationwide Distribution Campaign of AYUSH 64 & Kabasura Kudineer
In a concerted response to the second surge of COVID-19 infection in the country, Ministry of Ayush is launching a massive nationwide campaign today to distribute its proven poly herbal Ayurvadic drugs AYUSH 64 and Sidha drug Kabasura Kudineer for the benefit of the vast majority of out of hospital COVID patients.
Govt. of India has So Far Provided More than 17.02 Crore Vaccine Doses to States/UTs Free of Cost
The Government of India is at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the States and UT through a “Whole of Government” approach. In addition to Test, Track, Treat and COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour, Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic.
Nutrient Needs of Older People
We have often seen at home, the grandparents share their food with the young ones saying – Give the food to the kids, they need it more than us.” This is very dangerous when our elders start feeling that now they don’t need to eat like before. We understand that energy requirements decline with age but not the needs of the body. Their appetite reduces with time, but the body still needs proper nutrient intake. This need has to be taken care of with less quantity and more quality.
Serum Institute of India Leads Cross-Sector Indian Investments into UK
Downing Street announced that the Serum Institute of India would invest GBP 240 million (US$ 332.38 million) in the UK to expand its vaccine business and open a new sales office, creating thousands of jobs, as part of a GBP 1 billion (US$ 1.38 billion) India-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership that will create about 6,500 jobs in the UK.
Biodegradable Yoga Mat Developed by 6 Young Girls from Assam May Save Lakes from Water Hyacinth Menace
The girls belong to the fishing community living in the fringe of the Deepor Beel, a permanent freshwater lake in south west of Guwahati city, recognised as a Ramsar Site (a wetland of international importance) and a bird wildlife sanctuary. The lake has been a source of livelihood for 9 villages of the fishing community who shared this biome for centuries, but over the years suffered from excessive growth and accumulation of water hyacinth.
Polyherbal Drug AYUSH 64 Found Very Useful in Treating Mild to Moderate Cases of COVID-19 in Clinical Tials
The COVID-19 pandemic, especially the surge in cases over the past few weeks, has been described as the biggest public health challenge faced by the country in a century. During this period, the potential of Ayush systems of healthcare in addressing the physical and emotional health issues has been tapped into by individuals and medical practitioners alike on a large scale, and many remarkable outcomes have been reported.
Scientists Working on SUTRA Model for Charting Trajectory of COVID-19
A meeting was called on 2nd April to seek our inputs by one of the very senior officers of the government coordinating the national pandemic response. We indicated that the SUTRA model predicted the second wave to peak by the third week of April and to stay most likely around 1 lakh daily cases. Clearly the model predictions in this instance were incorrect because of the reasons below.