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In a bid to fight drug resistance and tackle rheumatic heart disease, the Government of India is planning a revival of penicillin, one of the oldest antibiotics known to man. Not many organisms have developed resistance to it yet.
Ashtanga yoga is a system of yoga transmitted to the modern world by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (1915-2009). This method of yoga involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures—a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs.
Kusmanda is also mentioned in the Nilamata Purana (sixth-eighth centuries BC) as being a common part of diet in ancient Kashmir (Kasmira). The Pancharatra text, Ishwara Samhita (eight-ninth centuries), refers to the use of kusmanda in offerings or bhog. The text describes ash gourd cooked in hot ghee with powdered peppers and cumin. This is one of the first bhog recipes of ash gourd, a pointer to its significance in the rise of Vaishnava belief, which took precedence over Shakta and Shaiva beliefs and formed the core of Brahminical Hinduism.
The AYUSH Minister further informed that his Ministry has set a target to operationalise 4,200 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat Scheme during 2019-20. He also added that after scrutiny of proposals from States, 1,754 HWCs from different States/ UTs are sanctioned, and funds for 1,037 HWCs already released.
Taking into account that congenital and hereditary genetic diseases are becoming a significant health burden in India and realizing the need for adequate and effective genetic testing and counselling services. DBT has started the UMMID Initiative which is designed on the concept of ‘Prevention is better than Cure’.
Under the ‘Scheme’, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) receive a cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three installments on fulfilling the respective conditionality, viz. early registration of pregnancy, ante-natal check-up and registration of the birth of the child and completion of first cycle of vaccination for the first living child of the family. The eligible beneficiaries also receive cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY). Thus, on an average, a woman gets Rs. 6,000.
Concept of launching healthcare drone was introduced by the Apollo Hospitals and Zipline at an international conference which was organised in Hyderabad, where the state secretary of Telangana for industries, Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Dr. Sangita Reddy and top executives of Zipline were present at the event.
Antibiotics are added to animal feed to make them healthier. The study said that increasing demand for animal protein in lower middleincome countries had led to increased production (rearing of food-animals) using antibiotics liberally.
K N Vyas, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) secretary and Atomic Energy Commission chairman, after launching the global cancer care network in Vienna on Tuesday on the sidelines of 63rd General conference of IAEA, said, “I am happy to announce that India is launching “NCG-Vishwam Cancer Care Connect”(NCG-Vishwam 3C). Vishwam is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘universal’ or ‘global’. Through this connect, we shall join hands with all interested partner countries in our fight against cancer.”
The revolutionary new service, which is expected to launch operations in early 2020, is part of Government of Maharashtra’s bold vision of using drone delivery to establish universal, seven-days-a-week access to lifesaving and critical medicines for each of its 120 million citizens over the coming years. Zipline drones will make on-demand and emergency deliveries of blood products, vaccines and life-saving medications.
