Dr Praveen Kulkarni, senior cardiologist at Global Hospital, Mumbai explains why youngsters need to be careful about their lifestyle to prevent hypertension.
'Corona will go on for more than six months now in Mumbai city.' 'It cannot vanish within just two or three months.' 'This infection may remain there in communities, somewhere or the other, like swine flu.'
As the pandemic spreads and the urgency for effective treatment of COVID-19 mounts, several countries, including the US, have started relying heavily on HCQ, majorly used in the treatment of malaria and rheumatoid-arthritis.
The Drugs Control General of India has permitted emergency use of Covid vaccine Sputnik V with certain conditions, clearing the way for a third vaccine in addition to Covishield and Covaxin. Besides, the government on Tuesday also fast-tracked emergency approval for other jabs. Here is what the vaccines are all about:
'Testing is a very good strategy if only symptomatic people are transmitting the disease.' 'Here asymptomatic people, with minimum, trivial symptoms, are transmitting too.' 'Testing, treating, tracing contacts and quarantining them -- yes, it will work up to a certain extent.' 'But more important is physical distancing, hand hygiene, cough etiquette and cocooning, protecting with reverse quarantining the most vulnerable people, senior citizens, people with other major medical problems.' 'To me, that makes much more sense.'
Auditoriums, malls, gyms and spas will be shut down and cinema theatres will be allowed with a third of the capacity on weekdays. Eating out will be banned and only home deliveries will be allowed. Weekly markets will be allowed but with restrictions.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday held that wearing of a mask while driving alone in a private vehicle was mandatory during COVID-19, noting that the face covering is like a 'suraksha kavach' amid the pandemic.
The researchers found that after being exposed to high levels of the novel coronavirus, none of the six monkeys that were given the vaccine developed viral pneumonia. Also, there was no sign that the vaccine had made the animals more vulnerable.
'Right now there are two battles, the one in our heads about the pandemic and 2, the actual pandemic itself.'
'Time is of the essence in a quarantine situation, perhaps the best way in the present unprecedented situation to balance conflicting interests between individual's rights and public health is to allow for immediate quarantine for preventing spread of contagious and infectious COVID-19'
'We ought to do something now because even the bacteria we have treatments for now we don't use wisely... We have reached a point where there aren't any new antibiotics coming out... Patients must get the right antibiotic at the right dose for the right amount of time,' says Dr Arjun Srinivasan, the acclaimed scientist who is an expert on bacterial resistance.
Apart from keeping our weight in check, a daily detox routine can also help in keeping our bodies disease-free, says Ameve Sharma.
The time-tested traditional foods that our grandparents relied on may not be very popular. But their nutritional diversity is indisputable, says Ameve Sharma.
'The majority of the spread is by people coughing, or sneezing or talking loudly, in a very short distance, two metres from one another, and a mask will prevent that sort of transmission.'
The advisory stressed on capacity building, saying identified human resource needs to be trained online using online training programs developed by the ministry.
An important focus of the dry run will be on management of any possible adverse events following immunisation.
Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.
A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the "severe plus" or "emergency" category late on Thursday night, the first time since January this year.
Over time, as more mutations occur, the vaccine may need to be altered.
A new study has revealed that typing could help reduce blood pressure.
The dry-run was being conducted in state capitals in at least three session sites. Some states also included districts that are situated in difficult terrain or have poor logistical support, according to officials.
'The genetic thing is not in your control. The virulence is not known.' 'The only thing is if you can avoid it.' 'Once you get COVID-19, none of it is in your control.'
Only a leader with sufficient moral authority with voters can pull off such experiments, notes T N Ninan.
It is not just taste, chutneys can act as a detox agent and soothe your tummy too!
All of us know that eating at least five servings of fruit and vegetables a day is very important. But the latest advice from nutrition experts is to include a vast spectrum of colourful ones in your diet for maximum gain.
Do not ignore any pain, burning sensation, fever or vomitting. If unattended, it could be fatal, says Dr Amjad Khan Pathan.
The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting traffic, an official of the India Meteorological Department said.
Besides controlling the spread of the virus, a major task of the WHO team along with their Chinese counterparts was to come up with a standard medicine to cure the disease.
These items will remain under essential commodities segment till June-end, a move aimed at ensuring availability at reasonable prices and cracking down on hoarders/black marketeers.
It is important to visit an obstetrician as soon as you miss your first period after intercourse, suggests Dr Danny Laliwalla.
'Smokers are a highly susceptible population during this pandemic.' 'Health benefits from quitting smoking can start as early as within an hour.'
'If your oxygen saturation is okay and is maintained after the six-minute walk test -- which has been described all over the world -- and you do not have an unrelenting fever, then you can even be managed at home.'
Advice for a healthy heart from one of India's top heart surgeons.
Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan, head, wellness and well-being, Columbia Pacific Communities, shares simple, useful tips to fully recover from COVID-19.
The adviser directed the deputy commissioners to plug all loopholes immediately and take strict action against those who try to violate the lockdown.
A deep peaceful sleep gives your heart and blood vessels a chance to rest and recover lowering your pulse and blood pressure.
Scientists and medical experts are concerned about how things might look next summer, a year after the Tokyo Games were postponed.
While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on COVID-19 infected patients except those on a life support system, the Ayush Ministry sought from the company detailed report on composition, testing and other data of the drugs.
'The Chinese government lied to the world about the danger and contagious nature of COVID-19, silenced whistleblowers, and did little to stop the spread of the disease'
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