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Muzaffarpur: Advanced test machines installed at SKMCH
Government has taken an initiative for the betterment of government-led Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) hospital by installing portable digital X-ray machines and other advanced test machines, said Superintendent Sunil Kumar Shahi on Tuesday."Earlier we had usual X-ray machines, but now the government has installed portable digital machines. Also, along with portable ultra-sound machines, advanced blood sample examine machines have been installed for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)" Shahi told ANI.The number of patients admitted with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has also reduced since past few days and it will reduce further after monsoon arrives in Muzaffarpur, added Shahi.He also claimed that the recovery rate is improving as parents are bringing their children early. The toll due to AES epidemic has reached 131 in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.The death was reported from Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) which is handling the largest ...
Haryana: Monitor lizard found in govt hospital's emergency ward
About three-feet long monitor lizard was found in the emergency ward of a government hospital in Fatehabad, Haryana on Tuesday."My doctor colleague called me after he saw a monitor lizard in the emergency ward, we caught the lizard and found out that she is pregnant, now we will safely release her in the woods," doctor Gopi told ANI."Monitor lizard can be extremely precarious as it can eat small babies and it's extremely poisonous," he added.The government hospital's doctor staff caught the lizard by trapping it with a cloth and wiper.
Gut bacteria based therapy may help reverse food allergies
Scientists have identified a species of bacteria in the human infant gut that protects against food allergies and may be used in therapies to reverse the condition. Currently, the only way to prevent a reaction is for people with food allergies to completely avoid the food to which they are allergic. A team from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital in the US identified the species of bacteria in the human infant gut that protect against food allergies. In preclinical studies in a mouse model of food allergy, the team found that giving an enriched oral formulation of five or six species of bacteria found in the human gut protected against food allergies and reversed established disease by reinforcing tolerance of food allergens. "This represents a sea change in our approach to therapeutics for food allergies," said Lynn Bry, one of the authors of the research published in the journal Nature Medicine. "We've identified the microbes that are associated with ...
Muzaffarpur doctors gather funds to hire security personnel
Few doctors in Muzaffarpur clinics have pooled in money to hire Quick Response Team (QRT) for their security, weeks after a junior doctor was attacked by the family of a patient in Kolkata."We train our QRT personnel thoroughly; they are trained in controlling any conflicting situation that might take place in and around the hospital. Our team keeps a stern vigil in and around the hospital vicinity and resolve quarrels or any conflicting situation if it occurs" QRT personnel Subedar told ANI.The QRT works for the safety and security of the public and now professional doctors in Muzaffarpur. If any quarrel takes place, the entire force rushes towards the concerned hospital immediately after receiving information.While private hospitals have their own security arrangements, doctors working in small clinics in Muzaffarpur have hired QRT personnel to safeguard themselves.Doctors staged a pan-India protest earlier this month in solidarity with the Kolkata doctors who had been agitating ...
UP: Staff nurse transferred after pregnant woman delivers baby in health centre's toilet
A staff nurse at the government community health centre here was transferred while two senior officials were warned after a pregnant woman delivered her baby in the clinic's toilet, an official said on Tuesday. The nurse is accused of not attending to the pregnant woman, while the superintendent and medical officer referred her to another centre instead of taking prompt action, the official said. The ailing woman consequently delivered the child in the centre's toilet. The incident came to light on May 27, when the woman's father-in-law filed a complaint accusing the centre's staff of negligence. A departmental inquiry confirmed the allegation, the official added. Chief Medical Officer Sanjay Bhandarkar said departmental action was taken on the inquiry report conducted by Deputy CMO K P Singh. Staff nurse Anjelina has been transferred and her increments have been stopped while warning letters were issued to Superintendent Ramesh Chandra and medical officer Manjit Kaur, Bhandarkar
Bluetooth-enabled medical implant may help manage chronic disease
Scientists have developed a grape-sized, Bluetooth implant that can be remotely controlled to deliver scheduled doses of medication. The research paves the way for people with chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes and heart disease to one day forego the daily regimen of pills. Researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital in the US successfully delivered continuous, predetermined dosages of medications using a nanochannel delivery system (nDS) that they remotely controlled using Bluetooth technology. The nDS device provides controlled release of drugs without the use of pumps, valves or a power supply for possibly up to year without a refill for some patients. The research will be tested in space next year. The study, published in the journal Lab on a Chip, shows that the implant can be used for long-term delivery of drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and high blood pressure. These medications that are often administered at specific times of the day or at varying dosages based on ...
Good bacteria may prevent food allergy: Study
The epidemic of food allergy is caused by the absence of certain beneficial bacteria in the human gut, researchers suggest."The loss of these bacteria acts as a switch that makes children susceptible to food allergy," the recent study suggests.For reasons that remain a mystery, the number of Americans who suffer from food allergy has risen sharply over the last decade to as many 32 million, according to one recent estimate. Nearly 8 percent of children in the U.S. -- about two in every classroom -- are affected.One hypothesis is that certain Western lifestyle factors -- an increase in births by Caesarean section, a decline in breastfeeding, increased use of antibiotics and smaller family sizes, for example -- is disrupting the normal microbial balance in the gut, depriving babies of the "good" bacteria that prepare the immune system to recognize food as harmless.As part of the study, published in the Journal of Nature Medicine, the researchers began testing this hypothesis by studying
Air pollution linked to heart disease, stroke risk: Study
Air pollution and living in apartment buildings may increase the risk of developing dangerous conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Researchers from Lithuanian University of Health Sciences investigated the link between a long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and residential distance to green spaces and major roads with the development of hypertension and some components of metabolic syndrome. These components included a high triglyceride level, reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, higher blood glucose, and obesity. The associations were assessed among people who lived in either private or multifamily houses. The results indicate that air pollution levels above the median are associated with a higher risk of reduced high density lipoprotein. "Our research results enable us to say that we should regulate as much as possible the living space for one person in multifamily houses, improve the noise insulation of apartments, and promote the development of ..
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for Oseltamivir Phosphate capsules
Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals Tuesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for Oseltamivir Phosphate capsules, used for treatment of influenza infection. The approved product is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), Tamiflu Capsules of Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. The approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is for the company's abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules USP in the strengths 30 mg, 45 mg and 75 mg, Alembic Pharmaceuticals said in a filing to BSE. Quoting IQVIA data, Alembic Pharma said Oseltamivir Phosphate capsules has an estimated market size of USD 647 million for 12 months ending December 2018. The company currently has a total of 97 ANDA approvals (85 final approvals and 12 tentative approvals) from USFDA, it added. Shares of Alembic Pharmaceuticals were trading 1.91 per cent higher at Rs 515 apiece on BSE.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals receives USFDA approval for ANDA Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules
Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules has an estimated market size of US$ 647 million for twelve months ending December 2018 according to IQVIA.
Encephalitis death toll mounts to 131 in Bihar's Muzaffarpur
With one more death being reported on Tuesday morning, the toll due to Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) epidemic has reached 131 in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.The death was reported from Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) which handling the largest number of patients in the district. The total 111 deaths have been reported from government-run SKMCH and 20 in Kejriwal hospital.A senior Resident Doctor deployed at SKMCH, Dr Bhimsen Kumar, was suspended over alleged negligence of duty on Saturday. The Health Department had deployed Kumar, a paediatrician at Patna Medical College and Hospital to SKMCH on June 19 after the AES outbreak.The Supreme Court on Monday expressed "serious concerns" over the rising deaths of the AES patients, saying "it is a matter of great concern". While hearing a plea filed by two advocates, a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai said: "This (death of children) cannot go on."The petitioner had sought constitution of a team of medical ..
Muzaffarpur: 3-member panel to probe recovery of human skeletal remains behind SKMCH
A three-member investigation committee has been constituted to probe the matter where human skeletal remains were found behind government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in the district.The committee will be headed by Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) of Muzaffarpur Ujjwal Kumar.The committee will file a report in the matter within three days, District Information Officer Alok Ranjan Ghosh informed.This came after human skeletons were recovered from behind the building of Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur on June 22.SKMCH is currently battling with an influx of cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). The death toll due to the vector-borne disease mounted to 130 on Sunday.
Odisha CM's grievance cell to reopen from July 1
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's grievance cell will reopen from July 1, an official release issued by the CMO said Monday. The release also said that the grievance cells of Chief Secretary, departmental secretaries and district collectors will also resume functioning from July 1. The Chief Minister's grievance and all other grievance cells across the state were closed closed in view of the heatwave conditions. "As the heat wave condition no more exists, the CM's grievance cell along with the grievance cells of chief secretary, secretaries and collectors will open from July 1," the release said adding that the grievance cells will function normally on every Monday.
Could coffee fight obesity? Yes and even diabetes
What's better than starting your day with a cup of hot coffee? That doing so can help fight obesity and diabetes as well.A recent study has found that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defences, which can fight against obesity and diabetes.Published in the journal 'Scientific Reports', the study is one of the first to be carried out in humans to discover components that can have a direct effect on 'brown fat' functions, an important part of the human body, which plays a key role in how fast calories can be burnt into energy.Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat found in humans and other mammals. Initially only attributed to babies and hibernating mammals, it was discovered in recent years that adults can have brown fat too. People with a lower body mass index (BMI) therefore have a higher amount of brown fat.Professor Michael Symonds, the University of Nottingham who co-directed the study said, ...
NATHEALTH exploring bilateral collaborations in digital health with Netherlands
Apex healthcare industry body NATHEALTH Monday said it is exploring bilateral collaborations in digital health with the Netherlands. Dutch healthcare experts are in India on a digital health mission to explore bilateral collaborations in the sector, NATHEALTH said in a statement. To explore driving digital innovation in healthcare, a 'Digital Health Conference' was organised here. The conference brought the Dutch Delegation in contact with relevant stakeholders here to help forge partnerships in the eHealth domain, it added. "To achieve the goal of Universal Health Care with continuum of care across primary, secondary and tertiary facilities, digital interventions would play the role of a powerful catalyst," NATHEALTH Secretary General Siddhartha Bhattacharya said. Digital health interventions, with huge opportunities for investment and penetration, would make India a global leader, he added. "Life Science and health is priority sector for strategic investment in both the Netherlands .
Heat, humidity and malnutrition contributed to children's death due to AES in Bihar: IMA
Prevailing heat and humidity conditions coupled with malnutrition has "contributed substantially" to the deaths of hundreds of children due to acute encephalitis syndrome in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, an IMA team has said. The team, which analysed the fatalities there, said consumption of 'litchi' cannot be attributed as the major factor as even infants have been affected. Dehydration, hypoglycaemia and the heat syndrome have played a significant part, the IMA said adding reduction in body temperature with tepid sponging, increased fluid intake and adequate food intake may prevent this syndrome. "Tepid sponging, correction of dehydration and hypoglycaemia can start right from home. "A package programme focussed on health awareness, free meals to children especially at night and public availability of ORS (oral rehydration solution) may be simple interventions which may prevent further catastrophes," the four-member doctors team said. Two more children died in Bihar's Muzaffarpur ...
Childhood brain tumours survivors experience lasting cognitive, socioeconomic burdens: Study
People who survive brain tumours and undergo radiotherapy during childhood may experience cognitive and socioeconomic burdens even decades after treatment, find a new study.According to the study published in the journal 'Cancer', interventions such as cognitive therapies and educational and occupational services may be needed to mitigate such long-term effects.Therapies for children diagnosed with brain tumours have prolonged the lives of many patients, but survivors may experience a variety of effects from their disease and its treatment. To assess such burdens, M. Douglas Ris, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, and his colleagues at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, compared 181 survivors of pediatric low-grade glioma with 105 siblings of cancer survivors who were participating in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.The survivors and siblings all completed a comprehensive battery of standardised cognitive tests and socioeconomic assessments performed at .
Cannabidiol shows promise as new antibiotic
Cannabidiol, the main non-psychoactive chemical compound extracted from cannabis and hemp plant, is found to be active against Gram-positive bacteria including those cause serious infections, with a potency similar to established antibiotics, finds a recent study.According to the research presented at the 'ASM Microbe 2019' Cannabidiol has been approved by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a form of epilepsy, and is being investigated for a number of other medical conditions, including, anxiety, pain, and inflammation. While there is limited data to suggest Cannabidiol can kill bacteria, the drug has not been thoroughly investigated for its potential as an antibiotic.Work led by Dr Mark Blaskovich at The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience's Centre found that Cannabidiol was remarkably effective at killing a wide range of Gram-positive bacteria, including bacteria that have become resistant to other antibiotics, and did not lose ...
SC says encephalitis deaths in Bihar matter of 'grave concern'; seeks Centre, state govt's response
The Supreme Court Monday said the deaths of more than 100 children in Muzaffarpur due to the outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a matter of "grave concern" and directed the Centre and the Bihar government to file their response on medical care facilities there within a week. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai asked the Bihar government to file an affidavit on the adequacy of medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation and the hygiene conditions in the state. "This public interest litigation relates to outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome virus that has caused deaths of about 150 children in different districts in the state of Bihar. The writ petition raises issues of grave concern and importance relating to public medical care facilities, nutrition and sanitation or hygiene. "The respondents will file their response within seven days specifically dealing with the question of public medical care facilities, nutrition and sanitation or hygiene. List the ...
Bangladesh 'Tree Man' wants hands amputated to relieve pain
A Bangladeshi known as the "Tree Man" because of bark-like growths on his body said Monday he wanted his hands amputated to relieve him of unbearable pain. Abul Bajandar has had 25 operations since 2016 to remove growths from his hands and feet caused by a rare syndrome. Doctors had believed they had beaten the disease but Bajandar fled a Dhaka clinic in May last year following a relapse. The 28-year-old father of one was readmitted to hospital in January because the condition worsened, with some growths several inches long. "I cannot bear the pain anymore. I can't sleep at night. I asked the doctors to cut off my hands so I can at least get some relief," he told AFP. His mother Amina Bibi supported the plea. "At least he will be free of pain. It's a hellish condition," she told AFP. Bajander suffers from epidermodysplasia verruciformis, a rare genetic condition also known as "tree man syndrome". Bajandar said he wanted to go abroad for better treatment, but he does not have the money
