Category: Health
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Moxibustion – A Boon For All Pains
DEDICATED TO ALL MY TEACHERS AND MY FAMILY HISTORY OF MOXIBUSTION Moxibustion is a vital invention of the Chinese nation. The literature records on moxibustion can be traced back to the Warring States Period (475 B.C. to 221 B.C.). Since the 1950s, the treatment scope of moxibustion has been expanded. The therapeutic methods of moxibustion…
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Folic Acid – A Chief Red Blood Cell Manufacturer in the Body
Dedicated to all Woman and Families INTRODUCTION What is Folic Acid? Even a 3rd student can answer – It is one of the B-Complex factors. Even a layman or a lady can answer it is a vitamin available in the dietary sources, which people have learnt from Social media and Newspapers. Detailed study of Folic…
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FATTY FEMALE – FORTY
Prepared by Dr R. NIRMALA Dedicated to all Women and Families FATTY FEMALE – FORTY What is forty? Forty years after completing her activities as a daughter, wife, daughter-in-law, and grandmother. A woman has four stages in her life. Childhood & youth up to 25 years – the happiest golden period in her life.…
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Elastomeric masks provide a more durable, less costly option for health care workers
Summary A cost-effective strategy for health care systems to offset N95 mask shortages due to COVID-19 is to switch to reusable elastomeric respirator masks. Fig 1. Elastomeric mask (Model) The study is one of the first to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using elastomeric masks in a health care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic, said…
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A vitamin A analogue may help treat diabetic retinopathy
Summary Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among the working-age population. A new study reports that visual function in diabetic mice was significantly improved after treatment with a single dose of visual chromophore 9-cis-retinal, a vitamin A analogue that can form a visual pigment in the…
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Could face shields replace masks in preventing COVID-19?
Face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but some people find them awkward, uncomfortable, or downright unbearable to wear. There is another good option available for people who just cannot get used to strapping on a face mask while out in public, experts say. Plastic face shields offer another means of deterring COVID-19 that…
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New urine testing method holds promise for kidney stone sufferers
Simpler test that can be done in doctor’s office offers results in 30 minutes Summary An improved urine-testing system for people suffering from kidney stones inspired by nature may enable patients to receive results within 30 minutes instead of the current turnaround time of a week or more. An improved urine-testing system for…
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Celiac disease linked to common chemical pollutants
Elevated blood levels of toxic chemicals found in pesticides, nonstick cookware, and fire retardants have been tied to an increased risk for celiac disease in young people, new research shows. According to NYU Grossman School of Medicine researchers who led the study, people with the immune disorder have severe gut reactions, including diarrhoea and bloating,…
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A combo of fasting plus vitamin C is effective for hard-to-treat cancers, study shows
Fig 1. Ball-and-stick model of the L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) molecule, C6H8O6, as found in the crystal structure Scientists from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan have found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C. In studies on mice, researchers found…
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Men are more vulnerable to COVID-19
Men have higher blood levels of a molecule that enables the novel coronavirus to infect healthy cells than women, according to a study whose findings may explain why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, also found that widely-prescribed drugs called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or…