The post Norovirus: Is it more dangerous than Coronavirus? appeared first on Medical News India | Health News, Medical News, Fitness News, Nutrition and Diet, Pharma, Medical Device ..read more

At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread. Although summer didn’t bring widespread relief, the connection between the weather and Covid-19 continues to be a hot topic. The link between weather and Covid-19 is complicated. Weather influences the environment in which the coronavirus must survive before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another. Research led by The University of Texas at Austin is adding some clarity on weather’s role in Covid-19 infection ..read more

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, so do the concerns of breastfeeding mothers. Although there have been no documented cases to date of an infant contracting Covid-19 as a result of consuming infected breast milk, the critical question of whether there is potential for this form of transmission remains. In a recent study, researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California Los Angeles collaborated to find the answer. The study examined 64 samples of breast milk collected by the Mommy’s Milk Human Milk Research Biorepos ..read more

By Raddur Samaddar Since the outbreak of Covid-19, we have come a long way. While the healthcare workers throughout the world are racing to provide the best available supportive care and treatment to patients, we are actually somewhere between hopeful; but tired of the pandemic being in this long-drawn scenario than many of us might have imagined. So to say, we are hoping this pandemic would end. The physical stress, being added by staying at our homes in the state of lockdown and getting updates about the cases of ever-rising spread each day, it takes a heavy toll on our minds; and to ov ..read more

By Dr. M. Balasubramanyam “Covid 19 pandemic; Everything is closed; Everything is under lockdown; Let’s open our Minds; Attain Mindfulness through Yoga” As June 21 is the International Day of Yoga, the whole world is geared up for celebrating the day – this time with the crucial Covid-19 crisis and focused theme “Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family”. “In the post Covid-19 era, the focus on preventive healthcare will get stronger and that is why I am confident that yoga will become even more popular,” this is what the statement recently made by none other than Prime Minister of India, t ..read more

In order to mitigate COVID-19 from India, CSIR has strategised its R&D to develop, integrate, scale-up and deploy necessary technological interventions for combating Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Considering the multifarious problems created by coronavirus, which require interventions, the CSIR under the guidance of its Director General, Dr. Shekhar Mande has formed five verticals to coordinate various research activities into Digital and Molecular Surveillance, Drugs & Vaccines, Rapid and Economical Diagnostics, Hospital Assistive Devices & PPEs, and Supply Chain and Logist ..read more

India’s organised dine-in restaurants are on course for a 40-50 per cent fall in revenue this fiscal because of the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, says credit research firm Crisil. The outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic has led to outlet closures, job cuts and trickle-down effect on the food supply chain. Organised restaurants account for nearly 35 per cent of India’s restaurant industry, estimated at Rs 4.2 lakh crore in fiscal 2019. Dine-ins are 75 per cent of the organised restaurants, with online delivery/takeaways making up for the rest. Dine-ins and public entertainment venue ..read more

The Guwahati unit of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER-G) have come out with two products of help in the fight against the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19. The first product is a 3D-printed hands-free object that could be used to help open or close doors, windows, drawers (both vertical and horizontal), and refrigerator handle, or press elevator buttons, and laptop/desktop keyboards, including turning the switch buttons on/off. In a press note, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said, “The researchers came up with the design for the fabrication of the 3D-print ..read more

In an address to the nation today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the next lockdown will be different and the guidelines will be soon before May 18 regarding the measures to be taken during the fourth phase of the lockdown.  As per him, several experts and scientists have said that the virus is going to be part of our lives for a long time. But, it is also important to ensure that our life does-not revolve only around it. He exhorted people to work towards their targets while taking precautions like wearing masks and maintaining ‘do gaz doori’. Modi said the crisis that has e ..read more

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 face masks have been in short supply. Health care workers, in particular, desperately need these masks to protect themselves from the respiratory droplets of infected patients. But because of the shortage, many have to wear the same mask repeatedly. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have tested several methods for disinfecting N95 materials, finding that heating them preserves their filtration efficiency for 50 cycles of disinfection. N95 masks contain a layer of “meltblown” polypropylene fibers that form a porous, breathable network. To he ..read more