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A Clinical-Therapeutic Staging Proposal: Summary
The largest report of COVID-19 from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention summarized findings from 72, 314 cases and noted that while 81% were of a mild nature with an overall case fatality rate of 2.3%, a small sub-group of 5% presented with respiratory failure, septic shock and multi-organ dysfunction resulting in fatality […]
Ancient viral invaders in our DNA help fight today’s infections
About eight percent of our DNA is viral in origin: remnants of ancient battles between infectious viruses and our ancestors. These so-called endogenous viruses are often perceived as a mere oddity with no clear biological significance. But a new study by scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine shows that evolution has repurposed […]
Our complicated relationship with viruses
Science News from research organizations Date: November 28, 2016 Source: NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Summary: Nearly 10 percent of the human genome is made of bits of virus DNA. For the most part, this viral DNA is not harmful. In some cases, scientists are finding, it actually has a beneficial impact. […]
Gods letters or commandments
The world’s most complex language system is located within every cell of your body. Now biologists are discovering that DNA is hiding a language within a language. When I say there are hidden codes in DNA, some people jump to the conclusion that I believe “messages from God” were written in our DNA. Once I […]
Impact of COVID-19 on Sectors in India Assumptions*:
– The COVID-19 pandemic subsides in India from its peak level and all businesses resume operations from June 2020 onwards, although in a staggered manner. – Businesses across the globe (excluding China) also resume operations from June 2020, although in a staggered manner. – More businesses across China resume operations from April 2020 (over 60% […]
Covid
Received from Prof Seshadri today vital advice on surgical patients. ‘COVID 19: Current scenario and suggested steps for coping Professor M.S.Seshadri MD, PhD, FRCP Former Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology Department of Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist Honorary Medical Director Thirumalai Mission Hospital, Vanapadi Road, Ranipet […]
WHAT DIFFICULT BEHAVIOUR IS ASSOCIATED WITH ALZEIHMERS DISEASE
What difficult behaviors are commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an incurable brain disease. It slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and it can cause troublesome changes in behavior. Common difficult behaviors are wandering, inappropriate behavior, hallucinations and delusions, and sundowning. WANDERING What is wandering? People with AD often wander–that is, they […]
MENTAL ILLNESS
Living with a Mentally Ill Person Mental illness is a health condition that involves the brain. Mental illness causes problems with thinking, mood, or behavior that interfere with daily life and cause distress. If you are a family member or friend of someone who is mentally ill, you have probably been suffering too. You are […]
LONELINESS
Feeling Alone: Why Does Loneliness Hurt So Bad? (and How to Deal With Feelings of Self-Isolation) Last Updated on May 20, 2019 There might be affiliate links on this page, which means we get a small commission of anything you buy. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Please do your own research […]
LIVING SUCCESSFULLY WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Employers, friends, and neighbors may be very uncomfortable about mental illness. Many people would rather avoid the issue than deal with it. They find it embarrassing and scary. The stigma can be worse than the illness itself. One survey found that workers are more likely to tell their boss they were involved in a petty […]
decisional capacity
What is decisional capacity? Decisional capacity is the ability to make choices. Sometimes, when you are very sick or very old, you may become unable to make decisions. However, problems making decisions are not a normal part of getting older. If for some reason you lose your decisional capacity, you will need to have others […]
letting go resentment
What is resentment? Resentment is a feeling of anger about something that seems unfair. Bad things happen to everyone. Money problems, health problems, or feeling that you do more than your share can create feelings such as anger and grudges. Some people are unable to release emotions easily, which allows resentment to build up. What […]
positive self talk
What is positive self-talk? We mentally talk to ourselves all the time. We give ourselves more feedback than anyone else ever could. Self-talk can be negative or positive, and it can affect all parts of life, such as health, finances, and relationships. Negative self-talk is discouraging. Some examples of negative self-talk: “I’m dumb.” “I can’t […]
positive attitude
A positive attitude is an optimistic and happy state of mind. Do not confuse it with being naive or impractical, because it is not. A positive attitude means a mentality that is not daunted by obstacles, difficulties or delays, and does not give in easily. A person with a positive attitude is willing to experiment, […]
schizophrenia
What Is Disorganized Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder involving a breakdown that drastically affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The disorder has five subtypes, one of which is disorganized schizophrenia. Its very name implies the typical and predominant characteristics by which it is identified: disorganized speech and behavior as well as […]
self esteem
The effects of body image on self-esteem can be especially powerful during the teenage years. Although it’s perfectly normal to have negative thoughts and feelings towards yourself once in a while, finding ways to be positive is the key to building a healthy body image and positive self-esteem. What is body image? Body image is […]
self harm
Self-Harming Behaviors What does it mean to self-harm? Self-harm means injuring your body deliberately in a way that leaves marks or causes damage. It may also be called self-injury, self-mutilation, self-inflicted violence, self-destructive behavior, and self-abuse. Self-harm does not mean that you want to die. You may hurt yourself, even though you want to live. […]
social support
What is social support? Social support is having close relationships with other people. Support often comes from family, friends, neighbors, or coworkers. It means not feeling alone, “outside of things”, or lonely. It is important for self-esteem. Social support also has many health benefits. It can help you: Be less likely to become depressed Cope […]
Why general OPDs should not be opened during lockdown period?
CM Punjab, Mr Amarinder Singh needs all the appreciation for his commendable reaction to first corona patient in the state. Punjab was the first state to have curfew to prevent spread. Nearly 90,000 NRIs came to our state and if this curfew was not done then till now more than 30% Punjabis would have been […]
Novavax Identifies Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate; Accelerates Initiation of First-in-Human Trial to Mid-May
 ABOUT US PIPELINE INVESTORS NEWS PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE View printer-friendly version NVX-CoV2373 identified as SARS-CoV-2 candidate for Phase 1 clinical trial In preclinical studies, NVX-CoV2373 demonstrated high immunogenicity and stimulated high levels of neutralizing antibodies First-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial accelerated to mid-May with preliminary results in July GMP clinical production initiated […]
Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma
 Research JAMA | PreliminaryCommunication Chenguang Shen, PhD; Zhaoqin Wang, PhD; Fang Zhao, PhD; Yang Yang, MD; Jinxiu Li, MD; Jing Yuan, MD; Fuxiang Wang, MD; Delin Li, PhD; Minghui Yang, PhD; Li Xing, MM; Jinli Wei, MM; Haixia Xiao, PhD; Yan Yang, MM; Jiuxin Qu, MD; Ling Qing, MM; Li Chen, MD; Zhixiang Xu, […]
Gin and tonic. Quinine
The cocktail was introduced by the army of the British East India Company in India. In India and other tropical regions, malaria was a persistent problem. In the 1700s Scottish doctor George Cleghorn studied how quinine, a traditional cure for malaria,[14] could be used to prevent the disease.[15] The quinine was drunk in tonic water, […]
Gillian barre and covid
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), originating from Wuhan, is spreading around the world and the outbreak continues to escalate. Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically present with fever and respiratory illness.1 However, little information is available on the neurological manifestations of COVID-19. Here, we report the first case of COVID-19 initially presenting […]
Hydroxychloroquinies connection to Bengaluru*
* Fascinating story of the connexion between Hydroxychloroquine, British India, Srirangapatna and Gin & Tonic……. As most of us are already aware, Hydroxychloroquine has taken the world by storm. Every newspaper is talking about it, and all countries are requesting India to supply it. Now, a curious person might wonder why and how this chemical […]
Time Line of COVID19 :
Day 0: Infected Day 0 -5: Asymptomatic phase Day 5 to 7 : Onset of symptoms D0 -D7: Window Period (ONLY PCR IS POSITIVE IN THIS PHASE) – To Prevent Community Spread, Check PCR for all close contacts of Index case, irrespective of symptoms and Quarantine them, if positive. So, First week Asymptomatic. Second week […]
Shoes. Be careful!!
New Delhi: A new research shows that your shoes can too carry and spread Coronavirus. Earlier it was found that the virus could survive on different surfaces for different lengths of time. For example, the coronavirus is now known to survive on cardboard boxes for up to 24 hours and on steel and plastic, this virus […]
Guidelines for home quarantine
Scope Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) Detection of a travel related/unrelated suspect case of novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID- 19) will be followed by rapid isolation of such cases in designated health facilities and line listing of all contacts of such cases.Home quarantine is applicable […]
MANAGING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF QUARANTINE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
     Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Quarantine is the separation and restriction of movement of individuals who have been exposed to a contagious disease to ascertain if they become sick and to reduce the risk of infecting others. It can be done at home setting […]
CARING FOR PATIENTS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A GUIDE FOR PHYSICIANS.
     Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi During COVID-19 pandemic, physicians are likely to encounter patients who are experiencing various levels of emotional distress about the risk of infection and its impact on them, their families, and their communities. Physicians should acknowledge this uncertainty and help […]
MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
     Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi COVID-19 is a novel corona virus which is highly contagious and has been identified as responsible for the recent global pandemic. It is, therefore, essential that mental and behavioural healthcare facilities implement plans to protect patients, caregivers and staff […]
ENSURING THE WELL-BEING OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
     Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi The extreme stresses, uncertainties, and health risks associated with pandemics such as COVID-19 require a special attention to the well-being and needs of healthcare personnel providing care to others. Practising self-care and encouraging other health care workers to engage […]
TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A GUIDE FOR PSYCHIATRISTS
     Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi The novel COVID-19 is quite contagious with a potential to flood the healthcare systems within a short span of time. No specific treatment or vaccine is available. Prevention is the best way to protect oneself which requires a lot […]
Heam
After treating 100s of patients here in US , I think COVID-19 does not cause sever viral pneumonia or ARDS as it was thought initially . All the lung mechanics are intact and lung compliance on ventilator appears normal . COVID-19 is a very nasty virus that cause unique effect as it affect the hemoglobin […]
Survival of virus
Dr. Sudhir Mehta shares his expert comments on yet another paper published in NEJM that throws light on the transmission routes of the of both SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. For our comprehensive coverage and latest updates on COVID-19 click here. SARS coronaviruses- Viable in aerosols for hours and on surfaces for days* To compare SARS-CoV-1, which caused a […]
PPE vendor
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The four stages of Covid-19 transmission & why India maintains it is not yet in stage 3
ICMR Saturday released new containment guidelines, acknowledging and preparing for a potential community spread. SANDHYA RAMESH • Medics wearing protective masks inside the coronavirus isolation ward of Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu | (representational image) | PTI Text Size: A- A+ Bengaluru: The Indian authorities continue to maintain that the country still has not […]
Heme metabolism
1 2 * COVID-19: Attacks the 1-Beta Chain of Hemoglobin and Captures the Porphyrin to Inhibit Human Heme Metabolism Wenzhong Liu 1,2,*, Hualan Li2 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, 643002, China; School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin,644000, China; Correspondence: liuwz@suse.edu.cn; Abstract The novel […]
Exit Strategy for COVID-19 Lockdown
Desai Neha Diwakar, IRTS; Dr.Sagar Chahar, IRTS; S. Rishi Raghav, IRTS On 24th March 2020, Government of India implemented a nationwide lockdown for 21 days in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Government of India is planning for a staggered approach to exit the lockdown across the country in order to restore normalcy while ensuring safety of […]
Covid-19 had us all fooled, but now we might have finally found its secret.
libertymavenstock Follow Apr 5 · 8 min read In the last 3–5 days, a mountain of anecdotal evidence has come out of NYC, Italy, Spain, etc. about COVID-19 and characteristics of patients who get seriously ill. It’s not only piling up but now leading to a general field-level consensus backed up by a few previously […]
Dengue and covid
Harrison’s principle of internal medicine in its chapter on Dengue (arboviruses) says that …..Endemic Presence of dengue in Indian subcontinent , and those who have already suffered from dengue , makes them partially immune to other group of RNA viruses , even if there occurs a major antigenic shift. (Covid 19 is a RNA virus) […]
Guidelines for OPD practice for doctors in Covid Scenario
 Issued in public interest by: Malad Medical Association  Introduction to the disease… • The clinical disease termed COVID-19 is caused by a novel beta coronavirus, now named SARS-CoV-2. • The SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh Corona virus known to infect humans. • Was declared a global pandemic by WHO on March 11th 2020.  […]
War
The full article from the Financial Times. A great read…. Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ Who can use the term “gone viral” now without shuddering a little? Who can look at anything any more — a door handle, a cardboard carton, a bag of vegetables — without imagining it swarming with those unseeable, […]
Covid economy
  The economics of a pandemic: the case of Covid-19 Paolo Surico and Andrea Galeotti Professors of Economics at London Business School  london.edu Financial support from the European Research Council and the Wheeler Institute is gratefully acknowledged.  This Lecture 1. Science 2. Health policies 3. Economics 4. Macroeconomic policies  london.edu The […]
Covid
from the Head of ICU at the Royal Free. Please feel free to disseminate further. “Dear All, I have just finished a very useful ICU / NHS Nightingale teleconference, the aim of which was to consolidate experiences about CV19 and how best to manage the disease. I have provided a summary below. Please understand that […]
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) by the numbers
 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) by the numbers Yinon M. Bar-On1 , Avi Flamholz 2 , Rob Phillips3 ,4 , and Ron Milo1 1 Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel 2 University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA 3 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA 4 Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois Street, SF CA […]
OPD
Do’s and don’ts for OPD With enough evidence that India is in stage 3 that is community transmission stage OPDs of general physicians ,internal medicine consultants and chest physicians need to be modified to avoid putting HCWs at a risk of getting infected and also to avoid the situation where these setups were portrayed as […]
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