Medi news:

1. a new type of ACT ( artemisinin combination therapy  )that could stop malaria in a single dose.
2.successfully used stem cells to cure a hip joint disorder,harvest the stem cells and transplant them through four injections over four weeks to restore the hip joint function lost due to damage to its cartilage. The stem cells also repair bone cells as they can differentiate between bone and cartilage cells.shooting pain due to hip disorder despite years of conventional treatment like core decompression.

“Though I underwent core decompression for nine years in California, there was no relief. Stem cell therapy has reduced pain and hip movements are almost normal,” Panduranga told IANS.

3.New dissolvable oral strip provides instant pain relief for burnsstrip for controlled delivery of a local anaesthetic, benzocaine, and a therapeutic polymer.The strip is applied directly to the burned part of the tongue, cheek or roof of the mouth.

4.Painless screening programme for newborns launchedBabyShield’ can identify and detect 118 medical conditions at birth. It works by using the baby’s blood that is collected from the umbilical cord at birth and the urine sample 48 hours after birth.According to statistics, 26,00,000 children are born every year in India, but it ranks 153 among 200 countries in terms of infant mortality rate.

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Can vaccines be delivered via the lungs instead of by injection?

 “The lung is an immunologic powerhouse that remains largely unexplored. Theoretically we should be able to avoid needles and simply inhale our vaccines,”