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Low-cost, paper-based device can spot substandard medicines

Scientists have developed a simple, inexpensive paper-based device which can identify poor-quality or degraded medications within minutes. so from now onwards, Instead of a USD 30,000 instrument, we could use a USD 1 paper card.  Medications can be compromised in many different ways. For example, they may be bulked up with fillers, or they can degrade because they are stored improperly.

ఇండియన్ మెడికల్ అసోసియేషన్ - హ స్పిటల్ బోర్డు -ఆంద్ర ప్రదేశ్ వారి విన్నపం .

                                                                                                    ఇండియన్   మెడికల్ అసోసియేషన్ - హ   స్పిటల్ బోర్డు -ఆంద్ర ప్రదేశ్   వారి విన్నపం .   To The Director of Health services New delhi . Namaste.   మెడికల్ కౌన్సిల్ ని ( MCI) , జాతీయ మెడికల్ పరీక్షల బోర్డు (NBE) ని రద్దు చేసి ,   నాలుగు బోర్డు కమిటీ  లతో కలగలిపిన    జాతీయ వైద్య కమిషన్   మరియు   జాతీయ వైద్య సలహా సంఘ స్థాపనకు ఉద్దేశించిన "జాతీయ మెడికల్ కమిషన్ మ...

The ‘KPMG-OPPI &WHO report on healthcare and my comments?

1. India’s life expectancy (68 years in 2015) and its number of hospital beds per 1,000 population (0.9) are among the lowest in BRICs nations. in these times of Day care centric treatment,is it necessary to have more number of beds? 2.  Seventy five percent of dispensaries, 60% of hospitals and 80% doctors are located in urban areas, serving only 28% of India. skewed distribution of health care resources is the chronic malady of our nation.  among 600 total districts, some districts  have good number of doctors,nurses and beds but majority of districts in central and north eastern india have severe deficit. 3.  India’s total healthcare expenditure (BOTH GOVT & PATIENT'S POCKETS COMBINED) is about 4.1% of the GDP, which is among the lowest in the world.  unless every citizen has hygienic mindset and concern for public health, no amount could give solace to the nation!  4.  Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for nea...

HBI-IMA AP News 19-8-16

1. central govt mulls on establishing national trauma care program' to address raising death toll due to accidents. 2. 3.  ఐసీయూ, క్రిటికల్‌ కేర్‌ యూనిట్‌ (సీసీయూ)లలో రోగులకు చేసే చికిత్సకు సంబంధించిన సమాచారాన్ని వారి కుటుంబ సభ్యులకు తెలపాల్సిన అవసరం లేదా? అలా తెలిపి తీరాలంటూ ప్రైవేటు ఆస్పత్రులకు నిర్దిష్టంగా మార్గదర్శకాలు జారీ చేశారా? అని సుప్రీంకోర్టు కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వాన్ని, అన్ని రాష్ట్రాలను, భారత వైద్య మండలి (ఎంసీఐ)ని ప్రశ్నించింది. 4. ఆరోగ్యశ్రీ జాబితాలో కొత్తగా 106 వ్యాధులు చేర్చామని రాష్ట్ర ముఖ్యమంత్రి నారా చంద్రబాబునాయుడు పేర్కొన్నారు. 5. Mr. Gadkari said ,his department is eager to  launch work on revival of the 796-km-long freshwater navigational canal from Kakinada to Puducherry under inland waterways development project. “I want that work should start on this project on a fast-track basis within three months,” he said. 6. In coming days,  C omputing will become more pervasive and ambient.every device in the world could talk to each other as like ou...

CDs &NCDs &Indian ?

what is meant by non-communicable diseases? Un-like infectious diseases, NCDs are non contagious and are due to faulty life style. where infectious diseases are of  microbial,these NCDs are of  faulty habits.contagious diseases spread through contact. but life style diseases  spreading through un-hygienic culture of the society. the spread of contagious diseases is not in our hands directly but NCDs can be preventable by good healthy habits. Smoking or chewing tobacco,  physical inactivity,  excessive consumption of alcohol, and a preference for highly processed foods are voluntary choices with a direct, harmful impact on health. Nearly 80 per cent of these NCD deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries. why its a grave concern?  Because any morbidity could sap out not only family but also its a huge economical burden on the society&country! Our country is in the category of    “lower middle” income group. our country already ...

New tattoo-like skin device to monitor your health'

Scientists have developed a new tattoo-like monitoring device that can be fixed on the skin like a patch and can detect skin temperature, sun exposure, heart rate, changes in skin colour and blood oxygen level. .

Regulations for conducting clinical trials eased ...

DGCI Eases Norms Related to Clinical Trials. 1. DCGI has eased norms related to pharmaceutical research. 2. New DCGI notification, said an investigator or researcher can undertake as many trials as approved by the ethics committee instead of the present cap of three. 3. The regulator has also relaxed norms for hospitals or clinical sites undertaking such trials. 4. Through a separate notification, the DCGI has revised the rule that prohibited any hospital with less than 50 beds to take up a trial. 5. Under the revised norms, the ethics committee has been empowered to decide whether a site is suitable for a trial irrespective of its bed capacity. It suggested the site should have "emergency rescue and care arrangements". 6. The ethics committee is a panel of experts which examines the proposal of a pharmaceutical company or a researcher to conduct clinical trials or human experiments for new medicines. 7. According to data available from the Central Drugs St...

What happens with GST? One nation &One tax

 GST is going to replace the following existing taxes of both central and states. కేంద్ర ప‌న్నులు:  * సెంట్ర‌ల్ ఎక్సైజ్ డ్యూటీ * సేవా ప‌న్ను * అడిష‌న‌ల్ క‌స్ట‌మ్స్ డ్యూటీ(సీవీడీ) * ప్ర‌త్యేక అడిష‌న‌ల్ డ్యూటీ ఆఫ్ క‌స్ట‌మ్స్‌(ఎస్ఏడీ) * సెంట్ర‌ల్ సేల్స్ ట్యాక్స్ * సెంట్ర‌ల్ స‌ర్‌చార్జీలు,సెస్సులు.  రాష్ట్ర ప‌న్నులు: * విలువ ఆధారిత ప‌న్ను * ఆక్ట్రాయ్‌, ఎంట్రీ ప‌న్ను * కొనుగోలు ప‌న్ను * విలాస ప‌న్ను * లాట‌రీ, బెట్టింగ్‌, గ్యాంబ్లింగ్‌ల‌పై ప‌న్ను * రాష్ట్ర సెస్సులు,స‌ర్‌చార్జీలు * వినోద ప‌న్ను(స్థానిక ప్ర‌భుత్వాలు విధించేవి కాకుండా) *  సెంట్ర‌ల్ సేల్స్ ట్యాక్స్‌(కేంద్రం విధిస్తూ, రాష్ట్ర ప్ర‌భుత్వాలు సేక‌రించేవి) .  Manufacturing industry is going to get some relief from higher taxes,where as service sector is going to be ridden with higher tax than the existing tax rates. so manufacturing goods could be cheaper,whereas value addition attracts higher rates to consumers. ప్రజలకు లాభం ఏమైనా ఉందా ? చెక్ పోస్ట్ ల దగ్గర ఆలస్యం ఉండదు .  అధికారుల పాత్ర చాల...

How to dispense medicines safely?

 Please note that licence is not required for doctor who is dispensing medicines for his own patients. But there are a number of instances where drug inspectors have harassed doctor.  Please follow the  instructions to keep out of harassment.  1.       Doctor should not run open shop. 2.       Preferably no board should be there of pharmacy. 3.       Stocks of medicines should not be more than one month. 4.       No separate bills of medicines be given. 5.       Medicines kept should be related to speciality practiced. In emergency, you can give medicines at MRP if no medical shop nearby.   But please do not issue separate bill for drugs. . It may be billed in consultancy charges. 

NGOs as on 2016:

                           Foreign funds pour in.  3,000 NGOs in india,get over Rs. 22,000 cr. in 2014-15. How many NGOs are working in india? As of July 2016, 33,091 NGOs were registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, which regulates foreign funding to these bodies. In fact, 80 per cent of this funding went to NGOs based in seven States — Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal,where more  christian missionaries are functioning.