President Corona Test

संसद में हंगामे से दुखी उपराष्ट्रपति एवं राज्य सभा सभापति जगदीप धनखड़ ने शनिवार को आयुर्वेदाचार्यो से एक ऐसी औषधि बनाने की अपील कर डाली जिससे संसद की गरिमा ठीक रहे। उत्तर प्रदेश के मेरठ में आयोजित प्रादेशिक आयुर्वेदिक सम्मेलन में बोलते हुए धनखड़ ने कहा कि, हमारी संविधान सभा ने 3 वर्षों तक अनेक जटिल और विभाजनकारी मुद्दों पर बहस की, उन्हें सुलझाया। लेकिन 3 वर्ष के लंबे समय में, कोई व्यवधान नहीं हुआ, कोई वेल में नहीं आया, कोई प्लेकार्ड नहीं दिखाये गए। हमारा आचरण आज उसके विपरीत है। हम लोकतंत्र के मंदिरों का इस तरह अनादर होते हुए नहीं देख सकते। उन्होंने कहा कि हम न केवल सबसे बड़े प्रजातंत्र हैं बल्कि हम लोकतंत्र की जननी भी हैं। संसद की गरिमा को बनाए रखने की वकालत करते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि, आज आचार्य बालकृष्ण यहां उपस्थित हैं, प्रसिद्ध आयुवेर्दाचार्य मौजूद हैं। राज्य सभा का सभापति होने के नाते मैं कुछ कहना चाहता हूं - कि आप कोई ऐसी औषधि बनाएं ताकि संसद की गरिमा ठीक रहे। यह भी पढ़े►आयुष मंत्रालय और ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय के बीच समझौता

A simple urine test can reveal if someone has early-stage Alzheimer's disease, potentially paving the way for an inexpensive and convenient disease screening. Researchers found that urinary formic acid is a sensitive marker of subjective cognitive decline that may indicate the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease. To reach this conclusion, the researchers tested a large group of patients with Alzheimer's disease of different levels of severity and healthy controls with normal cognition to identify differences in urinary biomarkers. Formic acid is a metabolic product of an organic compound formaldehyde. They found that urinary formic acid levels were significantly increased in all the Alzheimer's groups compared with the healthy controls, including the early-stage subjective cognitive decline group, and correlated with a cognitive decline. This suggests that formic acid could act as a sensitive biomarker for early-stage Alzheimer's disease, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. "Alzheimer's disease is a continuous and concealed chronic disease, meaning that it can develop and last for many years before obvious cognitive impairment emerges," said the authors. "The early stages of the disease occur before the irreversible dementia stage, and this is the golden window for intervention and treatment. Therefore, large-scale screening for early-stage Alzheimer's disease is necessary for the elderly," they wrote. The current diagnostic techniques include positron emission tomography brain scans, which are expensive and expose the patient to radiation. There are also biomarker tests that can reveal Alzheimer's disease, but these require invasive blood draws or a lumbar puncture to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, which can be off-putting for patients. A total of 574 people participated in the study, and participants were either healthy volunteers with normal cognition, or had differing degrees of disease progression, ranging from subjective cognitive decline to fully-fledged disease. Interestingly, when the researchers analysed urinary formic levels in combination with blood-based Alzheimer's biomarkers, they found that they could more accurately predict what stage of the disease that a patient was experiencing. "Urinary formic acid showed an excellent sensitivity for early Alzheimer's screening," said the authors.

The upgraded Ayush Wellness Centre in the President’s Estate, New Delhi was inaugurated by President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of State for Ayush Shri Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai and other dignitaries. First lady Smt Savita Kovind also graced the inauguration ceremony. Ayush Wellness Centre (AWC) at President Estate started on 25th July 2015, as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Ayush and President Secretariat. The AWC has treatment facilities in the streams of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha &Homeopathy, and it caters to the medical needs of the President, officials of President’s Secretariat and residents of the President’s Estate. The upgraded infrastructure along with facilities for Ayush system will follow standard protocols of treatment. A book documenting “establishment, functioning and key milestone” of Ayush Wellness Centre in Rashtrapati Bhavan was also released today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre by Minister of State for Ayush Shri Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai in the presence of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Minister of Ayush and Shri K D Tripathi, Secretary to the President. Appreciating the publication, President has said in his message contained in the book, “I am pleased to note that a large number of patients have benefitted from this Centre. Initiatives like patient education workshops, school health program and outreach OPDs etc undertaken by this Centre are well-appreciated. Telemedicine facilities started during the COVID-19 pandemic and online Yoga classes helped the beneficiaries during this difficult phase.” On this occasion, Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal said, that AYUSH systems of medicine have been traditionally used for healthcare through centuries. He said that the health promotive, preventive and curative roles of Ayush systems are the reasons for its acceptance among the masses. The Minister informed that Ministry of Ayush and President Secretariat collaborated to start Ayush Wellness Centre, President Estate as the first step in this direction. He further said that the upgraded Ayush Wellness Centre will continue to provide Ayush treatment in seamless and efficient manner. While recapturing the salient features of the centre, Secretary Ayush, Vd. Rajesh Kotecha said that the level of acceptance of this centre can be gauged from the fact that in the last 7 years, more than 1.6 lakh residents of the President Estate have visited this centre. A total of 60 research papers have been published by the centre till date. He further emphasized that with its enhanced facilities, the centre is bound to serve the residents in a more holistic manner. Rashtrapati Bhavan with help of Ministry of Ayush had established the first AYUSH Wellness Clinic (AWC) of the country with all systems under one roof at President’s Estate in July 2015. At that time a dilapidated building in the President’s Estate was renovated and converted into the AWC. The AWC has treatment facilities in the streams of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy. It is a precursor of many such clinics in various government departments and reputed institutes like AIIMS across the country.  (Source - PIB) Read More►President of India Inaugurates the 59th Mahaadhiveshan of Akhil Bhartiya Ayurveda Mahasammelan

London: Dogs are more effective at detecting Covid-19 infections through human sweat samples than the existing rapid antigen tests, according to a study. The study, published in the PLOS ONE, showed that dogs were 97 per cent effective at detecting Covid infection compared to PCR tests - the most accurate Covid test. On the other hand, the nasal antigen tests detected 84 per cent of positive Covid infections. The findings suggest a potentially less invasive and quicker Covid testing alternative. For the study, researchers at the Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris included PCR and sweat samples from 335 people and antigen tests from 234 people recruited in Paris from March 16 and April 9, 2021. The researchers examined five dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19 by examining both positive and negative tests to see if they could tell. They found canines were 100 per cent accurate in detecting positive Covid cases in asymptomatic individuals compared to PCR test results. The canines were slightly less effective at identifying negative coronavirus infections, detecting 90 per cent of negative cases compared to antigen tests that were 97 per cent accurate. "Non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction could be one alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs RT-PCR when it is necessary to obtain a result very quickly according to the same indications as antigenic tests in the context of mass screening," the researchers wrote in the paper. Previous studies have shown dogs to detect malaria, prostate cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and also breast cancer. (Agency) Read More► Diabetes Almost Doubles Risk of Death From Covid: Study