Anti-Cold Fixed Drug Combination : Prohibition The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India has prohibited the use of an anti-cold fixed drug combination in children below four years of age. Combination products, also known as fixed dose drug combinations (FDCs), are combinations of two or more active drugs in a single dosage form. […]
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Mitochondrial Diseases : Recent Study
Mitochondrial Diseases : Recent Study A recent study has revealed that about a quarter of mitochondrial disease patients suffer from malnutrition. Mitochondrial diseases are a group of conditions that affect how mitochondria work in your body. Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions. […]
109th Indian Science Congress
109th Indian Science Congress: Lovely Professional University(LPU) withdrew from hosting 109th Indian Science Congress (ISC), raising concern about the event’s viability. The ISC is a prestigious and influential scientific organization that meets annually in the first week of January. It was founded in 1914 to stimulate scientific research in India. The Indian Science Congress Association […]
People With Blood Disorder Not Eigible For Reservation
People With Blood Disorder Not Eigible For Reservation: The Centre’s decision to exclude individuals with thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and haemophilia, from government job reservations, despite their recognition as disabilities in the Right to Persons with Disabilities(RPWD) Act of 2016, prompts concerns. The government provides 4% reservation in government jobs for specific disabilities, including total […]
Lathyrism : Neurological Disease
Lathyrism : Neurological Disease Grass pea, also known as khesari dal, has been historically infamous for causing lathyrism, a neurological disease leading to lower limb paralysis. In the late 19th century, an outbreak of lathyrism linked to grass pea led to its ban in India in 1961 under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. Despite […]
National Geoscience Data Repository Portal : Ministry Of Mines
National Geoscience Data Repository Portal : Ministry Of Mines The Union Ministry of Mines is to launch the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal on 19th December 2023 in a ceremony in New Delhi. National Geoscience Data Repository Portal is a comprehensive online platform for accessing, sharing, and analysing geospatial information across India. The NGDR […]
TEMPO Satellite : NASA
TEMPO Satellite : NASA NASA’s new satellite TEMPO measures air pollution hourly has shown significant progress and now the space agency officials are already thinking about ways to extend its life. Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) monitors major air pollutants across North America. Its monitoring range extends from Canada’s oil sands to the Yucatán […]
Hydrogen Cyanide : New Study
Hydrogen Cyanide : New Study Scientists have found hydrogen cyanide — a key molecule in the creation of life — in the oceans of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, according to a new study based on data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Cassini spacecraft. Hydrogen cyanide is a colourless or pale-blue liquid or […]
Noma Disease : Inclusion In Official List Of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Noma Disease : Inclusion In Official List Of Neglected Tropical Diseases The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the inclusion of noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) in its official list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Noma disease is a rapidly progressing severe gangrenous disease of the mouth and the face. The disease, also called cancrum […]
Radon : Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer
Radon : Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer, with 21000 deaths per year in the US, as per reports from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).According to the WHO, radon is estimated to cause between 3% to 14% of all lung cancers in a country, depending […]
