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New Delhi: The right of mentally-ill patients to decide their mode of treatment, decriminalising suicide for them and a ban on electric shock treatment without anaesthesia are some of the progressive provisions of the new mental health bill proposed by the Indian government. “The bill was passed by the unionContinue Reading

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Banting—Insulin Barnard, Christian—Replacing the human heart. Brahmchari, U.M.—Cure of Kala-a-zar fever. Davy—Isolation of metals by electricity; studied properties of chlorine. Domagk—Sulpha drugs as bactericides. Eijkman—Cause of Beri-Beri. Finsen—Discovered curative effect of ultra violet rays; photography. Fleming, Alexander—Penicillin (in 1929). Harvey—Circulation of blood. Hahnemann—Homoeopathy (founder). Hopkins, Frederick Gowland—Vitamin D. Jenner—Smallpox Vaccination.Continue Reading

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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread tick-borne viral disease, a zoonosis of domestic animals and wild animals, that may affect humans. The pathogenic  virus, especially common in East  and West Africa, is a member of the Bunyaviridae  family of RNA viruses. Clinical disease is rare in infected mammals, butContinue Reading

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Lipid profile means testing of blood to determine the amount of various lipids present in the blood. The lipid profile has five components 1. Total Cholesterol 2. HDL Cholesterol 3. LDL Cholesterol 4. VLDL cholesterol 5. Triglycerides Normally Lipid profile is conducted after 14 hours of fasting and the personContinue Reading