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Drug Development – Lessons learnt from HIV and H1N1: The humankind is constantly reminded of the threat of newly emerging infectious diseases – the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) about the global H1N1 flu pandemic in June 2009 is just one example. By the time Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO made the announcement, pandemic level of H1N1 had already reached the highest level (level six) and the numbers of confirmed cases were over 30,000. The world governments and health agencies need to be prepared for responding to such public health challenges by activating the pandemic plans and doing everything necessary to keep the people safe. Scientific expertise across multiple disciplines needs to be used to combat the threat posed by such emerging infectious diseases. The term emergent disease includes any disease which is previously unknown; increase in incidence of a previously known disease; disease caused by intentional dissemination of bio

Very frequently we will be seeing that, someone in a biopharma company will say “it’s time to think about GMP training”. This statement will generally be received with little exuberance from those who get to know however even so a plan will be in place to conduct GMP training over the next 4 or 5 months or so. On the training day the majority of the resources will present with evenly low levels of enthusiasm as the GMP session begins. “Well let’s start” the GMP trainer will say, as the participants think “well let’s get this over and done with” as they pay close attention to the focus area of this time training – which is generally what they did so poorly wrongly last time! In point of fact, the same could be conveyed for most training departments. They covetously guard their turf and present average, cursory training. Now this might not be incisively what happens in your company however some components of the above are the correct. This does implore some really import

In today’s fast changing / global business environment, competitive intelligence strategy (CIS) is playing a favourable role at every stage in the organization and has significance presence in the pharmaceutical industry. Competitive Intelligence (CI), is the process of compiling, analyzing intelligence focusing on competitor products, customers, market environment, and really a efficient method in mapping or knowing the strategy of a competitor on products/services. In simple terms “CI” is a process which gives perceptivities into what might happen in the near future. This process involves stages from data to information to intelligence. Intelligence differs from data and information since it requires some form of analysis. The purpose of this analysis is to derive some meaning from the gathered data and information. The CI analysis, filtering of the data and information helps one to act on it and understand the options, giving an opportunity to make way forward decisions. Co

Surviving Nuclear Disasters: The power of science will never be able to overcome the power of nature and Natural disaster time and again reminds us of the fact that there are many things beyond human control and imagination, the recent earthquake and following chain of events in Japan has showed us how limited are our preparations for a disaster of this scale and magnitude. The most worrying thing that concerns us all is the nuclear disaster and unfolding events, where science and technology goes out of control resulting in a major disaster. Governments and communities at all levels are planning for the survival in the event of a nuclear disaster. But the survival of individuals also will depend upon the preparation that each person makes. Persons ready to take the right action before and following a nuclear disaster will increase their chances of survival. This article describes what is to be done before and following a nuclear attack or a disaster. You can greatly

Tetrathiomolybdate – A copper-sequestering drug: A study has revealed that Tetrathiomolybdate, a copper-sequestering drug, plays an important role in providing a treatment for Wilson disease, which is caused by an over accumulation of copper and metastatic cancers. Small info is available, however is known about how the drug works at the molecular level. A fresh research study conducted and guided by the Northwestern University researchers now has provided a priceless clue i.e the three-dimensional structure of TM bound to copper loaded metallochaperones. The tetrathiomolybdate sequester the chaperone and its bound copper, forbidding both from carrying out their normal functions in the cell. For those patients suffering from Wilson disease and other cancers whose primary growth is helped by copper-dependent angiogenesis, this is very promising. The knowledge gain from the above research provides a new direction and also opens the door for the development of new class

Employment Trends in Healthcare: Over last 12 months hiring in various industries slowed down significantly except healthcare. A survey initiated in Q4 2009 to analyse the human resource scenario in Indian healthcare domains, conducted by  harneedi.com . Skills in Demand: With the consistent upward trend in the healthcare Industry there is huge demand for Specialist doctors and experienced Nurses in the respective specialties. Survey respondents were allowed multiple answers. Average hiring for a single hospital per year is around 50 from the different departments and specialties. When asked which overall category was experiencing the most growth within their Hospitals, the top reply was Gynecology, with 23% of the response. Cardiology followed at 15% and Pediatrician was third, with 13% of the response. Click here to Continue Reading For more updates visit  HarNeedi.com 

Hypnosis has proven clinical utility, yet changes in brain activity underlying the hypnotic state have not yet been fully identified. Hypnosis, or trance, is an altered state of mind in which a person is highly responsive to suggestion. While in trance, a hypnotic subject is focused entirely on certain ideas to the exclusion of all others.Previous research suggests that hypnosis is associated with decreased default mode network (DMN) activity and that high hypnotizability is associated with greater functional connectivity between the executive control network (ECN) and the salience network (SN). We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate activity and functional connectivity among these three networks in hypnosis. However, in recent years, advances in cognitive science have found trance to be a natural state, grounded in the principle workings of the mind. When the brain is affected by hypnosis — a trance-like state with focused attention and reduced periphe

The safest way to get medicines is from a pharmacist. It is important to take great care when buying medicines over the internet, particularly if the medicine would normally only be available from a pharmacy. If you buy medicines over the internet, you may be putting yourself at serious risk of harm. Risks and concerns: Illegal or unethical online pharmacies sometimes send outdated, counterfeit medications or substitutes. But doctors argue that this can happen at medical shops too. “We cannot be sure that the medicines sold in pharmacies are not fake. It s the same with online pharmacies too. It s not about how the medicine is sold, but about how the regulatory bodies have to behave. Other concerns include the location of these pharmacies. The internet has removed the boundaries between countries. The brand names may often cause confusion. They may be the same brands but with different medicines, or even lookalike drugs with different ingredients. Ultimately, the patient is at

With healthcare as a fast growing sector, women entrepreneurs are increasingly coming up with different services in the e-commerce space.For a few bucks more, now get healthcare at your doorsteps.  Aiming at making healthcare easily accessible at your doorstep, many app-based start-ups like Care24, ePsyclinic and Pluss are sprouting up. The common factor that binds them is that they are all founded and managed by women entrepreneurs. The Indian healthcare market is growing fast and so is the cost of medical services at hospitals. Amid the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases, and the demand for quality medical care, especially for the elderly, the market is now opening up for home-based healthcare services. Start-ups such as Portea Medical, Health Care at Home India, Homital, India Home Health Care and a few others are now taking medical services ranging from home nutrition to ICU, post-surgery care, oncology, physiotherapy and everyday healthcare to doorst

The GST regime is expected to bring a great boost to the pharmaceutical industry by making the supply chain management efficient and reducing the cost of manufacturing pharmaceutical products. The reduction in the costs will get added to the profit margins which is a good thing for manufacturers. Pharma sector yet to sync fully with the new regime:  There was much con fusion at chemists shops across the  city.While  many shops failed while issuing bills to customers, very few pharma outlets like Medplus (that has both online and physical stores) outlet were able to issue bills with clear indicators on the GST added. Rekha Chowdhury, who bought her mother s regular medicine at a chemist s shop in south delhi, had pay 12%GST to what medicines cost. “The store issued me a bill with clear indicator on how much was charged for state GST and Central GST. It s 6% each and to tally I paid 12% GST,” said Rekha. While some shops issued bills adding the state and central GSTs, some shops did

Nanotechnology – Impact On Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment: Nanotechnology has an immense potential to meet the challenging needs of ever increasing healthcare concerns with cancer at the forefront. Nanotechnology involves manipulating structures at nanoscale is an emerging new field. A team of scientists led by chemistry professor Joseph DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (U.N.C.) has shown that the shape of these nanoparticles is much more important than size in expediting the penetration of drug in target human cells. In the passive form, this technology has been successfully used in products such as cosmetics and sunscreens and has the future implications in improved electronic equipments and better batteries etc. The application of nanotechnology has a huge potential in the medicine and healthcare sectors which ultimately provides tremendous benefits to society in future. Cancer is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. The most com

Contraception! A wiser choice… The world we live in is getting tougher and competitive every day, and its hard to raise children, especially with smaller nuclear family structure, its getting much difficult than the one would have anticipated. Many a times people get themselves troubled by unplanned or rather unwanted pregnancies, with the medico legal and religious faith related issues, many people unwillingly proceed in rearing such children, which lately ends in either strained family relation or effects the child’s growth and development. In order to curb such issues there are several birth control methods, which can be successfully adopted by individuals to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Even many educated people, aren’t fully aware of the various birth control methods that can help them from unexpected bouncer in life. Birth control or Contraception involves methods that couples can use to prevent pregnancy. Successful and healthy birth control can be achieved by a con

Poliomyelitis – Overview: World Polio Day on 24th October every year is aimed at increasing awareness about poliovirus and to encourage further actions to reduce it from spreading. The commemoration of the day also highlights the success of global strategies in reducing the spread of the disease. Polio is a highly infectious disease that targets the nervous system and can cause paralysis. Experts say that as long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. Lets understand in detail about this dreaded virus and its mode of transmission. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. The term derives from the Greek word polios, meaning “grey”, myelos, referring to the “spinal cord”, and the suffix -itis, which denotes inflammation. Click here to Continue Reading For more updates visit  HarNeedi.com  

Healthcare in India: Challenges and Prospects: The healthcare sector in India is projected to grow about 30 % per arum in coming years, Fastest growing industry in India, accounting roughly 6% of GDP and becoming a lucrative career space in India. Reasonably Recession Proof due to growing domestic demand. A fast developing economy, increased Monthly Household Income and raised urbanization have been instrumental in spreading the affordability net of average Indian. In present environment patients are demanding for value and quality healthcare services for their money.Economy, demography and Industry. Indian Economy  – average annual growth rate over the past half century During the 50s, 60s and 70s – 3.5% During the 80s – 5.7% During 1990-2005 – 6.0% During 2005-06 (9.4%), 2006-07 (9.6%) and 2007-08 (9.0%), averaging 9.3% Unparalleled Demographics:​ Over 1 billion population: 52% below the age of 25 Median age of India’s population would remain 30 years even as late as i

Presently curriculum vitaes (CV) are not applied at the first level of application to specialty training and etc however are anticipated to be enclosed within your documents or portfolio. The basic Rationales: Like an application form, your CV is used for the purpose of giving information about yourself, and presenting how you meet the objectives fixed by the employer. For this purpose, it should be custom-made for purpose and placed or targeted in its pattern. Person Specifications lay out what is necessitated of you; make it simple for the reader to see how you achieve all of the requirements. There are no clearly defined rules for curriculum vitaes, and it needn’t appear the same as everyone else’s. You will not have much time to make a positive impression of the reader therefore it demands to be well planned. It can consume a lot of time to get it right; however it’s for worth it. Due to heavy competition in some specialties of medicine, and the fact that many graduates

Drug Interactions & Its Introduction: “The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once from the disease and once from the medicine”. – William Osler, M.D. Drug Interaction:  A mechanism by which a drug interact with the action(s) of another drug or the modification of the action of a drug by the concurrent or prior administration of another drug is known as drug interaction. When we talk about drug interaction, generally interaction between the drugs comes in mind (Drug-Drug interaction). It has been observed that interaction may also exist between drugs & foods (Drug-food interaction), as well as drugs & herbs (Drug-herbs interactions). Mostly drug interaction should be avoided as it may produce unexpected or poor outcomes. Sometimes it is used intentionally, as it may help in retarding the excretion of useful drug molecule, who presence in the body can heal the disease during the course of the therapy. Example of Beneficial Drug Interaction: Carbidopa with le

Get ready for monsoon menace: Many of us in India await for Monsoon or the rains to bring much-awaited relief from the scorching summer and its discomforts. However the excitement is short lived as the rains bring with them some unwelcome guests with an increased susceptibility to a host of diseases that are associated to the monsoon season, It’s again time for us to gear-up for the fresh round of fight against the diseases and to safeguard ourselves from fury of monsoon in its full glory. Monsoon is also a sort of harvest season for hospitals and pharmaceutical companies as a galore of diseases spread during monsoon especially Waterborne, Gastrointestinal infections, Typhoid, Diarrhea, Jaundice are quite common and stagnation of water ideally promotes the growth of the mosquitoes which causing Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya that cripple common man’s life and infections of the foot are observed in this season and also Spasmodic Pain, High blood pressure and Gastric disturbances are