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Tata Steel signs technology transfer agreement with IIT Roorkee for a breath-based cancer detector

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 21, 2022 In an endeavour to make the non-invasive early-stage cancer diagnosis an affordable reality, Tata Steel’s New Materials Business has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with IIT Roorkee for a breath-based Cancer Detector. The agreement to this effect was signed on October 17, 2022. IIT Roorkee’s team of professors- Prof. Indranil Lahiri, Prof. Partha Roy, ...

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Rampant steroid use increases Osteoporosis incidences in post-Covid era

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 20, 2022 Osteoporosis is a common problem after the age of 50 years. It is most commonly seen in postmenopausal women because of estrogen hormone deficiency. About 30% of patients are affected because of osteoporosis after 50 years. Osteoporosis incidence has increased in the post-Covid era because of rampant steroid use, said experts on occasion of ...

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Over 800 patients benefit from Subarnarekha Port’s mega health camp

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, OCT 12, 2022 Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL) organised a mega health at Siddheswar College, Amarda Road in Balasore district where 833 patients received treatment.  Following the motto of the CSR initiatives of SPPL “Jal, Jeevan and Jivika”, the camp provided doorstep healthcare service to people from nearby villages like Agrada, Churupada, Barada, Chasipada, Hadmud, Bela, Bagaldiha, ...

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Paradip Port Hospital introduces for beneficiaries

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, OCT 11, 2022 In pursuance to the directives of Union AYUSH Ministry Secretary to provide Ayurvedic and other traditional system of medicines to the beneficiaries of Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Chairman PL Haranadh has approved engagement of a part-time visiting Ayurvedic Consultant at PPA Hospital. Accordingly, Dr. Tapas Ranjan Sarangi, M.D (Ayurveda) has been engaged as part-time ...

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Almost 70pc of heart attacks occurs due to lack of timely treatment: Experts

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 29, 2022 Monitoring our vitals is very important to keep heart health in check. Irrespective of any age group and symptoms, people should regularly monitor blood pressure (BP) at home through different gadgets available for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), cautioned medical experts at the Neuberg Diagnostics’ Panel discussion on ‘Hypertension and Heart Attack’. There are ...

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Humble stethoscope can diagnose heart defects in children with 95pc accuracy: study

TBB BUREAU KOCHI, SEPT 29, 2022 Listening to heart sounds with the traditional stethoscope can distinguish with a high degree of accuracy hearts that are normal from those with defects, a study conducted by Amrita Hospital, Kochi, has found. The original research, published in British Medical Journal, Pediatrics Open, involved 545 children with suspected congenital heart defects. The study for the ...

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Gopalpur Port’s ‘Concern for Community Health’ drive serves locals in need of medical care

TBB BUREAU CHHATRAPUR, SEPT 24, 2022 Gopalpur Ports Limited (GPL) on Saturday conducted a mobile health camp at K Aryapalli village of Aryapally Panchayat today as part of its “Concern for Community Health” drive. It’s the third such health camp organised by GPL as part of its CSR initiative, after successful organisation of two mega mobile health camps at Haripur-Bandar ...

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Bausch Health and Glenmark announce the approval of RYALTRIS in Canada

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 24, 2022 Bausch Health Companies Inc. and Glenmark Specialty S.A., a subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. on Friday announced that RYALTRIS (olopatadine hydrochloride and mometasone furoate nasal spray) has been approved by Health Canada for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and associated ocular symptoms in adults, adolescents, and children aged ...

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Study finds diabetes medicine BGR-34 effective in obesity management too

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 23, 2022 Researchers at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi have found that Ayurvedic formulation BGR-34 – used in treating Type 2 diabetes – has a significant role in controlling obesity. A team of doctors from country’s premier health research institute AIIMS- New Delhi has found that anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR-34 is ...

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