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Steam inhalation is one of the home remedies where there is the inhalation of water vapor done. Also called as steam therapy, it is often used to get relief from cold, coughs, and sinus issues.

It may provide relief but it’s important to also take care especially with children as it is hot water we are dealing with! Side effects like scalding and burns can occur if not careful.

Some benefits claimed of steam therapy are:

Steam inhalation was seen to provide atleast temporarily relief from:

• Headaches
• Blocked nose
• Coughs
• Breathing issues
• Fever
• Common cold
• Bronchitis
• Sinusitis

It is important to note though that steam inhalation may not necessarily cure the disease but may provide temporary relief whereas in some people it may not show any effect either. In a study conducted in England, 871 patients were asked to undergo steam inhalation. All the subjects suffered from sinusitis. After 6 months follow up, there was no improvement seen in subjects.

According to a 2012 study by Baartmans, it was seen that steam therapy was extremely dangerous for young children as they suffered from burns especially in the lower part of the body specifically the abdomen, and thus was not recommended by the researchers in the study. A study conducted in May 15 this year also supported this claim. The researchers surveyed burns services across England and found 50% of centers had an increase in scalds relating to steam inhalation.

It is important to note that the above studies have been conducted in western countries and not in India. In an Indian study published in July 2020, beneficial effects of steam inhalation were seen in Covid-19 patients as symptoms improved and there were less rates of transmission seen, though it has to be kept in mind that this was an observational study.

Hence the take-home message is that it is important to take care while proceeding with inhalation. More studies need to be conducted on the effects of steam inhalation. It definitely does provide temporary relief, though if discomfort is experienced, it is necessary to stop it.

“Stretching your body and mind is essential to avoid rigidity.”

Haresh Sippy

3 BEST MUSCLE STRETCHES: In Yoga there are various stretching exercises that intentionally flexes or stretches a particular muscle or trunk to improve the perceived elasticity of the muscles and to achieve a relaxed muscle tone. The result is a concept of muscle control, flexibility and range of motion. Regular and fixed timely practices of stretching is wonderful habit to keep yourself healthy. There a wonderful line Millar states that :

“Stretching or flexibility should be a part of a regular program,”

Millar

Stretches can be done anytime. Be it before you wake up or before bed. Or it may be before you go to exercise or work.

3 BEST MUSCLE STRETCHES

Here are 3 BEST MUSCLE STRETCHES exercises follows :

Warriors pose

It’s actually a form of yoga termed as ‘Virabhadrasana’. This pose is a stable yoga posture that helps create focus, strength and stability. This facial pose stretches to the front of the body and is great for creating strength in the legs, core and back.

To do warrior pose, first stand wwith both legs together. Then move backwards with your right foot to your right. Try to bend your butt so that your front knee goes straight over your left leg, bending about 90-degrees. And rotate your upper body so that your hips and shoulders are straight forward. You can then try to spread your legs slightly from each other as much as you can. Now gently raise your hand above your head and deepen the extension a little with each breath. Now breathe in and straighten your legs to get relief from the posture.

But apart from these, there are many more modifications for warrior pose. Picture follows.

Cobra pose

In yoga terms, it is known as Bhujangasana. This cobra pose is a backband, it stretches from the chest and lungs to the shoulders and lower abdomen. It opens the heart and lungs and can help you breathe more freely.

Lie on your stomach then place your hands on the floor just behind the shoulders. Slowly lift your navel and start pulling your hands against ground. Lift your chest up and up, straighten your arms as much as possible without straining your back. For newcomers such as straightening arm all the way can be tough. Try to work with your breathing to get deeper. Extend the breath as you press your hands, straighten your arms slightly and lift your chest. As soon as you exhale, straighten your legs and feet and reach behind your tailbone. Take another full breath and stick your tongue out as you exhale and flutter your breath towards the sky! Roll gently and take a breath in your stomach, then press back to lie on your tummy.

Wheel pose

This posture has added seats as a chakrasana or Urdhva Dhanurasana. It is a backband and the first texture of the finishing sequence in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. It gives great flexibility to the spine. It also presents in acrobatics and gymnastics. There this body position is called the bridge.

This pose is quite tough. But after achieving it you can feel a ease on your body. So must give it a try.
For first, lie on your back. Then bend your knees and bring foot inward so they’re touching your bump. Keep your feet flat on the ground. In next, bend your elbows and bring your hands up beside your ears. Then place your palms flat on the ground with your fingers facing your toes. Now try to push yourself up ( you have to put pressure on your legs to keep your body up). As your body comes off the ground, round your back so that your body forms a semi-circle. Straighten your elbows without locking them, and keep your knees slightly bent. And focus your glaze in between your hands. Now keep yourself relax in this position. Now, before letting yourself down first keep your botton on ground first.

Even in your most busiest schedule atleast try these yoga stretches. Your body will be more relaxed and muscle will be much flexible.

Food colorings: Food colorants are dyes, pigments or additives added to foods. It is often added to processed drinks, condiments, medicinal drugs and cosmetics. The FSSAI ensures approval of the additives in order to ensure that it can be safe for consumption.

Food colorants can be of two types: Natural and artificial food colorings

Some of the natural food colorings include:

• Lycopene (obtained from tomatoes)
• Anthocyanin- This consists of reddish purple to bluish in colour.
• Turmeric
• Beta carotene- It has red orangish colour
• Caramel- Dark brown liquid obtained by heating sugars.
• Betanin-obtained from beetroots.

Some of the artificial food colorings include:

• Quinolone yellow: It is a water soluble dye
• Erythrosine: It is pinkish colored dye often used in cakes and candies.
• Tartrazine: A lemon yellow colored dye, used in candies, soft drinks and deserts.
• Sunset yellow: It is a yellow-orange dye used in baked goods and sauces.
• Brilliant blue: It is used in icings, soft drinks and canned foods.

Can synthetic food colorants cause ADHD/hyperactivity?

There is no official evidence regarding the same though a few studies connect ADHD with food colorants use.  In a study conducted by Belinda Bateman in 2004, there was association seen between  artificial food colorings and benzoate preservatives on the behaviour of 3 year old children. A study conducted in 1978 by JP Harley though, found no associations between food colorings and hyperactivity. Yet another study conducted by KS Rowe on 800 children found that about 24 children exhibited irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbance.

Hence through this studies, we can conclude that there is a small but significant association between hyperactivity and food colourants, though more research needs to be conducted in this area.

There are also certain researches linking consumption of artificial food dyes to cancer and allergies, though more research needs to be conducted in this area.

Eating whole, unprocessed foods must be the utmost priority as they are dye free and it is also best to read food labels before its consumption.

Covid-19 vaccine would roll out in as less than 3 months in UK, if reports are to be believed. The vaccine is reported to be in advanced stages of development being developed by Oxford university and a British multinational pharmaceutical named AstraZeneca. The vaccine excludes children. This news has come after the vaccine trial was put on hold last month due to an adverse reaction developed in one of the participants. Later though after obtaining approval from Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA), the trials resumed.

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The Uk government has ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine. According to a protocol by UK’s joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, the vaccination would be tried out on adults over the age of 65, followed by adults over 50 and lastly young adults in the end.

Even after the approval of Covid-19 vaccine , it might take another six to nine months for its approval, according to Professor Nilay Shah, head of chemical engineering at Imperial College London. Government sources involved in vaccine production though claim that it could take six months or less after approval and would be significantly quicker.

Artificial Intelligence has a vast potential that could be utilized in various industries like agriculture, education, pharma, healthcare, and banking. The innovation and flexibility provided by Artificial Intelligence allow it to stand as the next-generation technology. 

By adopting Artificial Intelligence in healthcare we are going to open doors of a revolutionary change in the industry. Here we are going to discuss the benefits of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare in depth. I hope it will improve your knowledge to provide a straight forward idea of the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare.

As we know some of the major outcomes of incorporating Artificial Intelligence in healthcare are customized drug delivery, efficient health record assessment, and advanced future forecasting of diseases. Automation in healthcare will enable computers/robots to perform the tasks that were performed by human beings previously. 

Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare

By applying various advanced techniques of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, we can predict the diseases and infections before it could even surface out in the form of symptoms. It can drastically increase the human lifespan and offer a better living.

The major benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare industry are as follows:

Treatment and medication

• With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the treatments could be designed in a way that it could be less painful and more cost-effective.
• The results delivered by advanced technology are more reliable and accurate.

Neurological diseases

• Techniques like Brain-Computer Interference can provide a bridge for patients of neurological diseases. It decodes the neural activities of the brain which simplifies the functional abilities like communication and understanding.
• It impacts the quality of life of patients for neurological spinal diseases positively.
• The direct interface between human and computer without any hardware is the super beneficial characteristics of Artificial Intelligence for the patients of neurological diseases.

Radiology

• The available practices like CT scan, X-ray and MRI has some of the limitations because of which the medical professionals are not able to conclude in some cases. Artificial Intelligence backed advanced tools can overcome this scenario and offer the perfect data for judgment of the stage of diseases. It no longer requires the tissue samples for diagnosis.
• In cases of tumor and cancer, the results of the advanced radiology tools can be helpful to rectify the development of a tumor and so for the treatment. It could speed up the whole process which in turn benefits in terms of lifespan to the patient. 
• Personalized tumor-targeted treatments could be more promising if equipped with Artificial Intelligence.
• Image-based algorithms and virtual biopsy concepts can provide a platform for the genetic study of the properties of the tumor.

Automation in diagnosis and treatment

• Apart from the processing, the automation in radiology and the medical field can fill up the gap of minimum human power incorporated in practice. It can perform various activities usually carried out by medical professionals precisely radiologists. 
• The algorithm is developed to facilitate modern services where we can replace humans with machines who are intelligent in terms of what to do and how to do.
• It needs the detail description to be fed in the machine in the form of data which represents the entire disease identification and actions required.

Record maintenance and retrieval in the healthcare industry

• The medical organizations are dealing with plenty of data that is crucial to be kept in order to analyze patient history. 
• The clinical documentation process could be highly advanced with the help of natural language processing techniques.
• As a highly advanced form of Artificial Intelligence, we can imagine medical assistants just we have Alexa and Cortona at home. It could help in better information retrieval.

Smart device technology for medical and healthcare

• Prediction of scenarios by calculating the data available and matching with the in-built information, the device could intellectually predict the critical situations in advance. It has a significant role in treatment and cure.
• It could lessen the workload on the medical professional at the same time, ensures the perfect care delivered to the patients.
• By analyzing the history, they can predict the potential risk on the patient of a specific disease. When a patient is suffering from multiple diseases at a time, AI-powered judgments could be more accurate and trustworthy.

Conclusion:

The use of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare has no limit. It could advance the field beyond our imagination. We can ensure a better future by digging dip into the field of Artificial Intelligence. It has the potential that can bring a revolutionary change in the healthcare industry if applied wisely.

India is a developing country and we are heading towards listing our country as a developed nation. Entrepreneurs are now getting support and motivation from the Government in all possible ways. The deserving people are actually reaping the benefits of several government schemes and provisions.

So if you are a budding entrepreneur, and you have a  handsome amount to invest, and the power of capital creation, and most importantly, if you have an in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, then this article can surely help you. 

Here are the steps that you need to follow to set up a successful pharmaceutical manufacturing unit: 

1. Select a name – The name should be unique and attractive. It should be very catchy. Make sure that you do not land yourself in any copyright issues. Make proper research before finalizing any name.

2. Choose amidst the broad category- There’s a huge list when it comes to the different categories of pharmaceutical manufacturing. You need to choose which one will you prefer for your business. These are:

• OTC (over the counter) drugs
• Branded pharmaceuticals
• Generic pharmaceuticals
• Powders and drops
• Parental drugs
• Hospital related supplies 
• Surgical instruments
• Export-oriented pharmaceuticals

3. Getting your firm registered- Registration is the utmost step in setting up a pharmaceutical manufacturing business. Without registration, your company does not exist. Make sure to get your company registered under the Companies Act 1965 or Companies Act 2013. If you are planning to go for a partnership, then Partnership Act 1932 will be applicable. This is also known as Limited Liability Partnerships or LLP.

4. MSME registration – This is something that you should not ignore at all. MSME registration provides lots of facilities which any business-minded person will definitely like to reap the benefits from. Once you have the access to MSME certificate, MSME loans are easily granted, the interest payable is much lesser; there are possibilities of tax exemption too under tax laws.

List of required documents- 

• Fee receipt or bank challan copy
• Details of staff
• Consent on full-time employment
• Layout plan and site plan of the pharmaceutical manufacturing unit
• Purchase deed or rent agreement
• Partnership deeds, MOA, AOA
• Authorized signatory of the authorized persons or partners or directors
• Materials and equipment purchase bills
• Clearance from DCGI
• NOC from State Pollution Control Board
• NOC from Municipal Corporation or Panchayat

5. Acquiring the manufacturing license- 

• You need to fulfill all the requirements according to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940.
• The blueprints of the layout plan have to be submitted to the concerned licensing authority.
• The layout plan will be scrutinized and an inspection will be carried out for final approval.
• You will be filling a number of related forms
• And of course, payment of fees via a suitable payment mode should be done.

Although these steps and formalities seem to be too cumbersome, it’s necessary to fulfill all the requirements to ensure the smooth and efficient working of the business. Also, the layman receives pure, safe, quality medications. The requirements and formalities may vary from state to state.

Conclusion

With the recent boost in the economy, India has been rapidly climbing the ladder of success and achievements. We can surely say that because of some of the genius and hard-working entrepreneurs of our nation, there is surely no looking back from here onwards. 

The pharmaceutical manufacturing business is for sure one of the most engaging industries that is contributing a respectable amount to our growing economy. So, go ahead, take a leap of faith and venture out for a new beginning. Gaining the best Pharmaceutical manufacturing business is a hassle-free task if you follow the above-mentioned steps. 

How To Stay Fit and lead a Balanced Life:

For 2019 stop focusing on weight loss and start focusing on “How To Stay Fit and lead a Balanced Life?” Balanced life does not only means looking nice but it also means feeling good. So start focus on your mental health along with your Physical health to give your new year of a kick start. We all know that New Year is near and almost all of us will wake up on 1st January with a goal or resolution. So what is your health goal for this New Year? In spite of focusing on short-term goals, we all think big and that is our biggest mistake. If we focus on small goals and achieve them they will definitely and automatically lead to the bigger one and then progress and success will become phenomenal.

Only committed people can achieve their short-term as well as long-term goals.  So, stop playing the blame game and pull yourself back together for a healthy lifestyle.  Do not think about others’ thinking, just worry about your own.  Think about your goals and success and create a path for that only.

In order to help you out, here we have given some of the best tips you can follow:

Tips For How To Stay Fit and lead a Balanced Life

Set Short-term goals:

In spite of moving towards long-term goals just set some short-term goals. This will definitely help you to focus more and will also be easy to achieve as well. Be particular about your choices. In spite of thinking that “I want to lose 2 kg this month.”  Focus on “How To Stay Fit and lead a Balanced Life”.  This short step will lead you towards achieving your goal with more ease.

What is your ‘WHY’?

Before setting up goal ask yourself why you want to achieve it?  If you are not asking yourself this question then you will not be able to achieve your goal. Each time when you fall just stand up and think about the reason due to which you have set up this goal.  This “WHY” will definitely help you in focusing or on your goal.

Choose a workout that suits you:

There are several workouts that you can do.  But you should choose a workout that you can enjoy. Do not copy your neighbor or friends. The main point that matters is moving your body not copying others.

Commit to your nutrition:

Do not get stick to a specific diet. While choosing the diet plan you must focus on nutritious food, not on the specific foods. Try to have more vegetables and fruits in your diet. Avoid junk food and carbonated drinks.  This will definitely help you in leading a balanced and healthy life.

Make fit friends:

Your circle always affects your lifestyle. Furthermore, your friends make a direct impact on your health and weight loss. Try to be with the fit and positive minded friends.  This will help you in focusing towards a happy and healthy and balanced life.

Hence these are the points you can focus on to get a balanced and a Healthy lifestyle in 2019. Hope you like our article if you are having any suggestions or views to share then you may mention them in the below stated comment box. We will be glad to hear from you. Thank you!!!