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Dental and Oral Care Under Clouds of COVID-19
Get PDFCoronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) made the headlines after its initial breakout in Wuhan, China in December 2019 . Viral by genome, lethal by nature, strongly contagious by character, it succeeded in making a new chapter in everyone’s life in a very short span making it a pandemic. Despite the extensive efforts to limit its effects we stand at a point where more than 50 million people have lost their lives battling COVID. Its widespread growth has raised many concerns for global health, particularly health professionals and dentists precisely. As dentists are more prone to get affected in the course of their occupation, this review is an attempt to briefly summarize the virus and various protocols to be practiced by the dentists in their practices to protect their own health
World Health Day 2021: Amidst the Backdrop of COVID-19
No full textThe world is currently going through a situation where we can see rising deaths due to COVID-19. If these records continue to hike in the same manner, then the day is not so far when, we will contribute to this and take this list further. With an already strained healthcare system across the globe, all countries are plagued by the emergence of the various waves of the pandemic. With the target to vaccinate the entire global population, the World Health Day 2021 with the theme “Building a Fairer, Healthier World” offers hope for a better, COVID-19 free world
Complete Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4 (July 2021)
No full textComplete Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4 (July 2021
The Importance of Telemedicine in a Post COVID World
Get PDFTelemedicine has found immense popularity, especially in a COVID-19 affected world. Its application shall improve the quality of health care provided to patients and help in time management as it help facilitates optimized referral systems which are based on the immediate/follow up needs of the patient, decision-making, reduction in patient’s waiting time as well as consultation time. This review is an effort to shed light on the main practical applications of telemedicine for emphasizing potentialities, problems, and applications of this relatively new branch in medicine. The paper also highlights the various aspects of telemedicine in relation to the healthcare sector, its advantages/disadvantages in a post COVID-19 world
The Apocalyptic Triad of Anthropocentric Bigotry, Economic Hyperactivity and Population Overgrowth Will End Up Killing This Wonderful Planet (World Population Day Guest Comment)
Get PDFWorld Poplation Day Guest Comment By Mr. Abhay Thakur, M.Phar
National Cancer Survivor Day: Guest Comment
Get PDFNational Cancer Survivor Day: Guest Comment by Dr. Saransh Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University 
Cardio-Vascular Complications of Hydroxychloroquine Use: Can Impact COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFAs the coronavirus pandemic is on the rise, many compounds with anti-viral properties are under investigation. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) being the daily debated daily during this COVID-19 pandemic is an immunomodulatory drug which has been used for indications like malaria, systemic lupus erythematosus and arthritis. Although some researchers have claimed its effectiveness against coronavirus, it results in proarrhythmic effects and drug-induced long QT syndrome. These cardiac issues while using hydroxychloroquine, have limited its use against coronavirus. A literature search was performed, and general safety information of this drug was collected. It can be concluded that this drug leads to cardiovascular events, heart disease, hypotension, tachycardia, and QT interval prolongation, sometimes in combination with other drugs and should be prescribed to the patients only after thoroughly estimating its benefit risk ratio
Study of the Impact of Brain Vascular Accidents on Memorization in Man
Get PDFBACKGROUND: The search for disruption of memory in patients with stroke has been performed, in order to better understand the behavior of these patients and optimize their neuropsychological accompaniment. AIM: To evaluate memory disturbances following stroke in patients; in order to better understand the attitudes of these patients.MATERIALS AND METHOD: Fifty-five (55) patients with stroke participated in a spatial memory test. This test consists in studying the arrangement, the designation and the evocation of images during learning a spatial arrangement. RESULTS: Of the 55 patients, 54.54% of patients passed the test but with later learning. And 45.45% failed at different events, they present real memory problems.CONCLUSION: Our study, confirms that stroke patients face difficulties which often include cognitive impairments, such as memory deficits. Our results indicate that these memory disorders manifest themselves to varying degrees. Indeed, the working memory disorders would be more marked in group II patients than in group I patients or they can be considered transien
COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Get PDFoai:ojs2.ihrjournal.com:article/1Guest Editorial By Dr. Saurabha US (Consultant Epidemiologist, IDSP Unit, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi, India)and Dr. Purushottam Giri (Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, IIMSR Medical College, Badnapur Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra, India