By Dr Niti Raizada Senior Consultant, Medical Oncologist and Hemato-Oncologist, Vikram Hospital, Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 31,2020 : Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer across the world (11.6% of the total cases) across both males and females, and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths (18.4% of the total cancer deaths). Its incidence and mortality is rapidly growing worldwide. The reasons are complex but reflect both aging and growth of the population.
Small cell lung cancer occurs in 20% of all lung cancer cases. Its treatment is focussed on chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy. For non-small-cell lung cancer, which is the most common type of lung cancer, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and oral biologic therapies are given.
The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges that modern medicine has ever faced. Amongst all the panic generated by Covid, one should not lose sight of the fact that lung cancer is a deadly disease and its treatment cannot wait despite the pandemic because of the aggressive nature of the disease.
Lung cancer patients are not more susceptible to the Covid virus compared to other people. However, if they get infected, they are more likely to get complications because of their underlying health condition.
To avoid the risk of Covid infection, lung cancer patients and their families should strictly follow all measures advised for the general public. Social distancing, hygiene and face masks are universal precautions that should be taken by them.
The treatment of lung cancer has seen pathbreaking research in the past decade, with several new molecularly targeted therapies and immunotherapy now available. Molecular targeted therapies which are based on newer diagnostic modalities like NGS (next generation sequencing) are increasingly used in lung cancer now. These are much safer and do not require frequent medical monitoring. In the last few months, the US FDA has approved several new oral targeted drugs for lung cancer. In India, these may also be available soon.
ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿ ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಆರ್ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಅವರು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅವರನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಉಟೋಪಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ ಸಿದ್ಧವ್ವ ಮೇತ್ರಿ ಅವರ ನಿಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಜಲಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ರಮೇಶ್ ಜಾರಕಿಹೊಳಿ ಅವರು ಸಂತಾಪ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ವಯೋ ಸಹಜ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಯಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸಿದ್ಧವ್ವ ಮೇತ್ರಿ ಅವರು 95 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಸುದೀರ್ಘ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸಿದ್ದರು.1939ರಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಗೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಆರ್.ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಇವರು ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡಿದ್ದರು ಎಂದು ಸಚಿವರು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಇವರೇ ಅಡಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಊಟ ಬಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಇದರಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರ ಸಂತೋಷಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಡಾ. ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಅವರು, ನಿಮ್ಮಂಥಹಾ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಿ, ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆಯಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಸಲಹೆ ಮನ್ನಿಸಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತಳಾಗಿದ್ದ ಸಿದ್ಧವ್ವ, ಜೀವಿತ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತದ ಪ್ರಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು ಎಂದು ಸಚಿವ ರಮೇಶ್ ಜಾರಕಿಹೊಳಿ ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಇವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿರಶಾಂತಿ ದೊರಕಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇವರ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಸದಸ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತದ ಪ್ರಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಇವರ ತಂಡದವರಿಗೆ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ನೋವು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ನೀಡಲೆಂದು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ರಮೇಶ್ ಜಾರಕಿಹೊಳಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಶೋಕ ಸಂದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Being at the forefront in its collaborative fight against Covid-19, Lizol is looking to expand its portfolio by providing consumers with a range of products that help break the chain of infection. The new Lizol Double Concentrate has a superior formulation which will give consumers 10X superior cleaning and kill 99.9% germs by using just half a cap.
Commenting on the launch, Sukhleen Aneja, CMO & Marketing Director, RB Hygiene, South Asia said, “, “The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the need and importance of maintaining safe hygiene practices as the first step towards preventive health care. Lizol’s new innovation is a 2X concentrated formula that is not only potent as a disinfectant but, is also a more sustainable option that is aimed at providing superior benefit value for consumers. It’s an ‘e-commerce first’ launch keeping in line with the changing shopper behaviour.”
With this product innovation, RB showcases its commitment towards consumer centricity by ensuring greater degree of consumer convenience. It allows ease of use and fewer buying occasions while also actively pushing the envelope on making its products environment friendly.
“Lizol double concentrate is a powerful innovation that is effective and sustainable. The concentrate has gone through multiple tests to ensure germ-kill and superior cleaning while disinfecting surfaces. This is a convenient purchase option as compared to dilutables giving consumers more than 100 uses from just one bottle”, says Dr. Navin Sharma, Head- Innovation Hub at India R&D, RB Hygiene.
The product will be initially available in Citrus variant and in two different sizes – 900ml and 1.9 litre.
based on Bengaluru based Scientist Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar’s invention
A powerful but small device that attacks and disables Coronavirus from infecting people under the Brand name Forbes CORONAGUARD (Powered by SHYCOCAN)
Covid19 continues to spread rapidly in India and across the world. At the last count over 16 million people have been infected with the deadly virus globally and 50,000 new cases have emerged in India in the last 24 hours. Besides the loss of lives, this epidemic has been a crushing blow to the economy, pushing people into joblessness and poverty. But now an invention from a scientist in Bengaluru, India Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar promises to change all that. And fast. Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar has invented the Scalene Hypercharge Corona Canon (SHYCOCAN) a powerful device that attacks and disables Coronavirus, SHYCOCAN is CE marked (EU- Class I) and has been cleared by US FDA under ‘Enforcement Policy for Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices and Air Purifiers during the COVID 19 Public Health Emergency’. This device will be manufactured and marketed in India by Eureka Forbes under the brand name FORBES CORONAGUARD (Powered by SHYCOCAN).
While the pandemic continues to rage globally, plans revolving primarily around social distancing and personal hygiene are afoot thus raising wide-spread concern with respect to the reopening of schools, places of worship and restaurants among other workplaces. In lieu of this, FORBES CORONAGUARD aims to provide real time protection against infection from coronavirus in closed spaces. This is a revolutionary virulence prevention device which promises to neutralize and disable 99.9% of coronavirus in the air surfaces, within closed indoor spaces.
In order to understand how FORBES CORONAGUARD works, one needs to understand how the COVID 19 Virus spreads. Coronavirus spreads between people who are in close contact with one another. Droplets that are produced when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes may infect a normal person by possible inhalation into their lungs. The attachment of the SARS-CoV-2 to the host cell receptor is caused by the spike protein (S-protein). The Spike Protein seeks the host cell receptors thereby infecting people by multiplying thereafter.
Announcing it to the media, Marzin R. Shroff, CEO & Managing Director Eureka Forbes said, “For over 38 years, we at Eureka Forbes have been protecting Indians against harmful viruses and bacteria in water, air and surfaces. We are privileged to be working together with Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar in bringing Forbes Coronaguard to India. It is a device that offers real time protection against infection from the Coronavirus within closed spaces. Our vision is to contain the spread of this disease and to make a positive difference to the lives of millions of Indians first, and then to the rest of the world.”
“An important feature of this technology is that only the Corona family of viruses is targeted, while bacteria, fungi or other eco-friendly micro-organisms are not, allowing for 24/7, safe deployment,” quoted Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar.
“We intend on prioritising deployment of the CORONAGUARD in all high-risk and essential service environments first. This will help create ‘safer zones’ in homes, health care facilities, grocery and essential stores, restaurants & hotels, schools, colleges, places of worship, residential, corporate, industrial and sporting environments among others according to Mr Shroff. He added, it is a very practical and complimentary solution – along with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), where necessary – to reduce burdens of indefinite social distancing”.
“While we go through the final ratifications and necessary approvals, the commercial production of CoronaGuard is expected by August end/early September 2020. We are looking at a launch and pre-bookings that should open in Mid-August” said Mr. Shroff.
Initiatives surrounding the R&D on the device prototype began in April 2019, to stem the decline in work force productivity due to the common cold and seasonal Influenza in Scalene’s facilities. Over the last 6 months, Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar and his team have worked tirelessly, and successfully completed extensive EU-CE – mandated safety testing undertaken by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Scalene has since obtained the CE Mark with Class I designation, enabling the expedited manufacture, distribution, and sales in all CE-compliant countries/markets, including India. US FDA ‘Enforcement Policy for Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices, and Air Purifiers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency approved it together with multiple certifications from prestigious international laboratories, it is proven to be safe for infants, pregnant mothers and others with no side effects and/or interference with other electronic devices.
Salient features:
– Conceptualised and made in India
– Attacks, detects, disablesand protects against 99.9% Corona
– Chemical free, odour free, stain free and no side effects
· Thousands of Local Shops on Amazon sellers from 100+ cities to make their Prime Day debut in India
· During lead-up to Prime Day, from 23 July until 5 August 2020 23:59 pm, Prime members can shop from millions of unique products offered by SMBs and get 20% cashback up to INR 200 on their Prime Day purchases.
Bengaluru, 30 July 2020: Amazon’s highly anticipated Prime Day in India, will start at midnight on Thursday, August 6 and will run for 48 hours, offering Prime members two full days of the best in shopping, savings and blockbuster entertainment from the comfort and safety of their homes. Over 100 Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) and start-ups on Amazon.in will be launching more than 1000 new products across 17 categories on Prime Day this year. Thousands of Local Shops on Amazon sellers will be making their Prime Day debut in India this year.
Start-ups and small businesses from Amazon’s Launchpad program will be launching unique and differentiated products across categories like health & personal care, beauty & grooming, grocery and home products Including portable air purifier with exclusive PM 2.5 LED display from REFFAIR; Belgian Waffle Bowl Maker from CORAL Tree; Pregnancy and post-pregnancy pain relief patches with hydrogel properties from Sirona Hygiene; Magnetic LED Asymmetrix Desk Lamp from Theo Solutions Pvt Ltd; Xech iSoothe – portable eye massager from Xech amongst others. Launchpad is a global program that curates, showcases, and delivers unique and differentiated products from startups and emerging brands to millions of Amazon customers.
Prime Day in India will also see artisans and women entrepreneurs from Karigar and Saheli offer deals on unique products like handmade products from Tribes India, Blue pottery by Aditya Blue Pottery, Jewelry from Giva and more. Sellers on the Karigar storefront will offer over 270+ crafts sourced from artisans across the country during this Prime Day. Government emporiums, APCO handlooms from Andhra Pradesh and Mrignayanee from Madhya Pradesh will be showcasing hand-woven apparels ranging from Mangalgiri, Venkatgiri & Chirala to Maheshwari & Chanderi this Prime Day.
Pranav Bhasin, Director Seller Experience, Amazon India said, “This Prime Day will help small and medium businesses reach millions of Prime members around the country. It provides an opportunity for the smallest of businesses to participate, rebound from recent challenges and grow their business. This year, thousands of offline retailers as part of Local Shops on Amazon program are participating in the Prime Day and will benefit from high customer demand.” Pranav added, “Sellers look forward to Prime Day to introduce new products each year, and we are seeing a 2x increase in the number of products being launched by SMBs and start-ups on this Prime Day.”
Deep Bajaj, CEO Sirona Hygiene said, “We look forward to Prime Day every year to engage with customers across India and expand our range of products. This year, we are bringing a whole new range of health and wellness products through Amazon Launchpad on Prime Day and look forward to serving customers and further boost our business.”
“During the last Prime Day, we had our sales double and we got quite a lot of new customers. Now most of those customers have become our regular customers. We are extremely excited for the upcoming Prime Day. It is a privilege to introduce our brand to new customers, and we are looking forward to launching our new PROBIOTIC 20g Protein Bars this time. Thank you Amazon for providing us such an opportunity,” saidRajan Srinivasan, SIRIMIRI Nutrition Food Products Pvt Ltd.
Last year, thousands of SMBs, women entrepreneurs, weavers, and start-ups from across the country in programs like Amazon Karigar, Amazon Saheli, Amazon Launchpad and Amazon Business showcased over 500 new products first for Prime members. Small businesses and sellers in the Launchpad program registered sales growth of up to 2.8x whereas Karigar sellers saw nearly 2.5x increase in their sale volumes. Top selling products from SMBs included Power Gummies Hair Vitamin, Anti-Theft Backpack with USB Charging Port and Ayurvedic products from Kapiva.
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