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  Thalassemia   Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder (passed from parents to children through genes). Anaemia is a disorder in which your body doesn’t have enough normal, Red Blood Cells (RBC). Overall estimate of B – Thalassemia  carriers is 35-45 million among lndia’s population of over a  billion people .   Estimated number of births of affected babies annually would be 10,000-12,000; causing a social, Psychological and financial b urden   The major Hemoglobin Disorders   Social, Psychological and financial Burden Thalassemia challenges the individual at the Physical, emotional, cognitive levels and disrupts the quality of life. What  are the different types of Thalassemia ?   When we talk about different type “thalassemia”; we refer about one of two things: the specific part of hemoglobin that is affected (usually either “alpha’’ or ‘’beta’’), or the severity of thalassemia, which is noted by words like trait, carrier...

Impact of the War in Ukraine on the U.S. Economy and Markets The situation in Ukraine has affected our economy and our markets and will likely continue to do so, according to many experts. In a   conversation with ThinkAdvisor earlier this year, Bob Doll , chief investment officer for Crossmark Investments, pointed to 10 key areas for both investors and advisors to keep in mind in 2022, including:   Inflation. Higher oil prices. The Federal Reserve raising interest rates. The equity market will be down for part of 2022. We’ve seen the impact of these and other areas of concern that Doll cited. In recent weeks, we have seen a leveling off in inflation in some areas, lower gas prices and a recent recovery in the equity markets. Time will tell where we go from this point forward. Effects of Inflation on the U.S. Economy We’ve witnessed the effects of inflation on the U.S. economy in several ways this year.  Continued high inflation is the main reason behind the Fed...

The beneficial effects of Allium sativum ( GARLIC ) on health have been emphasized for centuries. Garlic is a rich source of vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, iron, manganese, and calcium. Garlic contains numerous compounds that have the potential to influence immunity. What makes garlic a magical immunity booster is the presence of Allicin, a sulfur-containing phytonutrient, which helps in fighting several ailments, likely to be the source of its antibacterial and anti-viral properties. In fact, the presence of immunity-boosting nutrients and antioxidants makes garlic a miraculous spice, which has been used for treating several diseases like smallpox, coronary diseases, seasonal flu, infections, cardiovascular disorders, gastric ulcer, and even cancer, etc. Raw garlic has the potential to ward off cough and cold conditions. Eating two crushed garlic cloves on an empty stomach has the maximum benefit. For kids and babies...

      The Indian economy is largely a service-based one and the past few years has only seen that trend intensify with one big exception: the pharmaceutical industry. India has the third largest pharmaceutical industry by value as of 2020. It is growing extremely fast. The Indian pharmaceutical industry started out as copycats (reverse-engineering driven) but then evolved throughout the value chain to become a ‘global leader’ which has been evident from the vaccines development, manufacture on global scale and supply to the world during the pandemic. Indian pharmaceutical industry is very quick to adopt the new technologies in various areas of pharmaceutical value chain. A brief over view of the same is given in this article.   ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT:   Getting a new drug to the  market is a long tedious process; it can take many years or even decades. There are all sorts of experiments, clinical studies, and clinical tri...

  Dietary supplements, food supplements, nutritional products, functional foods, OTX, nutraceuticals  are all words which for long have been used, substituted by and for each other, mis-used and abused also in certain cases in India and globally. In the pharma world, for long, nutraceuticals were a grey area in every aspect, especially in the go-to-market strategy, marketing communications, regulatory guidelines, legislation, and economics of these products (price and costs). Till the last decade, the ‘nutraceuticals’ (lets stick to this word for now till the time article gives you a perspective on others) were restricted to management in deficiencies of macro and micronutrients in segments like- growing children, pregnant women to supplement the daily nutritional needs for optimum health and for sports and sporting aspirants for a so called ‘top-up’ required as most thought was needed then (more than the non- sports aspirants). More science driven approach came in in the late...