Archives February 2013

Every Indian contributes somethings as far as the defence of India is concerned. But the role which a soldier plays in defending and protecting the borders of India, is really unparalleled. A soldier is the most disciplined lot of the nation. Upon him depends to a great extent the security and stability of the nation. A soldier's life, no doubt, is very difficult and hard. It is he who obeys the orders of his commanders and does what is ordered by them. A soldier keeps night long vigils on the borders even in the face of great and grave dangers. He stands heroically before enemies. For a soldier, in the words of Longfellow:  Their' s not to make reply, Their' s not to reason why, Their' s but to do and die. A soldier faces death bravely. He fights up to the last  moment of his life in order to more...

...says Atulya Nath, CEO, Global Institute of Intellectual Property (GSIP). He discusses importance of patents and policy framework in the life sciences vertical, which is favoured towards domestic companies. Arshia Khan What is the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) in pharma and healthcare? IP protection boosts innovation. It goes without saying that a strong enforceable IP regime fosters research and encourages inventors to produce technology, which is both beneficial to the society at large and has commercial value for the innovator. With the coming-in of the TRIPS compliant product patent regime in India, effective 2005, India has come a long way in the field of establishing a patent system, which can boast to be at par with the rest of the world. IP protection for the pharma and healthcare sector in India assumes a great significance, since apart from the considerable size of our generic industry, innovator companies are also more...

The Alien Institute for Brain Science  has   recently  released  the  world's anatomically   and   genomically comprehensive human brain map. The mappings are the foundation for the Alien Human Brain Atlas, which is an online public resource, developed to advance the Institute's goal to accelerate understanding of how the human brain works and fuel new discovery among the global research community. While developing the Alien Human Brain Atlas, the Alien Institute characterized and mapped the biochemistry of two normal adult human brains. This has provided opportunities for scientists to study the brain with new detail and accuracy. The data reveals a remarkable 94 per cent similarity between human brains, establishing strong foundation for translational and clinical research. The data analysis from the two human brains also indicates that at least 82 per cent of all human genes are expressed in the brain. This highlights the great complexity of the human brain while more...

"It shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light... to shine amongst men." Johannes Gutenberg, printer Writing was an important step in the advancement of civilization, but few books were produced and they reached a limited number of people. Such books were usually of a religious nature, handwritten in Latin, and copied by clerks for the clergy and the nobility. It was only when the printing press was developed that knowledge and ideas were spread more widely. The earliest form of press incorporated a wooden block with raised letters on one side. Such blocks were arranged in a frame and inked, so that when pressed onto paper an impression of the letters was produced. Unfortunately the blocks disintegrated with use, and so could not produce many copies; it was very time- consuming for craftsmen to produce new blocks for letters and illustrations. In 1450 Johannes Gutenberg (circa 1400-1468), more...

"Many a man began to wonder how he had got along without one." Time magazine Shaving without soap or water had been the dream of men (and probably some women) for centuries. The traditional "cutthroat" razor had given way to the safety razor in the late nineteenth century, but shaving was still a wet, time-consuming, and delicate operation. The electric, or dry, razor was patented by the U.S. inventor Jacob Schick (1878-1937) in 1928. Having dabbled with some very unwieldy devices, powered directly by household electricity and large external motors, Schick's most successful innovation was finding a way to house a small but powerful electrical motor inside a handheld shell. The motor drove a sharp, sliding cutter capable of slicing through a beard. All the parts were contained neatly within a Bakelite case. After a slow start, the first successful Schick electric razor appeared in 1931. As the design improved, more...

 Controlled-dose nebulizers are more expensive than jet nebulizers and may require supervision of a clinician. However, they have the added advantage that the quantity of drug received by the patient can be accurately controlled and measured.  Therefore, for small-scale trials they offer significant advantages. Nebulizers allow formulation in solution and so overcome some of the challenges of stabilizing the drug. However, fragile Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) cab be denatured by conventional jet nebulizers. The drug is delivered as an aerosol created by a compressor blowing air through the solution or suspension at high speed. In contrast, a controlled-dose nebulizer uses vibrating mesh technology that is much gentler, and therefore less likely to damage the drug. New study trials have shown that controlled- close nebulizers might reduce formulation costs and facilitate early-stage efficacy trials.  Melbourn Scientific, a contract analysis and formulation company, has developed A rapid formulation screening service for poorly more...

A new Clinical Research Management System (CRMS) helps in improving the efficiency and efficacy of clinical research studies, enterprise-wide, by driving better management of treatment   plans, processes and protocols while also supporting research- billing compliance.                                        Centricity Research, developed by GE Healthcare, is the industry's first-enterprise- class CRMS. Centricity Research helps institutions conducting clinical or translational research manage the growing complexity of research processes and compliance requirements. Centricity Research has robust functionality, built on the foundation of the currently available Centricity Patient Protocol Management (CPPM) solution, to support both the institutions' and researchers' efforts in achieving compliance, enhancing safety, increasing subject recruitment and facilitating agency audits. Moreover, GE Healthcare has developed a strategic partnership with mdlogix (Medical Decision Logic, Inc), which developed its CRMS in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and other leading clinical research institutions.  

Christmas is the greatest festival of Christians. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm like other festivals of different communities. It comes on 25th of December every year. It is the date when Jesus Christ was born. It is like Krishna Janmashtami of the Hindus. Great preparations are made. All houses and churches are white washed. They are decorated with buntings, flowers and pictures, the shops are also decorated in a beautiful way. Rich and poor, all enjoy the festival. The Christians plant a Christmas tree on this day. They cut the branch of a tree and plant it in a corner of the house- Then they decorate this tree with lamps and toys and flowers. At night it looks very beautiful. All the members of the house sit together and sing prayers in praise of Lord Jesus. Guests and friends also join them- Christmas gifts are presented to them. Christmas more...

The word ‘citizen’ primarily means a person who lives in a country. Thus every Indian is a citizen of India, whether he lives in a city or a village or elsewhere. Every society has some definite rules of conduct for its members. Some of these rules are laid down as written laws, and whoever breaks any of them is punished by a court of law. There are many unwritten rules which are no less binding on every member of the society. Peace and happiness of the society depend a good deal upon the proper observance of these rules too. A good citizen takes equal care about these unwritten and written rules of conduct. Many people in our country are careless about the former. We often throw orange and banana skins on the road, collect garbage on the road, encroach upon roads and other government land; and thus spread nuisance. It more...

I belong to Hapur. It is a large town in the district of Ghaziabad. It is located on the Delhi-Bareilly highway, about 70 km from Delhi. It is a thickly populated town. It is chiefly populated along the highway. Its population is about 3 lakh. Its population comprises of Hindus and Muslims. There are many Sikh and Jain families too. The people of the town are hard-working and sincere. They live in peace in cooperation with one another. My town is expanding fast; new colonies coming up.  The chief occupation of the people in my town is business. The goods are chiefly brought from Delhi for resale. A large number of people also serve in different industries and offices in Ghaziabad and Delhi. They go by bus or train. The town is well-connected by road and train to Delhi. Kanpur, Meerut and Aligarh. The town has several places of attraction, more...