Swasthya Portal: A Boon for Tribal's Health in India | Chapter 02 | Recent Updates in Disease and Health Research Vol. 7

     

Health is among the most significant markers of the quality of a person's life. Due to their vulnerability and deprivation, tribal inhabitants face a multitude of difficulties; one of the most important aspects contributing to their vulnerability and deprivation is their health. Tribal health has been the focus of discussion for a very long time. In an attempt to address the health concerns these tribes suffer, the Indian government developed the “SWASTHYA” gateway, which provides a number of paybacks. In this paper, authors have focused on the “SWASTHYA” portal’s data analysis and its benefit for the tribal communities in different states.  As a result, there is a pressing need to investigate and assess the impact of NGOs’ initiatives on tribal health. In this sense, the author's personnel experiences working on tribal health issues during the last few years are being reflected.

 

Author(s) Details :-

 

Acharya Balkrishna
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India and University of Patanjali, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

Garima Yadav
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

Gunjan Sharma
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

Neelam Rawat Dabhade
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

Nidhi Sharma
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

Deepika Srivastava
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

Vedpriya Arya
Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India and University of Patanjali, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.

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Telemedicine Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Future of Healthcare |Chapter 4 | Pharmaceutical Research: Recent Advances and Trends Vol. 7

Aim: This study was conducted to reveal the problems of the telemedicine sector and to provide suggestions for its use in the future.

 

Introduction: Telemedicine technologies are a form of medical care and training that can counteract the spread of a COVID-19 epidemic by eliminating direct contact of both medical workers with patients and medical workers and patients with each other. The COVID-19 pandemic was a global threat that affected the economy as well as the health system in India. The majority of rural and non-urban areas were inaccessible and did not have adequate access to all health services. Technologies like telemedicine services were important in this case. These telehealth services, which served a sizable portion of the populace, attempted to restore the health system at the lowest possible cost. Telemedicine doctors could counsel on patients' emergency situations while lightening the load on secondary hospitals. The guidelines should be revised to address the weaknesses and establish an ongoing system of evaluation to permit future improvements in the health system. Telemedicine technologies will continue to grow and be adopted by more healthcare practitioners and patients in a wide variety of forms, and these practice guidelines will be a key factor for handling emergency health conditions in the future.

 

Materials and Methods: It was a record-based, cross-sectional study done in the Telemedicine Center at IPGMER, Kolkata, from 1st January to 31st January 2022. Patients were interrogated by simple questionnaires over the telephone. Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for COVID-19 antibody-positive or suspected COVID-19-positive patients was included in the study. Patients related to vaccines or enquiring about other health-related problems were excluded.

 

Results: In 92 patients, the mean age was 48.75 ± 4 and there were about equal no. of male and female patients. Among comorbidities, the number of hypertensive, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and diabetes mellitus were higher. The duration of symptoms is longer in these comorbid patients. Among antibiotics, azithromycin was the most prescribed. The percentage of encounters with antibiotics was much higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. The percentage of drugs from the essential drug list was about the same as the WHO standard. The average consultation time was lower than 7 minutes of the WHO standard.

 

This study showed that comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, COPD, etc., affected the duration and severity of COVID-19 symptoms. There were overuses of antibiotics as well as other drugs more than WHO indicators but consultation time was less than WHO indicators. More patients were satisfied with this service than in previous studies. People with poor health receive health advice to improve their quality of life. Telemedicine services can reduce the risk of self-medication by prescribing medications appropriately and promptly.

 

Conclusion: Telemedicine services can reduce the risk of self-medication by prescribing medications appropriately and promptly. There are some problems in this study, in which medications were prescribed based on symptoms of hearing loss without a physical examination. Artificial intelligence-based technologies can modify the services. Finally, by overcoming all obstacles, this service should be a part of the “triage” plan in the health of the future.

 

Author (s) Details

Ranit Bag
Department of Pharmacology, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, India.

 

Malabika Mondal
Department of Pharmacology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

 

Soumik Mukherjee
Department of Pharmacology, Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital, Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, India.

 

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A Renewable Relationship between Epilepsy and Quinazolinones| Chapter 7 | Challenges and Advances in Pharmaceutical Research Vol. 5

 

 There must be a global response to the public health problem of epilepsy. No matter where it occurs in the world, epilepsy affects people of all ages, genders, races, and social backgrounds. The cortical area of the brain's excessive cortical neuron firing frequently results in the epileptic condition. Understanding the different types of epileptic episodes is the first step in determining an accurate epilepsy diagnosis, course of therapy, and prognosis. Particular seizure types or diseases usually respond better to particular medications or surgical methods. The largest difficulty in treating epilepsy is multidrug resistance syndrome and refractory epilepsy because they prevent Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) from reaching their intended target in the central nervous system. Additionally, the medications that are already on the market have harmful side effects such sleepiness, hepatotoxicity, anaemia, and teratogenicity. It is crucial to find new medications that are both safe and efficient. Analogues of quinazolinones are molecules that can bind to several sites with high affinity and speed up the development of valuable compounds with therapeutic activity. Novel quinazolinone derivatives have been developed by several scientists from across the world and have been virtually screened and evaluated for their potential to cure various types of seizures. They will be extremely important in the future management of epilepsy.

Author(s) Details:

H. S. Al-Salem,
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

T. O. Mirgany,
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

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Determining the Role of Paracetamol for Drug Management | Chapter 9 | Current Practice in Medical Science Vol. 3

This succinct review will make an effort to concentrate on the apparent safety of greater doses of paracetamol (PCM) in such circumstances because new research is now raising questions about such full-proof safety of a molecule that has always had a restricted therapeutic index of safety. PCM is one of the most often prescribed drugs for treating fever and discomfort. It can be acquired as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug without a prescription. PCM is a reasonably safe medication for treating fever and discomfort, but due to the several reasons mentioned, when used at higher therapeutic levels, it may cause both liver and kidney damage.

Author(s) Details:

Amit Sharma,

National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), Autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Government of India, New Delhi, India.

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Assessment of Groundwater quality in Abeokuta North, Nigeria| Chapter 7 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 3

Groundwater is the principal source of water for municipal use in Nigeria's Abeokuta North Local Government. However, because most groundwater sources are near erosion-prone regions and most wells are not protected, the quality of the water tends to fall short of required criteria. We conducted a quality study of ground water in the bespoke region for the first time. The position and height of the wells were established using the Global Positioning System (GPS). The drooping of the water drawer's rope was indicated with a pin, which was then used to pinpoint the position. The experiment was carried out in each of the region's thirty-six locations. Low total dissolved solid TDS (352 mg/L) and electrical conductivity EC (695 s/cm) are associated with the intermediate pH range (6.30-7.36). At p0.01, a linear plot of EC and TDS, as well as a clustered column chart comparing EC and PH, show a clear relationship between the two parameters (2-tailed T-test; microsoftExcel). The total water quality index (WQI) of the parameters is 17.20 percent, which is considered excellent by WHO standards (W.H.O).

 

Author(s) Details:

Temitayo Oluwayinka Falola,
Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4160 Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, U. S. A.

Ifeoluwa Olanrewaju Adetoro,
Department of Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria.

Olufemi Abiola Idowu,
Department of Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria.

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Analysing the Heavy Metal Profile in Bottled Water and Sachet Water Samples from Various Markets in Lagos, Nigeria | Chapter 10 | Challenges and Advances in Chemical Science Vol. 2

 Water is an essential component of the body's metabolic activities. The World Health Organization has established criteria for drinking water. Water is a life-sustaining beverage that is required for all species to survive. A major public health priority is the provision of safe drinking water. The intake of polluted water causes the majority of ailments in impoverished countries. Using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, the amounts of six heavy metals and six trace metals in sachet water samples and bottled water samples collected in Lagos markets, Nigeria, were measured (AAS). Except in the Bevap sachet water, Osan bottled water, Christo bottled water, and Cway bottled water samples, lead contents were below the maximum permitted values. Except for Pringad bottled water, Sunar bottled water, and Cway bottle water samples, as well as Nimbus satchet water, cadmium was not discovered in majority of the water samples. These levels were higher than the WHO's maximum allowed limits. Chromium was detected in trace quantities in all of the water samples tested. All of the other heavy metals tested were below the maximum allowable values. Iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium were also found at non-toxic quantities in the water samples. Heavy metals were found in five sachet water tests and seven bottle water samples, as well as concentrations of lead and cadmium in three satchet water samples and three bottled water samples. This could be hazardous if the population consumes it over an extended period of time.

Author (S) Details

O. E. Bolawa
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

O. S. Adelusi
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

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