Trials show that digitoxin—active ingredient in foxglove—lowered mortality & hospitalisation in patients with reduced heart-pumping function, insufficient emptying of left ventricle.
The research team has obtained a patent for the device's design and is in the process of building a prototype. It will be relatively affordable compared to those available in the market now.
Doctors are recommending cardiac screening for competitive athletes who have recovered from Covid-19, including for those who didn't show any obvious symptoms.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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