tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59408867843648614492024-02-07T02:48:16.846-08:00lkovijaylkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-62825493685719728302017-06-17T10:11:00.001-07:002017-06-17T10:11:41.590-07:00India develops cheap, effective treatment against Hep C, a fatal liver infection<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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India has developed a new treatment landscape of hepatitis C virus infection that is expected to bring down treatment cost significantly.</h2>
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New Delhi: In a development with far-reaching implications, researchers in India have developed a cost-effective treatment for people with hepatitis C, a blood-borne viral infection that is expensive to treat and kills by damaging the liver.</div>
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Researchers at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow have found the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with directly-acting antivirals (DAAs) at the prices prevalent in India affordable and cost-effective.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/viral-hepatitis-the-silent-killer-you-need-to-keep-at-bay/story-HaekXQTniQUd9XWxSCAaOK.html" shape="rect" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40a3d3; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Hepatitis </a></span>is broadly categorised as water-borne A&E and blood-borne B&C.</div>
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While Hepatitis viruses A&E produce self-limiting symptoms, blood-borne viral infections B&C lead to chronic liver diseases and are a major cause of worry.</div>
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The infection, if not handled in time, may progress to liver cancer.</div>
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“An estimated 54 million people in India are affected by <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/if-the-govt-acts-now-india-can-eliminate-hepatitis-b-by-2080-experts/story-tHNZ3gSCRLwQKl3qJK2RXO.html" shape="rect" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40a3d3; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;">viral Hepatitis B&C</a></span>. Of the two strains, only hepatitis C has a cure but it can get very expensive,” says Dr SK Sarin, director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS).</div>
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The study is published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE and finds the upfront costs of DAA are offset by the avoidance of costs incurred to treat late-stage disease.</div>
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Three DAAs (sofosbuvir, ledipasvir and daclatasvir) are available from several generic manufacturers in India. The DAA cost used for the study was US $300 for a 12 week treatment course.</div>
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The treatment of HCV infection has evolved at an extremely rapid pace over the past few years.</div>
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The development of DAAs has led to the replacement of interferon (that’s commonly used) with well-tolerated oral therapies that have cure rates of over 90% in patients.</div>
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“Availability of DAAs has changed the treatment landscape of hepatitis C virus infection. It is a hope for all patients with hepatitis C infection, including in India,” says Dr Henk Bekedam WHO Representative to India.</div>
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Elaborating further, Dr Bekedam says, “HCV treatment is also a prevention measure since people cured will not transmit the disease.”</div>
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Hepatitis C virus infects more than 70 million people worldwide; <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/world-hepatitis-day-hepatitis-c-affects-12-million-people-in-india/story-D8G0lvPSq6C3OpSovZU7zI.html" shape="rect" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #40a3d3; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;">in India, the figure is an estimated 8-12 million</a></span>. It is one of the leading causes for liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver related deaths worldwide.</div>
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In India, HCV infection was responsible for 59 000 deaths in 2015.</div>
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Until now, access to HCV treatment has been very limited globally and also in India. The high price of DAAs has restricted their use in many countries.</div>
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With India producing generic DAAs, the treatment is very affordable . Currently, the Punjab government offers a 12 week treatment course with DAAs for $120.</div>
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“HCV treatment should be a priority from a public health and human perspective as well as an economic angle,” urges Dr Bekedam.</div>
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“Low- and low-middle-income countries will be able to recoup the costs of generic DAAs in the form of reduced health care expenditure within less than one decade. This is a win-win situation,” says lead author Rakesh Aggarwal, MD, DM, at SGPGIMS, a WHO Collaborating Center on Viral Hepatitis. </div>
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)<a href="http://www.aiims.ac.in/"> http://www.aiims.ac.in</a><br />
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Allahabad University (AU) <a href="http://www.allduniv.edu/">http://www.allduniv.edu/</a><br />
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Amravati University, Maharashtra <a href="http://www.sgbau.ac.in/">http://www.sgbau.ac.in/</a><br />
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Anna University, Chennai <a href="http://www.annauniv.edu/">http://www.annauniv.edu</a><br />
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Assam Administrative Staff College (AASC) <a href="http://www.assamstaffcol.net/">http://www.assamstaffcol.net</a><br />
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Association of State Training Institutions in India (ASTI) <a href="http://asti.nic.in/">http://asti.nic.in/</a><br />
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Banaras Hindu University (BHU) <a href="http://www.bhu.ac.in/">http://www.bhu.ac.in</a><br />
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Banglore University <a href="http://www.bangaloreuniversity.net/">http://www.bangaloreuniversity.net</a><br />
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Bengal Engineering College (BEC) <a href="http://www.becs.ac.in/">http://www.becs.ac.in</a><br />
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Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany <a href="http://www.bsip-india.org/">http://www.bsip-india.org</a><br />
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Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh <a href="http://interboardap.nic.in/">http://interboardap.nic.in/</a><br />
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Bose Institute, Kolkata <a href="http://www.boseinst.ernet.in/">http://www.boseinst.ernet.in/</a><br />
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) <a href="http://www.cbse.nic.in/">www.cbse.nic.in</a><br />
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Central Hindi Directorate <a href="http://hindinideshalaya.nic.in/">http://hindinideshalaya.nic.in/</a><br />
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Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) <a href="http://www.ciet.nic.in/">http://www.ciet.nic.in/</a><br />
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Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) <a href="http://www.ciefl.org/">http://www.ciefl.org/</a><br />
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Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) <a href="http://www.icar.org.in/cife/index.htm">http://www.icar.org.in/cife/index.htm</a><br />
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Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) <a href="http://www.ciil.org/">http://www.ciil.org/</a><br />
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Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune <a href="http://www.cirtpune.com/">http://www.cirtpune.com</a><br />
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Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras <a href="http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/">http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/</a><br />
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) <a href="http://www.cmfri.com/">http://www.cmfri.com/</a><br />
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Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) <a href="http://ccrtindia.org/">http://ccrtindia.org</a><br />
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Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka (CEDOK) <a href="http://nitpu2.kar.nic.in/cedok/">http://nitpu2.kar.nic.in/cedok/</a><br />
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Chandigarh College Of Architecture <a href="http://cca.nic.in/">http://cca.nic.in</a><br />
Christian Medical College Vellore <a href="http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/">http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/</a><br />
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Cochin University of Science And Technology (CUSAT) <a href="http://www.cusat.ac.in/">http://www.cusat.ac.in</a><br />
College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar <a href="http://www.cetindia.org/">http://www.cetindia.org/</a><br />
Commisssion for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) <a href="http://cstt.nic.in/">http://cstt.nic.in/</a><br />
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Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Karnataka <a href="http://cet.kar.nic.in/">http://cet.kar.nic.in/</a><br />
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Delhi College of Engineering <a href="http://www.dceonline.net/">http://www.dceonline.net/</a><br />
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Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Madras <a href="http://www.universityofmadras.edu/">http://www.universityofmadras.edu/</a><br />
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Department of Biotechnology, Sindhu Mahavidyalaya <a href="http://geocities.com/biotechsmv/">http://geocities.com/biotechsmv/</a><br />
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Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IITK <a href="http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/">http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/</a><br />
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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Karnataka REC <a href="http://www.krec-ece.ac.in/">http://www.krec-ece.ac.in/</a><br />
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Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science & Technology http://www.doe.cusat.edu<br />
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Department of Geology, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University http://www.geolmlsu.org/<br />
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Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya http://www.davv.ac.in<br />
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Directorate of Distance Education, Jai Prakash University http://www.ddejpu.org<br />
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District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), Latur http://www.dpeplatur.com<br />
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University (Dr. BRAOU) http://www.drbraou.com<br />
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Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar http://recjal.nic.in/<br />
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Educational Media Research Center (EMRC) http://www.emrchyd.org<br />
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Environmental Training Institute, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board http://eti.kar.nic.in<br />
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Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technologies (FCIPT) http://www.plasmaindia.com<br />
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Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi http://www.fms.edu/<br />
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Fr.Muller's Institute of Medical education and Research Mangalore http://www.fathermuller.com<br />
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Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) http://www.fddiindia.com<br />
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Gandhigram Rural Institute http://www.ruraluniv.org<br />
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Government College of Engineering, Pune http://www.coep.org<br />
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Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh http://gmch.nic.in<br />
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Gujarat Agricultural University http://gau.guj.nic.in<br />
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Gujarat Technological Univ. (GTU) http://gtu.ac.in<br />
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Gulbarga University http://www.gulbargauniversity.kar.nic.in/<br />
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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University http://ggsipu.nic.in<br />
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Guwahati Medical College and Hospital http://gmchassam.nic.in<br />
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Harcourt Butler Technological Institute http://www.hbti.edu<br />
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Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration (HCMRIPA) http://hcmripa.nic.in/<br />
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Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) http://hipa.nic.in<br />
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Himachal Pradesh University http://hpuniv.nic.in<br />
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Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education (HBCSE) http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in<br />
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Indian School of Mines (ISM) http://www.ism-dhanbad.org<br />
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) http://www.iaripusa.org/<br />
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Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI) http://www.icar.org.in/iasri/default.html<br />
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Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) http://www.iacs.res.in/<br />
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Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) http://iassi.nic.in/<br />
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Indian Diamond Institute http://www.diamondinstitute.net<br />
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Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) http://www.iias.org<br />
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Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship http://iie.nic.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) http://www.iift.edu/<br />
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Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) http://www.iifm.org/<br />
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Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (IIITM), Gwalior http://www.iiitm.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Information Technology ( IIIT), Kolkata http://www.iiit-c.org<br />
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore http://www.iiitb.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIITA) http://www.iiita.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) http://www.iimahd.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) http://www.iimb.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Management, Indore http://www.iimidr.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (IIMC) http://www.iimcal.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) http://www.iimk.org<br />
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Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow http://www.iiml.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) http://www.iimc.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Packaging http://www.iip-in.com<br />
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Indian Institute of Quality Management (IIQM) http://www.iiqm.org<br />
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Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore http://www.iisc.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) http://www.iiswbm.edu<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi http://www.iitd.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur http://www.iitk.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras http://www.iitm.ac.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) http://www.iitb.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) http://www.iitg.ernet.in<br />
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Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR) http://www.rurkiu.ernet.in<br />
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Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) http://www.insdoc.org<br />
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Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN) http://www.irieen.com<br />
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Indian School of Mines (ISM) http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in<br />
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Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore http://www.isibang.ac.in<br />
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Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi http://www.isid.ac.in<br />
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Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata http://www.isical.ac.in<br />
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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) http://www.igidr.ac.in<br />
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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) http://www.ignou.org<br />
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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy (IGRUA) http://civilaviation.nic.in/igrua/indira.htm<br />
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Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) http://www.inflibnet.ac.in<br />
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Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) http://www.plasma.ernet.in<br />
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Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) http://isidev.nic.in<br />
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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) http://www.icai.org<br />
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Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children http://ich.tn.nic.in<br />
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Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) http://icsiindia.org/index.asp<br />
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Institute of Cost And Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) http://www.icwai.org<br />
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Institute of Economic Growth http://ieg.nic.in<br />
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Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) http://www.csir.res.in/ihbt<br />
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Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition http://www.kar.nic.in/ihmbangalore<br />
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Institute of Judicial Training and Research (IJTR) http://ijtr.nic.in<br />
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Institute of Mathematical Sciences http://www.imsc.ernet.in<br />
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Institute of Physics (IOP) http://www.iopb.res.in<br />
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Institute of Rural Management, Anand http://irma.irm.ernet.in<br />
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Inter University Consortium for Department of Atomic Energy Facilities (IUC-DAEF), Calcutta http://www.iuc.res.in<br />
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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) http://www.iipsindia.org<br />
Jadavpur University http://www.jadavpur.edu<br />
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Jamia Millia Islamia http://jmi.nic.in<br />
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Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) http://www.jipmer.edu<br />
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Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) http://www.jncasr.ac.in<br />
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) http://www.jntu.ac.in<br />
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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) http://www.jnu.ac.in<br />
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Kalmathada Pujya Shri Virupaksha Sivacharya Ayurved Medical College, Raichur, http://www.ayurvediccollegemanvi.org<br />
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Kendriya Hindi Sansthan http://hindi.nic.in<br />
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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan http://www.kvsangathan.org<br />
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Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) http://www.kar.nic.in/kidwai<br />
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Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) http://www.lnipe.edu<br />
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Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration(LBSNAA) http://www.lbsnaa.ernet.in<br />
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Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) http://mids.tn.nic.in<br />
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Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSUB) http://www.msub.edu<br />
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Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) http://www.mgsipap.org<br />
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Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patarkarita Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal http://www.makhanlaluniversity.org<br />
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Manipal Academy of Higher Education http://manipal.edu<br />
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Malaviya Regional Engineering College http://recjai.nic.in<br />
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Mehta Research Institute of Physics & Mathematical Physics http://www.mri.ernet.in<br />
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Mission Reach http://www.missionreach.org<br />
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Medical College Trivandrum http://www.mctrivandrum.com<br />
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MIT Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) http://www.doeacc.org.in<br />
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Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur http://www.mlsu.org<br />
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Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad (MNREC) http://mnrec.nic.in<br />
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National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) http://personal.vsnl.com/nacen/home.html<br />
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National Board of Examinations http://www.natboard.org<br />
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National Cadet Corps (NCC), Karnataka and Goa http://www.kar.nic.in/ncc<br />
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National Civil Defence College, Nagpur http://ncdcnagpur.nic.in<br />
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National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) http://ncert.nic.in<br />
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National Institute for Small Industries Extension Training (NISIET) http://www.nisiet.com<br />
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National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) http://www.niepaonline.org<br />
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National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) http://www.nifm.org<br />
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National Institute of Hydrology, Belgaum http://www.angelfire.com/bc/nihhrrc<br />
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National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee http://www.nih.ernet.in<br />
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National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) http://www.nitie.edu<br />
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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) http://www.niper.nic.in<br />
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National Law School of India University http://www.nls.ac.in<br />
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National Law University, Jodhpur http://nlujodhpur.nic.in<br />
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National Research Centre for Mushroom (NRCM) http://www.nrcmushroom.com<br />
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National Resource Centre for Value Education http://valueeducation.nic.in<br />
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National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI), Bangalore http://ntiindia.kar.nic.in<br />
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Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti http://navodaya.nic.in<br />
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Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology http://www.nsit.ac.in<br />
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Networking of Social Scientists http://agrieconet.nic.in<br />
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Osmania University http://www.osmania.ac.in<br />
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Pondicherry Engineering College http://www.pec.edu<br />
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Pondicherry University http://www.pondiuni.org<br />
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh http://pgimer.nic.in<br />
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Punjabi University http://www.universitypunjabi.org<br />
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RAI UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR http://www.raiuniversity.edu<br />
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Raja Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya http://www.rgtu.org<br />
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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences http://kar.nic.in/rguhs<br />
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Regional Engineering College, Durgapur http://recdgp.nic.in<br />
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Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur http://recham.ernet.in<br />
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Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra http://reck.nic.in<br />
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Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (RECT) http://rangoli.rect.ernet.in<br />
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Regional Engineering College, Warangal http://recw.nic.in<br />
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Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur http://ritj.nic.in<br />
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Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics http://www.saha.ernet.in<br />
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Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow http://www.sgpgi.ac.in<br />
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Sardar Patel College Of Engineering (SPCE) http://www.spce.edu<br />
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad http://www.svpnpa.gov.in<br />
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Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) http://serc-dst.org<br />
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SGS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai http://www.kem.edu<br />
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Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences http://www.skims.org<br />
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State Institute of Education Technology, Hyderabad http://siethyd.nic.in<br />
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State Institute of Education Technology, Kerala http://sietkerala.nic.in<br />
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State Institute of Education Technology, Orissa http://sietorissa.nic.in<br />
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State Institute of Education Technology, Patna http://sietpatna.nic.in<br />
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State Institute of Education Technology, Pune http://sietpune.nic.in<br />
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State Institute of Education Technology, Uttar Pradesh http://diksha.nic.in<br />
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State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD) http://sipard.nic.in<br />
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Sukhdev College Of Business Studies, Delhi University http://www.cbsdu.org<br />
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Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University http://www.tnmmu.ac.in<br />
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) http://www.tiss.edu<br />
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Tata Memorial Centre http://www.tatamemorialcentre.com<br />
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Technical Education & Industrial Training, Punjab http://www.nic.in/dte_punjab<br />
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University of Kerala http://www.keralauniversity.edu<br />
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University of Mumbai http://www.mu.ac.in<br />
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University of Pune www.unipune.ernet.in<br />
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University of Roorkee http://www.rurkiu.ernet.in<br />
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University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), University of Mumbai http://www.udct.org<br />
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University of Agricultural Sciences http://uasbng.kar.nic.in<br />
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University of Delhi http://www.du.ac.in<br />
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University of Hyderabad http://www.uohyd.ernet.in<br />
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University of Rajasthan <br />
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Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) http://www.vjti.ac.in<br />
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Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan http://www.vbharat.ernet.in<br />
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West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences http://www.wbuafs.nic.in<br />
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Yashwantrao Chauhan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) http://www.ycmou.com/cms/<br />
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Yeshwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA) http://www.yashada.or<br />
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<strong>Love yourself:</strong> This is the first and foremost rule to stay young. Have a thought of gratitude for the wonderful body and mind you have received. Appreciate yourself for who you are. <br />
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<strong>Control your thought:</strong> Believe that you can control your aging process. Though it is not easy, just accept it. Visualize how to stay youthful even at this old age. Commit yourself to work on something you desire, and this will drive you to live a new life. <img alt="" height="160" src="http://www.clinnovo.com/newsletter_images/anti-aging.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 5px;" width="184" /><br />
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<strong>Browse latest health news:</strong> It is very important to educate yourself on the latest health developments. Know your medicines like how you are familiar about your famous television personality. <br />
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<strong>Regular health checks:</strong> Health should be your first priority. Keep your appointments with your physician regularly. Take your prescribed medication on time and do not skip them.<br />
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<strong>Tune to positive thoughts:</strong> Mental management can be acquired by boosting your thoughts with self appreciation. Avoid negative self talks like, “I am getting old”, “I am losing”, and “I cannot do this because I am old” etc. These thoughts will drag you to what you think. Spiritual search and meditation can help in controlling your thoughts.<br />
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<strong>Be active:</strong> Control laziness. Do not expect or allow others to do a favor which can be done by you. Have a brisk walk in a regular basis, even if it is for ten minutes. Avoid talks on tiredness or other excuses.<br />
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<strong>Avoid negative environment:</strong> Keep a guard against comments that you receive on your appearance, health, or other activities. Respond in an affirmative quotes when asked about you, like “I am doing great”, and believe it in yourself. <br />
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<strong>Look youthful:</strong> Adopt easy techniques to look young and youthful. There are many simple steps to lift the face, glow your dry skin and tighten those wrinkles. This enhances your matured beauty.<br />
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<strong>Keep an account of your youthful attributes:</strong> Make a list of positive characteristics you had when you were young. This will keep you focused on your achievement of something you desire.<br />
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<strong>Do not retire:</strong> Enjoy life all throughout. <span> Treat yourself with a vacation, start a new business, a play school or engage in a social activity.</span> If you are not so healthy to do so, relax on your rocking chair or play that childhood games at the nursing home. Spend time with your grandchildren and kids. They will rejuvenate your life.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-78917391166524172042011-04-21T03:22:00.000-07:002011-04-21T03:22:47.148-07:00Tips for Blood Donation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="justify"> By following the few recommendations before, during and after the blood donation, your blood donation experience can be made safe, successful and pleasant. </div><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Before blood donation:</li>
<ul type="disc"><li>Maintain a healthy iron level in your diet by eating iron rich food.</li>
<li>Get a good night sleep.</li>
<li>Drink an extra quantity of 16oz of water and juices before donation.</li>
<li>Have a good healthy meal at least 3 hours before the donating process.</li>
<li>Avoid fatty foods such as hamburgers, fries or ice cream prior to donation.</li>
<li>Avoid smoking on the day before donating. You can smoke 3 hours after donation.</li>
<li>You are not allowed to consume alcohol at least 48 hours before donation.</li>
</ul><li style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">During the blood donation:</li>
<ul type="disc"><li>Wear clothes with sleeves that can be raised above the elbow.</li>
<li>Co-operate with the phlebotomist to know if you have a preferred arm and show the staff any good veins that have been used successfully to draw blood in the past.</li>
<li>Relax yourself properly during the donation. You can listen to music, talk to other donors or read during the process.</li>
</ul><li style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">After the blood donation:</li>
<ul type="disc"><li>Accept the snacks offered to you after donation. It is vital that you have them.</li>
<li>You are recommended to have a good meal later.</li>
<li>Drink plenty of fluids for the next 48 hours to replenish any fluid loss during the process.</li>
<li>Avoid any strenuous physical activity or heavy lifting for about five hours after the donation.</li>
<li>In case of any feeling of light headedness, lie down preferably with head elevated, until the feeling passes by.</li>
<li>If bleeding occurs after the removal of the bandage, apply pressure to the site and raise your arm for 3-5 minutes.</li>
<li>If bleeding or bruising occurs under the skin, apply the cold pack to the area periodically during the first 24 hours.</li>
<li>Enjoy the good feeling that comes after the donation for saving someone's life.</li>
</ul></ol></div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-67294936918245582962011-04-19T20:37:00.000-07:002011-04-19T20:37:06.385-07:00Great INDIA!! THINK ABOUT IT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. We live in a nation where Rice is Rs.40/- per kg and Sim Card is free.<br />
2. Pizza reaches home faster than Ambulance and Police.<br />
3. Car loan @ 5% but education loan @ 12%.<br />
4. Students with 45% get in elite institutions thru quota system and those with 90% get out because of merit.<br />
5. Where a millionaire can buy a cricket team instead of donating the money to any charity. 2 IPL teams are auctioned at 3300 crores and we are still a poor country where people starve for 2 square meals per day.<br />
6. Where the footwear, we wear, are sold in AC showrooms, but vegetables, that we eat, are sold on the footpath.<br />
7. Where everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to follow the path to be famous.<br />
8. Assembly complex buildings are getting ready within one year while public transport bridges alone take several years to be completed.<br />
9. Where we make lemon juices with artificial flavors and dish wash liquids with real lemon .<br />
Think about it!<strong> IF ANY COMMENT, PLEASE ADD</strong></div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-11730294293664685232011-04-19T10:11:00.000-07:002011-04-19T10:11:45.614-07:00प्यार भरा स्पर्श बदल देती है जिंदगी<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
<div class="graybox" style="margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; width: 270px;"> </div><span class="introTxt" id="print_div" style="text-align: justify;">प्यारभरा स्पर्श न सिर्फ जिंदगी के प्रति नजरिया बदल देता है बल्कि यह दर्द को भी कम करता है। प्यार पर शोध कर रहे मनोवैज्ञानिकों ने शोध कर इस नतीजे पर पहुंचे हैं कि कोई भी महिला या लड़की किसी पुरूष को अगर प्यार से छू ले तो लड़के का सारा दर्द गायब हो जाता है, यहां तक की शरीर का दर्द भी छू मंतर हो जाता है।<br />
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यही नहीं ये छुअन नौकरी या बिजनेस संबंधी परेशानी से जूझ रहे किसी भी शख्स का मन हल्का कर सकती है। प्यार दिल को इतना मजबूत कर देता है कि वो बड़े से बड़ा खतरा मोल लेने से भी व्यक्ति गुरेज नहीं करता। मनोविशेषज्ञों के मुताबिक प्यार की ये छुअन इंसान के शरीर में कई बदलाव करते है जिसे डॉक्टरों के शब्दों में रासायनिक परिवर्तन या केमिकल चेंजेस कहते हैं। <br />
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शोधकर्ताओं ने कुछ ऐसे जोड़ों को चुना जिनका पार्टनर किसी परेशानी से जूझ रहा हो। ये परेशानियां दफ्तर या आम जिंदगी से जुड़ी थी, उन्हें फुर्सत के लम्हों में अपने पार्टनर की पीठ छूने को कहा गया, लड़कियों ने ऐसा ही किया।<br />
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इसके बाद तो मानो रिसर्च टीम को उनकी मेहनत का सबसे बड़ा इनाम मिल गया। रिसर्च टीम ने पाया कि पीठ छूने के कुछ दिन बाद ही शख्स एनर्जी से भरा दिखने लगा। उसने हर उस चुनौती को स्वीकार किया जिससे वो डरता था और आखिर में अपनी परेशानी को खुद ही जड़ से खत्म कर डाला। यही नहीं परेशान शख्स तो हर खतरे से भिड़ने के लिए भी तैयार हो गया। <br />
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मनोवैज्ञानिक और मनोचिकित्सक का कहना है कि तनाव से जूझ रहे पुरुषों के लिए प्यार जादू का काम करता है।</span></div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-64787381852429506592011-04-12T05:57:00.000-07:002011-04-12T05:57:21.715-07:00F-Secure Internet Security 2011 free for 6 months<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">F-Secure launched a Facebook promotion which provides 6 months subscription key of F-Secure Internet Security 2011 for Free. But this is a limited promo, F-secure allotted 8000 licenses of F-Secure Internet Security 2011 for this Giveaway.<br />
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named after Roman<br />
gods. Venus is named<br />
after the Roman<br />
goddess of love. The<br />
surface features of<br />
Venus are also named<br />
after various goddesses.<br />
For example the planet<br />
has a deep canyon<br />
named Diana, after<br />
the Roman goddess<br />
of hunting.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-34549514369217485722011-04-11T11:07:00.001-07:002011-04-11T11:07:22.398-07:00How were the planets formed?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After the gaseous cloud called the<br />
solar nebula collapsed upon itself due to<br />
the strength of its own gravity and formed<br />
the Sun, the dust and particles around it<br />
clumped together to form the planets.<br />
The heat of the Sun melted the ice particles<br />
nearby and eventually these rocks grew larger<br />
to form the four rocky planets. Some ice<br />
particles were too far away from the Sun to be<br />
melted. These ice pieces combined with gases<br />
to form the planets called the gas giants.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-78137047182603215502011-04-11T11:04:00.003-07:002011-04-11T11:04:28.957-07:00Do snakes shed their skin?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As they grow, snakes shed<br />
all of their skin. The skin comes<br />
off like a sock, beginning at<br />
the mouth. Snakes can only<br />
shed their skin when the air<br />
is moist. If the air is dry, the<br />
skin does not come off.<br />
This is dangerous for the<br />
snake, since the<br />
old skin can get<br />
infected. Skin left<br />
attached to the<br />
tail can cut off<br />
the supply of<br />
blood to the tip<br />
which can<br />
cause it to<br />
drop off.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-31767518407350011732011-04-11T11:03:00.001-07:002011-04-11T11:03:44.196-07:00How do snakes eat if they do not have teeth?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Snakes have a flexible lower jaw. They<br />
can open their mouths very wide and swallow<br />
prey that is bigger than they are. After a big<br />
meal, a snake moves very slowly, so that the<br />
prey can be digested. Digestion needs so<br />
much energy that some snakes, like the<br />
Mexican rattlesnake, increase their<br />
temperature by 14 °C (57 °F). Once<br />
digestion is complete, a snake excretes<br />
the hair and claws of its prey. Snakes<br />
cannot digest plants.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-21358939350091360762011-04-11T11:02:00.003-07:002011-04-11T11:02:17.195-07:00Why do people fall ill?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The human body is made up of many<br />
organs and systems. The organs include<br />
the brain and the heart, the liver, the lungs<br />
and the kidneys. If even one of these organs<br />
does not do the work it is supposed to<br />
do, we can fall ill. To work well, the body<br />
needs the right kind of food in the right<br />
quantities. It also needs exercise and a<br />
clean environment. Any imbalance in<br />
these factors can cause us to fall ill.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-77576099239285718972011-04-11T11:01:00.000-07:002011-04-11T11:01:05.662-07:00What is the brain?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The brain is an organ inside the skull.<br />
It forms only about two per cent of our<br />
bodyweight, but it controls our feelings,<br />
movement, skills and every function necessary<br />
to live. The human brain is divided into three<br />
major parts; the cerebrum, the cerebellum,<br />
and the brainstem. The cerebrum gives us<br />
intelligence. It makes up 85 per cent of the<br />
brain and operates voluntary muscles that we<br />
have control over. The cerebrum is the area<br />
of the brain that allows us to dance, jump<br />
or solve puzzles. It also stores information,<br />
which we call memory. The cerebellum or<br />
‘little brain’ is below the cerebrum and is<br />
just one-eighth of the size of it. The<br />
cerebellum controls balance and tells the<br />
muscles how to move. The brainstem<br />
connects the rest of the brain to the spinal<br />
cord, which runs down the neck and back.<br />
The brainstem controls involuntary muscles<br />
that work without us thinking about it, like<br />
the heart, the lungs and the stomach.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-46117157710941712332011-04-10T10:42:00.000-07:002011-04-10T10:42:49.268-07:00TODAY MY WALLPAPER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KUdkvX83IWwVr_zpOp4sGGmS-PkrAsS5KV1EvoyiHB7GmCB_zQOIh1iDBmKZQbLBoK9ruHsOgFmrOpQmhFsM3Ars-gH1zYzFhCxv45I0mK3_4A3y4cSiT3WDXzodCBb50H6_MpjDZNq0/s1600/1276_lightmovement_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KUdkvX83IWwVr_zpOp4sGGmS-PkrAsS5KV1EvoyiHB7GmCB_zQOIh1iDBmKZQbLBoK9ruHsOgFmrOpQmhFsM3Ars-gH1zYzFhCxv45I0mK3_4A3y4cSiT3WDXzodCBb50H6_MpjDZNq0/s1600/1276_lightmovement_1600x1200.jpg" /></a></div><br />
</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-8272434390694683722011-04-10T05:13:00.001-07:002011-04-10T05:13:28.105-07:00What is the range of sound that the human ear can catch?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A young human being<br />
can hear almost all<br />
sounds from 15 Hz to<br />
20,000 Hz. With age,<br />
you hear less, and find<br />
it difficult to catch<br />
higher frequencies. A<br />
human voice carries<br />
sound at about 60 Hz,<br />
but a shout can reach<br />
13,000 Hz. Elephants,<br />
dogs and other animals<br />
can hear ultrasonic<br />
sound that we cannot.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-2989556039948663502011-04-10T05:12:00.003-07:002011-04-10T05:12:57.594-07:00How does ultrasonic sound help doctors?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Ultrasonic sound waves<br />
help doctors locate<br />
and diagnose medical<br />
problems, because<br />
different tissues reflect<br />
sound waves in<br />
different ways. Using<br />
this method, doctors<br />
can also monitor the<br />
development of a<br />
foetus during pregnancy.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-51787697997652444912011-04-10T05:12:00.001-07:002011-04-10T05:12:29.025-07:00How do I speak?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Human beings have<br />
vocal chords inside the<br />
larynx which produce<br />
sound. When air passes<br />
through a gap between<br />
the chords, these<br />
chords vibrate and<br />
produce a sound.<br />
All animals that can<br />
produce a sound have<br />
vocal chords, except<br />
birds which produce<br />
sound through a bony<br />
ring, called a syrinx</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-72240036281080903802011-04-10T05:11:00.001-07:002011-04-10T05:11:48.307-07:00Can you measure sound?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Sound is measured in several ways:<br />
frequency, wavelength and amplitude. Sound<br />
waves vibrate at different rates. These are<br />
called frequencies, measured in cycles per<br />
second or Hertz (Hz). 1 Hertz = 1 vibration<br />
per second. A wavelength measures the<br />
length of one cycle. Longer wavelengths<br />
have a lower pitch. The lowest tones that a<br />
human can catch are about 16 vibrations<br />
per second, or 16 Hz. Amplitude measures<br />
how loud the sound is. A sound wave of high<br />
amplitude will produce a<br />
louder sound. It is measured<br />
in decibels (Db).</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-65640743707126079322011-04-10T05:10:00.001-07:002011-04-10T05:10:45.839-07:00How does sound move?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Sound needs a medium like air, water or<br />
solids to travel through. When something<br />
moves through the air, it disturbs the<br />
molecules of gas in the air around it. The air<br />
vibrates or moves back and forth. This<br />
vibration is heard as sound. The greater the<br />
vibration, the louder the sound. Since sound<br />
travels in waves, it gets weaker the further it<br />
travels. That is why your voice cannot be<br />
heard beyond a certain distance. If you put in<br />
more energy and shout, the sound waves will<br />
be stronger and travel further so that your<br />
voice can be heard further. Sound cannot<br />
travel through a vacuum, because a vacuum<br />
is completely empty, and has no medium<br />
with which to carry the sound wave.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-41224172827509909092011-04-10T05:09:00.001-07:002011-04-10T05:09:50.887-07:00Sound?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Sound is a form of energy that is transferred by pressure waves<br />
in air or through other materials. These waves can be picked up<br />
by the ear, which is how we hear sounds. But there are many<br />
sounds around us that our ears do not pick up, and so we do<br />
not hear them.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-27938617831149567092011-04-10T05:08:00.000-07:002011-04-10T05:08:03.718-07:00Why is the sky blue?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The Earth’s atmosphere contains tiny<br />
molecules of gas and dust particles. Sunlight<br />
entering the atmosphere hits these molecules<br />
and dust particles. Colours with longer<br />
wavelengths, like red and yellow, can pass<br />
through the atmosphere without being<br />
scattered by these molecules of gas and dust<br />
particles. But the colour blue, with its shorter<br />
wavelength, is scattered by the gas molecules<br />
and the dust in the upper atmosphere. This is<br />
why the sky appears blue.<br />
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<b>Blue water</b><br />
Water is actually colourless. However, large amounts of<br />
water act like the sky and scatter blue light. This is why<br />
seas, lakes and rivers usually appear blue.<br />
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sunlight by water droplets in the atmosphere.<br />
When sunlight passes through a drop of water,<br />
it is bent in such a way that the various colours<br />
that make up white light are split. Each colour<br />
is bent at different angles. Red bends the<br />
least, while violet is bent the most. It is this<br />
phenomenon that we see as a rainbow.<br />
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A rainbow of colours<br />
The rainbow is always formed on that portion of the sky<br />
that is directly opposite to the Sun. A rainbow is not<br />
composed of just seven colours. In fact, it also contains<br />
colours like infrared that cannot be seen.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-90029165806930918842011-04-10T04:58:00.001-07:002011-04-10T04:58:36.832-07:00Glass is also a solid object, yet how are we able to see through it?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The molecules of solid matter are usually<br />
packed tightly together, and therefore do not<br />
allow light to pass through them. In liquids<br />
and gases, the molecules move about freely<br />
and there is a lot of space between them.<br />
That is why light is able to pass through these<br />
materials easily. Glass is made by first melting<br />
sand, and then cooling it. The substance made<br />
has the rigidity of a solid, but still has the free<br />
moving molecules of a liquid. So the space<br />
between the molecules of glass allows light to<br />
pass through, although glass itself is a solid.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-25459504201964662982011-04-10T04:57:00.002-07:002011-04-10T04:57:42.347-07:00What do the words ‘opaque’ and ‘transparent’ mean?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Solids are said to be<br />
opaque, as they do<br />
not allow light to pass<br />
through them, while<br />
water and glass are<br />
transparent as light is<br />
able to pass through.</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940886784364861449.post-41252076783947191892011-04-10T04:57:00.000-07:002011-04-10T04:57:01.343-07:00What colour is light?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Light usually appears<br />
white, but is made up<br />
of various colours of<br />
the rainbow: violet,<br />
indigo, blue, green,<br />
yellow, orange and<br />
red (VIBGYOR).</div>lkovijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759878463055418077noreply@blogger.com0