Traditional Drugs For Vector-Borne Diseases

Government Developing Traditional Drugs For Vector-Borne Diseases

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: November 25, 2016 20:00 IST

NEW DELHI:  New drugs are being developed by the government and its research councils for the prevention and management of vector-borne diseases through traditional medicines, the government said today.

A drug called AYUSH PJ7 has been developed for Dengue by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), the Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik said in written reply to Lok Sabha.

AYUSH SL has also been developed by this council for the treatment of filarisis. Early this year, the council had also developed an anti-malarial drug AYUSH 64.

Additionally, several studies showing significant therapeutic effects through the use of Unani drugs against diseases like malaria, filarisis and kala azar have been carried out by Central Council for Research in Unani Medicines.

The research body for Homoeopathy, Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, has also conducted clinical management studies on dengue, Japanese encephalitis and acute lymphadenitis due to filariasis.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

NET for AYUSH

NET exam for AYUSH disciplines to be conducted in January 2017: Register from November 24

The National Eligibility Test (NET) 2017 for AYUSG disciplines will be conducted in January 2017 by Central Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH. The age of the candidates applying for this exam should not exceed 32 years.

The National Eligibility Test (NET) 2017 for AYUSH disciplines will be conducted in January 2017 by Central Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH. All those who are interested in appearing for the same are required to apply at the official website from November 24.

The exam is scheduled to be conducted on January 8, 2017. The exam is being held for determining on eligibility of the Indian national candidates for the award of PhD fellowship (SRF) in AYUSH streams ie ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy.

Eligibility criteria

Educational qualification:

Those interested in applying should have pursued post-graduation (MD/MS) in any of the AYUSH streams with the exception in yoga and naturopathy for holding either PG [MD(Y/N)] or graduation (BNYS) from a recognised university with five years of experience, after qualifying the AYUSH National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the designated Research Council (CCRAS) of the Ministry of AYUSH.  

Age limit:

The age of the candidates applying for this exam should not exceed 32 years.

Exam pattern:

The test will consist of two parts:

• Aptitude section (part-I) compulsory for all disciplines:Will consist of 30 questions common to all subjects on general science and research aptitude

• Subject specific section (part-II-A/Y/U/S/H) subject disciplines:Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha, homoeopathy.

Important dates

The online submission of application form will begin from November 24.

The last date for depositing fee (at all stations) is December 7.  

The online submission of applications (at all stations) will conclude on December 9.

AYUSH National Eligibility Test (AYUSH NET) will be conducted on January 8, 2017.

The E-admission certificate will be issued from December 14. 

National AYUSH Council

Govt mulling over having a National AYUSH Council

PTI | Updated: Nov 16, 2016, 03.44 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The government is mulling over a proposal to have a National AYUSH Council, on the lines of Medical Council of India, to establish and maintain the standard of education of traditional medicine as well as recognise the qualification and register AYUSH practitioners in the country.


We have received a proposal. The final decision will be taken at a higher level," said Dr Manoj Nesri, Adviser (Ayurveda) in the AYUSH Ministry.

The ministry is currently preparing a white paper on the matter, which once whetted by MoS AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik, it will be sent to NITI Aayog, he added.

As the proposal is still in its nascent stage, senior officials are debating whether there should be an independent National AYUSH Council or whether it should be part of the National Medical Commission, mooted by NITI Aayog as a replacement for Medical Council of India.

Genetically we similar to cow........

Genetically speaking we’re all chicken, banana too

In terms of genes, we’re similar to several other living things as well.

The Indian Express

Written by Arun Prashanth Subramanian | Published:November 8, 2016 10:57 am

“report of the US Department of Agriculture”, 

80% of genes found in the cow are found in humans too, he said. Indeed, a 2009 report in the journal Science said domesticated cattle share about 80% of their genes with humans — however, as other studies have shown, seen in terms of genes, we’re similar to several other living things as well. A few examples.

96% Chimpanzee
A 2005 study by the Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium, and published in Nature, found that the typical human protein has accumulated just one unique change since chimps and humans diverged from a common ancestor about 6 million years ago.

90% Cat
A 2007 study published in Genome Research reported that about 90% of the Abyssinian domestic cat’s genes are the same as humans’. Cats help in the study of human infectious diseases; feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a genetic relative of HIV.

85% Mouse
The National Human Genome Research Institute states that rats share nearly 85% of human DNA — a similarity attributable to a shared ancestor about 80 million years ago, and the basis for use of mice in lab experiments.

84% Dog
The best friend shares 84% of its DNA with man — and is, therefore, important in the study of human disease. Researchers are especially interested in diseases like retinal disease, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa, cancer and epilepsy.

70% Acorn worm
It is not just land animals that humans share their DNA with. As per a study published in Nature in 2015, in terms of genetic makeup, we are 70% similar to acorn worms — a kind of slithery, underwater critter.

61% Chicken
Even the bravest human is (more than half) chicken, genetically speaking. A study published in Nature in 2004 said that the DNA sequences diverged in ways that may explain important differences between birds and mammals.

60% Banana
As humans are chicken, they’re bananas too, it would seem. Research shows that we share about 60% of our DNA with the humble fruit.

26% Yeast
These single-celled organisms have many genes that are the same as those in humans, including those that enable the breakdown of sugars.

We’re all the same, almost

99.9 % No two individuals, except for identical twins, are genetically identical, but our differences are in fact only 0.1% of the entire human genome. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, we each have approximately 3×109 base pairs of DNA, of which any two people have about 6×106 different base pairs, which translates into a difference of 0.1%. It adds that this minuscule unique DNA, plus the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, is what leads to our different phenotypic features.