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Five Key Nutrients for Mother & Baby during Pregnancy

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By Dr.C.Jayasree Reddy,Senior Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Ankura Hospital for Women & Children by Priya J “Pregnancy is one of the most joyous times in a woman’s life, but it’s also a period of transformation. Many physiological changes occur inside a woman’s body. In order to accommodate and encourage the growth of the baby, pregnant women must eat right, ensure that they consume certain key nutrients,” says Dr.C.Jayasree Reddy, MD, DGO, Senior Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Ankura Hospital for Women & Children.  Pregnancy is often associated with eating whatever one wants and having complete rest, which is untrue! It is important that specific nutritional requirements of both the mother and baby must be met. At this time, the fetus takes shape and forms inside the womb and the mother's body changes rapidly to accommodate the growing baby. This increases the overall caloric needs of a pregnant woman. Caloric intake should be increased by approximately 300 kcal/day i

Summer eye care tips Authored by: Dr. Vamshidhar, Phaco Refractive Surgeon MaxiVision Eye Hospital

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by Priya J  The season of summer, when the sun shines in all its glory is here. We all feel the urge to indulge in an air-conditioned environment, eating ice creams, drinking juices, wearing lighter clothes, and enjoying the comfort of staying indoors, we often ignore an important part of the body, our eyes. Most people follow strict skincare routines and change diets to accommodate the hot weather while overlooking the importance of considering the protection of eyes during summers. A range of ailments can arise if the temperatures soar high and therefore taking extra care of the eyes is a mandatory requirement recommended by ophthalmologists. We are currently witnessing an approximately 30% increase in eye infections manifesting as conjunctivitis. Some common issues also include: - Unprotected exposure to sunlight: The UV rays present in the sun contains an increased risk of developing cataracts & while also a possible threat to the damage of the retina known as solar retinopathy

Cashfree supports Mission Oxygen to fight COVID-19

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by Priya J Mission Oxygen is helping hospitals across India get access to oxygen supplies in the form of 10L/Min Oxygen Concentrators, and Oxygen generation plants. To help Mission Oxygen, Cashfree is contributing ₹1 for every ₹1 received as donation upto ₹40,00,000. For the duration of the 40 lakh collection goal , Cashfree will be  a preferred  payment gateway used to accept donations by crowdfunding platform Ketto. Cashfree will be allocating the contributions from its CSR funds to support the campaign. Bengaluru, May , 2021:  Leading digital payments and banking technology company Cashfree has pledged to support Mission Oxygen, a campaign initiated by Democracy People Foundation, to help hospitals across India get access to oxygen concentrators. In association with online crowdfunding platform Ketto, the fintech leader will be contributing ₹1 for every ₹1 received as donation on the platform, up to a total of ₹40 lakhs, for oxygen concentrators. During the campaign, Cashfree will b

Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital Celebrates the 8th Birthday of Conjoined Twins Riddhi-Siddhi

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by Priya J  Mumbai: Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai celebrated the 8th birthday of conjoined twins Riddhi-Siddhi, who were joined and have been separated via complex surgery. They were admitted in 2013 and their surgery was carried out in 2014. The celebration was done in the presence of doctors, nurses and hospital staff in the hospital premises on Saturday. Both the girls were looking like princess, and were extremely happy with the barbie doll theme cake. The twins live in the hospital as their family members left them there. Now, the twins have turned 8, and have been online schooling during the pandemic. Dr Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO Wadia Hospital Said, "Like every year, this year too we celebrated 8th birthday of the twins Riddhi-Siddhi with fervor who are the daughters of the hospital. The hospital takes care of all the medical expenses and other needs of the twins. Both the girls are fighters and very talented. It makes us extremely happy to see that the

Wadia Hospital Successfully Treated A 7-Month-Old Boy With Covid, 15 Cm Chest Tumor

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The baby suffered from a rare teratoma tumor that affects 1 in 4,000 people by Priya J Mumbai : A team headed by Dr Pradnya Bendre, Professor, and Head Paediatric Surgery, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital, Parel gave a second lease of life to a 7-month-old boy who got infected with Covid-19, also suffered from a rare 15 cm teratoma tumor in the chest and was on a ventilator.  The boy has been reunited with his family after battling two major illnesses- Covid as well as the tumor growing in his chest. Couple Sabir Shaikh ( laborer)  and his wife  Zeenat, the  residents of Bhagalpur district, Bihar were elated after the birth of their son  Mohammed Samad on September 16, 2020.  The couple’s happiness was short-lived as the baby would cry incessantly and encountered breathing problems when he was 2-months-old. Later, his health started deteriorating and he couldn’t accept the feeds, swallow food, and became weak. The worried parents consulted various local doctors who did a CT scan and diagnosed

This World Password Day, GoDaddy offers security protections for small business websites

by Priya J India,May 2021 : Passwords provide a first line of security against  unauthorized access to the system and access to personal information. The stronger the password, the more protected your system can be from hackers and malicious software. But, complete security of a business website goes beyond just updating and having a strong password; it requires a comprehensive suite of online security solutions. And lack of a proper website security plan can cost small businesses not just money, but in loss of valuable data, time and reputation too. As per a recent ebook launched by CyberPeace Foundation (CPF), the United Nations Global Compact Network (UNGCNI), Autobot Infosec and The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), startups and small and medium businesses (SMEs) remain the most vulnerable segment in India when it comes to cyber-attacks. For small ventures, protecting against these threats may seem like a daunting challenge. Most business owners don

uFaber to hire 1000 work from home professionals in the next 6-months

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by Priya J Mumbai, May 11, 2021:  uFaber, India’s only bootstrapped & profitable Edtech start-up offering hyper-personalized learning solutions catering to age 7 to adults, today said it would be hiring 1000 work from home (WFH) professionals in the next 6-months. The firm has long been committed to building a distributed workforce, free from geographic boundaries. After a successful run in 2020 w ith s ince 5X growth in revenue, this Mumbai based EdTech firm has bigger goals for 2021. To meet its goal uFaber has announced its aggressive hiring plan to hire young and ambitious professionals from across the country.   Commenting on the hiring,  Rohit Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, uFaber, said , “While WFH has become the focus during the pandemic, we at uFaber embraced and advocated this model much before. From our experience we have seen that we can find passionate and effective professionals in any part of the country. With a successful 2020 year, we look forward to scaling this furt

Indians come forward to talk about the #BestMemories2020

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by Priya J Memories are the most intrinsic part of our lives. It is something that makes us stronger- and gives us the strength to move on. It defines who we are and creates a foundation for something more significant for us. Last year was full of challenges, yet amidst all the chaos, people showed relentless spirit. Taking this ahead, influencers, and people on networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Quora etc., came forward and spoke about their best memories of 2020. Not just this, even Kingston Technology, a world leader of memory products and technology solutions, kickstarted a contest around the theme #BestMemories2020. The company urged its users to come up with stories that helped bring a smile to their faces in 2020. Users across India elaborated on their memories, which made them smile and gave them the strength to move ahead and get through the unprecedented times. Influencers like Sahil Gera, Masoon Garg, Harshit Arora, Ashwini Dixit, Divya Boppanna, Rajeev Rana, Anm

Aerospike Announces Strategy Giving Enterprises Instant Access to Any Data at Petabyte Scale

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New Functionality Makes it Easier and More Efficient to Develop and Deploy Large Scale, Mission Critical AI and ML Applications that Drive Better Business Outcomes by Priya J India - May, 2021—Aerospike Inc., today unveiled an innovation strategy that leverages the scale and performance of its real-time data platform to enhance and streamline query capabilities on massive data sets. The strategy and first series of innovations—revealed during Aerospike Digital Summit—remove the bottlenecks from today's traditional data architectures that struggle to keep up with data ingest at the edge and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) model drift due to managing data across multiple disparate systems. Today's “Reimagine Realtime” Summit presentations showcased innovations and integrations in Aerospike Database 5 that enable massive data sets to run instantly at the edge and the core of the enterprise, enabling data models to be quickly updated with fresh data. Set Inde

Made-in-India Virus Attenuation Device Shycocan launched in UAE to Help Curb Spread of Coronavirus

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Invented by well-known scientist Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar, the world’s first virus-attenuation device aims to get life and businesses back to normal amidst the pandemic The device is proven to disable the Coronavirus and Influenza virus strains in indoor spaces, which carry the highest risk of transmission Shycocan is scientifically evidenced to attenuate/neutralise 99.9% of both airborne and surface-borne Coronavirus family and Influenza family of viruses Shycocan also works on all current and future variants and mutants of these viruses, ensuring a safe environment for both B2B and B2C by Priya J NEW DELHI , 2021 : Shycocan, a breakthrough virus-attenuation device invented and manufactured in India, has been launched in the UAE at the International Conference of Pharmacy & Medicine (ICPM) held at Sharjah. This marks the Middle East debut of the product, the first of its kind in the world, that is seeing a robust demand from institutional buyers across the world in times of the ragin

Narendra Firodia led Hyperlocal, Vernacular media platform LetsUpp acquires majority stake in 'Khaas Re Tv.'

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by Priya J  The digital space gained big popularity in the past year as online activity increased due to the pandemic. Many OTT platforms along with YouTube channels saw a massive increase in their viewership. Looking at this popularity and its bright future 'LetsUpp' which is led by Narendra Firodia recently acquired majority stake in the Marathi youtube channel 'Khaas Re Tv.' LetsUpp is a hyperlocal vernacular infotainment app which gives regular updates on international, national, entertainment & sports news etc. with an aim to provide information on different subjects to the people in different Indian languages. Today it is one of the fastest growing mobile platform with more than 3 million global subscribers. 'Khaas Re Tv' is a digital entertainment company known for creating comedy videos, songs etc. 'Trump Tatya', a parody of 'Mulshi Pattern' trailer, Joe Biden's funny remix are some of their popular videos. Their recent song '

KIDS HIT HARD BY COVID SECOND WAVE!!

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by Priya J The ongoing Covid-19 surge is taking a toll on children’s health with several hospitals reporting a sharp rise in the number of children between the age of one and five landing up in hospitals. Unlike last year, the virus is affecting infants, with some as young as one-and-a-half months old getting admitted to hospital . 2021, unlike 2020 is different for kids. In 2020, most children were asymptomatic and were rarely affected. But due to the high infectivity and simultaneous 3-4 strains in the country, a lot of children are getting infected. The virus has a higher attaching capability and children are also reporting symptoms says  Dr Durga Prasad Medical Director  Ankura  Hospital for women and children . In what should worry Indian parents the most, an increasing number of children are now being infected with Covid-19 along with serious symptoms in the ongoing lethal second wave. As the coronavirus situation in India has turned grim with the country’s daily count crossing t

Coca-Cola India pledges to help #StopTheSpread – Positively impacting over 10 lakh lives

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Commits initial contribution of  INR 50 crores towards facilitating vaccination, providing safety kits, creating awareness and distributing beverages  by Priya J New Delhi, 2021:  As efforts accelerate nationwide to provide relief from the devastation of the second wave of the coronavirus, Coca-Cola in India has committed  INR 50 crores  to augment the nation’s effort in combating the crisis and containing the spread of the pandemic. The Coca-Cola system in India will facilitate COVID vaccination, provide safety kits, create awareness and distribute beverages to our nation’s front line, to positively impact over  10 lakh   Indians . In addition to its direct response, Coca-Cola India’s bottling partners have arranged vaccination camps, supported community kitchens, provided relief material and ambulance support, donated mobile Covid beds, ventilators and oxygen concentrators throughout the nation. To stand in support of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Coca-Cola Company has created a special

Cardiac Problems propping Up In Recovered Covid- Patients Of Middle Age Group: Warns Doctor

by Priya J Pune,2021:  There is a sharp rise in incidences of heart related issues in recovered Covid patients of middle age 30-50 years causing  suffering from long term cardiac problems including  breathing difficulty, chest pain, sudden onset palpitation,(arrhythmias, abnormalities of heartbeat), increase incidences of heart attacks, heart failure,(low pumping capacity),  due to increase in the amount of inflammation and increase blood clotting tendencies in post covid period. Even existing heart patients faced problems after Covid infection in worsening of their cardiac status due to irregular follow up and neglect toward cardiac issues. Doctor recommends for frequent  regular cardiac screening in post-Covid period to spot any new onset abnormalities in the heart function at the earliest. Coronavirus is turning out to be a multi-system involvement disease. It not only affects your lungs, brain but also the heart.  To quote one of these, a 45-year-old previously healthy gentleman, w