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  Do you ever wonder that why does people prefer organic foods over the non-organic foods? Is there really a need to grow organic foods? One of the major perspectives associated with organic foods is the environmental one. Organic food brings a positive impact on ecosystem unlike the conventional farming methods where fertilization, overproduction and use of pesticides, herbicides can affect negatively. Also, these factors can have adverse effects on groundwater, soil and biodiversity. These problems that may trouble human health as well as the environmental concerns bring in a need of organic farming which can help in avoiding or at least reducing the risk of these issues. Globally it is claimed that organic food comes with improved safety and is good for human health. This claim is based on the use of chemicals especially pesticides used during the growth and processing of food. Food contaminated with pesticides residues can result in toxicity and associated adverse health effect...

  Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the ones that undergo artificial modification of genes through genetic engineering. This is carried out in order to express any desired physiological traits in the product. Various organisms including animals, plants and microorganisms have been genetically modified where genes are transferred from one organism to another.  There are several studies supporting GM foods as an unsafe option for humans. Also, several organizations including WHO, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Sciences have publicly said that GMOs are safe to consume. Majority of scientific groups support the same idea of GMOs being safe. According to a study conducted in 2013, there are no significant hazards directly associated with the use of GM crops. Furthermore, scientists debate that every food we consume today are genetically modified in one way or another. This is because farmers have crossed the traits they w...

According to a recent paper published in the renowned scientific journal, The Lancet, Oxford University Coronavirus vaccine has induced a robust immune response in phase I/II of the human-based clinical trials.  The vaccine is named as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and it is expected to bring in a great potential against COVID-19 pandemic. Oxford Scientists took the vaccine to clinical trial phases which included healthy individuals aging from 18 to 55 years with no signs and symptoms of the COVID-19. Also, they were tested negative against the infection as well. Within 1 month, more than 1077 people participated in the trials. Mild symptoms were observed in the participants who were given the Coronavirus vaccine. These symptoms included pain, fever, chills, body ache, headache, and restlessness which were reduced by paracetamol. Yet no serious severe symptoms were observed. After vaccinating the individuals, safety and tolerance of the vaccine were ensured by giving paracetamol for the first 24...

Coronavirus global pandemic has shaken the whole world, many had left us, and a lot are currently suffering from it. It has been more than six months of this global suffering, yet scientists are still trying to find answers to the questions. Keeping our trust in healthcare professionals, the world is awaiting for its cure so that we can get back to the normal life once again.  Even though people are getting used to the situation and coming back to a routine referred as a new normal, but it is essential to practice major preventive measures issued by WHO. Here are the six major preventive measures against COVID-19 and why you should practice them.  1. Handwashing: Ensure Hand Hygiene! Wa shing your hands with  soap and water is one of the most efficient and effective ways that can sign ificantly reduce the risk of getting infected. Why use soap? At the molecular level, soap breaks  the viru s apart as a result of forming bubbles around viral particles. So, when you...

Even though handwashing is the best way to reduce the chances of coronavirus infection, still one should keep the following points under consideration while using sanitizers. According to the CDC, these points can ensure the effectiveness of sanitizers: Apply ample volumes of alcohol-based sanitizer, a drop of sanitizer isn’t enough. Let it dry on its own. Do not wipe it off Make sure your hands aren’t dirty or greasy. This way you can ensure the sanitizer covering your hands properly. The most important factor is the appropriate percentage of alcohol. It is critical to have 60-95% of alcohol in your sanitizer, otherwise, your sanitizer won't work for you against the virus. Two Formulations of Sanitizers Approved by WHO A team carried out a research under the supervision of Professor Stephanie Pfänder, at the Department for Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, in Germany. After various trials, the scientists confirmed the effectiveness of two formulations ...

Today, the world is suffering from a disaster caused by a small, invisible member of a large family of viruses known as Coronaviruses. The name coronavirus is derived from its crown-like shape where the newest member has been named as SARS-CoV-2 while the disease it causes is known as COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease, 2019).  Most of the members of this family are commonly known to cause common cold in humans, yet they can also cause central nervous system, respiratory tract and gastric diseases in not only humans but in various animals as well (Weiss & Martin, 2005). In mid-1960s, two human coronaviruses were identified to cause common cold. Later in 21st century, two new coronaviruses; SARS-CoV in 2002 and MERS-CoV in 2012, emerged as global epidemics. Recently in December 2019, a new global outbreak of coronavirus named COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China causing atypical pneumonia in humans (Wu, Leung, & Leung, 2020). COVID-19 came out with disastrous results where mor...

All of us mostly knows about the healing properties of commonly used spice i-e turmeric. When someone gets injured or have a body ache, turmeric in milk is the first natural remedy that comes to our mind. Nature has bestowed us with some of the best healing agents that do not have harmful side effects like the allopathic medicine. In our previous post of turmeric, we got to know about the antimicrobial effect of this magic root. This spice is actually a grounded form of a plant called as Curcuma longa aka the turmeric. Medicinal properties of turmeric are associated with the compound known as polyphenol derived from the plant curcumin. Curcumin: The Magic Ingredient The medicinal effects of curcumin have been under study since many years. Apart from its antiseptic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, it has been proposed recently that curcumin can impart anticancer effects by modulating/inhibiting various biological pathways that give rise to various types of cancers. ...