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he growing awareness amongst the physicians and patients regarding the benefits associated with the usage of inherited retinal diseases has been directly impacting the growth of inherited retinal diseases market.

The swelling prevalence of the acquired retinal disorders is foreseen to push the growth of inherited retinal diseases treatment market. Expanding knowledge and treatment-seeking flow is anticipated to feed the germination of the inherited retinal diseases therapy business. Emphasizing knowledge of the inherited retinal disease surgery options and analysis of the condition is moreover awaited to magnify the growth of the inherited retinal disease surgery market.

The production businesses in the inherited retinal diseases market is moreover concentrating on the gene mutation-specific way for developing innovative outputs which is anticipated to accelerate the growth of inherited retinal diseases market. Numerous companies are contracting in collaborations, businesses to perform clinical experiments to promote acquired retinal disorder medication alternatives more efficiently. These certain mentioned factors are expected to drive the market growth in the forecasted period of 2020 to 2027.

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pet owners represent a much more diverse population than the veterinary professionals who care for them and their animals, a gap the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA)1 and the Association of American Veterinary Colleges (AAVMC) 2 are working hard to fill. Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is committed to being part of the solution and is proud to announce a new partnership with Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). This collaboration will further RUSVMs long-term commitment to increase diversity in the veterinary profession and strengthen the pipeline of highly qualified, diverse students pursuing an education in veterinary medicine.

The partnership will introduce RUSVM to MANRRS chapters across the U.S. with MANRRS members gaining access to exclusive webinars and virtual workshops from RUSVM to increase exposure to the profession. Additionally, qualified students may apply for a newly launched MANRRS scholarship. The partnership will also help establish a professional chapter of MANRRS at RUSVM that will create mentoring opportunities for current RUSVM students and enhanced networking opportunities. To learn more about this partnership, click here.

It is vitally important that the field of veterinary medicine is representative of the communities that we serve, and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine is thrilled to take this important step toward increasing diversity in the field, said Sean Callanan, MVB, CERTVR, MRCVS, PHD, FRCPATH, DIPLECVP, dean of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. As one of the most ethnically diverse AVMA-accredited veterinary schools, the partnership with MANRRS will provide new opportunities for prospective, current and former students, and pave the way for a more diverse workforce.

According to an American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) report, more than one-third of African Americans surveyed own a pet. However, the vast majority of practicing veterinarians in the U.S. are white3, highlighting a disparity in the diversity of the profession and the people that they serve.

While facing the dismal reality that more than 85% of Veterinarians are white, MANRRS is committed to partnering with RUSVM to provide underrepresented students access to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, said Ebony Webber, chief operating officer for MANRRS. Provided that MANRRS is one of the only and largest organizations focused on diverse talent in agriculture, our student and professional members expect MANRRS to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in areas where minorities are needed to help solve the worlds biggest challenges relating to animal health.

RUSVM, supported by its parent company, Adtalem Global Education, is committed to cultivating a culture of diversity and inclusivity and creating a diverse global workforce that reflects that culture. To learn more about Adtalems commitment to diversity and inclusion, click here.

About Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is an institution of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE; member S&P MidCap 400 Index). Founded in 1982, RUSVM is committed to preparing students to become members and leaders of the worldwide public and professional healthcare team and to advance human, animal and ecosystem health (One Health Initiative). RUSVM offers postgraduate Masters, Ph.D. and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programs accredited by the St. Christopher & Nevis Accreditation Board. Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine confers a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, which is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE), 1931 N. Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Tel: 800.248.2862. Ross Veterinary Clinic is accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association. For more information visit http://veterinary.rossu.edu/ and follow RUSVM on Twitter (@RossVetSchool), Instagram (@rossvetschool) and Facebook (@RossVetSchool).

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The purpose of Adtalem Global Education is to empower students to achieve their goals, find success, and make inspiring contributions to our global community. ATGE (NYSE: ATGE; member S&P MidCap 400 Index) is a leading workforce solutions provider and the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Becker Professional Education, Chamberlain University, EduPristine, OnCourse Learning, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. For more information, please visit adtalem.com.

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As an organization, MANRRS strives to continue making long-lasting connections with companies such as Valent to support initiatives surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion. MANRRS also promotes and implements initiatives which foster inclusion and the advancement of members of ethnic/cultural groups underrepresented in agricultural, natural resource sciences, and related fields; and stimulates interest in and provide exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Mathematical fields for youth from underserved communities. For more information, visit http://www.manrrs.org and follow MANRRS on Twitter (@NationalMANRRS), Instagram (@NationalMANRRS), LinkedIn (@NationalMANRRS), and Facebook (@NationalMANRRS),

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2 https://www.aavmc.org/programs/diversity/

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Benjamin Newcomer is the VERO programs first and only faculty member specializing in dairy cattle.

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Dr. Benjamin Newcomer has been hired by the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program as the first and so far, only faculty member to specialize in dairy cattle.

Its a specialty much-needed in Texas. He will be located at the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon.

Newcomer was raised in Guatemala, and saw the importance of rural agricultural communities and the importance of animal care from an early age. He went on to earn his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the University of Florida.

One thing I really like about veterinary medicine is that every days different. Theres always something new. It never gets humdrum, Newcomer said. My dad was an agriculture teacher, so I had always been exposed to cattle growing up and just loved being outside and loved the people who usually work with cattle.

Newcomer worked at a large dairy practice in central California practicing dairy production medicine. He spent two years working through the Christian Veterinary Mission to support local farmers in Central Africa before returning stateside to join the faculty of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.

VERO, a partnership between the CVMBS and West Texas A&M, brings veterinary students to the heart of one of the most productive animal agricultural regions in the world, opening opportunities for students to collaborate in hands-on projects with industry partners and stakeholders both in the region and across the nation.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Newcomer to the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and VERO faculty. He brings to our program an exciting combination of dairy practice experience and teaching skills that will allow VERO to continue providing first-class, hands-on education to our students, saidDr. Susan Eades, head of the CVMBS Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department. His experience in working in the industry will also help the program continue in its mission of strengthening community relations and the veterinary field.

Newcomers affinity for dairy production medicine meshes well with the goals of VERO, which serves the Texas Panhandle region by training highly qualified veterinary students with the rural animal medicine skills required to meet the regions needs.

Dr. Newcomers skills reach almost two decades of experience in multiple states and countries, said Dee Griffin, director of the VERO program. He is perhaps the most academically prepared clinical dairy management professor in the U.S.

The extremely large dairies we have in the Texas Panhandle and High Plains are extremely sophisticated. Dr. Newcomer is one of the few veterinarians in the U.S. we could have recruited who is capable of navigating the level of expertise required to work with dairies of this magnitude and be able to develop a dairy clinical veterinary and management program for our CVMBS students.

Newcomer believes that the history and tradition of Texas A&Ms veterinary program is unrivaled.

Were known for producing quality veterinary graduates, Newcomer said. The VERO program, in particular, is geographically situated in a growing area with lots of cattle where students can get hands-on experience, and that made this position really attractive to me as an educator.

The work of VERO and its supporting veterinarians, like Newcomer, is vitally important to supporting the stability of the nations food supply. The Texas Panhandle is home to the third-largest milk producing area in the nation, in addition to roughly 13 million head of cattle more than any other state. The Texas Department of Agriculture values this industry at $12.3 billion.

Ensuring we have a safe and sustainable food source is important and its something that we sometimes take for granted, Newcomer said. Theres a lack of exposure if you havent grown up around agriculture and you just assume our foods going to be there.

Over the past 10 years, the Texas Panhandle has become one of the major dairy areas, and there are lots of producers and veterinarians who would love to have students come by and get involved, he said. VEROs nicely situated where we can make those relationships and get those students out for those experiences.

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They have also instituted protocols to keep visitors and themselves safe

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AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) A lot of people are working from home and one positive to that, or PAW-sitive, is that individuals get to spend more time with their pets.

So theyre noticing when theyre scratching or when they might not be eating, versus they were at work all day so they may not have seen whats going on at home, said Courtney ONeill, doctor of veterinary medicine at the Austintown Veterinary Clinic.

Theyre doing their best to keep up with everyone. She said each doctor sees around 15 to 20 patients per day.

Each patient takes longer because we have to get a patient from a car, get the history, were doing exams back in the treatment area, so were trying to minimize the time that our staff and our doctors are in a room with a person, ONeill said. Deep cleaning the rooms after each appointment.

To accommodate as many people as possible, theyre allowing people to drop off their pets so that they have more time to see them, run diagnostics and help as many animals as they can.

Theyve also instituted some protocols for visitors to follow, which include calling from the parking lot when they arrive, one person per pet allowed inside, mandatory face coverings and rescheduling if people dont feel well or have been exposed to the coronavirus. Each exam is done back in a treatment room, instead of in a room with the owner. Staff will check people out from the exam room, theres a 24-hour notice for prescription refills or written requests, and patients must call from the parking lot for medication and food pick-ups.

We can absolutely get the pet from your car, and you can stay in the car so you dont even need to come in, ONeill said as an option for visitors. Were doing payment over the phone so you dont even need to come in and slide your credit card. We can keep as much distance as youd like.

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FAIRMONT From an early age, it seems Dr. Scott Moore was destined to become the West Virginia Veterinary Medical Associations Veterinarian of the Year.

In 2020, he achieved just that.

The son of local veterinarian Dr. Jamie Moore, Scott grew up next door to his fathers practice and spent his formative years alongside his dad.

When I was born, my fathers office was over on Watson Hill and we lived in the house across the parking lot from it. As a little kid, when I got out of school, Id simply run across the parking lot to see my dad and what was going on. Ive always been around veterinary medicine. I literally grew up in the profession, Moore said.

Moore, whos been a veterinarian himself now for 14 years, is the owner of Fairmont Veterinary Hospital on Gaston Avenue, the same practice his father began many years ago.

A graduate of North Marion High School and West Virginia University, Moore earned his doctorate from The Ohio State Universitys veterinary school. Upon graduation, he returned to Fairmont in order to practice veterinary medicine with his father. The two remain colleagues today.

Dr. George Seiler, the owner of Paw Prints Veterinary Clinic in Morgantown and a longtime friend and colleague of Moore, commended him on becoming Veterinarian of the Year.

Ive known Scott since his childhood and have watched him come up through his schooling. Hes an excellent veterinarian, whos been highly-active in the West Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. Hes also been active since the inception of the North Central West Virginia Regional Veterinary Emergency Clinic at the Pricketts Creek exit in Fairmont. I cant think of anyone else more deserving of the award, Seiler said.

Moore said in addition to being nearby his fathers practice as a youth, animals were always a presence in the family home.

We always had pets growing up. Ive been around all different kinds of animals all my life. I even participated in the 4-H market livestock programs, always raising sheep and steers, marketing them and selling them, he said. When I moved to Columbus to attend veterinary school, I was in an apartment by myself, so I got two cats. Animals have always been nearby.

Moore said his passion for taking care of pets has never waned.

With veterinary medicine, its the opportunity to have your mind challenged from a new angle at every moment and then getting to see the positive outcomes in pets, he said. Its also the understanding youre not simply helping a pet, youre helping the people who love them. People have such tight bonds with their pets. If we help one cat, it actually helps a whole family of people at home.

During this years Covid-19 pandemic, Moore said people have learned more than ever the value a pet brings to ones life.

One of the things weve noticed throughout this Covid quarantine situation is if someone lives alone, having the companionship of an animal is immensely important. Being able to keep animals healthy in order for individuals to stay mentally healthy is really an undervalued part of what we do, Moore said.

He added a little-known fact that pet adoption has reached an all-time high this year.

Nationwide, the shelter population today is at its lowest in decades. People, especially in major cities, got locked in on quarantine. Theyre in a small apartment by themselves and think I need someone. So, theyve gone and rescued a dog. Or theyve rescued a cat, Moore said. There are major metropolitan cities today with animal shelters that are completely empty. Were talking shelters with capacities of three or four hundred dogs and theyve adopted them all out. Its awesome because those people sought the companionship of an animal.

Moore said a key to becoming a good veterinarian is being a lifelong learner.

Im mentally learning all the time. Thats why we refer to medicine a practice. Every day, a veterinarian should be learning and broadening his or her scope, he said.

Moore said part of that professional growth is undertaking hard-to-solve pet cases. Unlike humans, pets cannot verbalize their ailments, which puts more of an onus on veterinarians to properly diagnose the situation.

Sometimes we get pets with really weird issues, so it takes talking with specialists at Ohio State or Auburn or other places. I can end up talking to someone in California whos the only expert in the country on a specific disease, Moore said. We may have gone down a crazy circuitous path, but if it gets us to a resolution where we can manage the issue, the pet can live a good or better quality life. At the end of the day, those are some of the high-five moments.

The veterinary world is surprisingly small, he said, which is often helpful when dealing with a crisis illness or needing to address a rare disorder.

There are only about 87,000 veterinarians in the county and we graduate only about 2,200 students from veterinary school each year nationwide. Theres no six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Theres only three degrees. If you make the right calls, you can get somewhere pretty fast, Moore said.

As one might imagine, the most difficult time for a veterinarian is ending a beloved pets life when other options have been exhausted. Unlike people doctors, veterinarians are often charged with euthanizing pets in order to end their suffering.

The flip side is we always have to talk about letting animals go, too. We help guide people through that process. Its not rewarding, but its so vitally important. We have to see it for what it is. At times, its a relief for everybody. Its a hard decision to make and we have to help people work through it, Moore said.

He said that aspect of his business is perhaps the most trying.

Its a very difficult thing on lots of veterinarians and their staff that have to be part of that. I dont like it, but we have to see it for what it is and, in a lot of cases, its helpful for the separating pet. Its difficult, but its such an imperative part of what we do, he said.

Fairmont Veterinary Hospital today employs seven veterinarians and more than 50 support staff. Moore credited his colleagues for their respective roles in making his organization as success.

Im really lucky to have great staff members, some who were around when I was a kid and have been working here for thirty-plus years. Ive got a phenomenal team thats extremely dedicated and skilled. Id go the extent of calling them the best veterinary staff in the whole state. Their training and dedication are a blessing. I dont take them for granted, he said. Its my name on the plaque, but its everybody elses award.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Companion Sciences, a start-up that is investigating the ability of CBD to potentiate the bioavailability of a range of nutrients and other compounds creating a post-commodity future for CBD today announced the completion of a tolerability and palatability trial, utilizing its patent-pending CBD + Glucosamine chew in dogs.

In the study, conducted by The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicines Blue Buffalo Veterinary Clinical Trials Office (BBVCTO), under the supervision of the BBVCTO associate director, Companion Sciences chews were administered to a representative group of dogs, over a 42-day period. Dogs were between the ages of 4.8 and 9.5 years. Diagnostics conducted during the trial included physical examinations and routine blood and urine analyses.

We are encouraged by these tolerability and palatability results said Golan Vaknin, CEO of Companion Science. A critical milestone, as part of our mission as an R&D company is to bring a new level of evidence-based validation to the wild west that characterizes the CBD market. This study was an essential step in that journey; it follows on our baseline research, led by our Research Director Dr. Tami Bar and conducted by the prestigious Pharmacology Discovery Services in Taiwan. This study found that our formulation achieved high-levels of bio-absorption in a rat model, including penetration into the synovial fluid, the seat of joint inflammation.

Following this research study, Companion Sciences is planning to launch a safety and efficacy clinical trial with dogs suffering from osteoarthritis. The trial will include proprietary formulation cocktails that combine CBD with other nutrients and compounds previously shown to support healthy joint mobility, to demonstrate how the Companys bioavailability-powering formulations can achieve measurable results and local availability.

About COMPANION SCIENCES

COMPANION SCIENCES is a life-sciences company with a research focus on novel formulations of CBD that potentiate the bio-absorption of a range of nutraceuticals and food supplements, while simultaneously enhancing the availability of CBD itself. We are pursuing patent-protected cocktail formulations that address a range of needs, among people and pets, related to physical and emotional well-being.

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People with advanced cancer who experience breathlessness may benefit more from non-pharmacological interventions, such as handheld fan use, than medications, researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have found.

Breathlessness is a common symptom of advanced metastatic cancer. As the body weakens, respiration becomes progressively more difficult, causing considerable anxiety and negatively affecting quality of life in the process. It is a major source of patient and caregiver distress, the researchers, led by Arjun Gupta, MD, wrote in the journal JAMA Oncology.

Oncologists have historically prescribed medications such as opioids and benzodiazepines for cancer-caused breathlessness, Gupta told MedPage Today. These drugs slow breathing, but their ability to provide relief to people with cancer is not strongly supported by available evidence.

The results of this study suggest that non-pharmacological interventions, including counseling, physical activity and touch therapyor some combination of the threeshould actually be the first line of defense. We believe these findings should catalyze a shift in how we approach and treat breathlessness, Gupta said.

Gupta and coauthors came to this conclusion by reviewing 29 recent studies on the impact of non-pharmacological interventions on 2,423 adults with advanced cancer. The interventions fell into several categories: respiratory, behavioral and psychoeducational, activity and rehabilitation, integrative medicine and multicomponent.

Nine of the 29 studies focused on respiratory interventions such as fan therapy and bilevel ventilation. Fan therapy is as simple as it sounds: A fan, often handheld, blows either room-temperature or cold air toward the mouth and nose of the person experiencing breathlessness. This may fool the brain into believing that respiration is more effective than it actually is, reducing physical discomfort. Bilevel ventilation refers to breathing on ones own while simultaneously being supported by a ventilator.

Seven studies focused on activity and rehabilitation interventions, such as exercise therapy, respiratory training and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; four focused on integrative medicine interventions, such as music therapy, acupressure, acupuncture and reflexology; and three focused on behavioral and psychoeducational interventions, such as behavioral therapy. Six of the 29 studies focused on multicomponent interventionsin other words, some combination of the four types.

In a statistical analysis of all 29 studies, the researchers found that some, although not all, of the interventions were associated with a modest to significant improvement in symptoms. Successful interventions included fan therapy and bilevel ventilation (in inpatient settings) and acupressure, reflexology and multicomponent interventions (in outpatient settings); unsuccessful interventions included behavioral therapy and relaxation.

Only five of the 29 studies reported that participants experienced any adverse effects at all, meaning that all interventions were relatively safe. By contrast, a 2016 study on opioids for the treatment of breathlessness reported that participants were 4.73 times more likely to experience nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and constipation than controls.

In view of the evidence, the researchers wrote, Guidelines and clinical practice should evolve to incorporate non-pharmacological interventions as first-line treatment for adults with advanced cancer and breathlessness.

However, they acknowledged that many people with cancer may face financial, logistical or physical barriers to accessing these treatments, adding several paragraphs down, Ultimately, an individualized approach to managing breathlessness in patients with advanced cancer is necessary.

To read about how the medication olanzapine can treat nausea and vomiting in people with advanced cancer, click here. To read about how a psychotherapy known as CALM can ease depression in people with advanced cancer, click here.

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If youve made it through 2020 without feeling stressed, congratsyoure a magician. For the rest of us, this tumultuous year has been trying enough to leave even the most positive of people looking for some support.

Since deep breaths and telling yourself to calm down only go so far, we asked Bindiya Gandhi, MD, whos double board-certified in family medicine and integrative medicine, to share her most impactful advice on how to actually managestress.

We are constantly exposed to stress, but our stress load is intensified because of the pandemic, Dr. Gandhi says. I encourage everyone to learn some techniques they can use later in life. My hope is after this pandemic is over, we will have become a stronger, more resilient society with better stress-management skills. Hows that for a positive outlook?

Dr. Gandhi says that some amounts of stress will always be normal (because life wont suddenly be worry-free once the calendar turns to 2021), but learning how to manage it is the key. From adjusting your diet and lifestyle to recommendations on the high-quality Solgar supplements to take, keep reading for the stress-less techniques you can implement ASAP.

Stress might make you want to down a whole box of cookies and a bottle of red, but turning to sugar, alcohol, or caffeine could actually make things worse, according to Dr. Gandhi.

When youre stressed, you usually experience a spike in the hormone cortisol, which can cause sugar cravings and sleep issues, she says. The trouble is, caffeine also increases cortisol, so its like throwing fuel on the fire: Youre stressed, so you dont sleep, so you drink coffee, which can increase your stress (and your sugar cravings), and the cycle repeats.

You might think a glass of wine would help break the cycle (alcohol makes people sleepy, right?), but Dr. Gandhi says think again. Alcohol disrupts your circadian rhythm and inhibits you from getting good, deep REM sleep, which is why its best to avoid when youre already feeling overwhelmed, she says. Instead, opt for some herbal tea and a savory snack during your wind-down time, and your sleep schedule (and your hormones) will thank you.

Yes, endorphins make people happy, but aside from the physical stress-relieving side effects of working out, adding more movement into your day gives you an opportunity to focus your energy on something positive, rather than dwelling on any negatives (looking at you, 2020).

Whether its a brisk walk in the park, a few yoga asanas, some lunges, or even training for a run, [routine] moderate exercises will decrease your cortisol production, help you sleep better at night, and elevate your mood, Dr. Gandhi says. Can you feel those endorphins already?

Dr. Gandhi is a big fan of using supplements to help with occasional stress, and often recommends them to her patients looking for support in facing less-than-stellar emotions.

If you want to stock your medicine cabinet with mood-supporting supplements, start with Solgar Stress & Anxiety Relief Tablets, which contain ashwagandha (an adaptogen that a 2012 study showed to support a healthy cortisol response) and saffron (which studies have shown can help maintain a positive mood).*

Some other heavy hitters in the stress-management game? Magnesium (which a 2017 review of 18 different studies showed can help with occasional anxiety), B vitamins, and 5-HTP.* Dr. Gandhi explains that 5-HTP is an amino acid thats a precursor to serotonin (the feel-good hormone), so it promotes a calm, relaxed mood.* The more you know.

Another of Dr. Gandhis go-tos for decreasing cortisol? Meditation. And regardless of what that looks like for you, anything from a quiet walk around the block (spending time outdoors is another big one on Dr. Gandhis list of chill-out techniques) to a full-on guided mediation session can help promote those feelings of calm youre after.

Taking time to implement silence for a few minutes a day goes a long way, Dr. Gandhi says. It changes the projection of your day and significantly decreases your cortisol production over the long term.

Now, you probably cant quit your job and move to a tropical island in the name of eliminating stress, but you can be intentional about scheduling time in your day to do things that make you happy.

Whether its reading, singing, or just playing with your dog, take a moment to take inventory of what makes you feel most joyfulthen find a way to do more of that thing every day, even if its just for five minutes. Heres to heading into 2021 with less stress, and more joy.

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(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Business Wire India A wellness-focused virtual read aiming to bring the body in harmony with nature An insightful and inspiring read to modify your lifestyle in accordance with the circadian rhythm Second-in-line as a free book to the world emphasizing on holistic health and wellness Luke Coutinho, a globally renowned Holistic Lifestyle Coach and an expert in Integrative Medicine has recently launched his second e-book A New Way of Living as a free gift to India and the world. Being authored by the wellness aficionado himself, this book emphasizes the intelligence of our bodies in connection with nature.Lukes previous e-book The Magic Immunity Pill Lifestyle with Shilpa Shetty, that was also a free gift to the readers, has crossed 60k+ downloads since its launch and is a huge success across India and overseas. Joining the bandwagon of books on healthy lifestyle is - A New Way of Living, an e-book- that has already garnered over 50K+ downloads from all across the globe within the first hour of its release.The goal of the book is to highlight the importance of syncing your body''s internal clock - the circadian rhythm and also mentions guidelines to be followed for being in harmony with nature. This virtual read is insightful and inspiring as it has positive stories and feedbacks from people who have embraced this way of living and seen phenomenal changes in their health and well-being. The book gives you an insight on each of these guidelines, along with scientific explanations. Adding a non-fictional touch to the book is a chapter dedicated to night-shift workers who due to their jobs, struggle to live according to the circadian cycle.Through years of experience as a holistic lifestyle coach, Lukes proficiency as a wellness leader has provided him with transformational tools to assist people in making the necessary lifestyle modifications. A New Way of Living emphasizes on the significance of having a strong immunity and uses it as a catalyst to make lifestyle changes for living within the boundaries and laws of nature. Through this book, Luke encourages readers to make an effort to sync back the body that has been operating outside the laws of the nature.Lukes backend coaching complements each chapter of the book thus aiding the readers with transformational tools that will change their life.According to Luke Coutinho, Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Integrative Medicine, Through the launch of A New Way of Living, we aim to help masses regain their health in the most effortless ways by operating within the laws of nature. The outside environment that controls our inner setting is the bodys intelligence that exists in the trillions of cells present in our body. During and post-pandemic times, the way forward is to live according to the new way of living- circadian rhythm. This book is all about bringing our health and lifestyle in tandem with nature. We need to align all that we do, according to the circadian rhythm to help restore, regain and reset our health in a massive way.About Luke Coutinho Holistic Healing Systems Pvt. Ltd.Luke Coutinho Holistic Healing Systems Pvt. Ltd. focuses on integrative and preventative health care using lifestyle, with its team of medical doctors, nutritionists, clinical dietetics, emotional counsellors, lifestyle experts, yoga therapists, and elite trainers practising across the globe. Through personal consults and programs on health and wellness, condition management and supplementary cancer care, the integrative team works towards identifying the root cause of a particular health condition and helps people suffering from lifestyle-driven illnesses to reduce their pain and improve the quality of life. The Company has its main presence across India, Dubai, Middle East, Africa, the U.K., and the U.S. and its ecosystem includes building sustainable and healthy food chains across India.To View the Image Click on link Below:A New Way of Living - Circadian Rhythm PWRPWR

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Drive up for soup and sandwiches

The Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church north of Wellsville will offer carryout soup and sandwich from 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday. There will be a variety of frozen soups in microwaveable containers, fresh bean soup and steak sandwiches. Donations will be accepted.

Church offering GriefShare support

Lake Mount Church of Christ, 6290 state Route 7, New Waterford, is hosting a loss of spouse seminar of GriefShare from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5. GriefShare is a special seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life after losing a loved one. This group is led by caring people who have experienced grief and want to help you through the difficult days ahead. Cost of the program is $5 to cover workbook and materials. Social distancing will be in order. For additional information call the church office at 227-3636

Arthritis program

The Arthritis Foundation, a national, non-profit organization, announced a new Live Yes! Connect group has formed in Boardman. For now the program will be virtual for adults or parents of children living with arthritis. Deborah Andio, the new facilitator for the Boardman Live Yes! Connect group, said We want to get the word out that our support group is here, and we are planning our first virtual event. It will be held at 10 a.m. Dec. 12. Dr. Yufang Lin from the Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrative Medicine will be discussing the healing power of the human body. Discussion also will center on nutrition to help inflammation, discuss herbs and supplements as well as essential oils. The doctor will also share some recipes. The presentation is 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute Q and A. To sign up go to connectgroups.arthritis.org.

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San Francisco, CA, December 1, 2020 Candied sweet potatoes. Egg nog. Mac n cheese. Stuffing. Pumpkin pie. Traditional holiday meals are resplendent with taste-of-home fare thats easy to overeat. Based on original research by holistic nutrition researcher Deborah Kesten, M.P.H., and behavioral scientist Larry Scherwitz, Ph.D., Whole Person Integrative Eating offers in-depth insights into the reasons we overeat and gain weight, and a science-backed, step-by-step dietary lifestyle that can halteven reverseovereating and weight gain during the holidaysand throughout the year.

Now is the time to reset and rethink what and how we eat; to replace traditional dieting with a scientifically sound way of eating thatlessens overeatingand that leads naturally to weight loss, health, and healing, says Kesten.

In their award-winning book, Whole Person Integrative Eating: A Breakthrough Dietary Lifestyle to Treat the Root Causes of Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity, authors Kesten and Scherwitz share a simple yet powerful premise: Identify the reasons you overeat (your overeating styles) and gain weightwith the illuminating self-assessment quizthen overcome overeating and lose weight by replacing your overeating styles with the antidotes: the elements of the Whole Person Integrative Eating program.

By shedding light on the root causes of overeating, Kesten and Scherwitz present a program that empowers readers with a personalized plan, and in turn new hope and new choices to help them reduce overeating, lose weight and keep it off.

WPIE is not a diet that a person goes on then off. It is a scientifically sound, dietary lifestyle designed to be practiced for a lifetime.

If people follow the revolutionary program outlined in this game-changing, insightful book, it may be the most helpful step they can take toward losing weight and keeping it off, says bestselling author Kenneth Pelletier, M.D., clinical professor of medicine at University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.The authors paradigm-shifting message is that food influences not only the physical dimensions of health, but also our emotional, spiritual and social well-being. Their dietary lifestyle can build bridges between the millions who struggle with overeating and weight issues and the medical community. And it can inspire us all to re-envision our relationships with food, eating and weight, so that each time we eat, we are nourished for life.

Deborah Kesten, M.P.H., is an international nutrition researcher, award-winning author and medical/health writer, with a specialty in preventing and reversing obesity and heart disease. She served as Nutritionist on Dean Ornish, M.D.s first clinical trial for reversing heart disease through lifestyle changes, the results of which were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. She has served as Director of Nutrition at cardiovascular clinics in Europe and on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, San Francisco.

Kesten has published more than 400 nutrition and health articles. Her first book, Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul, received the first-place gold award in the Spirituality category from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Whole Person Integrative Eating has been honored with the No.1 gold, best-book award in the Health category by Book Excellence Awards and is a No. 1 Amazon best seller. Kesten is a VIP Contributor at Arianna Huffingtons Thrive Global, and is married to behavioral scientist and co-author of Whole Person Integrative Eating, Larry Scherwitz, Ph.D.

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With the fight against COVID-19 for the past several months, we understand the importance of wearing a mask, washing your hands often and social distancing. Now that winter is here, we also need to take the necessary precautions to fight against the flu and the common cold, in addition to COVID. Medical experts also focus on the importance of boosting your immune system to give you the edge to stay healthy. It is more important than ever to make a commitment to a heathy lifestyle that will help to strengthen your immune system.

While there is no magic healthy pill, there are ways to make your immunity powers stronger. In our previous articles we talked about getting Vitamin D, and those "S" words, sleep, stress, and sugar. Getting enough quality sleep and reducing stress and sugar is necessary to enhance our immune system. This article will be on the importance of getting enough movement, proper nutrition, and hydration.

To move your body daily is a powerful way to boost your immune system. Regular exercise is one of the pillars for healthy living. It improves cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure, helps control body weight, and protects against a variety of diseases. The benefit of an active body is good circulation, which allows blood cells and the lymph to move through the body freely and do their job effectively.

Being active causes your bodys antibodies and white blood cells to circulate more rapidly, which means they may be able to detect and zero in on illness more quickly. Being active also lowers stress hormones, which reduces your chances of getting sick, said Dr. Mark Moyad from the University of Michigan Medical Center. If you already have a regular exercise routine, keep it up. If you do not, try to move as often as you can throughout the day. The body functions better when physically active every day. A minimum of 10 minutes a day but ideally up to 30 minutes a day. Exercise is individual, so always listen to your body, and consult a physician or healthcare professional if making a major exercise change. Moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging, swimming, yoga, and light hiking, can reduce inflammation and help your immune cells regenerate regularly. Exercise improves cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure and helps control body weight. Like anything else, moderation is the key to exercise, finding that sweet spot that works for your body.

Diet is a big part of living a healthy lifestyle. Eighty percent of your immune system is in your gut, so when healthy, we tend to be able to fight off infections faster and better, says Yufang Lin, MD., at the Cleveland Clinic for Integrative Medicine. Choosing whole, unprocessed foods does wonders for overall health. The focus should be on incorporating a variety of whole foods, fruits, vegetables, and water in your daily diet.

Several whole plant foods contain antioxidants, fiber, and vitamin C, all of which may lower your susceptibility to illness. Healthy fats like olive oil and omega-3s are highly anti-inflammatory. These food choices can help boost your immune system and combat illnesses. Another immunity booster selection is garlic. One-half of a clove is beneficial. Chop it in foods or roast it whatever is palatable for you. Also, Vitamin C-rich foods are beneficial.

Many people drink orange juice, but most brands have a lot of sugar, so it becomes counter-productive. It is best to get vitamin C from oranges, broccoli, or cantaloupe. Eating foods rich in antioxidants, such as colorful fruits and vegetables, including berries, carrots and spinach, will help build a strong immune system. Gut health and immunity are deeply connected. A healthy gut will support a healthy immune system and vice-versa.

We tend to be more mindful of water consumption during the warmer months, but we must also remember to stay hydrated during the colder months. You should be drinking at least half your bodyweight in ounces of water daily. Hydration does not necessarily protect you from germs and colds, but preventing dehydration is important to your overall health. Dehydration can increase your chances of becoming ill.

To prevent dehydration, you need to drink enough water daily, so that your urine is clear and odorless. A fluid in your circulatory system called lymph is largely made up of water and carries infection-fighting immune cells throughout your body. Being dehydrated slows down the movement of the lymph, which can lead to a weaker immune system.

Your immune system, when strong, does a remarkable job of defending against disease-causing microorganisms. Sometimes it fails, so when a germ penetrates your immune system, it can make you ill. It is possible to boost your immune system to prevent this from happening as discussed. If you do get ill, it is your body telling you to take some time off to rest and recharge, and to avoid getting others sick.

The benefits of a healthy lifestyle, by choosing healthy habits, will not only strengthen your immune system but will also have positive effects on the other systems of your body, leaving you feeling healthier and more energized for your life!

Also, continue to wear a mask, practice social distancing, and wash your hands often. Be Safe and Be Well!

The content shared from HOW (Heart of Wellness) is for informational purposes only and is not intended nor should it be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition. Consult with your doctor if any questions. HOW is a nonprofit based in Centerville, MA and Boca Raton, FL. that specializes in mindful wellness and self-care programs along with professional development for schools, business, and communities. We want to hear from you, whether it is about this article, COVID-19, or anything else health-related. Send questions and comments to: info@heartofwellness.us

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Luke Coutinho Holistic Healing Systems, a company that focuses on integrative and preventive medicine, disease and coaching has recently joined forces with conscious lifestyle store Saukhyam by adopting the shop-in-shop concept in to their business model. With its retail presence in Goa, Saukhyam has established a holistic and wellness product line that connects farmers and vendors across the country. The collaboration aims to showcase a part of Lukes Wellness Market within the store. With Saukhyams vision of creating a sustainable food chain being in line with Luke Wellness Markets approach, the tie-up aims to strengthen the brands coveted retail presence in the micro markets of Goa as well as across the country.

This launch comes close on the heels of success achieved by Lukes Wellness Market that is committed to sourcing products and connects farmers and vendors across the country doing ethical work in the food and lifestyle space. This is the first timeever that the brand is working with a lifestyle and wellness retailer in this capacity to have a concurrent retail presence in multiple markets.The brand has put up a Lukes Wellness Market section within the store that will be revised on a monthly basis. The section displays a variety of hand selected and handpicked products by the holistic mastermind himself. The brand has also infused products ranging from lifestyle categories like food, nutrition, utensils, skin care, cosmetics, books, clothing and fitness accessories, to lend a more holistic appeal.

The shop-in-shop model will enable buyers to touch and feel the product before buying. This initiative is aimed at translating Lukes Wellness Markets holistic approach into a tangible experience. With this strategic move, the brand aims to strengthen its multi-country presence through such models and is looking at scaling the business across various food, wellness and lifestyle stores in the country.

Speaking about the association, Luke Coutinho, Holistic Lifestyle Coach-Integrative Medicine says, Through this launch we are very passionate about bringing an unparalleled level of trust, integrity and expertise to our clients, patients and followers. With this tie up, we aim to expand and create an ethical food chain with complete transparency to support the farmers and local vendors sourcing quality and authentic health products. This collaboration allows us to provide wellness in an engaging way, enabling to touch new markets and shoppers in the process.

About Luke Coutinho Holistic Healing Systems Pvt. Ltd.Luke Coutinho Holistic Healing Systems Pvt. Ltd. focuses on integrative and preventive medicine, disease and coaching with its team of medical doctors, nutritionists, registered dietitians, yoga therapists, lifestyle coaches, clinical dietitians, emotional and mental health professionals and integrative medicine specialists practicing across the globe. The Company has its main presence across India, Dubai, Middle East, Africa, the U.K., and the U.S. The companys ecosystem includes building sustainable and healthy food chains across India.

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Lukes wellness market is an extension of Lukes holistic health store that was launched with the objective of supporting the fair-trade farmers, sustainable and holistic living, and improving the food chain. Live markets are organized across cities wherein farmers and vendors bring in fresh, chemical-free produce and other lifestyle goods grown the ethical way. People across all age groups come together, shop, eat, indulge in fun activities, interact, build communities and make it a family event. It is a step towards resetting the existing food chain in our country and worldwide by making it an honest and ethical one. Lukes wellness market enables consumers to interact and meet the farmers to understand where their food actually comes from.

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Global Alternative Healthcare Providers Market: Overview

Practice of complementary and alternative medicine comprises many different areas of medicines. In addition to that, it is possible that many parts of one field will overlap with another in another area. A case in point is acupuncture, which finds use in both alternative and conventional medicine. Alternative medicine refers to those medical treatments that find utilization instead of conventional therapies. Few people call them complimentary or integrative medicine. Many people make use of alternative therapies so as to make them deal and feel better with diseases like cancer. In this type of treatment, how one feels is an important part in how you cope up with the disease.

Many of the alternative healthcare therapies focus on the reduction of and relaxation from stress. These therapies increase general sense of wellbeing, relieve anxiety, and calm ones emotions. Several doctors, researchers, and nurses have exhibited interest in the concept of positive emotions making improvements in ones health. These factors are estimated to propel the global alternative healthcare providers market toward growth over the forecast tenure.

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Alternative healthcare providers make an offering of a wide variety of products and practices and medical and healthcare systems that are used by patients sans medical supervision. Usually, alternative medicines and treatments are not availed by the people suffering from various chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, liver disease, and osteoporosis. However, there has been a slight change in attitude, a few patients suffering from such chronic diseases are opting for alternative medicines. Such changes in the behavior pattern of patients are expected to spearhead the expansion of the global alternative healthcare providers market in years to come.

Yoga, ayurveda, homeopathic medicines, acupuncture, and unani medicines are some of the types of alternative medicines. The global alternative healthcare providers market is likely to be driven by growing adoption and use of various natural wellness and supplements medicine. In addition to that favorable government initiatives in certain countries, particularly in the Asia Pacific, are expected to create substantial opportunities of growth for the global alternative healthcare providers market over the period of review.

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Thousands of bears, locked in rows of rusty cages so small that they can barely move, stare out through the bars as their bile is drained into containers. Their captors intentionally drill holes into the bears gallbladders to collect their bile for a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) known as Tan Re Qing. These bears spend their entire lives, which often last for over 30 years, inside bile farms, which animal activists dub houses of horror. Animals Asia estimates that more than 12,000 bears are currently held in facilities like these in China, South Korea, and Vietnam.

In March, Chinas National Health Commission (NHC) began recommending Tan Re Qing to treat COVID-19 symptoms. Credible evidence that bear bile helps to treat COVID-19 symptoms does not exist, and according to Clifford Steer, a professor of genetics and medicine at the University of Minnesota, the Tan Re Qing treatment may even worsen patients conditions by decreasing their immune responses. Another inclusion on the NHCs list of TCM treatments for COVID-19 is a pill called Angong Niuhuang Wan, which contains illegally trafficked rhino horn and also has not been proven effective.

As another response to the pandemic, Chinas National Peoples Congress announced in February measures that ban wet market vendors from selling wildlife, including so-called bushmeat, for direct human consumption. However, the captive breeding of wild animals for use in TCM, and the sale of the resulting products (along with sales of exotic furs and leathers), remains completely legal. Breeding of captive wildlife is and remains widespread in China, despite the recent ban on wildlife sales at wet markets.

The NHCs Tan Re Qing recommendation shines a light on Chinas explicit support for the captive wildlife industry to produce animal-based TCM. Conservationists oppose the captive wildlife industry because raising generations of animals in captivity, in addition to sanctioning cruelty, does nothing to ensure the species survival in the wildborn-and-bred captive animals can never be safely released. China policymakers largely ignore the cruel conditions that captive animals endure and falsely claim that breeding animals in captivity reduces their extinction rates. The bear bile in Tan Re Qing is only the most prominent example of a wildlife-based TCM remedy that is sourced from generations of captive animals. Chinese law also permits the captive breeding of pangolins, tigers, musk deer, peacocks, cats, dogs, and rhinos.

Conservation leaders in China are continuously imploring policymakers to crack down on the captive breeding of wildlife, for TCM remedies and all other uses; captive breeding is indisputably driving the illegal poaching and trading of wild animals. The legal existence of the captive breeding industry makes it easier to pass off poached animal products for ones that have been legally harvested. A 2012 investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a conservation nonprofit organization, in China uncovered a common method among poachersinvolving the reuse and counterfeiting of legally-issued government permitsthat enables the trafficking of illegal animal products. The commercial sale of tiger parts, for example, is illegal in China, yet tiger breeding and the distribution of their skins and other body parts are exempt from prosecution if the parts are obtained under forestry administration permits, purportedly for educational purposes. This loophole, exploited since the mid-1980s, allows tigers to be continually trafficked into tiger farms, where they are forcibly bred and their parts harvested for profit. In a 2017 investigation, the EIA observed how tiger farms are thinly disguised as conservation-driven amusement parks; a few tigers in these parks perform for tourists while thousands are caged behind the scenes. Up to 6,000 tigers are currently held captive throughout China, while globally fewer than 4,000 tigers remain in the wildrepresenting a 96 percent population decrease since the start of the 20th century.

The TCM industry uses, usually ineffectively, many species of both trafficked and captive wildlife. Tigers genitals are used as an aphrodisiac, their teeth to treat fevers, and their brains to treat laziness; rhino horns are used as a treatment for fevers and convulsions; shark fins are used to help fight cancer and increase fertility. None of these remedies have been proven medically effective. According to TIME, the false idea that TCM ascribes extraordinary health benefits to rare animal parts has become a persistent misconception that is difficult to eradicate. Scientific evidence notwithstanding, TCM products derived from illegally-trafficked wild animals are perceived by some consumers as being more potent than those sourced from captive animals. Aron White, wildlife campaigner for the EIA, confirms that some TCM enthusiasts consider only products containing wild-raised animals to be the real deal.

In recent years, TCMs overall popularity has grown internationally and offerings from its various sects can now be found in more than 180 countries. Under the guise of TCM, wildlife traffickers are plucking many already vulnerable species from their habitats and leading them closer to extinction. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime identifies TCMs global growth as a primary cause of the recent large spike in wildlife trafficking. The TCM industry currently exploits 36 vulnerable speciesmany of which are not protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Florain various ways for their purported medicinal uses. The rising popularity of TCM is driving a proportional increase in demand for wildlife-based remedies.

Dr. Lixing Lao, President of the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, and practitioners of reputable TCM state that wildlife traders do not necessarily believe in the supposed healing effects of wildlife-based TCM products; they simply exploit the TCM industrys popularity and push misinformation for their own profit. While the conservation community decries wildlife-derived TCM for its role in generating demand for endangered species, the medical community emphasizes these animal-based treatments lack of proven efficacies. Multiple Chinese nonprofit organizations recently proposed that the International Union for the Conservation of Nature assist with ending Chinese companies legal use of endangered species in TCM. Many TCM enthusiasts, both in China and worldwide, openly condemn wildlife-based remedies, which they feel tarnish the practices reputation. Some TCM practitioners, including Dr. Lao, believe that the wildlife industryboth legal and illegalhas infiltrated the TCM industry, thus exploiting and damaging the venerable traditions global image.

The ready availability of wildlife-based TCM is leading to an increase in misinformation regarding both its historic use in Chinese culture and its effectiveness. According to Dr. Lao, teachings dating back to the Tang dynasty state that TCM treatments should be derived solely from plants, not animals. Modern-day TCM practitioners continue to contradict these teachings by exploiting trafficked and captive wildlife for supposedly medicinal uses. Although the majority of TCM distributors have removed wild animal parts from their pharmacopeia in recent years, many vendors doing business in Asian countries and even online persist in selling remedies derived from animals.

Wildlife-based TCM may be in the minority of TCM remedies, but the NHCs recommendation of Tan Re Qing to treat COVID-19 is especially angering to animal activists, given that COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease. Zoonotic diseases are a classification of infectious scourges driven by exploiting animals and their habitats. The ongoing use of ineffective wildlife-based TCM treatments for a virus that was likely unleashed by wildlife exploitation and has escalated into a pandemic, aside from being deeply ironic, puts many human lives at risk while greatly exacerbating the mass species extinction event already underway. Strengthening the scientific link between the current pandemic and wildlife-based TCM, a 2020 microbiology study published by Chinese and German researchers deduces that the Rhinolophus ferrumequinum bat species used in some TCM treatments may be the very one that originally hosted the novel coronavirus before it crossed the species barrier. A TCM formula called Ye Ming Sha is sourced from these bats feces to treat eye conditions, while their dried body parts are consumed as a supposed detox remedy. Despite Chinas ban on the sale of live wild animals (including bats) at food markets, the loophole that allows the trading and handling of bats for TCM poses a serious risk for future zoonotic disease outbreaks.

The inclusion of Tan Re Qing in the NHCs medical compendium also raises questions about the agencys possible motive behind the poorly-timed endorsement. The Chinese government has a history of enforcing government policies that openly favor corporate profits over conservation. Chinas so-called Wildlife Protection Law, enacted in 1989, is a misnomer, as it classifies wild animals as a resource to be used for human benefit. Serving to further legitimize the commercial use of wildlife, the law was amended in 2016 to explicitly assert that animals can be used for TCM remedies. The China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), a nongovernmental organization operating under the framework of the China Science Association that is tasked with implementing conservation laws and policies, misleadingly promotes wildlife farming and captive breeding as animal protection under Chinas Wildlife Protection Law. The CWCA instituted the laws protection for human use clause, which declares that the state encourages breeding and farming of wildlife animals, thereby firmly establishing animals as a resource for human utilization. The willingness of the CWCA to promote wildlife productseven during a wildlife-linked viral pandemicis perhaps less surprising, given that several CWCA board members are executives of TCM companies that sell animal-based remedies. The continuation of Chinas policies that value profits over conservation further jeopardize the survival of endangered wildlife.

The World Health Organization (WHO) joins Chinese policymakers in refusing to unambiguously condemn wildlife-based TCM, despite its risks to global public health. The WHOs global medical compendium includes TCM but fails to specifically condemn the modalitys use of wild animal parts. Panthera, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to wild cat conservation, in 2019 released a statement expressing concern that the WHOs equivocation regarding TCM will be perceived by the global community as a stamp of approval from the United Nations on the overall practice [of TCM], which includes the use of remedies utilizing wild animal parts. The WHO has since stated that it does not condone the use of wildlife in TCM, but has not specifically excluded wildlife-based TCM from its medical compendium. Key conservation players including the EIA and the Wildlife Conservation Trust join Panthera in expressing fears that wildlife poaching and trafficking syndicates will interpret the WHOs ambiguity in their own favor. WHOs failure to unequivocally condemn wildlife-based TCM only makes it easier for wildlife profiteers to traffick animal parts under the guise of sanctioned medical usage.

While Chinas traditional herb-based medicines are popularizing TCM worldwide, wildlife traffickers are simultaneously exploiting the ancient systems popularity to expand their own market. Wildlife-derived TCM modalities should be vilified by all for their role in harming animals. Whether an animal-derived product is sourced from trafficking or captivity, the ecological impacts are similarly destructive. Though the sale of exotic wildlife in Chinese wet markets is now banned, the wildlife industry, both legal and otherwise, continues to exploit animals through the development and promotion of ineffective treatments for a wide range of medical conditions, including COVID-19 itself. In order to help with slowing the extinction rates of vulnerable wildlife, consumers everywhere must ostracize the wildlife industry and its hijacking of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and policymakers worldwide must explicitly condemn its morbid use of animal parts.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio Northeast Ohio natives JoAnn and Bob Glick have pledged $42 million to MetroHealth System, the largest gift in the hospital systems 183-year history.

The couple chose MetroHealth to receive the gift because of the hospital systems commitment to community health and its goal of reducing health disparities, passions that the Glicks share. The gift was announced today.

The gift enables MetroHealth to address social determinants of health so that everyone has equal access to health care and preventative medicine, especially underserved women and children.

We hope that zip codes dont matter anymore, said JoAnn Glick, who trained as a registered nurse with an emphasis on community health.

In recognition of the gift, MetroHealths new main hospital, now under construction on West 25th Street, will be named the MetroHealth Glick Center. The 11-floor hospital is part of the health systems $946 million campus transformation project, which is designed to spur development in the surrounding neighborhood.

However, the $42 million gift will not be used for hospital construction.

It will be wonderful to have our name on the building, said Bob Glick, founder and former CEO of Dots womens fashion company. But whats really important is what happens inside and throughout the neighborhood.

Clearly, the amount of money is huge and will help us focus on our efforts to ensure Cleveland is a healthier place, MetroHealth president and CEO Dr. Akram Boutros said. Beyond that, the due diligence and inquisitiveness that Bob and JoAnn showed is a huge boost in the arm. It gives us confidence that what we do resonates with individuals who want to see change.

The Glicks want to see their gift used to improve the lives of Clevelanders, Boutros said.

They are so committed to making a difference to folks who dont have access to health care and the interventions needed to live their best lives, Boutros said.

The pledge will be split into two funds:

Choosing MetroHealth

A 2013 Plain Dealer profile that described how Boutros was changing the hospital systems culture as the new CEO caught the couples interest and introduced them to MetroHealths mission.

They were intrigued that Boutros wanted to emphasize keeping people healthy rather than simply treating illness. As they weighed options for philanthropy and researched the hospital system, they were impressed by the passion, caring and engagement of everyone from the maintenance staff to physicians.

They wake up every day wanting to serve the people of Cleveland, Bob Glick said. There is a culture of over-the-top passion for their patients thats hard to describe. That made a difference to us.

This isnt the first substantial gift that the Glicks have given to the hospital system. In 2019, the couple gave $500,000 for programs that help children overcome trauma through the arts, and evaluate children for autism spectrum disorders.

They began The JoAnn and Robert Glick Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation in 2007.

The Glicks have deep roots in Northeast Ohio. Bob was born in Shaker Heights and earned degrees from Ohio University and the University of Michigan.

In 2011, after 36 years as founder, CEO and chairman of Dots, Bob Glick sold the company to a private equity firm. Dots operated more than 400 stores in 28 states, including Ohio. All stores were closed in 2019.

JoAnn Glick grew up in Youngstown and received a nursing degree from the University of Michigans School of Nursing. She moved to Cleveland in 1976 to attend nursing school and work at University Hospitals.

Bob Glick hopes that the couples gift will inspire wealthy Clevelanders to consider giving to the citys nonprofits. For their part, the couple plans to continue backing MetroHealth.

This is not a one-time gift, Bob Glick said. We want to keep coming back and supporting Metro.

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Paris-based Ipsen secured Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection) for study patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who progressed following a first-line platinum-based regimen. Onivyde, in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin, was previously approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after disease progression following gemcitabine-based therapy.

The designation marks the second Onivyde secured in the past six months. In June, the FDA awarded the designation to Onivyde for patients with previously untreated, unresectable, locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Ipsen is conducting an ongoing Phase III study assessing Onivyde as a monotherapy for SCLC study patients who have progressed on or after a first-line platinum-based regimen.

Howard Mayer, Ipsens head of research and development, called the Fast Track designation for Onivyde an extension of Ipsens focus and contribution to the oncology landscape.

With this aggressive and often late-stage diagnosed form of lung cancer, we are proud to be one step closer to making another treatment option available to patients, Mayer said in a statement.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States. In 2020, the American Cancer Society estimates there to be about 228,280 new cases of lung cancer in the country.SCLC comprises 10% to 15% of all lung cancers and is a very aggressive form of cancer with about 70% of people having metastatic disease when they are diagnosed.

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RevoluGen U.K.-based RevoluGen announced new results from its improved Fire Monkey/Fire Flower version 8 (FMv8) protocol. Results show the protocol demonstrated a 30Gb+ yield of long DNA reads raw data of anE. Colibacterial sample on a single Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION flow cell. The increased yield offers significant potential cost and performance advantages across all sequencing platforms, the company said. The FMv8 protocol introduces a needle-aspirate-based, cell-resuspension step prior to cell lysis that boosts DNA recovery. The spin-column has been optimized to deliver homogenous High Molecular Weight DNA extracted and purified from bacterial and mammalian samples. ForE. Coli, the FMv8 protocol allows the ONT MinION to deliver optimal sequencing throughput at an impressive N50 of 36.7Kb, the company added.

GENFIT Frances GENFIT announced the conclusion of the partial buyback of GENFITs 6,081,081 convertible bonds maturing in October 2022. The company said it achieved satisfactory results. Once the buyback is complete, the company will announce the final results.

Abivax Also based in France, Abivax completed recruitment for its Phase IIb induction study for ABX464 as a treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Top-line results of the PhaseIIbUC induction study are expected to be available in Q2 2021. The Phase IIb induction study in patients with moderate-to-severe UC, enrolled the first patient in August 2019. In addition, Abivax initiated a companion long-term open-label maintenance study in which patients who have completed the induction study were eligible to continue the treatment to further investigate the long-term safety and efficacy profile of ABX464. Previously, the company announced positive results of the previous Phase IIa induction study in UC in September 2018.

HZI Germanys Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) secured two awards worth up to $15 million from CARB-X to develop non-traditional approaches against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The goal is to develop a first-in-class treatment for Staphylococcusaureusinfections and thereby prevent exacerbation of pneumonia. The drug is a small-molecule inhibitor of theS. aureus-hemolysin,a virulence factor responsible for thebacteriums pathogenicity and ability to cause infection and disease. The drug would disarm the pathogens most importanttoxin that causes damage to lung tissue and immune cells. Additionally, HZI is looking to develop a new treatment for difficult-to-treatPseudomonas aeruginosainfections in cystic fibrosis patients. The new pathoblocker treatment aims to disarm pathogens and suppress the disease-causing properties ofP. aeruginosabacteria, instead of killing the bacteria as an antibiotic would aim to do.By rendering the pathogens harmless instead of killing them, selection pressure on the pathogens is relieved and resistance is likely to develop more slowly.

ERS Genomics Irelands ERS Genomics Limited, and Germanys Vivlion GmbH, announced a non-exclusive license agreement granting Vivlionaccess to ERS Genomics CRISPR/Cas9 patent portfolio, to enhance Vivlions gene editing reagents and screening services. Vivlion holds an exclusive license to Goethe University of Frankfurts proprietary 3Cs technology for the production of next generation 3Cs CRISPR/Cas gRNA libraries. The license from ERS Genomics now enables Vivlion to offer both R&D reagents and screening services to its customers worldwide. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

Noema Pharma Swiss startup Noema Pharma secured $59 million in a Series A funding round, as well as four neurological product candidates from Roche. The product candidates will be developed in neurological indications with severe unmet need, such as seizures in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), trigeminal neuralgia, Tourette syndrome and other rare neurological disorders.

TSK Laboratory Netherlands-based TSK developed a new needle that could save 4% to 8% of vaccine doses, which could prevent wasted parts of the COVID-19 preventative medicines. A conventional needle has an average dead space of 45 microliters, which is the amount of vaccine or medicine being wasted per injection. TSK Laboratory developed an inventive and patented needle in 2014 in which this average dead space is reduced to 14 microliters. TSK said its Low Dead Space technology prevents waste of liquid vaccine when it is being extracted from the container, which will ultimately stretch the number of available doses.

Horizon Discovery Group U.K.-based Horizon Discovery Group granted a license to Chinas Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co. for its cGMP-compliant CHOSOURCE platform. Sanyou will use Horizons gene-edited Glutamine Synthetase (GS) knockoutChinese Hamster Ovary(CHO) K1 cell line for the developmentof pre-clinical antibody drug projects andto support the clinical development and commercialization of its customers human biotherapeutic products as well as offering the platform through its contract research services.

eTheRNA Belgium-based eTheRNA immunotherapies NV entered into a strategic agreement with China Grand Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Holdings Ltd. to establish a new joint venture company, Nanjing AuroRNA Biotech Co., Ltd. in Mainland China. The new company will deploy eTheRNAs proprietary mRNA technology for pharmaceutical research and development and production in the Greater China Region. This follows an undisclosed equity investment by China Grand Pharma in eTheRNAs Series B financing round earlier in 2020. The formation of AuroRNA Biotech with China Grand Pharma provides eTheRNA access to the Greater China market for selected mRNA cancer and infectious disease vaccine programs, its proprietary mRNA formulation technologies and GMP manufacturing process technology. eTheRNAs global programs will benefit from China Grand Pharmas development, clinical and marketing input.

4D Biomaterials Innovate UK awarded 4D Biomaterials, a spinout by University of Birmingham Enterprise and Warwick Innovations, to develop new commercialization of a new class of liquid resins that can be custom-printed into bioresorbable 3D tissue scaffolds providing accelerated and improved wound healing following major surgery.

Tubulis Germanys Tubulis formed a strategic collaboration with WuXi STA and WuXi Biologics to manufacture and advance Tubulis next generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) towards IND-enabling studies. Tubulis has developed a dual platform approach to generate uniquely matched and disease-specific ADCs that combine selective antibodies with effective payloads. Tubulisrecently completed a 10.7 million Series A to expand the therapeutic potential of ADCs and to advance itsuniquely versatile and customizable ADC technology portfolio. The company utilizes two proprietary technologies to tacklelimitations of currently approved ADCs, which includestability and payload-driven toxicity.

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Many people experience smelly armpits from time to time. When people sweat, the liquid mixes with the bacteria on the skin. When this dries, it can cause an unpleasant smell.

Several remedies are available for excessive sweating, including over-the-counter treatments, prescription medications, injections, and more.

In this article, we look at what causes smelly armpits, how to treat them, and when it might be a good idea to speak with a doctor.

Sweat is responsible for smelly armpits. Sweating is a normal and necessary bodily function that stops people from overheating.

There are 24 million sweat glands on the body. Most of these are eccrine sweat glands, and the others are apocrine sweat glands. People have lots of both types of sweat gland in the armpits.

When a person exercises or becomes too hot, the sweat glands release sweat, which evaporates and cools the body down. Stress and intense emotions can also make people sweat.

Eccrine glands release a clear liquid that does not smell. However, if it dries on the skin, it can smell.

Apocrine glands release a thick fluid that smells when it mixes with the bacteria on the skin.

The sweat glands become more active in both males and females during puberty. As a result, it is common for teenagers to start to get smelly armpits when they did not before.

Some people have a medical disorder that makes them sweat more than they should. The name for this condition is hyperhidrosis.

Hyperhidrosis affects about 3% of the population. People who have the disorder have overactive sweat glands that release sweat even when they are not hot or exercising.

Hyperhidrosis is usually harmless, but it is sometimes the result of an overactive thyroid.

When sweat mixes with bacteria, it can lead to a distinctive body odor, which people commonly refer to as B.O. If this odor becomes chronic, doctors call it bromhidrosis.

Some foods, such as garlic, can change the way sweat smells.

Good hygiene can help prevent smelly armpits by getting rid of the bacteria that cause the odor.

People should shower or bathe once a day and after exercise. They should also wear clean clothes every day and change their clothes after exercising.

As well as practicing good hygiene, people can try other ways to combat smelly armpits. These include:

Shaving the armpits and using a deodorant or antiperspirant can often help prevent body odor. Regular deodorant comes with a fragrance that will help mask the smell.

Antiperspirant contains chemicals that stop people from sweating. They plug the sweat glands, which tells the body to stop making sweat.

These simple measures might not work for people with hyperhidrosis.

If sweating is excessive, it can cause smelly armpits even if a person washes regularly and uses deodorant or antiperspirant.

The first thing that a doctor will recommend is usually a prescription strength antiperspirant. Sometimes, these might burn or irritate the skin. If this happens, the person should tell their doctor.

If prescription strength antiperspirants do not stop the excessive sweating, doctors might suggest the treatments below.

People usually refer to botulinum toxin injections as Botox.

Sometimes, doctors inject tiny amounts of Botox into the armpits to treat excessive sweating.

Botox injections help stop excessive sweating by blocking a chemical in the body that stimulates the sweat glands.

For most people, it takes 45 days to work, and the effects usually last for about 46 months.

Some people might find the injections painful.

If excessive sweating affects the whole body, doctors might suggest using anticholinergic medicines.

Anticholinergic medicines stop people from sweating, so they are not generally suitable for athletes or people who live in hot climates.

Common side effects of these drugs include:

Eating some foods, including garlic and onion, can make sweat smell different. Alcohol can also have this effect. Consuming certain foods and drinks may, therefore, lead to a sudden change in body odor around the armpits.

Stress and anxiety can make people sweat more than usual. Sometimes, this can lead to a sudden change in the way the armpits smell.

Many different factors can cause what doctors call secondary hyperhidrosis. This term means that the excessive sweating is a symptom of something else.

Possible causes of secondary hyperhidrosis include:

Excessive sweating is not necessarily the cause of all sudden changes in armpit odor.

For instance, the skin condition intertrigo might cause a musty smell. This condition, which causes a rash, develops in folds of the skin, such as those in the belly, under the breasts, and in the armpits.

Doctors might recommend using a special soap that contains 1% ketoconazole. They will also suggest keeping the affected area as clean and dry as possible.

Everyone will have smelly armpits from time to time. It is perfectly normal and not typically a cause for concern.

If smelly armpits are a more frequent occurrence, though, they can get in the way of everyday life.

Both hyperhidrosis and bromhidrosis can cause distress and social problems. When this is the case, the person should speak to a doctor.

The best way to prevent smelly armpits is to wash daily and after sweating.

Using antiperspirant or deodorant and shaving the armpits can also help.

Avoiding alcohol and certain foods, such as onions and garlic, will also help prevent smelly armpits in some cases.

Sweating is an essential bodily function and is perfectly normal. When the liquid dries, it can smell. Most people will have smelly armpits at times.

Washing daily and after exercising, wearing clean clothes every day, and using antiperspirant or deodorant should usually prevent the problem.

Some people have a condition that makes them sweat too much. Doctors call this hyperhidrosis, and it can sometimes lead to body odor.

Various factors can cause a sudden change in armpit odor. These include certain foods and medications.

Anyone who finds that smelly armpits are affecting their quality of life should speak with a doctor.

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Originally published in Chinese by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, Elsevier secured the rights to publish this important reference book in English at a time when knowledge sharing on preventing the spread of and treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus, subsequently named SARS-CoV-2, was at its most critical.

The three Co-Editors-in-Chief, Jie-Ming QU, Bin CAO and Rong-Chang CHEN, are senior physicians, as well as clinical and scientific research experts specializing in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine with relevant experience in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak was first identified in December 2019.

Along with other physicians working in China, the Co-Editors-in-Chief have built up deep knowledge and insights on the prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, all of which are now globally relevant to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatmentelaborates on the ethology, pathogenesis epidemiology, clinical characteristics, treatment principles, rehabilitation and prevention, as well as prevention and control measures for COVID-19 to provide healthcare workers first-hand information on the prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.

Key features of the book include:

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Nanshan ZHONG, Peer Reviewer Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Director of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease (The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University)

"We've entered a normalization phase in the prevention and control of COVID-19, and I believe the insights contained in this book on emergent diseases especially those on acute respiratory infections that have significant socio-economic impact are extremely informative and highly valuable in the prevention and control of future outbreaks. COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatmentis the English version of Elsevier's first Chinese-authored publication on the topic of the novel coronavirus. I sincerely hope this book can facilitate better and effective prevention and control of the disease through the sharing of knowledge and experience of Chinese healthcare workers."

Chen WANG, Peer ReviewerPresident, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeVice President & Academician of Chinese Academy of EngineeringDirector, National Respiratory Clinical Research Center, Leader, National Key Disciplines for Respiratory MedicineVice-Chairperson, Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases

"The English version of COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatment is of considerable significance as it provides valuable insights of the experiences of China's healthcare professionals in their combat against COVID-19 in the country where the virus was first identified. As a new and previously unknown virus, the manner in which it mutates and changes means that the virus will manifest itself differently at different time periods, as well as in different geography, demographic and ethnicities. The book offers an important medical reference of the COVID-19 situation at a point in time in China and highlights the interdependency between Chinese and international publishers in facilitating knowledge exchange to address important global issues."

Jie-Ming QU, Co-Editor-in-Chief Professor and Party Chief of Ruijin Hospital Chair of Chinese Thoracic Society

"The essence of this book is founded upon the first-hand account and experience of health care experts working on the front lines in the areas of prevention and control when the novel coronavirus first appeared, which the authors have systematically and meticulously curated to form the framework of the syllabus. This book is an important reference that brings together some of China's finest experts in respiratory and critical care medicine, as well as showcases the country's expertise in clinical research and professionalism in caring for the infirm."

Tiandong QIAN, Chairman of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press

"The outcome of this collaboration between Elsevier and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press is significant and its inherent value is of considerable relevance to the international health and science community. We've also signed licensing agreements for Russian, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese rights to the book, which demonstrates its global impact."

Dr. Glyn Jones, Publisher, Elsevier

"The book proposal from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press came at a very important time when doctors and nurses in Europe and the US were having to treat patients with coronavirus for the very first time, and were very interested to learn from China's experience, which it had built up in the months before. Recognizing the importance of the book, Elsevier undertook to ensure publication as soon as possible. Elsevier is committed to publishing high-quality content that will be of interest to researchers. So far this year, we have commissioned 17 new books written by researchers from all over the world related to various, different aspects of Covid-19."

Lynn LI, Managing Director Greater China, Elsevier

"Elsevier supports scientific and medical advancement for the benefit of our society. Publishing the English version of COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatmentin partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press is a way for us to facilitate the urgent global effort to understand, contain and eradicate the novel coronavirus. We believe that clear, consistent and evidence-based guidance and resources are crucial to helping communities overcome the pandemic. This book has undergone a rigorous peer-review process and draws on the rich experiences to present a first-hand account of frontline health care professionals combatting the virus over the course of two months."

Elsevier Novel Coronavirus Information Center

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