What is a coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that upon infection, may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, coronaviruses are confirmed to cause respiratory infections resulting in ailments such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus – SARS nCOV 2…
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disturbed lives, livelihoods, businesses and communities globally. As the number of corona positive cases and related deaths continue to rise, it is arguably established that we are in the middle of a global healthcare crisis. Leading healthcare and medical technology associations throughout the world are coming together and finding…
Making quality healthcare affordable is the core of our business. As a leading health technology organization, we at Trivitron have always favored cutting-edge technical breakthroughs that help ensure healthy life and longevity by facilitating access to our quality healthcare and medical technology products. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, Trivitron has been closely monitoring the…
World Cancer Day as we know it, falls on February 4 each year, marking the prevalence of top cancers that affect the population in India – among which lung, breast, cervical and colorectal cancers lead the way. Cervical Cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix – the tunnel-like tissue that connects the uterus…
Of about a hundred different strains, some of them from the sexually transmitted infection Human Papillomavirus or the HPV virus as commonly known, are responsible for causing cervical cells to transform into cancerous ones. Cervical Cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix – the tunnel-like tissue that connects the uterus with the vagina…
Leading regulatory agencies recommend the role of hand hygiene for the prevention of pathogenic transmission. The ability of hand hygiene, including hand washing or the utilization of alcohol based hand sanitizers to prevent infections is related to decrease in the number of microbes that contaminate the hands. Hand washing removes pathogens, while research demonstrate that…
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women. But what is more dangerous is a series of breast cancer myths that invoke doubts and suspicions, leading to lack of timely detection and action. Young women are often seen too unwary of breast cancer under the assumption that it may not affect them…
Better late than never is not just an adage. It’s a wakeup call for self-assessment and early supervision of a confused circumstance that could translate into a positive one. So is the case with early detection of breast cancer. Because when detected early, it can lead to the best chances of effective treatment associated with…
In the world of Clinical Chemistry, tests often require sophisticated equipment in addition to clinical reagents. Blood gas analysers, electrophoresis and chromatography, among others, are used alongside self-testing equipment to enable patients to self-monitor different compounds. The Electrophoresis technique is used extensively in DNA, RNA and protein analysis – wherein the technique is used to…
Adverse health outcomes are either adapted or innate. The latter however is a consequence of genetic disorders, where specific enzyme defects interfere with the normal metabolism of exogenous (dietary) or endogenous protein, carbohydrate or fat intake. These disorders hence earn the term Inborn Errors of Metabolism or IEM. What this disorder does is reduce or…
