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Physician scientist, right of centre, agnostic

[Derek Sivers @sivers]

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[Aravind @aravind]

My hypothesis: Early humans who were migrating out via India were trapped in the Himalayas of present North East India during ice age.

The extreme cold and lack of sun made their skin very pale (to help make more vit-d), made their eyes smaller (to see well during snow storms), noses and face flatter (to reduce loss of body heat), less dense eyebrows (to prevent snow from sticking) etc.

These are classic Asian facial features. Then, once ice age was over, they migrated out to Asia populating China, Korea, and as far as Japan. So my hypothesis is East Asians originated in India. Not the other way around it is said that "North East Indians share genetics with East Asians."

It is East Asians who carry genetics of North East Indians. Migration of humans happened east ward from India, not into India. And genetic diversity of North East India is much higher than say China, Japan, or Korea. Just like Africa's genetic variation is very high compared to Arabia or Europe.

[seeji @seeji]

@Ellarakannada It has changed. I recently saw CBSE English text book for 4th has a full chapter on Rani Abbakka. I don’t remember reading about her when I was in school in 90s.

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@BahlKanan DECLUTTER

[Dr.Sivaranjini @dr_sivaranjani]

Dear all

This is a final year medical student. She belongs to an agricultural labourer's family. The family is totally broken after stem cell transplant failed for ALL. CAR T cell therapy can save her life! It will cost 50lakhs, but the doctors team are negotiating with the pharma company and trying to bring it down to 35 to 40 lakhs. I managed to raise 20 lakhs so far. There is 50 to 60 percent chance for her to live and become a good doctor if we help her. She is a very strong girl with a lot of will power! She is confident she will come out a winner! Pls do help by donating whatever you can for the cause. It's my heartfelt and sincere request! Pls!
@revanth_anumula Sir, request your help from the CM relief fund.

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[WINTRACK INC @wintrackinc]

From October 1, 2025, our company will cease import/export activities in India.

For the past 45 days, Chennai Customs officials have relentlessly harassed us.

After exposing their bribery practices twice this year, they retaliated, effectively crippling our operations and destroying our business in India.

We deeply thank everyone who has supported us during these difficult times.

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[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

Chennai auto driver dies after stray dog bite despite rabies vaccination
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[Amit Thadhani @amitsurg]

Respected PM @narendramodi ,
Respected Health Minister @mansukhmandviya ,
May I suggest a doable solution to reduce the menace of antimicrobial resistance.

Due to rampant overuse and misuse of even the highest antimicrobials, bacteria and fungi are now showing extreme drug resistance leaving us with virtually no viable options.
But there is a way to make bacteria respond to existing antibiotics again.
It has been seen that if some Antimicrobials are not used for a prolonged period, organisms lose resistance and once again start responding to it.
Hospitals have been trying to rotate antibiotics being used in-house especially in ICU setup, but as long as they are still in use elsewhere in the community, the exposure to the drug continues and resistance continues to develop and persist. Moreover, transfer of resistant organisms to that establishment from environment does not stop and hence, doing this at individual hospital level proves ineffective.
We have a National Antibiotic Stewardship Program but as long as antibiotics remain available, doctors will continue to use them as per their past experience.
NHS UK is also taking drastic steps to curtail critical antibiotic usage by as much as 81% over the next five years. The WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) system groups antibiotics used in humans into three simple traffic light categories: Access (green), Watch (orange) or Reserve (red).

I suggest a mandatory National Antimicrobial Rotation Policy under which selected antibiotics and antifungals will be placed in highly restricted (Red) category for at least a full calendar year, during which they cannot be issued from pharmacy without submission of a documented positive culture report showing sensitivity to that antibiotic without any other available options.
The antibiotics in “red” list can change every year, coming into “orange” or “green” based on fresh community surveillance reports, while others go into the “red” list.
This should be across the board, including the antibiotics being used in veterinary, animal husbandry, rearing/slaughter, fisheries, and poultry industries. Disappearance of the antibiotic from environment altogether is needed for restoring sensitivity.

Such measures can be successful only by intervention at the highest level. I therefore appeal to you to include National Antimicrobial Rotation policy at the earliest as part of National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance.
Regards, Dr Amit Thadhani.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

FAQs on Rabies:

1. Once developed, rabies is 100% fatal.

2. Which animals can transmit it: Any warm-blooded animal. Dogs are the most common source. But cats, monkeys, bats, camels, and even pigs can also transmit it.

3. Mode of transmission: Bite; lick on broken skin or mucosa (like eyes, nose, or mouth); scratches if the claws are contaminated with saliva; or saliva splashing into the eyes or mouth.

4. Incubation: Rabies symptoms usually appear in 1 to 3 months but can show up as early as a few days or as late as a year, depending on the bite site and virus load. Once symptoms start, it's too late.

5. What to do immediately after a bite, scratch, or lick: Wash the wound with soap and running water for 15 minutes. Then apply an antiseptic like betadine. This step alone can greatly reduce the chance of infection.

6. When to see a doctor: As soon as possible.

7. What if the animal is vaccinated: It doesn't matter. Vaccination is good and reduces the risk but doesn’t eliminate it completely, especially when pet vaccination in India is not uniformly regulated

8. Vaccination, immunoglobulin, or both: For academic interest only :

Category I (licks on intact skin, animal sniffing, contact without bite/scratch) generally requires nothing except washing.

Category II (nibbling, minor scratches without bleeding) requires vaccination.

Category III (deep bites, multiple wounds, licking on broken skin, or bites on head/face/genitals) requires both vaccination and immunoglobulin.

BUT YOU DON’T DECIDE WHICH CATEGORY YOU FALL UNDER OR WHAT TREATMENT YOU NEED. EVEN CATEGORY I EXPOSURE SHOULD BE SHOWN TO A DOCTOR. LET YOUR DOCTOR, AND NOT YOU, DECIDE WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU.

9. Specially for parents: Kids may downplay licks and minor scratches as harmless. So, educate them. Explain the risks and emphasize that they should never hide any contact with dogs from you.

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@kush07 @RemindMe_OfThis in 6 months

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Poor and middle-class households send their kids to the fauj to safeguard the very freedom that lets rich, entitled brats sit in their safe homes and write articles calling those very soldiers settlers, aggressors, paid mercenaries, and worse.

[Vijay Patel @vijaygajera]

DIGITAL ARREST SCAM🚨

FIRST TIME LIVE RECORDING.

1. Please read, watch, and share this thread as much as possible so we can save more people from this fraud.

[Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital & Research Centre @shankaracancer]

We are proud to anounce that Dr. Chandana Sri, DrNB (Surgical Oncology) fellow at @shankaracancer, has published an English translation of “Mankutimmana Kagga,” titled “Muddled Muff’s Musings,” available via Sahitya Akademi and Padhega India.✨

#surgicalexcellence #Writer

[seeji @seeji]

Justice must be served for our fellow doctor, Dr Moumita who faced an unimaginable tragedy. No one should ever suffer such brutality. We stand together, demanding swift and firm action to ensure the perpetrators are held accountable. #JusticeForMoumita #RGKarCollege

[Charlie Munger Fans @CharlieMunger00]

MUST READ 🙏

Remembering my teacher Charlie Munger - By Li Lu

Thursday, November 30, 2023

I was on a business trip in Asia on Tuesday when I got the call from the Munger family informing me that Charlie was in his final hours. I hopped onto the next flight I could find to California, and before departure, was able to talk to Charlie through the help of his daughter. Charlie had largely lost consciousness, but still I could clearly hear him trying to make a sound to acknowledge he had heard me. Upon landing, I learned that Charlie had left us a few hours earlier.

I arrived at his Santa Barbara home and had the opportunity to spend cherished time with family members, reminiscing about all things Charlie. Charlie was engaging, humorous and full of wit even at Thanksgiving dinner just a few days ago, family members told me. I visited his home library again. In that very room, exactly 20 years ago, also on a post-Thanksgiving weekend afternoon, following the introduction by our mutual friend Ron Olson, Charlie and I first struck up a deep conversation which ran for several hours. It began an investment partnership that has now endured two decades. Charlie became my mentor, partner, dear friend and above all, life-long role model.

I was so deeply grateful that the Munger family made a special arrangement the next day for me to say a proper and private goodbye to Charlie.

There, lying quietly with eyes closed, Charlie looked the same as ever, peaceful and sincere with a subtle smile on his face. There was a serenity about him. For a moment, I was reminded of the Living Buddhas I once saw in the Buddhist temples of Thailand. In the Buddhist tradition, the bodies of truly enlightened monks, through life-long self-cultivation, can remain incorrupt, without any traces of mummification after death. In that moment, it is what I saw in Charlie, an enlightened sage with an incorruptible body, surrounded by a glimmer of eternal light.

Charlie was not a Buddhist. That vision can never be tested. But it is incontrovertible that his legacy and impact will live on for generations to come.

In our capitalist society, where do virtue, moral responsibility, truth-seeking and public service fit in? Charlie Munger answered these questions through his long exemplary life. He insisted on making money in the most morally sound way, entering transactions only when, if positions were reversed, he would comfortably take the other side. He sought worldly wisdom through life-long learning. He guided life with rationality devoid of mental deficiencies such as envy, resentment and self-pity. He faced and persevered through countless adversities with stoicism and equanimity. As he gained in wealth and stature, he showed little appetite for the trappings of that success, and instead spent his wealth on worthy causes and tirelessly spread his worldly wisdom to those who would listen, often with humor. He remained deeply engaged with family, friends, partners and the broader world with loving assiduousness through his last days.

In his later decades, Charlie Munger’s ideas began to spread across the world, particularly in the most populous countries of China and India. In China, the Mandarin language version of “Poor Charlie’s Almanack,” an anthology by and about Charlie Munger, sold over 1.2 million copies over the last 10 years. There, the educated class increasingly came to view Charlie as the embodiment of the modern-day Confucianism, maintaining a virtuous and enlightened life while embracing the market forces of capitalism. In time, that vision of modern Confucianism will be crucial for Chinese modernization and how China interacts with the rest of the world.

Charlie’s teachings will continue to spread, inspire and impact the world even more profoundly. That will be his eternal legacy.

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[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw @kiranshaw]

Laying the foundation stone at 20th Km Hosur Road which started Biocon’s incredible journey 40 years ago! Today we celebrate 45 years of Biocon’s garage startup in 1978 to its global leadership in Biopharma today.

[Dr Prashant Mishra @drprashantmish6]

Please help him for His son's Treatment.

Hi,
I am Arvind Dubey teaching in school.
I am raising funds for my son, Shashank Dubey who is suffering from Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is undergoing treatment at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. Required 21 lakhs for treatment.

Shashank is 3rd year medical student from Government medical College Miraj.
After working very hard for 2years he was able to get good marks in NEET and got admission in Medical College. Shashank who was dreaming to serve the needy and help others recover from the medical problem has got a disease which is life threatening.

Please help Shashank to save his dream and life .The family has done all it can to collect the total amount required for the treatment but Rs.2100000 more is required to pay for all the medical expenses.

As the amount required is huge, I request you to kindly contribute towards the treatment and help during this time of need. Each contribution is important!
Please help us raise this amount on UPI : dubeyshashank260@oksbi and sharing this with your friends and family.

[Priya Nagwani @priya_nagwani]

Which cooking oil is the best? Is it refined oil or olive oil? Mustard oil or ghee?

I have written about this previously, but given so much of misconceptions around it, here’s a thread demystifying cooking oils to help you choose the right one!

[Virali Modi @Virali01]

PLEASE RT!

I am disabled and I got married at the Registrars Office at Khar Mumbai on 16/10/23. The office was on the 2nd floor WITHOUT a lift. They wouldn’t come downstairs for the signatures and I had to be carried up two flights of stairs to get married.

[SPACE.com @SPACEdotcom]

India on the moon! Chandrayaan-3 becomes 1st probe to land near lunar south pole https://t.co/TC77w0J5QZ