Perseus Bascinet -for Buhurt
Description of the Product
Made of thicker 2,5 mm steel to withstand the rigours of ultimate heavy combat. Made for buhurt, historical medieval battle (HMB), heavy combat and other Battle of the Nations -style combat.
This medieval bascinet owes its name to a magnificent piece of medieval fantasy. Greek hero, Perseus, is flying on Pegasus, his winged horse, and is fighting a sea monster using a huge scythe as his weapon. Perseus is rescuing Andromeda, as she has been offered as a sacrifice to appease the sea monster. Luckily Perseus saves the day by killing the monster and wins the heart of Andromeda. Perseus is wearing a very similar helmet as this version we are offering.
Bascinet was a common helmet type and was used from the beginning of the 1300's all the way to late 1400's. By 1350 bascinets had replaced great helmets on battlefields and bascinet remained as heavily armored soldier's head protection until the 1450's (with some modifications on the way). Bascinet was mainly worn by the wealthy knightly class and heavily armored men-at-arms.
The eye-slit of this bascinet is not one continuous, wide and narrow opening, but is divided into smaller parts by bars. Such barred ocular protected the eyes much better than open eye-slit. Wide open eye-slit is a weak point in the helmet, and there is a danger of the thrust of your opponent getting through. Barred ocular reduces vision slightly but improves security. It was a compromise of better protection at the cost of vision.
The shape of this bascinet is rounder and smoother compared to the traditional hounskull-bascinet. The roundness of the shapes and barred oculars became common during the end of 1300s and early 1400s.
Bascinets were typically fitted with a mail curtain –called aventail- to protect the neck and throat of the wearer. This helmet has brass vervelles riveted on to the edge of the helmet for easy attachement of your mail aventail.
The visor of the helmet locks into upright position with a spring pin and can be locked down using a leather strap and buckle on the other side and a hook lock on the other. Inside the helmet you have a leather chin strap but no liner. All height adjustments are made by fitting padding to suit you. Steel thickness may vary due to the handcrafted methods used on its manufacturing. Made by Marshal Historical. Weight approx. 4.1 kg.
Available in two sizes: size M for head circumference of approx. 60-61cm and size L for 63-64cm.
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Holmen's forests have an important role to play in ackling the problem of climate change. The Group's forest stewardship programme is aimed at
ensuring that by 2050 the volume of standing timber is 50 per cent higher than in 2000. This is one of the Group´s sustainable development
The forests represent a biological production apparatus that can produce wood and energy for all eternity, with the aid of sun, air and water. The forests and their products thus play a given part in the sustainable society of the future. Realisation that this is the case and the increasing shortages of finite raw materials help to strengthen the position of products made from renewable raw materials.
Growth in Holmen's forests comfortably exceeds annual removal of wood. The aggregate stock of wood in the forests is therefore steadily increasing. This trend has been in progress for a long time and will continue until the mid-21st century. The reason for this is that a large proportion of the growth is taking place in young forests that are not yet ready for harvesting. As these younger forests become older, it will also become possible to harvest the same volume of wood each year as is added by growth at the same time.
The Holmen sites in Iggesund and Norrköping are what are known as biomass combines. The raw material first goes to the sawmills and becomes sawn timber, and what is left at the end of the process then goes on to be used as raw material for the paper and paperboard mills. By gathering all fibre flows together in one place, it will become possible to add other operations in the longer term. Pellets, district heating and generation of electricity are a few viable options.
Forest raw material offers opportunities for development
Holmen is examining the feasibility of manufacturing additional products, besides traditional ones, from forest raw materials. These may include chemical products, transport fuels and entirely new materials. Holmen has strengthened its organisation in this area, in which it has identified some very interesting future opportunities.
Increased forest growth
Growth in Holmen's forests is to increase, which will give higher future harvests and bind more carbon dioxide. In 2050 the volume of standing timber and the harvest is to be 50 per cent higher than it was in 2000. Growth is increasing according to plan and the volume of standing timber is now 15 per cent higher than in 2000, while the harvest has increased by 25 per cent.
Increased forest production is consistent with the aspirations of society to combat climate change. It improves the prospects of manufacturing substitutes for products with an impact on climate and for fossil-based energy sources.


Are You a "Green" Caregiver? 3 Easy Tips
Last updated: Jan 13, 2009
The words "green" and "caregiving" aren't often seen together. Environmentally-aware advice tends to focus on nature-friendly ways you can live better and longer, rather than on green ways to take care of family members who are already living longer (even though they never detoxified their homes or ate home-composted antioxidants).
What's more, a lot of the green advice out there is beyond my pocketbook (hybrid cars, organic everything) or my patience. (Am I the only person left who find those compact fluorescent bulbs unkind to aging eyes?) Some standard eco-advice can also be impractical for caregivers, like turning the thermostat down to 60 degrees if you have a frail person in the house who needs it warm.
But I was delighted to learn this week about these simple "green" measures which, if they don't save the planet at least certainly don't hurt it -- and might save the family member you care for:
- Take a walk in a park together. Spending time outdoors in nature improves mental functioning, like attention and memory, especially when compared to walking in an urban setting, University of Michigan researchers report in the January Psychological Science.
- Can't get outside? Watch a nature documentary, flip through a coffee table book, or review photos of a past trip to a national park. The UM study also showed that even looking at nature secondhand from indoors provides more mental-health benefit than walking outside in a city! The researchers think it's because nature is more symmetrical and aesthetic, requiring less mental energy to process (and therefore being more calming). City scenes, in contrast, present a complex, confusing array of stimuli to process -- they're less mentally restorative.
- Follow-up an illness or a hospitalization with the gift of flowers. Yet another study, this time on people recovering from abdominal surgery, affirms that greenery seems to speed recovery. (There's a growing body of this research.) Comparing two groups, one with flowers in their hospital room and one without, Kansas State University researchers found that the plant-bestowed group used significantly less pain medication, had better (lower) blood pressure and heart rate, and reported less pain, anxiety, and fatigue.
Tip: Nurses told the researchers that potted plants are better than flowers because they last longer, and as the patients recovered, they liked to tend to them, further aiding healing.
Makes me want to keep my eyes open for other "natural" ways to make caregiving easier (as opposed to more work).
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Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
The pharmaceutical industry in India is among the most highly organized sectors. This industry plays an important role in promoting and sustaining development in the field of global medicine. Due to the presence of low cost manufacturing facilities, educated and skilled manpower and cheap labour force among others, the industry is set to scale new heights in the fields of production, development, manufacturing and research. In 2008, the domestic pharma market in India was expected to be US$
10.76 billion and this was likely to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 9.9 per cent until 2010 and subsequently at 9.5 per cent till the year 2015.
The Annual turnover of the Indian Pharma Industry during 2015-16 was 1,85,388 crores during 2015-16. It represented a decline of 7.4% over the correspondence figure for 2014-15 i.e. 2,00,151 crores. The CAGR for last 5 financial years was 8.88%.
The pharmaceutical industry in India is one of the success stories of independent India. It has developed at a phenomenal rate since the 1970s. India has become self-reliant in drugs and has emerged as a major player in the global pharmaceutical industry. It is a source of low-cost quality drugs to the entire world including developed countries such as the USA and Europe.
The lessons that can be drawn from the Indian experience are relevant for the development of the pharmaceutical industry in other developing countries. They also have implications for the industrial policy debate about the role of the government vis-à-vis market.
The patent system has played important role in the pharmaceutical industry. Globally the pharmaceutical industry is dominated by a small number of pharmaceutical companies (MNCs) – Pfizer, Glaxo Smith Kline, Merck, Johnson &Johnson, for example. These MNCs develop new drugs or in-license those developed by others and use the patent system to prevent others from manufacturing and selling them. They also use an elaborate marketing infrastructure to promote the new drugs and to maintain dominant market shares even after the expiry of patents. The large number of remaining pharmaceutical companies is not only much smaller in size compared to the MNCs, they primarily manufacture products for which patents have expired, and are known as generic companies.
But currently, the MNCs do not dominate the pharmaceutical industry in India. In fact India and Japan are the only two countries in the world where Western MNCs do not dominate the pharma industry. Under the Patents and Designs Act 1911, which was in force till 1972, India effectively had a product patent regime in pharmaceuticals. Under this regime, while the MNCs prevented the indigenous companies from producing the new drugs, using the then existing patent law, they themselves were more keen on processing imported drugs rather than developing the industry from the basics. As a result, on the one hand, because of lack of competition, drug prices in India were very high. On the other hand, in the 1970s, India was dependent on imports for many of essential drugs. The import dependence constricted consumption in a country deficient in foreign exchange and inhibited the growth of the industry.
The 1911 Act was replaced by the Patents Act 1970. This eliminated the monopoly power of the MNCs by abolishing product patent protection and providing only process patent protection in pharmaceuticals. The cost-efficient process developed by the Indian generic companies – Cipla, Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and others – could be used for manufacturing the latest drugs, introducing them at a fraction of international prices, and dislodging the MNCs from their position of dominance in the domestic market.
The Indian pharmaceutical industry shot to international prominence when it started supplying drugs at low prices for HIV/AIDS. The price charged by the originator company for a three-drug combination (stavidine + lamivudine + nevirapine), which dramatically reduced AIDS deaths in developed countries, exceeded US$10,000 per patient per year till recently. Such pricing made it almost impossible to treat all the patients in developing countries. After Cipla offered to the triple therapy at US$350 (per year), the international prices have crashed making the drugs more affordable and accessible.
It was not only the revision of the patents act, however, that contributed the success of the indigenous pharmaceutical sector. It is important to note that many other countries, for example Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Uruguay, and Vietnam, did not provide product patent protection in pharmaceuticals. Despite that, the pharmaceutical industry remained underdeveloped in these countries because they basically lacked the entrepreneurial and technological skills to take advantage of the absence of product patent protection. India is different not only because of its long tradition of drug manufacturing. The entrepreneurial spirit of the indigenous private sector was actively supported through public investment in R&D and manufacturing.
The number of laboratories set up by the Government of India under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) helped the development of the technological skills necessary for the pharmaceutical industry. In fact, distinctive feature of the pharmaceutical industry in India has been the close collaboration between government laboratories and the private sector.
The setting up of the two public-sector companies – Hindustan Antibiotic Ltd. and Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IDPL) – was another important factor in the development of the industry. Though both the companies are now sick, they gave a tremendous boost to indigenous efforts in the private sector and contributed to its success. The city of Hyderabad, where the synthetic drug plant of IDPL was located, has actually developed into the main bulk-drug-manufacturing centre in the country and founders of many bulk-drugs units originally worked for IDPL.
Basic manufacturing by the MNCs too accelerated after the industrial policy restrictions imposed by the government in the 1970s that stipulated that unless they produced bulk drugs in specified ration they would not be permitted to expand in formulations. But in the 1990s as these restrictions were withdrawn, the MNCs started closing down or selling off the plants that they had set up.
Contrary to the common view, India’s experience shows that the state can play a very positive role in the development of indigenous industry. It shows how a country can benefit by regulating the MNCs and supporting the indigenous sector. It exhibits how favourable state policy can help the indigenous sector realize its potential and be competitive vis-à-vis the MNCs.
While the state in India has been successful in realizing the industrial policy objective of developing a strong indigenous sector, it has basically failed in pursuing the health policy objective of ensuring accessibility of drugs to those who need but cannot afford them. For drugs to be accessible it is not enough that prices are lower than the patent-protected monopoly prices. If those who need them cannot afford even lower prices, proper finances should be available to pay for the cost of the drugs. The consumers themselves finance purchase of drugs, by the government, or through private or national insurance agencies. Public-funded health care and/or subsidized insurance not only can counter the market power of the large firms and influence prices; it can also shift the financial burden from the poor who are unable to afford the cost themselves and hence can improve accessibility.
Figure 17.1: Distribution of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Industry in India
But in India, the involvement of the government of health care is low and health insurance is underdeveloped.
It is true that the absence of product patent protection in India has not been associated with high accessibility of drugs. This does not mean that the presence or the absence of such protection makes no difference. The absence of product patent protection and the presence of multiple producers and sellers provide opportunities that are not possible in a product patent regime. Even if public health and insurance facilities improve, it will be extremely difficult to ensure accessibility of drugs if the patent protected prices are high.
Patent are mandatory in all fields including pharmaceutical products for a minimum period of twenty years under the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In line with TRIPS, India has amended the Patents Act 1970 and again introduced a product patent regime in pharmaceuticals since 1 January 2005.
The Department of Pharmaceuticals had notified the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy-2012(NPPP-2012) on 07.12.2012 with the objective to put in place a regulatory framework for pricing of drugs to ensure availability of required medicines – “essential medicines” – at reasonable prices, even while providing sufficient opportunity for innovation and competition to support the growth of industry, thereby meeting the
goals of employment and shared economic well being for all.
Subsequently, to implement the NPPP-2012, the new Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 was notified on 15.05.2013 to control the prices of specified dosages and strengths as under National List of Essential Medicines-2011(NLEM-2011). This was modified to include medicines included in NLEM-2015 vide notification dated 10.03.2016 after the same was received from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare who had constituted an Expert Core Committee to review and recommend the revision of National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM-2011) in the context of contemporary knowledge of use of therapeutic products.
But the protection of the private rights of the patentees is not the sole concern of TRIPS. It also recognizes the underlying public policy objectives and the special needs of the developing countries to permit flexibilities in implementing its provisions. Compulsory licensing is the most important flexibility permitted under TRIPS. A compulsory license (CL) is an authorization by a government to non-patentees but on payment of royalties to the latter. A properly administered CL system is of vital importance in promoting competition and hence lowering prices while ensuring that patentees get compensation through royalties. In fact, CL is one of the ways in which TRIPS attempts to strike a balance between promoting access to existing drugs and promoting R&D in new drugs.
The remarkable success of the Indian pharmaceutical industry has evoked the optimism that the growth in exports of patents-expired drugs will more than compensate for the decline in domestic opportunities as Indian companies are prevented from producing the new drugs developed abroad. But a steady and stable home market is of fundamental importance for success abroad. What is often not appreciated is that the remarkable export growth of the larger Indian companies in recent years has been accompanied by an equally remarkable domestic growth. It will be very difficult for Indian companies to sustain the export dynamism in the absence of a growing domestic market.
For the steady growth of the Indian generic companies, it is important to devise measures so that they can continue to manufacture and sell the new-patented products in the domestic market. As mentioned earlier, this is possible within TRIPS by having a simple and easy-to-use CL procedure. So far as new drugs are concerned, apart from CL, the option is for Indian companies to develop new drugs themselves or collaborate with MNCs. Some Indian companies have stared R&D for new drugs. But because they do not have all the skills and the funds, the model they have adopted is to develop new molecules and licence these out to MNCs at early stages of clinical development. A number of Indian companies are very optimistic about the prospects of increasing marketing and manufacturing alliances with MNCs in the new product patent regime. Outsourcing by MNCs to Indian companies has started but the present size is still modest.
The pharma industry generally grows at about 1.5-
1.6 times the Gross Domestic Product growth.
- Globally, India ranks third in terms of manufacturing pharma products by volume.
- The Indian pharmaceutical industry has grown at a rate of 9.9 % till 2010 and after that 9.5 % till 2015.
- Indian export of drugs is generally worth over US$8 billion in to the US and Europe followed by Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America.
- The Indian vaccine market which was worth US$665 million in 2007-08 is growing at a rate of more than 20%.
- The retail pharmaceutical market in India is expected to cross US$ 15 billion by 2018.
Problems and Challenges
Every industry has its own sets of advantages and disadvantages under which they have to work; the pharmaceutical industry is no exception to this. The pharmaceutical industry remains beset with problems, for most of which there do not appear to be obvious solutions.
Although it has exclusive rights to the sale of a new drug during its patent life, some of the challenges the industry faces are:
Increasing regulation is leading to additional costs and longer development times with consequently reduced times to patent expiry.
Lack of proper infrastructure
Increasing Infrastructure cost pressures within national health services are leading to progressive downward pressure on prices.
Lack of qualified professionals
Increasing non-competence of the executive management teams is contributing to a slowdown in the appearance of novel pharmaceuticals.
Expensive research and development
Many people consider that the current research pharmaceutical business model is no longer sustainable, but no-one has yet come up with a better one.
Lack of academic collaboration
Market related problems
Market penetration by generics is increasing rapidly. Reducing risk tolerance in patient populations and regulatory bodies is leading to a lower success rate for marketing authorisation approvals.
The government of India has undertaken several including policy initiatives and tax breaks for the growth of the pharmaceutical business in India. Some of the measures adopted are:
- Pharmaceutical units are eligible for weighted tax reduction at 150% for the research and development expenditure obtained.
- Two new schemes namely,
- New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative, and
- The Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Program have been launched by the Government.
- The Government is contemplating the creation of SRV or special purpose vehicles with an insurance cover to be used for funding new drug research.
- The Department of Pharmaceuticals is mulling the creation of drug research facilities, which can be used by private companies for research work on rent.
Foreign Direct Investment in Pharmaceuticals Sector
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion has reviewed the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy and vide their Press Note No. 5 (2016 Series) dated 24/06/2016 has amended the FDI Policy whereby Pharmaceutical Companies for Greenfield Pharma Projects can invest 100% FDI through automatic route and for Brownfield Pharma Projects foreign investment upto 74% is allowed under automatic route and beyond that the companies have to come through government route.
Cluster Development Programme for Pharma Sector (CDP-PS)
With a vision to catalyze and encourage quality, productivity and innovation in pharmaceutical sector and to enable the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry especially SMEs to play a leading role in a competitive global market, Hon’ble Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers approved the introduction of Cluster Development Programme for Pharma Sector (CDP-PS) on 27.10.2014. The CDP-PS is a
Central Sector Scheme. The total size of the scheme is proposed as Rs.125 Crores for CDP- PS for 12th Five Year Plan. Assistance under the Scheme will be Rs. 20.00 Crore per cluster or 70% of the cost of the project, whichever is less for creation of common facilities. Some of the indicative activities under the Common facilities are:
- Common Testing Facilities
- Training Centre
- Effluent Treatment Plant
- R&D Centres
- Common Logistics Centre
Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL) who was chosen as the Project Management Consulting (PMC) for implementing the scheme had called EOIs and after processing the same, Scheme Selection Committee (SSC) has selected the proposal of M/s Chennai Pharma Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Company, Alathur, Chennai, and Tamil Nadu. Further, the proposal of M/s Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) Limited along with other proposals received is being examined by PDIL.
Scheme for Financing Common Facility Centres (CFCs) at Bulk Drug Park
The vision of the Department of Pharmaceutical (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers is to catalyze and encourage quality, productivity and innovation in Bulk Drug Sector and to enable the Indian Bulk Drug Industry to reduce the dependency on import of Bulk Drugs. For this, world class quality manufacturing facilities with high level of productivity with innovative capabilities are required. However, these are on one hand very capital intensive and cannot be established and opened by Bulk Drug Manufacturing Units on their own due to financial constraints.
In this direction, the Department proposes in the first instance to start a scheme for Financing Common Facility Centres (CFCs) at 3 Bulk Drug/API Parks in the country at a total cost of Rs. 450 crores.
Indian Medical Device Industry
In September 2014, the Indian Government launched the “Make in India” campaign, with the objective of making India a global manufacturing hub; thus, bringing foreign technology and capital into the country. Accordingly, a Task Force was formed under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), to address issues relating to the promotion of domestic production of high end medical device in the country. The Task Force in its report released on 8th April 2015 had made a set of recommendations for the promotion of medical device industry in the country. The Indian medical device market has grown from USD 2.02 billion (INR 13,130 crores) in 2009 to USD 3.9 billion (INR 25,259 crores) in 2015 at CAGR of 15.8%. This accounts for approximately 1.7% of the global medical device market in 2015. The Indian Medical Device market contributes to 4% of the Indian healthcare market which is pegged at USD 96.7 billion (INR 6.29 Lakh crores), in 2015. The industry estimate suggests that the Indian medical device market will grow to USD 8.16 billion (INR 53,053 crore) in 2020 at CAGR of 16%.
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.
The Jan Aushadhi Scheme was launched in the year 2008 with the aim of selling affordable generic medicines through dedicated sales outlets
i.e. Jan Aushadhi Stores in various districts across the country. Some of the objectives of the scheme are as follows:-
- Ensure access to quality medicines.
- Extend coverage of quality generic medicines so as to reduce and there by redefine the unit cost of treatment per person.
- Create awareness about generic medicines through education and publicity so that quality is not synonymous with only high price.
- Be a public programme involving Government, PSUs, Private Sector, NGO, Societies, Co-operative Bodies and other Institutions.
- Create demand for generic medicines by improving access to batter health care through low treatment cost and easy availability wherever needed in all therapeutic categories.
The first Jan Aushadhi Store was opened at Amritsar in Punjab in November 2008. The original target of the campaign was to establish Jan Aushadhi Stores in every district of our country.
Recently, “Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana” (PMJAY)has been renamed as “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana” (PMBJP) and “Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra” (PMJAK) as “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra” (PMBJK).
Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI):
BPPI is an independent society set up by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers in December, 2008. BPPI’s mission is to make generic medicines available for all. BPPI is responsible for proper monitoring and functioning of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras.
Progress during 12th Five-year Plan period:
As on end March 2012, only 112 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK) could be opened. To have an accelerated growth of the campaign, a New Business Plan was released during August 2013 with an ambitious target of opening 3000 PMBJK by the end of 2016-17. The plan also contained certain changes in the Revamped Jan Aushadhi Scheme 2015:
Effective implementation of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) has been analyzed through organizing brain storming sessions and discussions with various stake holders and BPPI submitted their Strategic Action Plan (SAP 2015) to achieve the objectives set by the Government. Key areas of significance identified are Availability, Acceptability, Accessibility, Affordability, Awareness and Effective Implementation of the Scheme. Accordingly, a new Strategic Action Plan was prepared and the same was approved during September, 2015.
Financial support to Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK):
- An amount of Rs. 2.5 lakhs shall be extended to NGOs/agencies/individuals establishing PMBJK in government premises like hospitals/ medical colleges/Railways/Sate Transport/ Co- operation/ Municipalities/ Post offices, etc. where space is provided free of cost by Government to operating agency:
- Rs. 1 lakh reimbursement of furniture and fixtures.
- Rs. 1 lakh by way of free medicines in the beginning Rs. 0.50 lakh as reimbursement for computer, internet, printer, scanner, etc.
- PMBJK run by private entrepreneurs/ pharmacists/ NGOs/ charitable organizations that are linked with BPPI headquarters through internet
- Shall be extended an incentive up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs. This will be given @ 15% of monthly sales subject to a ceiling of Rs.10,000/- per month up to a limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
- In North Eastern States, i.e., Naxal affected areas and Tribal areas, the rate of incentive will be 15% and subject to monthly ceiling of Rs. 15,000 and total limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
- The Applicant belonging to weaker section like SC/ST/Differently-abled maybe provided medicines worth Rs. 50,000/- in advance within the incentive of Rs. 2.5 lakhs which will be provided in the form of 15% of monthly sales subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per month up to a total limit of Rs.2.5 lakh.
- Trade margin to retailers and distributors: Trade margins have been revised from 16% to 20% for Retailers and from 8% to 10% for Distributors.
In the recent years, despite the slowdown witnessed in the global economy, exports from the pharmaceutical industry in India have shown good buoyancy in growth. Export has become an important driving force for growth in this industry with more than 50 % revenue coming from the overseas markets.
Exports of pharmaceuticals products from India increased from US$6.23 billion in 2006-07 to US$8.7 billion in 2008-09 a combined annual growth rate of 21.25%. Some of the major pharmaceutical firms include Sun Pharmaceutical, Cadila Healthcare and Piramal Enterprises.
India exported $11.7 billion worth of pharmaceuticals in 2014.
Future of Pharmaceutical Industry
It is estimated that the Indian pharmaceutics market will grow to USD 55 billion by 2020 driven by a steady increase in affordability and a step jump in market access. At the projected scale, this market will be comparable to all developed markets other than the US, Japan and China. Even more impressive will be its level of penetration. In terms of volumes, India will be at the top, a close second only to the US market. This combination of value and volume provides interesting opportunities for upgrading therapy and treatment levels.
However, pricing controls and an economic slowdown can wean away investments and significantly depress the market, allowing it to reach only USD 35 billion by 2020. But the market has the potential to reach USD 70 billion, provided industry puts in super normal efforts behind the five emerging opportunities, and enhances access and acceptability in general.
The mix of therapies will continue to gradually move in favour of specialty and super-specialty therapies. Not with standing this shift, mess therapies will constitute half the market in 2020. Metro and Tier-I markets will make significant contributions to growth, driven by rapid urbanisation and greater economic development. Rural markets will grow the fastest driven by step- up from current poor levels of penetration. On balance, Tar-II markets will get marginally squeezed out. The hospital segment will increase its share and influence, growing to 25 per cent of the market in 2020, from the current 13 per cent. Finally, the five emerging opportunities will grow much faster than the market, and will have the potential to become a USD 25 billion market by 2020.
Over the past 5 years, the distinction between local players and multinational companies has increasingly blurred. It is believed that if market leadership is the aspiration, the implications and imperatives will be common for both groups of players. They will need to strengthen three sets of commercial capabilities: marketing excellence, sales force excellence, and commercial operations. In addition, players will need to put in place two enablers: strengthen the organisation to be able to sustain performance and manage rising complexity; and collaborate with stakeholders within and outside the industry to drive access and shape the market.
The government also will need to make investments to expand access to healthcare, while ensuring that industry remains viable and competitive.


Archaeology Making the News – A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
– Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Moves Closer to Opening: The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) continues to move closer to establishment and public opening. Establishment of the NHS, which will help preserve and commemorate the site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, was authorized by Public Law 106-465, in November, 2000. The NHS will be officially established when the United States has acquired enough of the massacre site lands to adequately protect, interpret and memorialize them. The United States currently owns 920 acres within the site’s authorized boundaries.
– Bandelier, Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon Listed as Sites Impacted by Modern Climatic Change: Global warming has arrived in the neighborhood, according to a new report by the National Resources Defense Council, an environmental organization. The study, “Losing Ground: Western National Parks Threatened by Climate Disruption,” was prepared in collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and released in Washington Tuesday.
– Pecos Conference Preliminary Schedule Now Available: Special thanks to Brian Kenny for his usual fantastic work on the Pecos Conference website. The schedule is posted at
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Esophageal Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Last modified: 2015-07-27
Last downloaded: 2016-12-19
What is screening?
Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormaltissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread.
Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. They also study the things we do and the things around us to see if they cause cancer. This information helps doctors recommend who should be screened for cancer, which screening tests should be used, and how often the tests should be done.
It is important to remember that your doctor does not necessarily think you have cancer if he or she suggests a screening test. Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms.
If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. These are called diagnostic tests.
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General Information About Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the esophagus.
The esophagus is the hollow, muscular tube that moves food and liquid from the throat to the stomach. The wall of the esophagus is made up of several layers of tissue, including mucous membrane, muscle, and connective tissue. Esophageal cancer starts in the inside lining of the esophagus and spreads outward through the other layers as it grows.The esophagus and stomach are part of the upper gastrointestinal (digestive) system.
- Squamous cell carcinoma: Cancer that begins in squamous cells, the thin, flat cells lining the esophagus. This cancer is most often found in the upper and middle part of the esophagus but can occur anywhere along the esophagus. This is also called epidermoid carcinoma.
- Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins in glandular (secretory) cells. Glandular cells in the lining of the esophagus produce and release fluids such as mucus. Adenocarcinomas usually form in the lower part of the esophagus, near the stomach.
See the following PDQ summaries for more information about esophageal cancer:
Esophageal cancer is found more often in men.
Men are about three times more likely than women to have esophageal cancer. There are more new cases of esophageal adenocarcinoma each year and fewer new cases of squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is found more often in blacks than in whites. The chance of developing esophageal cancer increases with age.
Smoking, heavy alcohol use, and Barrett esophagus can affect the risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Anything that increases the chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn’t mean that you will not get cancer. People who think they may be at risk should discuss this with their doctor.
Risk factors for squamous cell esophageal cancer include the following:
- Using tobacco.
- Drinking a lot of alcohol.
- Being malnourished (lacking nutrients and/or calories).
- Being infected with human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Having tylosis.
- Having achalasia.
- Having swallowed lye (a chemical found in some cleaning fluids).
- Drinking very hot liquids on a regular basis.
Risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma include the following:
- Having gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Having Barrett esophagus.
- Having a history of using drugs that relax the lower esophageal sphincter (the ring of muscle that opens and closes the opening between the esophagus and the stomach).
- Being overweight.
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Esophageal Cancer Screening
Tests are used to screen for different types of cancer.
Some screening tests are used because they have been shown to be helpful both in finding cancers early and in decreasing the chance of dying from these cancers. Other tests are used because they have been shown to find cancer in some people; however, it has not been proven in clinical trials that use of these tests will decrease the risk of dying from cancer.
Scientists study screening tests to find those with the fewest risks and most benefits. Cancer screening trials also are meant to show whether early detection (finding cancer before it causes symptoms) decreases a person's chance of dying from the disease. For some types of cancer, the chance of recovery is better if the disease is found and treated at an early stage.
There is no standard or routine screening test for esophageal cancer.
Tests that may detect (find) esophageal cancer are being studied:
A procedure to look inside the esophagus to check for abnormal areas. An esophagoscope is inserted through the mouth or nose and down the throat into the esophagus. An esophagoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue samples, which are checked under a microscope for signs of cancer.Esophagoscopy. A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the mouth and into the esophagus to look for abnormal areas.
The removal of cells or tissues so they can be viewed under a microscope by a pathologist to check for signs of cancer. Taking biopsy samples from several different areas in the lining of the lower part of the esophagus may detect early Barrett esophagus. This procedure may be used for patients who have risk factors for Barrett esophagus.
A procedure in which cells are brushed from the lining of the esophagus and viewed under a microscope to see if they are abnormal. This may be done during an esophagoscopy.
A procedure in which cells are collected from the lining of the esophagus using a deflated balloon that is swallowed by the patient. The balloon is then inflated and pulled out of the esophagus. Esophageal cells on the balloon are viewed under a microscope to see if they are abnormal.
A procedure in which a dye is sprayed onto the lining of the esophagus during esophagoscopy. Increased staining of certain areas of the lining may be a sign of early Barrett esophagus.
A procedure that uses a special light to view tissue in the lining of the esophagus. The light probe is passed through an endoscope and shines on the lining of the esophagus. The light given off by the cells lining the esophagus is then measured. Malignant tissue gives off less light than normal tissue.
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Risks of Esophageal Cancer Screening
- Screening tests have risks.
- The risks of esophageal cancer screening tests include the following:
Screening tests have risks.
Decisions about screening tests can be difficult. Not all screening tests are helpful and most have risks. Before having any screening test, you may want to discuss the test with your doctor. It is important to know the risks of the test and whether it has been proven to reduce the risk of dying from cancer.
The risks of esophageal cancer screening tests include the following:
Screening may not improve your health or help you live longer if you have advanced esophageal cancer or if it has already spread to other places in your body.
Some cancers never cause symptoms or become life-threatening, but if found by a screening test, the cancer may be treated. It is not known if treatment of these cancers will help you live longer than if no treatment were given, and treatments for cancer may have serious side effects.
Screening test results may appear to be normal even though esophageal cancer is present. A person who receives a false-negative test result (one that shows there is no cancer when there really is) may delay seeking medical care even if there are symptoms.
Screening test results may appear to be abnormal even though no cancer is present. A false-positive test result (one that shows there is cancer when there really isn't) can cause anxiety and is usually followed by more tests (such as biopsy), which also have risks.
There are rare but serious side effects that may occur with esophagoscopy and biopsy. These include the following:
- A small hole (puncture) in the esophagus.
- Problems with breathing.
- Heart attack.
- Passage of food, water, stomachacid or vomit into the airway.
- Severe bleeding that may need to be treated in a hospital.
Back to Top Source: The National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq)


Our mission is to carry on the tradition of the first flag day observance.
On June 14th, 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19 year old teacher at
Stony Hill School, placed a 10 inch, 38- star flag in a bottle on his
desk then assigned essays on the flag and its significance. This
observance, commemorated Congresses adoption of the Stars
and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777.
This observance was also the beginning of Cigrand’s long years
of fervent and devoted effort to bring about national recognition
and observance of Flag Day. The crowning achievement of his life
came at age fifty when President Wilson, on May 30, 1916, issued
a proclamation calling for a nation wide observance of Flag Day.
Then in 1949, President Truman signed an Act Of Congress designating
the 14th day of June every year as National Flag Day. On June 14th,
2004, the 108th U.S. Congress voted unanimously on H.R. 662 that Flag
Day originated in Ozaukee County, Waubeka Wisconsin.
The National Flag Day Foundation joins forces with community
groups and individuals that love our flag and
want to keep its
Our goal is to teach Americanism, using Flag history, enlisting
and other patriots to
teach the lessons
of our great flag.
The National Flag Day Foundation initiates
fund raising efforts to
support Bernard J. Cigrands’ dream to fittingly commemorate the
birthday of the American Flag. And to carry the message of our
Flag to the future leaders of our great country – our youth.
We hope you will join us in our mission
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National Flag Day Foundation
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Action in the next 10 years will be most decisive in reaching the 1.5°C objective. The EU will need to increase its 2030 domestic greenhouse emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement from at least 40% to at least 65% compared to 1990 emissions. Such an ambition level would be in line with the recent UNEP Emissions Gap Report underlining that a trajectory consistent with the Paris 1.5°C goal requires emissions to annually decrease by 7.6% between now and 2030.
Both the net-zero and 65% target need to be translated into further targets for tackling emissions under the EmissionsTrading System (ETS), outside of the ETS as well as for land-based emissions and removals. The climate target needs to be complemented by the increase of the 2030 energy targets within a mutually reinforcing climate and energy policy framework.


hour lesson. Age of children 12 to 16teen. Secondary school GCSE We need a fun, teacher that is prepared to use a variety of resources to teach chemistry and physics. You will use, video, quizzes and worksheets. You will be given help to prepare your resources. Should be: 1: Clearly spoken English 2: Able to teach children from 13 to 18 years old. 3: Have a higher certificate in both ...Clearly spoken English 2: Able to teach children from 13 to 18 years old. 3: Have a higher certificate in both Subjects or a combined certificate. 4: Be friendly supportive and teach at a good pace. 5: Open to suggestions and changes to make the lesson fun and enjoyable. 6: These lessons will take place online. One lesson is for 1 hour. 7: Able to quickly learn how to use online interactive white...
...same. Lab requirements: * As the training is highly lab oriented, each participantattending the training program must be provided with a computer with the following software installed: - Windows/Linux/Mac OSX with Python 3.7+ installed. - A good programmer's editor (Notepad++ or PSPad on windows, vim/emacs on Linux) installed. * LCD Projector with support to connect to trainer'slaptop * Whiteboard, markers, scribbles pad + pen for participants. Course Agenda: Day 1 Configuration Management * CSV parser * YAML parser * INI Parser * JSON parser * XML parser * ENV Variables Unittest& Mocking * CLI Interfaces * Assertions * Test Bed & Fixture * setup &tearndown * setupclass&tearndownclass * Test Case * Test Suite * Test Runner * Mock...
We are a startup company; I’m looking for voice over for (Whiteboard & Animated Explainers) To apply please: 1. Provide a few examples of your work 2. Let me know what you charge for a given level of quality. 3. how many years you’ve been doing this for. insight on the process content of packages/ prices 6. do you use your own voice or a variety
We are a startup company; I’m looking for video animation service (Whiteboard & Animated Explainers) To apply please: 1. Provide a few examples of your work 2. Let me know what you charge for a given level of quality. 3. how many years you’ve been doing this for. insight on the process content of packages/ prices( without scrip writing, voice over because we already have our team )
Hi creative writers and animators, I own an animation studio and we specialize in the production of custom whiteboard explainer videos. If you don’t know what these are, please google it. I’m looking for about 50 – 100 quality articles for our company blog. The length of each article should be between 1000-1500 words. Price: $7.50 per article. Attached you’ll find an excel sheet with some of the articles I need. How to participate in this contest: 1. Open the attached excel sheet and select a topic. 2. Come up with a new clickable title (60 characters max.) 3. Write an interesting and fun article of 1000-15000 words and submit it. 4. You can submit an entry for as many topics as you wish. 5. If you’re familiar with the article structure of &ldq...
We are looking for a writter who are 1. A teacher or an IT Manager in the school in USA( or used to be a teacher ) 2. Have related using experience about BenQ Board( ) and related smart board /Promethean 3. To create series of articles with us. About BenQBoard ( interactive flat Panel)
We are a online marketing agency who strive to improve the online presence and sale conversions of our clients. I’m looking for professional level hard working video animators who can create whiteboard and explainer videos for our clients. To apply please: a few examples of your work 2. Let me know what you charge for a given level of quality. Also, so I know that you’ve read and understood this job post, please start off your response with how many years you’ve been doing this for. Thanks,
Hello, I am a founder of a digital animation studio offering whiteboard and 2d animations. I'm currently hiring for my sales position. The chosen candidate will be responsible for reaching out to clients and closing deals. Flexible hours. Your commission will be paid after the client confirms the sale. You get minimum of $100 commission per sale so you really determine how much money you make out of this job. Reach out only if interested and ready to start
I am looking for a explainer kind of whiteboard video explaining the stock market pitfalls., with good voiceover. I am expecting the video to be around 3-min (max.), explaining the mistakes people do in stock market. Attached is the draft version of the script, for reference.
Have a 2:30 min. video which was produced in 2018. Need to update the text to Japanese and change V/O from English to Japanese. Will provide Japanese text. The file is 30MB, cannot upload it on the platform.
We need to use Microsoft Teams as an online classroom platform. A .Net application needs to be built that facilitates scheduling online classes and sending mail to the organizer and students about the class details, student should be able to attend the class from the link provided. The link should invoke the Microsoft Teams which should facilitate online video, audio, chat, whiteboard and files upload features (MS Teams already has these features inbuilt). The project shall be developed in ASP .Net or .Net Core or MVC
Need a short Whiteboard Explainer Video Created that go over the details of a promotion we are running for our clients. Video will consist of 5 small parts, it likely wouldn't be longer than 20-30 seconds. Please see attached for more details.
...or selected designer will be then invited to provide the full brand identity and be paid additional for this job in addition of the logo contest. We have prepared a moodboard for you to inspire your creativity! Moodboard link: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOuJh55Y=/?share_link_id=416314722924 (notes: You will need to zoom out - in order to see the moodboard / Miro is like a collaborative whiteboard, just zoom out and check the content) Please make sure you read the following and present your artwork in the following format: 1. Logo proposal /or board with multiple choice 2. One or two mockup showing the logo on packaging / or restaurant related items or background. 3. Illustration / pattern that will be used for branding (This can be a part of the logo or additional ill...
Are you an expert script writer that has over 5 years experience in the space and has knowledge around creating scripts that sells when it comes to Explainer Videos? We are an Explainer Video Agency that primarily deals with retailers that are looking to scale their business via Explainer and Whiteboard Videos. I’m looking for an expert script writer to produce 2 script copy variations for us each work at a total of 75 words per 30 seconds of video, this will of course, be in the retailer field. To apply please - Provide a few examples of your work - Let me know what you charge for a given level of quality - Tell me if you have any referrals from past customers I can talk to - Confirm whether you’d be willing to complete a simple paid test task to try out for the job ...
I want to create one simple explanation whiteboard video for my new website...with excellent voiceover. I expect it to be around 3-min explaining the pitfalls of mistakes people do in stock market (Script attached) I will be providing the first version of the script for both, along with few images to use in the video. I prefer the person uses doodle OR equivalent software, so that the process is simple enough.
I am planning a YouTube channel that will showcase a new whiteboard 2D animated video of approximately 10 minutes in length each week. With this first video, I want to test several assumptions I have about my business model. If successful, I will need to have many more videos made in future. For each video, I will provide a script of approximately 1,500 words which I presume will equate to 10 minutes of viewing time. For the first video, I require you to provide the voice in English, preferably with a Western accent. Later on, I could provide the voiceovers, so you only have to do the animation. The script includes reference to one image that must form part of the animation. While the topic is serious, the animation should be done in a friendly, fun manner, light-heartedly, with a b...
Hi, Winner will take home a $500-$1000 assignment and of course the guaranteed contest reward of $30. We started this small contest to test and find the most suitable illustrator and animator to assign for our larger project . FIRST step: Replicate 2 of our human characters (with same black pen style) in a different pose and situation (use your imagination) SECOND step: If first step is approved by me, you draw the rest of the 3 human characters and the crab. THIRD step: If i like your drawings, then i will ask you to make a very short animation to continue scen S5bg (4 pics) when the unhappy customer (got a very chewy soft-shelled crab) is leaving the restaurant in anger (look at S4bg to S5bg4 = 5 pictures) The winner will get $30 and the job to finalize a larger project. Thanks P...
We like to create a 30 - 60 second whiteboard animation showing situations in a supermarket. The product is a communication system. e are going to provide a script that we can discuss. Please send us a proof of your work and the whiteboard animation style you are working on.
Project for (yet another) collaborative whiteboard program. Aimed at students for notes, exams etc Initially just a demonstrator to prove the technology. Software knowledge : , node.js (or similar eg angular.js) Typescript (preferred) MongoDB would be useful or at least some knowledge of canvas.
We need to build an interactive calendar that allows us to schedule jobs and then assign labor to each job. we need to be able to use this tool to effectively replace our current scheduling function which is done by hand on a whiteboard. It will need to be able to allow our project managers to collaborate virtually from different locations, in real time, both in the office and in the field. we are open to suggestions and input on how to better our process.
We want to leave several old perceptions behind and be radical in the move to the cloud, see drawing. Therefore I would like to talk to an expert about options on migrating an on premise architecture into the cloud in the best way possible. Candidates need to have a proven migration background in similar projects. Special topics to be discus...about options on migrating an on premise architecture into the cloud in the best way possible. Candidates need to have a proven migration background in similar projects. Special topics to be discussed are: - Strategy aka "the why" - Prerequisites to move - Administration & security - Azure AD only, getting rid of AD - project timeline - migration sequence Session will be held in teams / teams whiteboard. Native German or Eng...
The whiteboard video has to explain the importance and benefit of saving money for future expenses. Script will be provided be me.
Need professional animated explainer video for new college and career success engagement app and platform. Need up to 90 Seconds Running Time Full Color - with text animation Voice Over Recording Illustrated Background Music/Sound Design Colorful whiteboard animation (90 Minutes script provided ), Voice over, Music
I need to make two short whiteboard videos...with excellent voiceover. First : A 1-min video advertisement video for my website, Second : A 2-min explaining the pitfalls of mistakes people do in stock market I will be providing the first version of the script for both, along with few images to use in the video. I prefer the person uses doodle OR equivalent software, so that the process is simple enough.
My daughters played school in our basement for many years… we had an easel with a whiteboard on it. My older daughter was almost always the teacher. My youngest, always the student. At some point, they grew up & never played teacher again. I saved the whiteboard from the last time they played school. The now are adults with families, etc. Just the thought of this brings tears to my eyes. I would love to find someone who could capture the emotion that i speak of - a picture of the final day of school.
??URGENT NEEDED?? Need a 2D And Whiteboard Animation Team Or Individuals who are affordable and can work every day on videos . My channel is about Spirituality And Law Of attraction . Indian people are welcome . I need videos everyday for my youtube channel . Please dont waste my time showing unprofessional work . i need people who love there job . not just who came to make quick bucks Comment Down your Previous work and Country Below
I need a whiteboard video animation with voice over for a story. Do not draw the the prophet or abu bakr in the story, just the story described. Also add our logo to the video attached below. Good news is if I like your work I have many, many more videos for you to do and will hire you for many projects. Please find story to be animated here -
Hi Md I., I noticed your profile and would like to offer you my project. We can discuss any details over chat including what you would quote for the project. Basically I have pictures from a workshop I facilitated and needed help to transcribe and put the words into a MS Word file. Is this something you can help with? Thanks, Becky
We are looking for an incredible motion graphics animator to help bring our digital assets to life. The include web animations and some animations for video.. We will require all RAW / Packaged files once each project is completed. This is an ongoing project. To be considered please send through a link or some samples of your work. NO WHITEBOARD ANIMATIONS PLEASE. Price is negotiable.
Looking for someone to work closely with product team to support UX and UI for a new fintech app (startup). needs to be based in Australia - ideally based in Sydney or Melbourne so can occasionally jump in front of whiteboard together (though, the job is 80% remote). Need to work with team 30-40 hours per week. This will be ongoing, paid hourly rate, for 2-3 months.
VIDEO ANIMATION EXPERTS: Attention: video animation experts:Are you an established video animation expert?We are a video animation agency and we are looking for a video animation expert that is good at whiteboard and animated explainers,video editing,short video ads,animated GIFs,logo animation,intros and outros?"I'm setting up a new website up for an e-commerce brand I'm launching, I'm currently looking for: a 60 second animated video for our website with the same level of quality as this: with script, voice-over, storyboard, and animation included and revisions as well. Please give me an estimated cost based on that and let me know if you need any more information to provide a quote, I'm speaking to a range of vendors and once I know the expected
Looking for an animator with a lot of experience creating animated videos that are in the range of 3 to 12 minutes in length. The videos will be on various financial topics. We'll create the script and provide details on how we'd like to have the video animated. Examples of the style of animation that we're looking for can be found on th...animator with a lot of experience creating animated videos that are in the range of 3 to 12 minutes in length. The videos will be on various financial topics. We'll create the script and provide details on how we'd like to have the video animated. Examples of the style of animation that we're looking for can be found on the following YouTube Channels: "Bright Side" "The Infographics Show" and "Whi...


In vertebrate anatomy, the throat (Latin: gula) is the anterior part of the neck, positioned in front of the vertebra. It contains the pharynx and larynx. An important section of it is the epiglottis, which is a flap separating the esophagus from the trachea (windpipe) preventing food and drink being inhaled into the lungs. The throat contains various blood vessels, pharyngeal muscles, the nasopharyngeal tonsil, the tonsils, the palatine uvula, the trachea, the esophagus, and the vocal cords. Mammal throats consist of two bones, the hyoid bone and the clavicle. The "throat" is sometimes thought to be synonymous for the isthmus of the fauces.
Vector diagram of the human throat.
X-ray showing the throat. Note the dark colored band anterior to the spine.
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It works with the mouth, ears and nose, as well as a number of other parts of the body. Its pharynx is connected to the mouth, allowing speech to occur, and food and liquid to pass down the throat. It is joined to the nose by the nasopharynx at the top of the throat, and to ear by its Eustachian tube. The throat's trachea carries inhaled air to the bronchi of the lungs. The esophagus carries food through the throat to the stomach. Adenoids and tonsils help prevent infection and are composed of lymph tissue. The larynx contains vocal chords, the epiglottis (preventing food/liquid inhalation), and an area known as the subglottic larynx—the narrowest section of the upper part of the throat. In the larynx, the vocal cords consist of two membranes that act according to the pressure of the air.
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- Farlex dictionary, citing: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.


If your kid’s curiosity about the sun, moon, and stars seems to be growing by the day, then it may be time to introduce them to the solar system in which we live.
A felt solar system with Montessori 3-part cards is a great learning tool to get your children interested in astronomy and allow them to gain a greater appreciation for science.
This listing includes:
1 | Felt board 45x60 cm (17.7x24 inches approx.)
2 | The Sun and 8 Planet felt pieces
3 | 9 3-part cards of the planets and Sun with a pouch
4 | 1 Control card
Our little corner of the universe is very unique in that it is the only one we know of in our limited exploration of the stars around us, which contains life. Our neighboring planets are full of character and mystery.
Some are as desolate and dreary as a polar research station and others are so gigantic they make our little planet look like a grain of sand on the beach.
The orbits are sewn to give a 3D feeling.
The cards are printed on 250gr. cardboard and laminated with 125 microns laminating pouches, the edges are rounded to protect children from being scratched.
3 PART CARDS DIMENSIONS:
Whole card - 7x9cm (2.7x3.5“)
Part card - 7x7cm (2.7x2.7”)
Label - 2x7cm (0.8x2.7”)
If you're looking for some guidance on how to introduce this subject in a lesson or want some more ideas for related activities, we have comprehensive and helpful articles on our blog. Check out the links below:
***Please bear in mind that colors can vary slightly from the pictures depending on my supplier***


|The House of Commons, 1833-43, oil on canvas, 300 x 500 cm, National Portrait Gallery, London|
Painted to commemorate the passing of the first Parliamentary Reform Bill in England in 1832, Sir George Hayter took 10 years to complete the work, which depicts the opening session of the new House of Commons on 5 February, 1833.
Of the 658 in parliament at the time 375 are present in the portrait and 323 can be definitively identified, including a self-portrait of the artist himself, kneeling in the bottom right corner. Highly figurative, each representation has been given specific painstaking attention, with individual sittings taking place in most instances, of which many preparatory oils survive.
After completion, interest in the Reform Bill having waned, Hayter had great difficulty in finding a buyer for the monumental work. It was 15 years later that he succeeded in selling the work to the, ironically, then Tory government (who originally opposed the commemorated reforms) for ₤2,000. It was presented to the newly founded National Portrait Gallery in London and was for many years hung in the Houses of Parliament, rebuilt following a fire in 1834 - a year after Hayter completed preparatory sketches of the space.
While the painting remains a record of a moment in the extension of democracy in Britain, it must be remembered that it was not until 1919 that the first woman joined the House and 1928 that women gained equal rights to vote. Looked at today the work is a stark reminder that power, global, has historically been held primarily by straight, well-off, white males.


THIS IS A GROWING BUNDLE
Please note that this unit is a GROWING BUNDLE which means as the units are completed, they will be added to the bundle.
Please see the DATES below as to when each unit will be released.
- 1st Grade Guided Math Curriculum Release Dates: Unit 1: K-Review & Guided Math Intro (Released)
- Unit 2: Number Sense (Released)
- Unit 3: Place Value/Base 10 (Released)
- Unit 4: Addition to 10 (Released)
- Unit 5: Subtraction from 10 (Released)
- Unit 6: Addition Strategies (Released)
- Unit 6 Unit 7: Subtraction Strategies (Released)
- Unit 8: Numbers to 120 (Released)
- Unit 9: Addition & Subtraction w/in 100 (Released)
- Unit 10: Geometry (Released)
- Unit 11: Measurement & Time (Released)
- Unit 12: Graphing and Data (Released)
- Unit 13: Money & Financial Literacy (Released)
Each unit in this Guided Math Yearlong Growing Bundle Resource will include: ☞ Fully Detailed and Differentiated Lesson Plans for Small Group Instruction
☞ Information Guide on HOW TO effectively implement Guided Math in your classroom (images and text instructions)
☞ Independent Practice Printables / Interactive Notebook activities aligned to each small group instruction lesson
☞ Guided Practice Workmats for EACH lesson to help guide your small group instruction
☞ 20 Word Problems for EACH UNIT for Math Journals
☞ SPIN-ITS Math Stations
☞ Pre and Post Assessments for each CCSS
☞ Guided Math Organization tools - Guided Math Binder Cover, Binder Spines, Binder dividers lesson plan templates, anecdotal notes template, weekly lesson plan template, math journal labels, math station labels, large poster-sized iChart (print at office supply store), math station recording sheet, and fact fluency station labels ☞ Links to resources and tools that I use during my Guided Math instruction
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This resource is TOO LARGE for our servers. Therefore, the resources are stored in my Cloud Storage account. When you download the resource, there will be a CLICKABLE PDF where you will click each unit and download the unit to save to your computer.
This Guided Math Resource is JAM-PACKED with EVERYTHING you need to quickly and efficiently implement Guided Math in your 1st Grade Classroom for the ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR!!!!
Take a look at the 1st Grade Guided Math Yearlong Curriculum PREVIEW


The cause was a “boys will be boys” moment; the effect was major changes in the way Fort Worth prepares for disaster.
Two boys experimenting with cigarettes and matches near the intersection of St. Louis and Peter Smith streets started the Great South Side Fire of April 3, 1909. First a nearby barn went up in flames. The fire quickly jumped to another building. And another. Within minutes the fire, fed by wood-framed, wood-shingled houses and winds gusting to forty miles per hour, was spreading to the north, toward downtown.
All of Fort Worth’s fire companies were dispatched to the fire, as were companies from Dallas, who arrived by train even as Dallas on that day battled its own major fire in Oak Cliff. Fire companies from Weatherford and the city of North Fort Worth also helped Fort Worth.
The Fort Worth Panthers and Detroit Tigers even canceled their exhibition baseball game that day and helped fight the fire.
But the Fort Worth fire department, still using horse-drawn equipment, was not prepared for such a conflagration. “Helpless,” the Star-Telegram said in its first report. The fire melted the copper wires of the fire department’s alarm telegraph. The fire melted fire hoses. The streetcar lines lost electricity for about three hours.
This map in the July 2, 1922 Star-Telegram shows the burned area.
After three hours, the voracious fire simply ran out of fuel and burned itself out. Much of the South Side was reduced to a black forest of charred posts and brick chimneys. The aerial photo shows the burn zone today. The yellow circle is where the fire began. The blue circle in the upper right shows the location of . . .
the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) railroad freight terminal on Vickery Boulevard, built in 1908. It is said to have been one of the few structures left standing in the burn zone.
The early headlines show the scope of devastation. Among the buildings destroyed were three churches (Broadway Baptist, Broadway Presbyterian, and Swedish Methodist Episcopal). The $2 million in estimated damage would be $44 million today.
Members of Broadway Baptist Church had worshipped in a wood-frame building until Easter Sunday 1906, when members dedicated their $25,000 Sanguinet and Staats gem. Three years later it was in ruins. (Images courtesy of Barbara Logan.)
The Broadway Presbyterian Church building (1901) before and after. The building was located just north of Broadway Baptist Church. (Postcards courtesy of Barbara Logan.)
Also burned was the Protestant Sanitarium at South Main and Railroad Avenue (Vickery Boulevard).
The burn zone was patrolled; by April 5 thirty-four people had been arrested. (The Fort Worth Fencibles and Bovinian Rangers were local militia units.)
While Fort Worth counted its losses, it could also count its blessings: The fire could have been even worse. The sprawling Texas & Pacific railroad reservation along today’s Vickery Boulevard acted as a fire break, keeping the fire from spreading farther north to downtown. But T&P was the biggest monetary loser of the fire. Some of its workshops, freight cars, its roundhouse, and thirty-five locomotives inside the roundhouse were burned. Coal in the train yard burned, adding to the black smoke filling the sky.
The fire spared Fort Worth High School, one block west of Broadway Baptist Church, but the school building would burn a year later.
Fort Worth began relief and reconstruction immediately.
This 1911 Sanborn map shows Texas and Pacific’s new roundhouse at Main and Railroad Avenue (Vickery Boulevard).
The wind that had spread the fire would prove true the “ill wind” proverb: Fort Worth made changes for the better.
The fire department had pumped so much water onto the fire that the city water supply had been compromised. In response, in 1913 the city would build Lake Worth as a reservoir to provide more water for such emergencies.
The fire department bought hoses that would not melt in intense heat. It bought motorized vehicles and built more neighborhood fire stations, such as the Bryan Street station (1911) just four blocks east of where the fire began. The city paved more streets and encouraged people to build brick “fireproof” homes in place of the wooden houses that had burned so easily.
Despite the scope of the fire, just as British-born Al Hayne had been the only fatality of the Texas Spring Palace fire of 1890, J. J. Newlon, a banker from Krum, was the only fatality of the Great South Side Fire of 1909. Newlon, who was visiting friends on West Daggett Street, died as he was helping save valuables from the fire.
Five of Fort Worth’s early fires occurred in the area between Lancaster Avenue and Hattie Street south of downtown: Spring Palace (1890), T&P depot (1904), Fifth Ward school and Missouri Avenue Methodist Church (1904), South Side (1909), Fort Worth High School (1910).
From the Great South Side Fire of 1909 came Lake Worth: Once Upon a Domino: This Because of That


According to mythology, Uranus and Gaia had many children: the Titans, the Giants, the Cyclops and the Ekatocheires. Uranus, fearing that one of his sons would dethrone him, decided to throw them all in Tartarus, the bottom of the earth.
One of his sons, Kalydnos, was really lucky and fell on a piece of land that emerged at this particular moment and formed an island, which was therefore called "The Island of Kalydnos." Today, when we look the island from above, we can clearly see two huge mountains and two small valleys, which are said to resemble Kalydnos' legs.
According to the legend, Kalydnos was originally a god of Hades who later became a god of the sea. However, no evidence of worship have been found to confirm the myth.
Kalymnos has been inhabited since the Neolithic times. Its earliest inhabitants were the Carians and this is proved by ruins with ancient Carian features that have been found in the metropolis of Kastellas, near the current Stimenia. The island was later inhabited by Phoenicians, as it is shown by remains found in Emboreios. In the period 1150 BC - 800 BC, Kalymnos was settled by the Dorians. A considerable evidence of this is the -preserved to these days- name Damos (which means 'Municipality' in the Dorian dialect) as well as the remarkable ruins of both the Sanctuary Delian Apollo and the Temple of Delian Apollo.
Homer calls the island 'Kalydnos' and states that it participated in the Trojan war by sending along (with other islands) 30 ships, with Feidippos and Antifanos as leaders. The name probably derives from the words καλός (kalos=good, nice) and ύδνα (ydna=water). In other words, it is an island with nice, beautiful water. According to Diodorus, four ships of Agamemnon's wrecked off the island during their homecoming after the Trojan war. Their crews (people from the mainland cities Argos and Epidaurus) settled permanently on Kalymnos and built a settlement on the plateau of the island. They decided then to name it Argos in memory of their distant homeland. For a long time, Argos was the capital of the island.
At the end of the Archaic period and at the beginning of Classical period, Kalymnos is an autonomous state. The system of government is characterized as republican, since the decisions are taken both by the House and the Ecclesia of Demos (the Assembly of the City), which is alternatively called Damos. Its autonomy however did not last long, because Kalymnos was conquered by the Persians at the same time when they conquered the Ionian cities of Asia Minor. It was released in 477 BC, it joined then the Athenian Alliance and payed the respective taxes in the fund of the Alliance, which was located in Delos island.
In 357 BC Kalymnos is no longer free, as it surrenders to the power of Mafssollos, the king of Halicarnassus. 15 years later, Kalymnos rebels, acquires its freedom and rejoins the Athenian Alliance. During the Classical era, Kalymnos developed remarkable cultural activity, residues of which (such as the ruins of the temple of Kalydnean Apollo) are preserved until today.
Kalymnos was later occupied by the Romans. During the Byzantine period, Kalymnos, just like all the other Dodecanese islands, was a strong island. It started to lose its power though in the 7th century AD, when it began to attract various conquerors due to its strategic location. The 10th century it was destroyed by the Turks in the 14th century it was occupied by the Venetians Knights of St. John. In 1522 it was conquered by the Turks and in 1912 it was found under Italian occupation. When the Italians surrendered, the British took the reins until 1947, when Kalymnos finally got released and got incorporated into the newly established Greek state. The official union with Greece took place on March 7, 1948 and it is celebrated as a special date ever since.


Music in Shakespearean Tragedy
First published in 1963. When originally published this book was the first to treat at full length the contribution which music makes to Shakespeare's great tragedies, among them Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Here the playwright's practices are studied in conjunction with those of his contemporaries: Marlowe and Jonson, Marston and Chapman. From these comparative assessments there emerges the method that is peculiar to Shakespeare: the employment of song and instrumental music to a degree hitherto unknown, and their use as an integral part of the dramatic structure.
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Roller coasters race up, down, over and back again at breakneck speeds, but if you are one of the millions of people who get migraines, the risks may not be worth the thrill.
A new study by German researchers shows that folks who get migraines will more likely feel motion sickness and dizziness after a virtual roller coaster ride, compared with people who don’t get these blinding headaches.
These symptoms correlated directly with changes in key brain areas, the researchers said, and those insights could further research into easing the headaches.
“Migraine patients reported more dizziness and motion sickness, as well as longer symptom duration and intensity in a virtual roller coaster ride, and the brain of migraine patients reacted differently,” said study author Dr. Arne May, a professor of neurology at the University of Hamburg. “We found differences not just in [symptoms], but also in specific activations of areas within the brain’s cerebellum and the frontal gyrus.”
The brain’s cerebellum helps regulate balance and the frontal gyrus is responsible for visual processing.
More than just a cautionary tale about the risks of roller coaster rides for people with a history of migraines, the new findings add to the understanding of migraine as a sensory disorder and may pave the way toward treatments that address those symptoms.
For the study, 20 people with a history of migraine and 20 people without such a history watched videos to experience a virtual roller coaster ride while researchers used functional MRI scans to track brain activity.
No one experienced a migraine during the virtual ride, but 65% of people with migraine experienced dizziness compared to 30% of those without a history of these headaches. What’s more, people with migraine also experienced symptoms for longer periods of time than their counterparts without migraine, an average of 1 minute 19 seconds compared to 27 seconds, respectively. People with migraines also reported more intense motion sickness, the study showed.
People with migraine had increased activity in five areas of the brain that correlated with migraine disability and motion sickness scores, May said. “Migraine patients process visual input differently than other people do and activate a specific brain network when this occurs,” May explained.
Dizziness and motion sickness are often neglected by doctors who treat migraines, even though they are part of the spectrum of symptoms with this disease. “If we can explain such symptoms and show that a specific brain area is activated during attacks, they will be better accepted,” May said.
The study appears in the July 21 issue of Neurology,
Headache specialists said that the findings enhance the understanding and burden of migraine.
“It really confirms the dizziness and motion sensitivity that migraine sufferers experience, and broadens our perception of migraine as a sensory disorder,” said Dr. Teshamae Monteith. She is an associate professor of clinical neurology and chief of the headache division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Monteith is also a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
“Migraine is an invisible disorder, but these imaging findings validate the dizziness and motion sensitivity and make us think about treatment outcomes other than headache,” said Monteith. “These symptoms can be disabling and may also occur when playing virtual-reality video games.”
“Dizziness is a common symptom reported by people impacted by migraine,” agreed Dr. Brian Grosberg, director of the Hartford HealthCare Headache Center in Connecticut. “The findings in this study substantiate this experience and implicate areas of the brain involved in its processing.”


PET-CT is considered particularly effective in identifying whether cancer is present or not, if it has spread, if it is responding to treatment, and if a person is cancer free after treatment. Cancers for which PET-CT is considered particularly effective include lung, head and neck, colorectal, oesophageal, lymphoma, melanoma, breast, thyroid, cervical, pancreatic, and brain as well as other less-frequently-occuring cancers.
The risks associated with a PET scan are minimal. Most studies are conducted with an injection made up of radioactive glucose (sugar). The radiation exposure associated with PET is similar to a conventional whole-body diagnostic CT scan.
The main use of PET/CT is the detection and evaluation of primary and metastatic cancer. It is used to determine the correct stage of the cancer at the beginning and to evaluate the response to treatment as well as recurrence of disease after treatment.
PET/CT combines anatomical imaging (CT) with physiological and pathological imaging (PET).
A radioactive isotope, which is bound to sugar, is injected into the body. This concentrates in areas with a high metabolic rate, in other words which uses a large amount of sugar. This is the case in most primary cancers and ca


Milestones in Microbiology
It is important that students always think about safety when conducting a science investigation. This slide may be used to review safety with your class before starting the activity. Also, keep the following points in mind.
- Always follow district and school safety guidelines.
- Have a clear understanding of the investigation in advance (practice any investigation with which you are not familiar).
- Continually monitor the area where the investigation is being conducted.
- Moreno, N., Tharp, B., Erdmann, D., Rahmati Clayton, S., Denk, J. (2008). The Science of Microbes Teacher’s Guide. Houston, TX: BioEd.
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Tarryn asked how teachers were using the PYP enhancements to guide planning. So here’s what the first few days of school look like.
Take time each day to greet and ask about their day.
The children will design a layout for the learning space and move the furniture. Setting up the learning space together enables the children to:
- Get to know each other better.
- Be active co-constructors of the space.
A photo scavenger hunt to find places around the school – more fun than the traditional ‘back to school tour’ where children walk in lines behind the teacher.
Asking the learners what they need from their first week of school – what must, should, could we do?
A very detailed learner survey – from everything to their friendships through to what they do when they get stuck on a maths problem.
Weekly Whakataukī – each year I find a whakataukī (proverb) to guide our actions that we turn into a large piece of collaborative art. This year I would like the learners to find a proverb from their own background to guide us each week that we will discuss in circle time.
Learning and Teaching – how we organize ourselves
Essential agreement – with a very clear focus on why we have an essential agreement. The process of making the agreement will also include our specialist teachers to ensure we are all ‘on the same page.’
Digital citizenship – our learners start bringing in their own devices at Year 6. Instead of heavy-handed ‘dos and don’ts’ we will have a digital citizenship exhibition with our parents three weeks into the term. The exhibition will be planned by the learners.
Taking it easy on ‘start of year assessments’ – I trust the previous teacher’s judgment but also accept kids grow and change over the summer. There’s also a number of children that might benefit from the opportunity to start the school year with a clean slate.
The Learning Community
Welcome video to the parents as well as an invitation to start the conversation off with their observations, hopes, and dreams about their child.
As part of the digital citizenship exhibition, I suggested that children organize a shared breakfast for the exhibition to develop our community. A literal translation of the whakataukī I will share with the learners on Monday: nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi -with your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
If I were to encapsulate all the actions into one word, I would choose time.
All too often the start of the year is about rushing from icebreakers, through assessments, setting up programmes and units of inquiry in order to ‘get started with rela learning.’ Yet getting to know each other and how we will work as a team, is real learning!
How are you planning to start school in a way that honours voice, choice and builds community?


When we focus on something, we make it the center of our attention. We block out distractions, (external and internal) and mentally engage with it, for minutes or hours at a time. Focusing is how things get done. It feels rewarding and satisfying.
ADHDers have the ability to take focusing to an entire other level and hyperfocus. When you hyperfocus, you do such a good job of blocking out distractions that you aren’t aware of what is going on around you. My friend, was reading a newspaper while her 2 small children were happily playing. The next thing she knew, her daughters head popped up between her and the paper and she was saying, “Mom, are you in there?” She had been trying to attract her mom’s attention for several minutes before deciding she needed to physically check in.
This lack of awareness of what is going on around you, can get you into trouble; you might miss appointments or worse. In her book, Adventures in Fast Forward, Kathleen Nadeau writes about an ADHDer who was hyper-focusing on writing a paper. She was so engrossed, she didn’t notice that her house was on fire. “She had missed the sirens and all the commotion and was finally discovered by firemen, as she was working contentedly in her room while the kitchen at the back of the house was engulfed in flames!” says Nadeau.
When you hyperfocus on a work project, or a creative hobby, it feels fun, creative, productive and gives a huge sense of accomplishment. When you hyperfocus on something such as a TV watching binge, or 8 hours surfing the web, it doesn’t feel good because it comes with an element of guilt or shame. Also, the people in your life gets annoyed when you are late, or they want your attention and you seem to be ignoring them.
Hyperfocus can be confusing. You can’t really choose what you hyperfocus on. Boring mundane tasks, like housework will never be tasks that you can hyperfocus on, even though you wish you could. In order to hyperfocus on something, it has to be interesting, and just the right level of difficulty. Not too difficult; not too easy, but taxing enough that it engages your brain in a rewarding way.
Here are some tips so that you can enjoy the benefits of hyperfocusing and limit the negative.
1) Write down the activities that you do hyperfocus on: The good stuff and the not so good stuff.
2) Plan chunks of time when you can do the good activities. When you have ADHD, a lot of the time, you are trying to force yourself to take action, or focus. It seems a shame to have to pull yourself away when you are being productive and focused.
For example, I get into the flow when I do my taxes (I know it s weird!) So once a year, I schedule an uninterrupted day where I can do all the tax things at once. This takes advantage of my brain energy and makes an enjoyable day.
3) Limit hyperfocus on the not so good stuff. When you have identified your danger activities, you can still do them, but know when you start them, it will be hard to disengage. For example, if a particular computer game is one of your hyperfocus things, plan to play a day at the weekend, rather than in the week when you have work commitments.
4) Set very loud timers. If you have an appointment, or a time you need to stop doing a task, set a very loud timer and put it away from where you are sitting. This means you will physically have to get up to switch it off. You will be forced to mentally disengage and then, it will be easier to stop your hyperfocus activity.
What activities do you hyperfocus on? Leave a note in the comment below!
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YARROW Overview Information
Yarrow is an herb. The above ground parts are used to make medicine.
Yarrow is used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and to induce sweating.
Some people chew the fresh leaves to relieve toothache.
Yarrow is applied to the skin to stop bleeding from hemorrhoids; for wounds; and as a sitz bath for painful, lower pelvic, cramp-like conditions in women.
In combination with other herbs, yarrow is used for bloating, intestinal gas (flatulence), mild gastrointestinal (GI) cramping, and other GI complaints.
In foods, the young leaves and flowers of yarrow are used in salads.
In manufacturing, yarrow is also used as a cosmetic cleanser and in snuff. Yarrow oil is used in shampoos.
How does it work?
Yarrow contains many chemicals that might affect blood pressure and possibly have anti-inflammatory effects.
YARROW Side Effects & Safety
Yarrow seems to be safe for most adults. In some people, yarrow might cause drowsiness and increase urination when taken by mouth. When it comes in contact with the skin, yarrow might cause skin irritation.
Special Precautions & Warnings:Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Don’t take yarrow by mouth if you are pregnant. It is believed to affect the menstrual cycle and might cause a miscarriage.
It’s also best to avoid yarrow if you are breast-feeding. Not enough is known about its safety during nursing.
Allergy to ragweed and related plants: Yarrow may cause an allergic reaction in people who are sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family. Members of this family include ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, daisies, and many others. If you have allergies, be sure to check with your healthcare provider before taking yarrow.
Surgery: Yarrow might slow blood clotting so there is a concern that it might increase bleeding during and after surgery. Stop taking yarrow at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
Major Interaction Do not take this combination
- Medications that slow blood clotting (Anticoagulant / Antiplatelet drugs) interacts with YARROW
Large amounts of yarrow might slow blood clotting. Taking yarrow along with medications that also slow clotting might increase the chances of bruising and bleeding.
Some medications that slow blood clotting include aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn, others), dalteparin (Fragmin), enoxaparin (Lovenox), heparin, warfarin (Coumadin), and others.
Moderate Interaction Be cautious with this combination
- Lithium interacts with YARROW
Yarrow might have an effect like a water pill or "diuretic." Taking yarrow might decrease how well the body gets rid of lithium. This could increase how much lithium is in the body and result in serious side effects. Talk with your healthcare provider before using this product if you are taking lithium. Your lithium dose might need to be changed.
- Sedative medications (Barbiturates) interacts with YARROW
Yarrow might cause sleepiness and drowsiness. Medications that cause sleepiness are called sedatives. Taking yarrow along with sedative medications might cause too much sleepiness.
Minor Interaction Be watchful with this combination
- Antacids interacts with YARROW
Antacids are used to decrease stomach acid. Yarrow may increase stomach acid. By increasing stomach acid, yarrow might decrease the effectiveness of antacids.
Some antacids include calcium carbonate (Tums, others), dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate (Rolaids, others), magaldrate (Riopan), magnesium sulfate (Bilagog), aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel), and others.
- Medications that decrease stomach acid (H2-Blockers) interacts with YARROW
Yarrow might increase stomach acid. By increasing stomach acid, yarrow might decrease the effectiveness of some medications that decrease stomach acid, called H2-Blockers.
Some medications that decrease stomach acid include cimetidine (Tagamet), ranitidine (Zantac), nizatidine (Axid), and famotidine (Pepcid).
- Medications that decrease stomach acid (Proton pump inhibitors) interacts with YARROW
Yarrow might increase stomach acid. By increasing stomach acid, yarrow might decrease the effectiveness of medications that are used to decrease stomach acid, called proton pump inhibitors.
Some medications that decrease stomach acid include omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (Aciphex), pantoprazole (Protonix), and esomeprazole (Nexium).
The appropriate dose of yarrow depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for yarrow. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.


For Immediate Release:
20 March 2012
Benazir Suraiya; [email protected]
Chani Singh; [email protected]
In Run-Up to World Water Day, PETA Reminds Public That Using Animals for Food Wastes Water and Produces Greenhouse Gases
Hyderabad – Behind a shower curtain that reads, “1 kg of Meat = 1 Year of Showers. Clean Your Conscience: Go Vegan!” a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India will shower outside People’s Plaza on Necklace Road in Hyderabad on Wednesday. PETA’s point? That the best thing that people can do to save water is to go vegan:
Where: Outside People’s Plaza, Necklace Road, Hyderabad
When: Wednesday, 21 March, 12 noon
“It is impossible to ‘go green’ without going vegan”, says PETA campaigner Chani Singh. “Just by changing their diets, concerned people can help protect the Earth, their own health and countless animals.”
Between watering the crops that farmed animals eat, providing billions of animals with drinking water each year and cleaning filthy farms, trucks and slaughterhouses, the farmed-animal industry places a serious strain on our water supply. A vegan diet requires only 300 gallons of water per day to produce, while a meat-based diet requires more than 4,000 gallons of water per day.
Raising animals for food also pollutes the water, destroys terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and requires massive amounts of energy and land. A recent United Nations report stated that a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change.
For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com.