Gnipst Bulletin 26.4

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5th July, 2013 Volume No.: 26 Issue No.: 04

Contents Message from GNIPS

Letter to the Editor News Update

Health awareness

Disease Outbreak Ne

Forth Coming Events

Drugs Update

Campus News

Students Section

Editors Note

Archive

Vision

TO GROW AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD O

PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

EDITOR: Soumya BhattacharyaGURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

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Smart Anticancer'Nanofiber Mesh'(3rd July, 2013)A MANA research team has developed a new nanofiber mesh which is

capable of simultaneously realizing thermotherapy (hyperthermia)

and chemotherapy (treatment with anticancer drugs) of tumors. Theysucceeded in efficiently inducing natural death (apoptosis) of

epithelial cancer cells.Read more

Novel Chemistry for New Class of Antibiotic (3rdJuly, 2013)University of Adelaide research has produced a potential new

antibiotic which could help in the battle against bacterial resistance

to antibiotics. The compound is a protein inhibitor which binds to theenzyme (called biotin protein ligase), stopping its action and

interrupting the life cycle of the bacteria.Read more

Exercise reorganizes the brain to be moreresilient

to stress (3rd July, 2013)

According to a research team based at Princeton University, Physical

activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced

and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function.The

researchers report in the Journal of Neuroscience that when mice allowed

to exercise regularly experienced a stressor exposure to cold water

their brains exhibited a spike in the activity of neurons that shut off

excitement in the ventral hippocampus, a brain region shown to

regulate anxiety. Read more

Molecular switch that kick starts formation of

arteries identified (3rd July, 2013)Researchers in the laboratory of Gladstone describe the precise order

and timing of signals that spur the formation of arteries. Specifically,

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Over 25 percent of people newly diagnosed with diabetes are

smokers. Quitting smoking is one of the most important things a

patient can do to improve their health. Smokers with diabetes have an

increased risk of death (especially from heart attacks and strokes),

high LDL cholesterol levels, worsened blood sugar controlled, nerve

damage from diabetes, kidney disease leading to dialysis, foot ulcer

and amputation of toes, feet or legs caused by peripheral vascular

disease.

Exercise and Diabetes

For diabetics, exercise promotes cardiovascular fitness and weight

loss, lowers high blood pressure, improves lipid profiles, improvesblood sugar control in some cases, and leads to an overall sense of

well-being. When combined with dietary lifestyle intervention it can

even help prevent type 2 diabetes in some people. People with

diabetes who want to start an exercise program should consult with

their healthcare provider first. Generally a physical examination and a

resting electrocardiogram (ECG) is done in sedentary adults (age >50

years) with diabetes prior to beginning an exercise program. It is bestto begin a gentle exercise program and to gradually progress to a more

vigorous program as tolerated.

Gentle aerobic exercises, which increase the heart rate for a sustained

period of time, are often the best choice for diabetics. A reasonable

exercise session consists of 10 minutes of stretching and warm-up,

followed by 20 minutes of gentle aerobic exercise. Examples of

aerobic exercise include walking, cycling, swimming, or rowing.Diabetics with well-controlled blood sugar levels and no

complications can usually participate in most any type of exercise.

Exercise does not have to be intense to be beneficial. Persons who

want to increase the intensity of exercise should do so gradually, and



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should stop if he or she experiences worrisome symptoms, such as

chest discomfort or nausea.

People with diabetic eye complications (proliferative retinopathy)

may be advised to avoid high-impact activities and strenuous weight-lifting, which can increase blood pressure and cause bleeding in the

eye. People with neurologic complications (peripheral neuropathy)

are usually advised to avoid traumatic weight-bearing exercises such

as running, which can lead to foot ulcers and stress fractures although

this depends on the severity of the nerve damage.

Most of the benefits of exercise for people with diabetes require a

regular, long-term exercise program. Patients should commit toexercising 30 minutes a day most days of the week. People who take

insulin should try to exercise at the same time of the day. This

practice can help to maintain predictable blood sugar levels.

Diabetics who use insulin should :

Measure blood sugar before, during, and after exercise to determine

their body's typical response to exercise. If the pre-exercise bloodsugar reading is 250 mg/dL (13.9 mmol/L) or higher, exercise should

be postponed until the level is under control.

Consider a decrease in insulin dose by about 30 percent during

exercise.

Choose an insulin injection site away from exercising muscles (for

example, avoid the legs if running).

Keep rapidly absorbed carbohydrates on hand (glucose tablets, hard

candies, or juice).

Eat a snack 15 to 30 minutes before exercise, and again every 30

minutes during exercise.



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Eat a source of slowly absorbed carbohydrates (dried fruit, fruit

jerky, granola bars, or trail mix) immediately after exercise. This

will counter a post-exercise drop in blood sugar levels.

DISEASE OUTBREAK NEWS

Human infection withavian influenza A(H7N9) virus

(4thJuly, 2013)The National Health and Family Planning Commission, China

notified WHO of an additional retrospectively detected laboratory-

confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)

virus.Read more

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

The 2nd Pharm. Tech IAPST International Conference on "New insights into

diseases and recent therapeutic approaches" from 17th to 19th January 2014 in

Kolkata, India.Read more

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA approves the first non-hormonal treatmentfor hot flashes associated with menopause (28th June)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brisdelle

(paroxetine) to treat moderate to severe hot flashes (vasomotor

symptoms) associated with menopause. Brisdelle, which contains the

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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine mesylate, is

currently the only non-hormonal treatment for hot flashes approved

by the FDA.Read more

CAMPUS NEWS

A one day seminar cum teachers development programme for schoolteachers on the theme ofRecent Trends of Life Sciences in Higher

Education organized by GNIPST held on 29th June, 2013 at GNIPSTauditorium. The programme was inaugurated by Prof . Asit Guha,

Director of JIS Group, Mr. U.S. Mukherjee, Dy Director of JIS Group

and Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director cum Principal of GNIPST with

lamp lighting. The programme started with an opening song

performed by the B.Pharm students of this institute. The seminar

consists of a series of lectures, video presentations and poster session.

On the pre lunch session 4 lectures were given by Dr. LopamudraDutta, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, Swati Nandy and Tamalika

Chakraborty. On their presentation the speakers enlighten the recent

development of Pharmacy, Genetics and Microbiology and their

correlation with Life Sciences. On the post lunch session, Saini Setua

and Sanchari Bhattacharjee explained the recent development and

career opportunities in Biotechnology and Hospital Management. The

programme was concluded with valedictory session and certificate

distribution.

About 50 Higher secondary school teachers from different schools

of Kolkata and North& South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal

participated in this programme. A good interactive session between

participants and speakers was observed in the seminar. The seminar

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was a great success with the effort of faculties, staffs and students of

our Institute. It was a unique discussion platform for school teachers

and professional of the emerging and newer branches of Life Science.

JOB OPPOURTUNITY

There are some job opportunities in Cadell Pharmaceuticals,

Kolkata in the Production unit . The interested B.Pharm. pass

out students are requested to contact Mr. Anshuman

Bhattacharya (9836070711) immediately.

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2013. We congratulate them all.

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Majumdar, Asst. Professor, GNIPST for his contribution to this

issues Health Awareness section.

An important part of the improvement of the bulletin is the

contribution of the readers. You are invited to send in your write ups,notes, critiques or any kind of contribution for the forthcoming special

and regular issue.

ARCHIVE

The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been conductedat GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The program started with a nice

presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural Products,

JU on the skill to write a good manuscript for publication in impact

journals. It was followed by nearly two hour long discussion among

more than thirty participants on different aspects of pharmacy

education. Five nonmember participants applied for membership on

that very day.

GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT for

conducting the two years post graduate course (M.Pharm) in

PHARMACOLOGY. The approved number of seat is 18.The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to 120.

2nd World Congress on Ga-68 (Generators and Novel Radiopharmaceuticals),

Molecular Imaging (PET/CT), Targeted Radionuclide Therapy, and Dosimetry(SWC-2013) : On the Way to Personalized Medicine

Dates 28 Feb 2013 02 Mar 2013

Location: Chandigarh, India.Details.

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