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The purpose of this study is to prove the efficacy of Curcuma longa (turmeric) extracts against soot (carbon black)-exposed rats with Ox-LDL and eNOS levels. A total of 30 rats were divided into 5 groups with 6 rats in each group. Negative control group (C-) received no treatment. The positive control group (C+) exposed to soot at a concentration of 1064 mg/m3 for 8 hours. Treatment group T1 was exposed to soot at 1064 mg/m3 for 8 hours + Curcuma longa at 1 mg/kg body weight. T2 group was exposed to soot at 1064 mg/m3 for 8 hours + 2 mg curcuma longa mg/kg body weight, and T3 group were exposed to soot at of 1064 mg/m3 for 8 hours + curcuma longa 3 mg/kg body weight. The result of T3 group had lower Ox-LDL levels and higher eNOS levels, and also the difference was significant (p>0.05) than the C+ group. We conclude that the treatment of rats exposed to 1064 mg/m3 soot particles for 8 hours with Curcuma longa extract at a dose of 3 mg/kg body weight reduced Ox-LDL levels and increased eNOS levels because curcumin from Curcuma longa extract effective to break the chain reaction from lipid peroxidation, inhibit LOX-1 expression, prevent LDL modification into ox-LDL, and decrease coupled eNOS levels that prevent NO and GSH degradation.

The objective of this study is to examine the challenges faced by treatment organizations and assess the current state of emergency medical care facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic during the COVID-19 pandemic. The content analysis method is used to investigate the organization of emergency medical care services during this crisis. The Health System Response Monitoring to COVID-19 (HSRM) and Health Systems and Policy Monitoring (HSPM) databases were relied upon for the analysis. Several notable aspects of patient treatment during the pandemic were revealed by the study. These included the postponement of scheduled examinations and urgent treatments, a decrease in the hospitalization rate for planned surgical interventions, limitations on medical care availability, the vacations prohibition for medical staff, staff redeployment, patient triage, and daily monitoring of intensive care beds to ensure they were filled according to planned indicators. It was concluded that treatment organizations in Poland and the Czech Republic faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions and limitations imposed on medical care services resulted in the postponement of non-urgent treatments and a decrease in the hospitalization rate for planned surgeries. In addition, the proactive measures taken by medical staff, such as the vacations prohibition and staff redeployment, were crucial in managing the crisis and ensuring the availability of care. The daily monitoring of intensive care beds played a vital role in maintaining the capacity to treat critically ill patients according to planned indicators. These findings highlight the need for ongoing monitoring and preparedness to effectively manage emergency medical care services during future public health emergencies.

Even after sufficient potential in the health sector for treatment; people avoid taking its benefits.  People avoid timely medical help, which ultimately leads to delay in proper diagnosis and treatment, which further increases the chances of more complications. The objectives of the present paper are to understand the various factors that lead to medical care avoidance among older people and to provide suggestions based on the findings of the study. For the analysis of the data comprising of 393 older people over the age group of 60 and includes 219 male respondents and the rest were female respondents. The present analysis was done under four broad parameters related to a low perceived need to seek medical care, traditional barriers to seeking medical care, cynical evaluation of seeking health care and other related or relevant factors. In total 60 variables were considered under various categories. It was found that family members were actively involved in providing medical care. There was some barrier in communication between the patient and the health care provider either due to language or the technicalities involved. It was perceived that the health care providers were prescribing unnecessary tests and medication and were more concerned about their fees rather than patients’ welfare. The fear of pain, monetary drain, lack of health insurance and other related factors leads to medical care avoidance by the elderly male and female patients.

In India women, self-help groups have risen to the extraordinary challenges of the COVID-19(Coronavirus) pandemic. The COVID-19 and its crisis imposed lockdown and emerged with unique challenges for women’s groups. In the health care sector, during the ongoing war against the COVID-19 pandemic, women played a more significant role in working as frontline staff and being exposed to the deadly disease in many ways. The SHGs being run and governed by women have a lot of contribution towards the more significant production of medical assistance, i.e., masks, sanitizers, PPEkit, and all other protective gear and measures to meet the required and ongoing demands of the health sector. During lockdowns, the women’s group faced a significant challenge as almost all women’s groups met physically. However, they contributed most during such difficult times. During this time there were significant disruptions in the supply chain and distribution of medical products, which has immensely affected and have caused hindrance in women’s menstrual and reproductive health in India. More than 70% women are the world’s frontline health care and social workers, which accounts for a staggering 88.8% of trained nurses. Rural women in Odisha have contributed and helped produce more than 1 million cotton masks for police personnel and healthcare workers.

Recently, especially during Covid-19, there has been an increasing trend of Self-Medication (SM) in rural and semi urban areas of India.  There are various contributing factors for these practices. It is defined as the use of medicine by patients on his own initiative or on the advice of pharmacists, previous prescription, and suggestion of family members of friends instead of consulting qualified doctors. The medicines which are available with pharmacists without prescription or over the counter (OTC) are known to be part of self-medication. A medicine that requires doctors’ recommendation is known as prescribed product (Rx products).The present work discusses the positive sides at individual level and community level and at the same time possible risks involved at community level and individual level. It was found that even though there were various risks involved due to self-medication, people in rural and semi-urban areas also find some positive side of the same. Most importantly they believe that it reduces the cost of travelling, and cost of consultation with doctor. Sometimes due to past experience of the same sort of diseases or symptoms, people opt for self-medication practices. The study concludes that Potential benefits at individual levels were self –reliance for preventing minor disease and saving of time & energy. Similarly the same for the community level were extending the health care services to the needy people in rural and remote areas and saving scare medical resources for minor treatments /diseases. Potential risk at individual levels Failure to report or recognize the adverse drug reactions. Failure to seek appropriate medical assistance immediately and from the community point of view wasteful public expenditure and will lead to family disturbance due to death of member of family.