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Natarajasana Dance pose

Lord Of The Dance Pose Natarajasana

Natarajsana is known as Lord of the Dance Pose and is originated by Lord Shiva who is Yoga Guru himself. The pose depicts Lord Shiva’s fondness for dance, expression, and music.  It is also a classical dance form of Indian dance called bharathanatyam. This yoga pose is advanced yoga pose and requires balancing act on one leg. Benefits of practicing this pose are : Strenghtens legs, arms, shoulder and spine. It boosts metabolism, helps to focus, and improves memory. It is a pose that helps to strengthen the abdomen area, core strength and boosts confidence. The pose involves entire body – Healthy Life

LEVEL : Advanced

Anatomy :Ankles, Hamstrings, Hips, Knees, Spine, Thighs

Pose Type :Backbend, Balance, Heart Opener, Standing

Sanskrit: Natarajasana (not-ah-raj-AHS-anah) nata = dancer / raja = king

BENEFITS:

  • Lengthens the hamstring of the standing leg
  • Stretches the hip flexors of the non-standing leg
  • Opens the chest
  • Improves balance and stability
  • Strengthens the entire spine; ankle, knee, and hip joints; and supportive structures of the joints in the standing leg

CONTRAINDICATIONS

  • Hip pathologies
  • Balance deficits
  • Low back pathologies
  • Ankle, knee, hip, or shoulder injury

HOW TO

  1. Start in Tadasana (Mountain pose), with feet hip-distance apart, and slowly begin to shift your weight over to your right foot. Engage your right thigh to support the knee of the standing leg.
  2. Set your gaze in front of you. Inhale and lift your right arm with palm facing forward.
  3. Exhale and flex the left knee. Reach your left hand behind you, with thumb facing upward, and grasp the inner left foot.
  4. Inhale and lengthen the spine, lifting out of your torso and tucking the chin.
  5. Exhale and draw the abdominals while keeping the chest lifted. Begin to bend forward at the right hip, letting your gaze travel downward. Feel free to take a micro bend at the right knee.
  6. Hold this pose for up to 5-10 slow breaths.
  7. To exit Lord of the Dance pose: Inhale, press through your grounded foot, and rise to an upright position. Exhale, and release your arms and knee. Repeat on the opposite side.

MODIFY OR REPLACE

Alternatives:

  • Stay standing and reach back for the non-standing leg for a quad stretch.
  • Hinge slightly forward to challenge balance; then return to standing.

Modifications:

  • Keep a slight bend in the knee to avoid hyperextension.
  • Place hands at the thighs or hips for support.

SEQUENCING TIPS

Before:

After:

  • Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III)
  • Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana)

TEACHING CUES

  • Keep the upper and lower spine extended, and draw the chest forward.
  • Keep the hips stacked equally, side-by-side. Keep the knees parallel by engaging the inner thighs slightly.
  • Hinge first at the hips and press the free foot into the hand, keeping the abdominals drawn up and in toward the spine.
  • On each inhale, feel your chest expand and spine lengthen. On each exhale, feel your hips sink deeper.

VARIATIONS

  • Reach over the shoulders to grab the raised foot. Press the toes upward as you begin to bend forward further.

WATCH OUT FOR

  • Hyperextension of the low spine
  • Shoulder pain or strain

Image and article published here with prior permission from https://beyogi.com/

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: July 8, 2022
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Natural Pain Relief: Best Alternatives to NSAIDs

Pain relief might seem as easy as popping a pill — but there’s a lot more going on than simple relief. Did you know that conventional pain relievers have a long list of harmful side effects?

It’s easy to look past the dangers of conventional pain relief when the only thing we can think about is the pain we’re dealing with. But with long-term use, NSAIDs and other pain relievers can leave us suffering from adverse effects.

NSAIDs are common over-the-counter (OTC) pain relief drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Although they offer quick relief when we need it, continued use leads to negative outcomes. Here we’ll discuss why this matters and the best natural alternatives to NSAIDs so you can achieve relief without the harmful effects.

Pain and Inflammation’s Role
Inflammation is typically behind our aches, pains, and discomfort. It occurs when our immune system is triggered and sends inflammatory cells to the injured or sick area. These cells work to heal injured tissue and attack harmful bacteria. This results in a swollen, red, and often warm spot where the inflammatory response is working. This is what’s known as acute inflammation.

Symptoms of Acute Inflammation
●     Heat

●     Redness

●     Swelling

●     Pain

This is an essential part of a healthy healing process. Though, it doesn’t always result in healing. Inflammation can become unhealthy after the injury has healed but the inflammatory response continues to attack healthy tissue. This is known as chronic inflammation. Below are symptoms you can keep an eye on if you’re worried your inflammation has no cause.

Symptoms of Chronic Inflammation
●     Stiffness and body pain

●     Exhaustion and fatigue

●     Anxiety, depression, and stress

●     Persistent infections and skin rashes

●     Unexplained weight loss or gain

●     Chest pain

●     Abdominal pain

Chronic inflammation can be triggered by untreated acute inflammation, toxic exposure, Lyme disease, or an auto-immune disorder. This can become a frustrating and often painful disorder to deal with, so let’s review some common forms of pain relief and why natural options are often the best.

What are NSAIDs and Why Not to Use Them
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used as a form of pain relief. You might be familiar with these common NSAIDS — ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen. While these are typically used on less severe pain, almost 30 million people worldwide rely on NSAIDS daily.

These common drugs target inflammation to relieve pain. They work by blocking the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX), which is an essential piece to the body’s inflammatory response. NSAIDs are also used to diminish blood clotting that can result in strokes and heart attacks.

Unfortunately, there’s more than meets the eye with NSAIDs. While the above outcomes are positive, doctors are advise to avoid relying on NSAIDs for everyday pain relief. Long-term use has shown harmful effects on the kidneys, liver, and body as a whole. Instead, look to natural alternatives for the healthiest forms of pain relief!

Natural Alternatives to NSAIDs for Pain and Inflammation
●     CBD

●     Curcumin

●     Magnesium

●     Ginger

●     Fish oil

●     Boswellia

●     Resveratrol

●     Devil’s Claw

Unlike conventional pain relief, natural alternatives take a different path to alleviate aches and pains. Painkillers often stimulate temporary pain relief while natural methods target the root of the pain and inflammation. NSAIDs are designed to target inflammation, but only provide short-term relief.

Instead, a natural formula that combines multiple anti-inflammatory ingredients can be the safest and most effective protection against inflammation-related pain. That’s because these nutrients help your body to heal the root problem and restore balance to your immune response. Here are a few of our favorite natural alternatives to NSAIDs:

●     Terry Naturally BosMed 500 utilizes the powerful effects of Boswellia to help relieve and reduce the inflammation that’s at the root of your aches and pains. This formula contains a patented form of Boswellia that is ten times stronger than average so it’s easily absorbed by the body allowing for quick relief!

●     Lively Vitamin Co. CuraRelief is an extra-strength blend of pain-alleviating nutrients curcumin and Boswellia. It’s the best alternative to traditional pain relief such as aspirin and ibuprofen because it allows for powerful relief without the risk of harming your liver or kidneys. Plus, you can use it on a regular basis to promote your natural inflammatory response.

●     Wild Theory CBD Black Label Hemp Extract Maximum is the CBD for pain relief you’ve been searching for. This maximum-strength formula promotes pain relief while allowing for the natural anti-inflammatory effects of CBD to reduce your discomfort. Because it’s a liquid CBD formula, you can expect fast-acting relief.

Pain Relief the Natural Way
It’s easy to rely on NSAIDs and other conventional painkillers to soothe your aches. But with natural pain relief supplements, you can trust that you’re easing your aches while nourishing your body in the long run. Check out a supplement store for the best natural pain relief products to support you through anything from minor aches to chronic discomfort!

Feature Image: https://pixabay.com/photos/hands-one-medicinal-products-1903104/

Feature Image Credit: Image by Emilian Danaila from Pixabay

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: July 5, 2022
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FSSAI food technology for safe food

Technology for food safety : FSSAI mulling using next-gen technology tools to ensure food safety, quality

During the pandemic, instead of visiting restaurants, people ordering food online with help of zomato, Swiggy, Uber App,  Doordash etc. These Apps and technologies making life more comfortable and safe to get hot and fresh food delivered at home easily.  Similarly, people are ordering online groceries and these items are delivered to door steps from grocery stores. Many such innovative services are available in India and other countries. One must assure that all the food that are delivered or received by customers are good both in quality quantity wise as well as safe to consume. FSSAI of India, is exploring the options to introduce blockchain and machine learning to ensure food that are going to be available to customers are safe and healthy. This also involves not just testing food ingredients, quality, also the materials that are used for packing purposes -Healthy Life. 

Food safety regulator FSSAI on Tuesday said it is exploring the possibility of using next generation technological tools like blockchain and machine learning to ensure food safety and quality.

Such tools assume importance as the current pandemic situation has negatively affected many aspects of routine regulatory inspections, monitoring, and surveillance at both the domestic level and border points, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Arun Singhal said.

These regulatory inspections are essential for ensuring food safety and quality for people, he added. 

Addressing a virtual event organised by industry chamber CII, Singhal urged the industry and researchers to come up with simple tools or interventions which regulators can use.

For instance, a technique to detect the ratio of materials in a blend, a tool to prevent food fraud, real-time safety monitoring through affordable and rapid testing, among others, he said. “FSSAI is exploring the possibilities of using technological tools like blockchain, machine learning, etc in obtaining traceability information,” Singhal said.

Next generation tools like genome sequencing and innovations in chemical and molecular analysis can be very useful in the area of food authenticity and integrity, he pointed out. Also, Internet of Things (IoT) has taken a big leap forward and can be used for mounting production and processing operations, he added.

With regard to recycled-PET and recycled plastics for food products, Singhal said FSSAI has promulgated regulations to allow alternate packaging materials. “However, the authority is also aware of the limitations. These materials are not available in volumes that are desired by the industry,” he said, and urged the industry, academia and research bodies to explore ways of making these materials available in sufficient volumes at reasonable prices.

For FSSAI, Singhal said the major thrust areas are simplification of the regulatory regime, IT platforms, and registering as many food businesses as possible. Currently in India, close to 5 million food businesses are registered and this outreach must continue, he said.

“Many are small businesses, where some intervention is required in terms of capacity building. So that is a major thrust area. And in this direction we”re already ensured the food safety training and certification program,” he said.

FSSAI has already trained about 500,000 food safety supervisors in various food businesses. In addition, during the pandemic, about 2.6 lakh persons were trained on safe food and hygiene practices required for COVID-19, he added.

That apart, the FSSAI is gradually moving towards periodic risk-based inspections, third-party audits, focus checks and interventions to ensure safety and quality of products.

The second major thrust area of FSSAI, Singhal said, is to strengthen the food safety ecosystem at the state level.

FSSAI has started providing technical and financial assistance to states and union territories by creation of infrastructure and testing equipment for mobilising resources to carry out manual special camps inspections, awareness drives etc, he said.

FSSAI has signed memorandums of understanding with states. Last year, MoUs were signed with 23 states, and a substantial amount of funds were released to states. That process is continuing this year as well, he added.

The third major trust area is to strengthen the food testing capabilities in the country. As of now, there are about 252 food testing laboratories notified by FSSAI and all of them are accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), he said.

In the past three years, FSSAI has released about Rs 300 crore to various state food testing laboratories for strengthening, purchasing equipment, and setting up microbiological testing facilities.

“Microbiological infections are very important. So we are planning to strengthen the microbiological testing facilities in labs,” he added.

For more information: https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/media/FSSAI_News_Mulling_Outlook_28_07_2021.pdf

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: July 4, 2022
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Bread Samosa recipe

Bread Samosa recipe

If you are fed up of eating bread, don’t throw bread instead prepare delicious bread samosa. All you need is few vegetables and masala powders that available in Indian grocery stores. It is easy to prepare and will be a yummy snack that kids love to have.

Why not give it a try?

What you need?

  1. Peas & carrot – ½ cup
  2. Boiled potato -6-8
  3. Ginger paste – ½ tsp
  4. All purpose flour – 1 cup
  5. Coriander powder – ½ tsp
  6. Green chilly paste – ½ tsp
  7. Cumin – ½ tsp
  8. Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
  9. Amchur (mango powder) -1/2 tsp
  10. Garam masala – ½ tsp
  11. Ajwain – ½ tsp
  12. Cilantro chopped -1 Tbs
  13. Mint leaves chopped – 1 Tbs
  14. Bread pieces – 12
  15. Oil – for frying

 How to prepare?

  1. Boil potatoes and remove skin.
  2. Heat a pan on medium flame, add 1 Tbs oil. To heated oil add cumin, ginger and green chilli paste followed by peas and carrot. Fry all these ingredients and remove from the stove.
  3. Now, smash boiled potato and add it to peas -carrot masala along with – coriander powder, Amchur powder, garam masala powder.
  4. Add cilantro and mint chopped leaves, chilli powder, salt and mix well.
  5. Remove bread crest and cut the white portion to half. Sprinkle little ajwain on top of white pieces and using a chapatti roller flatten the white portion.
  6. Add little water to all-purpose flour and prepare paste. Apply this paste to rolled bread piece and prepare a cone by folding the bread piece. While folding the cone, apply little paste to the edge to keep folding intact*.
  7. Fill the potato-peas masala in the cone and close the cone.
  8. Heat oil in deep pan and fry bread cone containing masala to golden brown color.
  9. Serve hot samosa with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

*If you find it hard to make a cone, just place the vegetable masala in the center and fold it like a spring roll  and fry!!

** Chutneys are available in most Indian grocery stores. If you want to prepare healthy chutney recipe then, you can find one such recipe here.

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Reference: www.werindia.com 

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: June 21, 2022
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In India Jal Jeevan Mission Achieves 50% Completion Milestone, 9.6 Crore (50%) Rural Households Now Have Access To Tap Water

Keeping in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision to provide every rural home with safe drinking water, the country has achieved the milestone of 50% rural households having access to tap water connections. Goa, Telangana, A&N Islands, D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu, Puducherry and Haryana have already achieved 100% household connections. Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar have coverage of more than 90% and are progressing fast towards attaining the status of ‘Har Ghar Jal’.

In a move to attain “Gram Swarajya”, the dream of Mahatma Gandhi, Jal Jeevan Mission aims to empower the Panchayati Raj Institutions and communities by engaging them in water supply schemes from the very beginning. Over 9.59 Crore rural households spread across States/ UTs are getting water within their premises. Women and girls these households are now free from the century old drudgery of walking long distances in scorching heat, rain and snow in search of water. ‘Har Ghar Jal’ is a flagship programme of the Union Government, implemented by Jal Jeevan Mission under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, in partnership with States/ UTs to ensure tap water connection in every rural household by 2024.

At the time of launch Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, only 3.23 Crore households i.e. 17% of the rural population had access to drinking water through taps. The burden of arrangement of water for daily household needs mostly fell on women and young girls. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that school attendance among girls was significantly lower in summers when due to increased requirements for water, multiple trips were needed. After the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission and improvement in access to tap water connection within their premises, considerable improvement in this regard has been noticed. As on 27.05.2022, 108 districts, 1,222 blocks, 71,667 Gram Panchayats and 1,51,171 villages have become “Har Ghar Jal”, wherein all rural households have been provided with drinking water through taps.

This year as the nation celebrates ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, special Gram Sabhas are being convened across the length and breadth of the country to discuss and deliberate on issues related to drinking water in a move to attain ‘WASH Prabudh Gaon’. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has addressed and interacted with Sarpanch and members of Pani Samitis on multiple occasions in the past, motivating them to take onus of the programme as they are the ultimate custodians of the water supply infrastructure created under ‘Har Ghar Jal’. Under JJM, support is provided to Panchayats by the State Government through Implementing Support Agencies (ISAs) in community engagement, building capacity of the Pani Samitis, and taking up O&M activities.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1828956

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Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: June 2, 2022
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New study links gut microbiota strains with more severe strokes and poorer post-stroke recovery

There are millions of bacteria live in our digestive system and responsible for our health. There are many species of these microbes that reside in our gut system help us to keep good health while there are other microbes that are not. Our diet promotes health and diversity of good microbes by monitoring, treating and preventing several conditions including inflammation, diabetes, obesity etc. Gut bacteria play an important role in human health, such as supplying essential nutrients, synthesizing vitamin K, aiding in the digestion of cellulose, and promoting angiogenesis and enteric nerve function.

To maintain gut friendly bacteria, we need to consume fiber, prebiotic rich foods, reduce meat, limit intake of fats and avoid consuming antibiotics that are harmful for microbes.

What are bad gut microbes?

Those microbes that have adverse effects on our body that trigger several diseases including weight gain, obesity, insomnia, diabetes, fatigue etc. are bad gut microbes. This includes bacteria such as Clostridium perfringes, Staphylococcus, E. coli that interfere in gut health. Some of the microbes are considered as opportunistic bacteria because when our body is weak these bacteria wake up and cause adverse effects.

Recent study by Sant Pau Research Institute at Barcelona, Spain showed that bad microbes in our gut can lead to stroke and poorer stroke recovery.  Details of the study is below- Healthy Life

A new study has identified strains of gut microbiota that are associated with more severe strokes and worse post-stroke recovery, revealing that the gut microbiome could be an important factor in stroke risk and outcomes.

The study, presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2022) pinpointed specific groups of bacteria associated with poorer neurological recovery from ischaemic stroke both in the acute phase (24 hours) and after three months.

The research identified multiple types of bacteria were associated with ischemic stroke risk, including Fusobacterium and Lactobacillus. Negativibacillus and Lentisphaeria were associated with a more severe stroke in the acute phase (at 6 and 24 hours respectively) and Acidaminococcus related to poor functional outcomes at three months.

Dr Miquel Lledós, lead author from the Sant Pau Research Institute Stroke Pharmacogenomics and Genetics Laboratory, Barcelona, Spain, commented “The influence of the gut microbiome – the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the gut – is a modifiable risk factor associated with the risk of stroke and with post-stroke neurological outcomes. However, most research has previously been done in animal models.”

“In this study we took faecal samples – the first samples taken after the event – from 89 humans who’d suffered an ischaemic stroke. Comparing with a control group, we were able to identify multiple groups of bacteria that were associated with a higher risk of ischaemic stroke.”

An ischaemic stroke occurs when a clot or other blockage blocks the blood supply to the brain and is the most common type of stroke. In Europe, 1.3 million people suffer a stroke every year and it is the second most common single cause of death.

“The discovery opens the exciting prospect that, in the future, we may be able to prevent strokes or improve neurological recovery by examining the gut microbiota. In other pathologies, clinical trials are being carried out where researchers replace the intestinal flora through dietary changes or faecal transplantation from healthy individuals and this should be studied further in the stroke field.”

For more read: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release

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Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: May 11, 2022
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Learn To Balance By Practicing Warrior 3 Pose

As we age, we may have difficulty in balancing and focusing. There are several yoga poses that help us to keep balanced. Warrior 3 is one such pose, an intermediate pose that creates stability and helps to keep focused. It strengthens back muscles, calves and feet. It improves balance and prevents injuries. In addition, it improves awareness to the surroundings and brings body to stability by adjusting to surroundings. By regular practice on can get into the pose easily – Healthy life

LEVEL :Intermediate

Anatomy : Abdomen|Biceps|Chest|Hamstrings|Quadriceps|Shoulders|Spine|Triceps

Pose Type :Balance|Standing

Sanskrit :Virabhadrasana II VEER-ah-bha=DRAS-anna Virabhadra = a warrior from Shiva’s being

Benefits

  • Strengthens the entire body
  • Improves balance
  • Improves posture
  • Aids in increasing energy and boosting concentration
  • Contraindications
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Back problems or injury
  • Migraines

How To

  1. Stand with your feet at the top of your mat, about hips-width distance apart
  2. Inhale, extend your arms to the ceiling
  3. Begin to balance on your right leg
  4. Ground down through your right foot
  5. Exhale, begin to hinge forward with your upper body
  6. Lift and kick your left leg out behind you
  7. Find core engagement to aid in your balance
  8. Keep your left foot flexed
  9. Square your hips and upper body down to your mat
  10. Wrap your biceps in towards your face
  11. Direct your gaze towards the floor
  12. To release, return slowly to standing and then repeat on the other side

Modify or Replace

  • Rest your hands at heart center to lessen the energizing aspects of Warrior III

Sequencing Tips

Before:

  • Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I)
  • Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II)
  • Mountain Pose (Tadasana)

After:

  • Toppling Tree (Patan Vrksasana)
  • Standing Splits (Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana)
  • High Lunge (Ashta Chandrasana)

Teaching Cues

  • Flex your back foot and draw your pinky toe towards the ground to level your hips
  • Become a capital ‘T’ with your body and keep your shoulders, chest, and hips in a straight line
  • Find a minimal bend in your standing leg
  • Ground down through the four corners of your standing foot

Variations

  • Eagle Arms
  • Hand(s) to a block
  • Against a wall

Watch Out For

  • Hinging chest and shoulders far forward
  • Arching in the low back
  • Dropping extended leg towards the mat

This article and image published here with prior permission from beyogi.com

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: April 29, 2022
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This test provides results in less than three minutes!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The test can be performed in environments where the patient specimen is both collected and analyzed, such as doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites, using an instrument about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage. The test is performed by a qualified, trained operator under the supervision of a health care provider licensed or authorized by state law to prescribe tests and can provide results in less than three minutes.

“Today’s authorization is yet another example of the rapid innovation occurring with diagnostic tests for COVID-19,” said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “The FDA continues to support the development of novel COVID-19 tests with the goal of advancing technologies that can help address the current pandemic and better position the U.S. for the next public health emergency.”

The performance of the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer was validated in a large study of 2,409 individuals, including those with and without symptoms. In the study, the test was shown to have 91.2% sensitivity (the percent of positive samples the test correctly identified) and 99.3% specificity (the percent of negative samples the test correctly identified). The study also showed that, in a population with only 4.2% of individuals who are positive for the virus, the test had a negative predictive value of 99.6%, meaning that people who receive a negative test result are likely truly negative in areas of low disease prevalence. The test performed with similar sensitivity in a follow-up clinical study focused on the omicron variant.

The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer uses a technique called gas chromatography gas mass-spectrometry (GC-MS) to separate and identify chemical mixtures and rapidly detect five Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in exhaled breath. When the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer detects the presence of VOC markers of SARS-CoV-2, a presumptive (unconfirmed) positive test result is returned and should be confirmed with a molecular test. Negative results should be considered in the context of a patient’s recent exposures, history and the presence of clinical signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19, as they do not rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection and should not be used as the sole basis for treatment or patient management decisions, including infection control decisions.

InspectIR expects to be able to produce approximately 100 instruments per week, which can each be used to evaluate approximately 160 samples per day. At this level of production, testing capacity using the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is expected to increase by approximately 64,000 samples per month.

Source: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-covid-19-diagnostic-test-using-breath-samples

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: April 19, 2022
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