In a breakthrough therapy for sepsis, an Indian American physician sees an exciting future for Ayurveda
(WorldNews Health)

Each year globally, more than 600,000 infants die of sepsis, a condition of bacterial infection that spreads fast and leads to organ failure. But a therapy developed by a team led by an American professor of Indian origin Pinaki Panigrahi over the last 20 years and details of which were published in Nature this week could do wonders. The therapy has been found to reduce the risk of infection by 40 per cent in trials and it can be inexpensive - less than one dollar for a course- Dr. Panigrahi told The Hindu by phone. Dr. Panigrahi is a professor of epidemiology and pediatrics at the Child Health Research Institute and Center for Global Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre´s...