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Embrace healthy lifestyle, eat balanced diet, monitor timely to control hypertension: Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Health Minister Hypertension, often termed the...
CBSE asks schools to set up ‘sugar boards’ to monitor students’ sugar intake
"This alarming trend is largely attributed to high sugar intake,...
UK health insurance rates to soar on surging claims-industry experts
British individual and workplace health insurers paid out a record of nearly three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) for claims in 2022, an ABI spokesperson said. Employers are enthusiastic about offering health cover, as delayed treatment can lead to sickness and...
Irdai effects a mini reshuffle of its sr officials, 2 members to retire soon
Though as early as July, the government had advertised for two posts of members- `Finance and Investment’ and `Actuary’ at the Irdai, no body has been selected for these posts as yet Hyderabad: Even as the government is yet to make any new appointments to...
Indonesian court papers reveal chain of events that led to cough syrup deaths
Cough syrup contamination in several mostly developing countries has sparked criminal investigations, lawsuits and a surge in regulatory scrutiny worldwide Indonesian court documents have revealed for the first time the chain of events that led to toxic ingredients...
Rising heat stress poses grave occupational health risk for workers in Tamil Nadu Study
The workers reported symptoms of heat strain, dehydration, and urinary tract infection symptoms, likely due to excessive sweating, lack of toilet access and limited water consumption during their shifts. Of particular concern is the impact of heat stress on kidney...
Impact of climate change on health takes centre stage at COP28: WHO
7 million premature deaths annually are attributed to air pollution The health community recognizes the role health systems play in contributing to emissions, and advocates for greening the health sector. This involves decarbonizing health systems, digitalizing...
Health experts decry New Zealand’s scrapping of world-first tobacco ban
The package of measures would have seen bans on selling tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, reduced the amount of nicotine allowed in smoked tobacco products and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by over 90%. They marked some of the toughest...
Haryana formulates scheme for financial assistance to stage III, IV cancer patients
All age group stage III and IV patients will be eligible under the scheme, and patients whose family income is less than Rs 3 lakh per annum, except the amount of other social security pension schemes, will be eligible, it said Chandigarh: To lessen the financial...
High-dose Covid treatment less effective in India than Europe: Lancet study
''Our analysis suggests higher dose dexamethasone may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe; however, the evidence is weak, and this could represent a chance finding,'' the authors of the study noted A higher dose of the...
SC expresses satisfaction over steps taken to prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle
The bench was hearing two separate petitions, including the one filed by a social and animal activist who had sought a direction to the Centre and others to pass a law for the protection of cattle and saving them from lumpy skin disease New Delhi: The Supreme Court...
Centre renames Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandir
The rebranded AB-HWCs will also have a new tagline -- 'Arogyam Parmam Dhanam' The government has decided to rename the Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir' and the Union Health Ministry has sent a letter to the states and Union...