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GST on term life insurance premium, senior citizens’ health cover likely to be exempted
The GoM to decide on the GST rate on life and health insurance met...
‘India’s growth rate is among the shiniest parts in the world economy’: Ajay Banga
Ajay Banga,president,World Bank A lot of that growth is in India,...
TB passes COVID-19 as top infectious killer
That compares to 1,449 people a day dying due to ÂCOVID-19, calculated from the 40,578 deaths reported in the past 28 days on the Johns Hopkins University dashboard Following gargantuan global efforts against COVID-19, tuberculosis (TB) is once again the world's...
Strict parenting can genetically lead children to depression: Study
Dr Evelien Van Assche said: "We discovered that perceived harsh parenting, with physical punishment and psychological manipulation, can introduce an additional set of instructions on how a gene is read to become hard-wired into DNA. We have some indications that these...
Researchers give new insights into genetic causes of high cholesterol
According to the World Health Organization, high cholesterol is a leading contributor to disease burden in nations of all income levels, is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, and is thought to be responsible for 2.6 million deaths annually globally A new...
Study finds number of hours worked in stressful jobs led to risk of depression
"This analysis suggests strongly that reducing the average number of work hours would make a difference in the degree to which interns' depressive symptoms increase over time, and reduce the number who develop diagnosable depression," says Amy Bohnert, PhD, the...
XBB subvariant of Omicron can cause another wave of infections in some countries: Swaminathan
"Many people just think that it is just like the flu or any other respiratory infection, but more and more data is coming out on how COVID is affecting all organ systems and not just the respiratory route. It also affects the cardiovascular system and the inflammatory...
Tata AIA Life ties up with Medix to offer health services to its policyholders
Tata AIA life has tied-up with Medix to offer healthcare advice to Tata AIA policy holders. Medix has a team of 300 in-house physicians, and a global quality accredited network of over 4,500 world-leading and independent medical specialists. A study by Harvard...
Omicron Covid variant may have originated in animals, finds study
"Animal to human transmission of coronaviruses will likely continue to threaten global health. It has been suggested that all coronaviruses circulating in humans came from animals," said Li. Washington: The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have been...
Covid-19 still public health emergency of international level: WHO
The committee recommended that there should be three key priorities in the future: strengthening surveillance and achieving vaccination targets for at risk-groups; continuing to increase access to affordable therapeutics; and strengthening pandemic preparedness...
Maharashtra: 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron detected in 15 days
It said 15 out of these 20 cases (18 of XBB and one each of BQ.1 and BA.2.3.20) were vaccinated against COVID-19 while information on the rest five cases is to be received New Delhi:At least 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron have been reported in Maharashtra in...
Five hours of sleep each night linked to greater risk of several diseases: Study
Researchers also found that sleep duration of five hours or less at age 50 was associated with 25% increased risk of mortality over the 25 years of follow-up - which can mainly be explained by the fact that short sleep duration increases the risk of chronic disease(s)...