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US FDA seeks fresh curbs on sodium levels in packaged, processed foods
"Reducing sodium in the food supply has the potential to be one of...
18% GST on premiums: a significant deterrent to insurance purchase and penetration
Experts argue in favour of removal of 18% GST on Health covers to...
Mandaviya directs high alertness, aggressive genome sequencing as Covid cases spike in Asia, Europe
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Amid a rise in Covid cases in some European and East Asian countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed officials to maintain a high level of alertness and surveillance, and carry out genomic...
U.S. Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Supporters say the change could prevent a slight uptick in car crashes that typically occurs around the time changes and point to studies showing a small increase in the rate of heart attacks and strokes soon after the time change The change would also help enable...
Over 180 cr doses of COVID vaccines administered, 77,314 adverse events reported: Centre to SC
The court is hearing arguments on a plea seeking directions for disclosure of data on clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines and post-jab cases. The arguments would continue on March 21. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that as on March 13 this...
Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption
The restrictions have wider potential ramifications, coming at a time when the global economy is under pressure from Russia's war on Ukraine, surging oil prices and weak consumer demand. "We can think of no risk to the global economy, excluding nuclear warfare, that...
China’s lockdowns due to Covid surge could threaten half of economy
Shenzhen is the second-most important port in China after Shanghai, and processes about 10% of the containers shipped from China in any month. A part of the port was shut for weeks in mid-2021 to contain a local outbreak of Covid, but even then the port was able to...
‘Never Visualized’, SC hints at CAG probe in fake Covid death claims
A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna said: “We never visualized that this kind of fake claims could come. It’s a pious world. We never thought this scheme could be misused” Expressing concern on fake medical certificates, the bench said: “What is...
Covid vaccination for children aged 12-15 to begin this week: Report
"The vaccination of children in the age group of 12 -15 years is most likely to begin from Tuesday. Also, the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to those aged 60 years and above would be removed," an official source said New Delhi: The Centre is...
Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike
The situation is not at ease even in the autonomous region of Hong Kong. About 300,000 Covid-19 patients and their close contacts in Hong Kong are now under home quarantine, according to the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Beijing: Amid a rapid resurgence of...
Study: Ageing accelerated by sleep apnea, though treatment can reverse it
"Our results found that OSA-induced sleep disruptions and lower oxygen levels during sleep promoted faster biological age acceleration compared to the control group.'' Untreated Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also accelerates the biological ageing process and that...
Two thirds of households with children across countries lost income since COVID-19 hit
"The modest progress made in reducing child poverty in recent years risks being reversed in all parts of the world. Families have experienced loss at a staggering scale. While last year inflation reached its highest level in years, more than two thirds of households...