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Tobacco and nicotine industry tactics addict youth for life
"History is repeating, as the tobacco industry tries to sell the...
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy: WHO
Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years...
Practo to provide health and wellness plans to M&M employees
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.) has partnered with Practo, an integrated healthcare company, to provide health and wellness plans to its employees. From online consultations with verified doctors across 23+ specialties (including General...
US Policyholders pull back from digital claims in post-pandemic insurance world
"We're seeing some customers are heading back towards saying 'I was willing to do that during lockdown, but I want to go back to a place where I can see people and speak to them directly'," said Zurich's Group Chief Claims Officer Ian Thompson Across financial...
Stress is a health hazard. But a supportive circle of friends can help undo the damaging effects on your DNA
Social support means having a network you can turn to in times of need. This can come from natural sources such as family, friends, partners, pets, co-workers, and community groups. Or from formal sources such as mental health specialists. New technologies now allow...
No scientific evidence in country underlines need for COVID-19 booster dose: ICMR’s Dr Samiran Panda
Dr Tamorish Kole, President of Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM), said, "When we are talking about the third dose, we must prioritise with the low level of immunity, immune-compromised such as cancer patients and patients who received an organ transplant and...
US Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
Polls show that Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly favor government action to reduce drug prices. The chief cost complaints are: high out-of-pocket costs for patients, high and rising list prices, and high launch prices for new medicines. The Biden...
How to increase life span? Researchers find a way
Professor Seung-Jae V. Lee said, "Our study raises the exciting possibility of simultaneously promoting longevity and health in humans by slightly tweaking the activity of one protein, PTEN." Daejeon: While everyone wants to live a long and healthy life, it isn't...
Idemitsu Kosan provides brain MRI facility at gas stations in Japan
At the gas station of Shizuoka Prefecture, a facility of brain MRI service is being provided. The purpose of this service at the station is a preventive medical emergency which will contribute to keeping good health of the people Japanese company Idemitsu Kosan has...
Swachh Survekshan: Indore is Cleanest City For 5th Year In A Row; Chhattisgarh Cleanest State
The 10 top-ranked cleanest cities, having a population of more than one lakh, are Indore, Surat, Vijaywada, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Ambikapur, Tirupati, Pune, Noida and Ujjain. Lucknow has been ranked the lowest among 25 cities in the same category. New Delhi: Indore...
What’s inside Biden’s $1.85T social and climate measure
US President Joe Biden' ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE — Clean energy tax credits would receive USD 320 billion worth of funding. These credits over 10 years would help businesses and homeowners shift to renewable energy sources for electricity, vehicles and...
Covid boosters cleared for all US adults as FDA widens access
“We have absolutely no chance in the current situation to control the pandemic without providing boosters to everyone,” BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin told reporters during a visit to Washington last week. “ US regulators on Friday opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all...