by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
HONG KONG: Chinese President Xi Jinping is fleshing out his plans for wealth redistribution. He wants to restrain “unreasonable income”, hike wages and expand the middle class, per a readout of a top-level conference on Tuesday, which helps explain...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
More than 356,000 people died in 2019 as a result of extreme heat and that number is likely to grow, according to a study published in The Lancet this week. The Global Burden of Disease review, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, found while cold...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Hyderabad: The consumption of millets can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols (commonly known as triglycerides), and BMI, according to a new study analysing the data of 19 studies with nearly 900 people. The study was undertaken by five organisations and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved the implementation of the Karnataka State Mental Healthcare Act 2021, which will go a long way in helping the society deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. J Madhuswamy, Minister for Law, Parliamentary...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Under the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme over 20 lakh tests and 7.25 lakh COVID-19 related treatments worth over Rs 2,800 crore were authorised from April 2020 to July 2021, officials said. Since the launch of the health insurance scheme on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology
Washington: A new study has assessed how patients with multiple chronic conditions perceived the benefits and risks of the increased transparency offered by open visit notes. The findings of the study were published in the 'Journal of the American...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh's Papum Pare district and Aizawl in Mizoram recorded the highest incidence of new cancer cases in the country among females and males respectively, as per a government report. The report, released by the Indian Council of Medical...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Policy
New Delhi: A consortium of doctors and researchers from India, Brazil, Russia and South Africa will conduct a study on the epidemiological impact of the COVID-19 and tuberculosis pandemics in these countries, the Department of Science and Technology said on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology
Chennai: A Chennai-based heart surgeon announced he has designed and developed India's first 3-D printed heart valve, giving hope to several thousands of patients requiring heart valve replacement surgery every year. The currently available artificial heart valves...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government has launched an inquiry into a report claiming that counterfeit versions of Covishield, India's primary anti-COVID-19 vaccine, had been seized. ''It has been claimed...
