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Misleading ads by Patanjali: SC rebukes Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna for filing improper versions of affidavit
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Misleading ads by Patanjali: SC rebukes Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna for...

New Delhi, April: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved's Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna for filing improper versions of affidavits in response to the contempt notice it issued to the company over the continued publication of misleading...
Scientists find link between lack of sleep, unemployment and heart disease
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Scientists find link between lack of sleep, unemployment and heart disease

New York, April 3: Researchers have found an association between people who are unemployed, uninsured, or do not have education beyond high school, lack of proper sleep, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The study on Asian Americans, including Asian Indian adults, published in the...
Incorporating wellness into wedding preparations
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Incorporating wellness into wedding preparations

New Delhi, April: The air is abuzz with excitement and joyous celebrations this season, and one of the reasons is the ongoing wedding season. From attending cosy winter weddings to breezy spring weddings, lengthy preparations across families go into making them remarkable and auspicious...
Centre calls media reports on hike in medicine prices ‘false & misleading’
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Centre calls media reports on hike in medicine prices ‘false & misleading’

New Delhi, April 3: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that media reports claiming a significant hike in medicine prices are “false, misleading and malicious”. Some media reports have claimed that medicine prices will spike by 12 percent from April, which will...
South Korean govt calls on striking doctors to present reasonable solution
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South Korean govt calls on striking doctors to present reasonable solution

Seoul, April 2: The South Korean government is open to talks with doctors if they come up with a unified and reasonable solution to resolve an impasse over a reform to hike the number of medical students, a senior official said on Tuesday. The comments by Deputy Health Minister Jun Byung-wang...
Football legend Bhaichung Bhutia supports Mothers Against Vaping to combat threat of new age tobacco devices on children
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Football legend Bhaichung Bhutia supports Mothers Against Vaping to combat...

New Delhi, April 2: ‘Mothers Against Vaping’, a united front of concerned mothers combating the promotion of new age tobacco devices such as e-cigarettes, vapes, electronic nicotine delivery systems, heat not burn products, e-hookahs and similar devices among Indian children and youth, on Tuesday...
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Here's how to take care of your foot health if you have diabetes

New Delhi, April 2: Maintaining proper foot health is essential for people with diabetes, as it can significantly impact nerves and blood supply to the feet, leading to ulcers, said a top diabetologist on Tuesday. Low blood supply to the foot can also result in limb amputations due to infections...
Hypertension may predict stroke risk in diabetes patients: Study
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Hypertension may predict stroke risk in diabetes patients: Study

New Delhi, April 1: Diabetes patients with high blood pressure may be at risk of developing a stroke, finds a study by Chinese researchers. The study published in the journal Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, showed that systolic blood pressure – the top number...
Israeli PM undergoes hernia surgery: Office
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Israeli PM undergoes hernia surgery: Office

Jerusalem, April 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had undergone a hernia surgery on Sunday night, his office said in a statement. Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister, Yariv Levin, will temporarily fill the premier role when Netanyahu, who has been overseeing Israel's...
Childbirth via C-sec soared in India between 2016 & 2021: IIT Madras
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Childbirth via C-sec soared in India between 2016 & 2021: IIT Madras

Chennai, April 1: There has been a sharp uptick in the number of caesarean section (C-sec) deliveries that took place across India between 2016 and 2021, according to a study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal BMC...
2,000 is minimum necessary increase in medical school admissions: S. Korean President
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2,000 is minimum necessary increase in medical school admissions: S. Korean...

Seoul, April 1: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday said that 2,000 is the minimum necessary increase in medical school admissions, ruling out any adjustment despite a prolonged walk out by junior doctors. Yoon made the remark during an address to the nation as the stand off between...
Marathi-origin US health official to visit India for boosting health partnership
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Marathi-origin US health official to visit India for boosting health partnership

Mumbai, March 18: Dr. Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, US Agency for International Development (USAID) will start a 4-day visit to India from March 19 to move forward the US-India health partnership, officials said here on Monday. Dr. Atul Gawande, 59, born to Marathi...
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