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Surgical robotics training facility starts at AIIMS Delhi
The AIIMS, Delhi inaugurated a state-of-the-art surgical robotics training facility on Tuesday at the SET -- skill, e-learning and telemedicine facility -- of the institute.
Goa Beaches facing Health Hazards: Copious Quantities of Garbage and Litter pile up
New Delhi: The post- covid resumption of mass tourism in Goa has led to copious quantities of garbage and litter being dumped back on to the state's eight popular beaches and the seas alongside posing health hazards to visiting tourists and…
Tobacco use complicates Covid, says study
It also found that heart and mental health problems were the major new-onset health complications reported after recovering from Covid-19.
Costa Rican sloth antibiotics offer hope for human medicine
"We've never received a sloth that has been sick, that has a disease or has an illness," Judy Avey told AFP.
Mild Covid-19 infection can harm heart health
Even mild cases of Covid-19 can have long-term harmful impacts on cardiovascular health, a latest study has said.
Air pollution in India linked to cognitive problems in babies: Study
Cognition is the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
India records drop in overall Covid cases, but nine states continue to see rise
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 per cent since the beginning of the year. But it warned that the virus was still on the move.
Bournvita: NCPCR asks health drink brand to remove ‘misleading’ ads
The notice came after a social media influencer sparked a row by posting a video alleging that Bournvita has high sugar content.
Time to deliver zero malaria: WHO on World Malaria Day
Globally, children in the poorest households are five times more likely to be infected with malaria.
Fatty liver disease has reached to epidemic proportions in Madhya Pradesh
Nutrition expert and public health activist Dr. Naresh Purohit* ponders over the effects of fast food on levers of youngsters
Covid cases stablise, likely to taper off in coming days, says Delhi Health Minister
He also said that most of the Covid-related deaths recorded in the national capital in recent times have been caused by co-morbidities, and Covid was incidental.
Study sheds light on role of glucose in brain activity
Many foods we eat are broken down into glucose, which is stored in the liver and muscles, shuttled throughout the body, and metabolized by cells to power the chemical reactions that keep us alive.
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal run out of Covid vaccines, ask Centre to chip in
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh said in the recent virtual meeting with the Union health minister, the issue was raised.
Poor diet linked to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes globally: Study
The analysis, published in the journal Nature Medicine, looked at data from 1990 and 2018, providing valuable insight into which dietary factors are driving type 2 diabetes burden by world region.
Sale of illicit liquor claims over 2.6 lakh lives in India every year
The main cause of the fatal effect on the metabolic system of illicit drinkers is formation of Formaldehyde from methanol or impure toxicants
Fighting and winning Parkinson’s
As the world observes Parkinson’s Day on April 11, here’s how ancient medicinal science can contain the progress of the neurodegenerative disorder and support its management and prevention.
Parkinson’s disease, once known as shaking palsy,…
India records over 11k Covid cases, 29 deaths
Experts said that both Maharashtra - where XBB.1.16 sub-variant was detected - and Delhi are reporting a high number of Covid-19 cases.
India records sharp hike in Covid-19 cases after over 200 days; 19 persons succumb to the virus
It was the first time in over 200 days that India has reported over 10,000 cases. The last time over 10,000 cases was reported was on August 31, 2022.
Health benefits of living in cities for children and teens diminishing: Study
Researchers found that on average children living in cities had a slightly higher height and body mass index than children in rural areas in 1990.
Broccoli found to enhance intestinal activity, keep disease at bay
According to the researchers, they found that molecules in broccoli, called aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands, bind to aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) on the wall of the small intestine.
