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Obesity Doesn’t Affect Everyone the Same Way — Here’s Why

New Delhi, Sep 16: Ever wondered why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy while others develop serious conditions like diabetes and heart disease? Genetic differences may be the reason, according to a study.An international team of researchers led by the Icahn School of Medicine...
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Study Finds High-Intensity Exercise, Resistance Training Can Help Fight Cancer

New Delhi, Sep 16: Both resistance training (RT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) produced sufficient levels of myokines to help in the fight against cancer, according to a study.While RT uses external force like weights to build muscle and strength, HIIT uses short, intense bursts...
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Study finds cannabis use may raise diabetes risk by up to four times

New Delhi, Sep 15: People using cannabis may be four times more at risk of developing diabetes, according to a large study of over four million adults on Monday.Cannabis use is increasing globally, with an estimated 219 million users (4.3 per cent of the global adult population) in 2021, but...
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Semaglutide at higher doses proves safe, boosts weight loss in obese adults:...

New Delhi, Sep 15: A higher weekly dose of semaglutide (7.2 mg) is safe and can significantly improve weight loss in adults living with obesity, including those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to an international study, published on Monday.The findings, based on results of two...
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Social media shaping women’s negative views on contraceptive pills: Study

New Delhi, Sep 13: Social media may be driving negative opinion on contraceptive pills, leading to women discontinuing birth control drugs within two years of starting them, according to a study.Researchers at the University of Sheffield identified a “nocebo effect” in relation to the...
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Pharmacopoeia Commission holds training to strengthen Ayush drug quality,...

New Delhi, Sep 13: The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy has conducted a Capacity-Building Training Programme to enhance regulation and quality of Ayush drugs, the Ministry of Ayush said.The five-day programme, held from September 8 to 12 in Ghaziabad, aimed to...
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75,000 health camps planned under government’s Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar...

New Delhi, Sep 12: With 75,000 health camps across the country, the upcoming Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan aims to address the health and nutritional needs of mother and child.The campaign will be launched by PM Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday, which falls on September 17. It will...
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Just 4 days of junk food can impair memory, cognitive skills: Study

New Delhi, Sep 12: Love to binge on cheeseburgers and fries? Beware, just four days of these fatty foods can rewire the brain's memory hub -- leading to risk of cognitive dysfunction, according to a study.The research led by the University of North Carolina (UNC) in the US suggests that fatty...
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Rising dementia burden: Australia to see 1 million cases by 2065

Canberra, Sep 12: More than 1 million Australians are projected to have dementia by 2065, a government report said on Friday.According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's updated Dementia in Australia report, the number is expected to more than double from about 425,000 people...
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Deaths from cancer, heart disease dip worldwide; progress uneven in 60% nations

New Delhi, Sep 11: While deaths from chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke decreased for most countries, in almost 60 per cent of nations, the rate of decline was slower, according to a study published in The Lancet on Thursday.Together with the World Health Organization...
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Man dies in Kerala from brain-eating amoebic infection, 6th fatality this month

Malappuram (Kerala), Sep 11: A 47-year-old man from Malappuram district in northern Kerala died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, marking the sixth death from the fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba in the state in the month.Shaji, a native of Chelempra Chaliparambu in Malappuram...
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Physiotherapists not recognised as medical doctors, barred from using ‘Dr.’:...

New Delhi, Sep 10: The Directorate General of Health Services has issued a directive asking physiotherapists not to use the ‘Dr.’ prefix, as they are not medical doctors.In a letter dated September 9, DGHS Dr. Sunita Sharma stated that by using the ‘Dr.’ prefix, physiotherapists will be in...
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