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More than 100 cr people worldwide face mental health issues; women form 53%: WHO

New Delhi, Sep 2: More than 1 crore people globally live with a mental health disorder, and women account for over 53 per cent, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.The WHO reports World Mental Health Today and Mental Health Atlas 2024 stated that...
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Zydus Lifesciences launches India’s first trivalent flu vaccine

New Delhi, Sep 2: Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday launched India’s first trivalent influenza vaccine, aligning with the global recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO).Seasonal influenza viruses evolve rapidly, necessitating annual updates to vaccine compositions. The WHO, thus,...
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In Kerala, two more people, including an infant, die of amoebic...

Kozhikode (Kerala), Sep 1: The fatal amoebic meningoencephalitis or ‘brain eating amoeba’ has claimed two more lives including a three-month-old infant in the past 24 hours in Kerala, officials confirmed on Monday.Both the patients succumbed to the disease at the Kozhikode Medical College...
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People with treatment-resistant hypertension may benefit from a new medication

New Delhi, Sep 1: A new medication has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking several existing medicines, according to the results of a Phase III clinical trial.Globally, around 1.3 billion people have high blood pressure...
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A medication that alters the gut microbiota is essential to preventing obesity,...

New Delhi, Aug 30: Intake of healthy gut bacteria in a pill form can act as a holy grail to tackle weight loss as well as metabolic syndrome that drives the risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to a study.Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five conditions -- high blood pressure, high...
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Asthma may worsen due to metals and sulfate in air pollution mixtures

New Delhi, Aug 30: Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulphate particles -- components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) -- can worsen asthma and lead to hospitalisation, according to a new study.The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...
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WHO issues a warning about escalating cholera outbreaks worldwide and calls for...

Geneva, Aug 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that cholera outbreaks, driven by conflict and poverty, are worsening across multiple countries and pose a significant global public health challenge.The latest Disease Outbreak News said that 409,000 cholera cases and 4,738...
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Mpox: According to a WHO report, 30 people died and 3,924 cases were reported in...

New Delhi, Aug 29: Mpox continues to be a global health risk, with 47 countries reporting a total of 3,924 confirmed cases, including 30 deaths in July, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.The situation report, for the multi-country outbreak of mpox in July,...
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There is insufficient data to support the effectiveness of music therapy or...

New Delhi, Aug 29: There is no strong evidence to support the use of complementary and alternative treatments such as acupuncture and music therapy for autism, finds a study on Thursday.Researchers from the Paris Nanterre University, Paris Cité University in France and the University of...
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Research indicates that heart attacks are caused by bacterial infections

New Delhi, Aug 28: Myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attacks, may also be triggered by infectious diseases, finds a study, which showed that dormant bacteria can cause the deadly condition.The pioneering study by researchers from Finland and the UK demonstrated that the discovery...
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Parkinson's disease may cause overworked brain cells to burn out: Research

New Delhi, Aug 28: Scientists have showed that when brain cells are constantly overactivated for weeks on end, they degenerate and ultimately die, a finding that may help explain what goes awry in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease.Researchers have long known that a particular...
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Stricter oversight and more awareness are essential to reducing the rising...

New Delhi, Aug 27: Greater awareness and stricter monitoring are crucial to curb the rising cases of hysterectomy, said Sanjeev Sanyal, an economist, on Wednesday.A hysterectomy is a major surgery that involves the surgical removal of the uterus, with the option to also remove the cervix,...
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