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Physiotherapy promoted as key part of healthy ageing efforts: JP Nadda

New Delhi, Sep 8: While physiotherapy ensures better quality of life for individuals of all ages, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday urged the need to promote the physical therapy regimen as an integral part of healthy ageing initiatives.World Physiotherapy Day is observed every year on...
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Cipla rolls out nation’s first non-antibiotic medication for recurrent UTI cases

New Delhi, Sep 5: Cipla on Friday announced the launch of Methenamine Hippurate, a non-antibiotic treatment for patients suffering from recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), under the brand name HUENA.UTIs are the second-most common reason for antibiotic use in India, with infection cases...
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Uganda’s mpox tally rises to 8,001 while infections show downward trend

Kampala, Sep 5: The cumulative number of confirmed mpox cases in Uganda has hit 8,001, with 50 deaths reported as the East African country registers a decline in new infections, the Ministry of Health said.A total of 15 new infections and two deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, the...
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DPIIT partners with Pfizer to boost lab-to-market pathway for healthcare...

New Delhi, Sep 4: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based pharma giant Pfizer to strengthen India’s healthcare and accelerate the lab-to-market journey of healthcare innovations, the Ministry of Commerce and...
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Advisory issued by TN Health Dept as viral fever cases surge statewide

Chennai, Sep 3: With viral fever cases steadily rising across Tamil Nadu in recent weeks, the State Health Department has issued a fresh public advisory urging citizens to adopt precautionary measures, including the use of masks in crowded areas.Officials have emphasised that while the...
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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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