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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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World-first chlamydia vaccine for koalas approved by authorities in Australia

Sydney, Sep 10: Australia has approved the world's first vaccine to protect endangered koalas from chlamydia, a disease that has devastated wild populations of the iconic marsupial.Developed over more than 10 years by Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), the vaccine's approval...
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On Suicide Prevention Day, Nadda urges open talk on mental health to reduce...

New Delhi, Sep 10: Union Health Minister JP Nadda, on the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday, urged citizens to speak more openly about mental health and to reduce stigma surrounding it.World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on September 10 to chart actions to...
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Report: Nearly 50% Indians plan for healthy ageing; 71% use tech to stay active

New Delhi, Sep 9: Nearly 50 per cent of Indians are planning for healthy ageing, while 71 per cent are using technology to stay active longer, according to a report on Tuesday.The report by Boston Consulting Group states that, even though the global population is getting older, only 12 per...
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Large number of young adults unaware of their diabetic condition: The Lancet

New Delhi, Sep 9: A majority of young adults with diabetes are unaware that they have the disease, posing a significant health risk, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the...
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