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Caroline Chen (ProPublica) 23 May 2023
This story was originally published by ProPublica.   Dressed head-to-toe in protective gear, Peggy Eby crawled on her hands and knees under a fig tree, searching for bat droppings and fruit with telltale fang marks.   Another horse in Australia had died from the dreaded Hendra...

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Satish Gonarkar 15 May 2023
One of my recent patients, a 34-year-old man who works from home and consumes a diet high in sugar, refined carbohydrates and processed foods, is a prime example of how lifestyle choices can impact one's overall health. During his medical examination, I discovered that his metabolic health...

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Akshay Naik 09 May 2023
Mobile networks worldwide are rolling out the fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology which provides high-speed wireless connections. Concerns have been raised about electromagnetic radiation from 5G base stations which could potentially cause cancer or other health problems; but reliable...

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After three long gruelling years of Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared that the pandemic is no longer a public health emergency.   Covid-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in January 2020. About six weeks later, it...

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Gujarat High Court order, holding that Ayurveda practitioners working in government hospitals should be treated at par with doctors holding MBBS degrees and they are entitled to equal pay.   A bench of justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj...

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Advertisements should be banned for unhealthy food products, as it is increasing consumption of ultra processed foods which, in turn, driving a surge in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, in India, according to an...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 April 2023
Eating fermented foods may have various long- and short-term positive impacts on brain function, such as reducing stress. These foods naturally provide us with probiotics—good bacteria that mostly live in our digestive system. But which fermented foods are the best? The popular notion is that...

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India recorded 12,591 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is 20% higher than the previous day.   On Wednesday, 10,542 new cases were recorded.   The active caseload currently is 65,286, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.   The recovery rate is at...

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India recorded as many as 11,109 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs' data on Friday.   The country's active caseload stands at 49,622, while the active cases are at 0.11 per cent.   With 6,456 patients discharged from the...

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Akshay Naik 14 April 2023
A diet that focuses on fasting and eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) has found.    For the study, researchers...

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In the last 24 hours, India reported 10,158 new Covid-19 cases, marking the highest single-day spike since September 2022, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data released on Thursday.   The new figures have pushed the active caseload to 44,998. The active cases stand at...

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India is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases with 7,830 news infections recorded on Wednesday, the highest in over seven months, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs data.   However, top officials in the health ministry say that the virus is moving towards an...

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Cracking the whip, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has advised all senior citizens to start wearing face masks in public and made it compulsory for all civic hospital employees, patients and visitors, a top official said here on Monday.   The move comes in the wake of a...

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India reported 5,880 new COVID cases in the past 24 hours, said the Union health ministry on Monday.   The daily positivity rate was at 6.91% while weekly positivity rate stood at 3.67% as per the data released by the ministry.   The active caseload currently stands at 35,199....

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Akshay Naik 07 April 2023
A team of researchers, from the neuro-imaging and brain lab at The Australian National University (ANU), have found that increasing your daily dose of magnesium may keep dementia at bay and even boost overall brain health.    Published in the European Journal of Nutrition, the study...

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India has recorded 6,050 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.   With 3,320 recoveries in the same time span, the total number of recoveries reached 4,41,85,858. The recovery rate currently at 98.75 per cent.   The daily positivity...

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Akshay Naik 31 March 2023
Reducing sugar intake has been shown to have many health benefits, but deciding to cut back on sugar is no easy task. After all, it can hide in many different foods and beverages, even the so-called healthy ones. The option that many have chosen, instead, is to swap sugar-filled beverage and...

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Akshay Naik 24 March 2023
A short walk each day could be enough to slash the risk of dying early, a new study from the University of Cambridge has revealed.    Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers have reported that moderate-intensity physical activity of just 11 minutes every day...

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Akshay Naik 17 March 2023
Researchers are calling for exercise to be the main approach in managing depression, as a new study from the University of Southern Australia (UniSA), has shown that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications.    Published in the British...

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Akshay Naik 09 March 2023
Vitamin D supplements have the potential to be a viable dementia prevention method, especially when initiated early, new research suggests.    The study, published in the scientific journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, was undertaken by...

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