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NEW DELHI: Tobacco products manufactured, imported, or packaged on or after December 1, 2022 will display a new image with the textual health warning "Tobacco causes painful death," the Union Health Ministryhas said. The image will be…

When a patient goes into a clinic for an ultrasound of their stomach, they lie down on crinkly paper atop an exam table. A clinician spreads a thick goo on their abdomen, then presses a small probe into it to send acoustic waves into the…

The Yuka ratings for food come from three weighted considerations:60% from the Nutri-Score30% from additives10% based on whether the product is organicNutri-Score is used in many European countries, including Yuka’s native France. It is…

Phase 2 trials test a drug for both efficacy and safety, typically in hundreds of volunteers, and look for harmful or unpleasant drug reactions. A previous Phase 2 trial of an injectable hormone-based contraceptive for men was stopped in…

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviyaon Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to the vaccinators of the country aiming to motivate the healthcare workers of the country. "PM @NarendraModi ji has written a…

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country neared the 200-crore mark on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. More than 10 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 7 pm on Saturday. The daily vaccination…

The Covid-19 pandemic is considered by many experts to be a mass disabling event. Though most people fully recover from a battle with the highly infectious coronavirus, a significant chunk of patients develop lingering, sometimes…

Getting less than seven hours of sleep a night regularly, the minimum benchmark for adults, has also been associated with heart problems, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, among other conditions. “People try to do short sleeps during the…

The Karnataka government has prepared district-wise micro plans for conducting workplace vaccinations along with door-to-door inoculation drive to implement the 75-days COVID Vaccine Amrit Mahotsav. All citizens above 18 years of age…

Charismatic performance has only grown more important in tech. “As a CEO, your job is to sell to all sorts of different people,” said a founder-CEO in Boston. “First and foremost, you need to convince people to join the company and buy…