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World Mental Health Day: Why employers must act on mental health now
The World Health Organization reports that around 15 per cent of working-age adults live with a mental health disorder
 "World Mental Health Day: Why employers must act on mental health now")
High levels of heat found to affect foetuses, infants up to age 2: Study
The infants aged between 6-18 months who had experienced higher levels of daily heat stress in the previous three-month period were found to be the most affected
 "High levels of heat found to affect foetuses, infants up to age 2: Study")
Glucose Tolerance Test: Here's why and when your doctor recommends it
The glucose tolerance test measures how the body reacts to sugar or glucose and is frequently used to detect insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
 "Glucose Tolerance Test: Here's why and when your doctor recommends it")
WHO felicitates India for eliminating trachoma as public health problem
Trachoma, a leading cause of infectious blindness, is a chlamydial infection that happens due to lack of hygiene and unclean water supply and can spread by contact with the eye
 "WHO felicitates India for eliminating trachoma as public health problem")
Inflammation in vital brain region could be driving long Covid: Study
Symptoms of long Covid have been studied to persist in some patients for up to two years following initial infection
 "Inflammation in vital brain region could be driving long Covid: Study")
Navratri 2024: 5 tips to detox your body after overindulging in fasting
Navratri 2024: Here are the simple tips to successfully fast during Navratri 2024
 "Navratri 2024: 5 tips to detox your body after overindulging in fasting")
Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, shows research
Life expectancy is an estimate of the average number of years a baby born in a given year might expect to live, assuming death rates at that time hold constant. It is one of the world's most important
 "Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, shows research")
FSDA collects ten food samples from Mathura markets for testing purpose
Assistant Commissioner (Food) Dharmendra Pratap Singh said the collection was part of efforts to ensure food quality during the festive season
 "FSDA collects ten food samples from Mathura markets for testing purpose")
Govt approves Rs 1,040 crore boost for TB patient nutritional support
It was also decided to introduce energy-dense nutrition supplementation (EDNS) for all underweight TB patients or those with a body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 kg/m² at the time of diagnosis
 "Govt approves Rs 1,040 crore boost for TB patient nutritional support")
US FDA grants fast track status to Wockhardt's novel antibiotic WCK 6777
WCK 6777 is a once-a-day, β-lactam enhancer used for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
 "US FDA grants fast track status to Wockhardt's novel antibiotic WCK 6777")
XEC now in Australia. Here's what we know about this hybrid Covid variant
The latest variant to make headlines is called XEC. This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too
 "XEC now in Australia. Here's what we know about this hybrid Covid variant")
Cancer-causing agents in cakes: Check out some healthier alternatives
Several carcinogenic substances were found in 12 cake samples collected from different Bengaluru bakeries. Here are some healthy alternatives to meet your craving
 "Cancer-causing agents in cakes: Check out some healthier alternatives")
Ovarian cancer cure? Oxford's vaccine could stop it before it even starts
OvarianVax, a promising cancer vaccine, is in early development as researchers identify proteins on ovarian cancer cells that trigger immune responses
 "Ovarian cancer cure? Oxford's vaccine could stop it before it even starts")
WHO approves Abbott's Mpox test for emergency use in outbreak zones
Cases of the clade Ib strain of the virus have been confirmed in Sweden, Thailand, and India, outside of Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring nations
 "WHO approves Abbott's Mpox test for emergency use in outbreak zones")
Pharmaceutical firms up their game to crackdown on spurious drugs
The concluding part of the series delves into strategies being applied by leading drug firms to battle counterfeits
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How safe is the pill? Substandard drugs on a decline amid crackdown
The first of a two-part series focuses on how quality audits and regulatory actions on pharma units nationwide are showing results
 "How safe is the pill? Substandard drugs on a decline amid crackdown")
India becomes affiliate member of global medical device regulator IMDRF
The IMDRF, which was established in 2011, is a group of global medical device regulators whose aim is to speed up the adoption of international medical device regulatory harmonisation
 "India becomes affiliate member of global medical device regulator IMDRF")
Life expectancy in men could rise by a yr on cutting down smoking: Lancet
The estimates regarding preventable deaths came from analysing how banning tobacco sales would impact lung cancer deaths among people born between 2006 and 2010
 "Life expectancy in men could rise by a yr on cutting down smoking: Lancet")
Zydus Lifesciences receives USFDA approval to produce prostrate cancer drug
The company has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture Enzalutamide tablets (40 mg and 80 mg), the drug maker said
 "Zydus Lifesciences receives USFDA approval to produce prostrate cancer drug")
Dr Reddy's ties up with Gilead to manufacture, commercialise HIV drug
The company has entered into a royalty-free non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Ireland UC for the drug, the Hyderabad-based drug maker said in a statement
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