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250,000 volunteers in Kerala to be trained to detect zoonotic diseases

The volunteers will receive guidance from health officials at the district level

Study finds why chronic stress drives craving for high-calorie comfort food

The study found that this happened in the brain's lateral habenula, which when activated usually dampens reward signals and, thus, stops a person from eating when satiated or full

Researchers find long COVID could be caused by virus lingering in body

When symptoms last longer than 12 weeks, the condition is known as long COVID. Long COVID encompasses up to 200 different symptoms

Diabetes cases on a rise in India: Understanding Type 1 and Type 2 diabete

Type 1 diabetes is seen most often in children and young adults, although the disease can occur at any age, but it is less common than type 2 diabetes

Cheap diabetes drug could cut risk of developing long coronavirus: Study

The study involved 1,126 overweight and obese people who were randomly assigned to receive either metformin or a placebo within three days of testing positive for Covid-19

Over 11.4% Indians diabetic, 35.5% suffer from hypertension: Lancet journal

The prevalence of diabetes in India is 11.4 per cent, while 35.5 per cent of people suffer from hypertension, according to the findings of a nationwide survey published in Lancet journal

Crackdown on FDCs continues, latest ban to affect Rs 824 cr market: Study

72 pharmaceutical companies have brands that fall under banned FDCs, says one expert

Pharma firms may soon be required to mention excipients on medicine strips

As of now the labels on medicines only declare active substances, which are added to the formulation

Amyloidosis disease: Understanding the diagnosis, symptoms and treatments

Amyloidosis is a rare disease whose cause is still not found. In May this year, India got its first amyloidosis centre at Amrita Hospital in Kerala

Study finds common sleep hormone pill can worsen bowel inflammation

An imbalance of unhealthy and healthy microbes in the intestines may contribute to weight gain, high blood sugar, above-normal cholesterol and other disorders

New combination therapy cuts risk of breast cancer returning by 25%

The median duration of study follow-up was 34 months, with three-year and two-year duration of ribociclib completed by 20 per cent and 57 per cent patients respectively

USFDA inspections of Indian sites still below pre-Covid-19 levels

Indian pharma was exposed to an average of 9 per cent of overall global inspections from calendar year 2009 (CY09) to the first quarter (Q1) of 2022-23 (FY23)

Threat of pandemics far from over: Minister Bharati Pawar at G20 meet

Bharati Pravin Pawar has said that the threat of pandemics is far from over and called for integrating and strengthening One Health-based surveillance system

Centre bans 14 more fixed dose combination drugs on expert recommendation

One of the key FDCs banned by the Centre includes a commonly used medication - Nimesulide and paracetamol combination - which is used to relieve pain and fever

Doctors in Uttar Pradesh told to prescribe only generic medicines

The government doctors in Uttar Pradesh have been told to prescribe only generic drugs to patients as per the new guidelines issued by the medical health department

G20 Health Working Group meeting to be held in Hyderabad from June 4 to 6

The third meeting of the G20 Health Working Group (HWG) will be held in the city from June 4 to 6

UP govt withdraws injections from hospitals, orders probe after reaction

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the withdrawal of injections of a particular batch number from all hospitals where they had been supplied

Govt bans 14 fixed-dose combination drugs, cites 'risk' to people

The currently banned 14 FDCs are part of those 344 drug combinations

Study finds young adulthood window best to treat schizophrenia, autism

In previous studies, the research team had found this specific arm of the dopamine system to be flexible in adolescents but not in adults

Wadhwani AI Showcases solutions for Healthcare at 3rd G20 HWG meet

Visitors will witness first-hand the innovative solutions that leverage AI to improve healthcare outcomes and drive positive change in the sector