Health
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Your low calorie drinks, food items may up heart attack, stroke risk
New York: Trying to switch to drinks and food that are low on calories and carbohydrate to avoid sugar? These are often loaded with an artificial sweetener called erythritol and can raise…
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Hyderabad: Granules India Ltd gets ANDA approval
Hyderabad: Granules India Limited announced on Monday that the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved it’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for losartan potassium tablets. This will take their…
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Hyderabad-based company launches portable RTPCR machine capable of testing different viruses
Hyderabad: An Hyderabad-based company on Saturday introduced a small real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) machine that can test different types of viruses. The standalone device is portable and can be set…
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Kerala government to roll out historic menstrual-cup campaign
Thiruvananthapuram: While sitting at the waiting lounge of the railway station here recently, a middle-aged woman conservancy staff was seen dragging a bundle of waste, collected from the toilet, in a huge carry…
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Eating almonds daily may improve diabetes risk factors: Study
New Delhi: Eating almonds regularly may lead to improvements in both body weight and blood sugar in overweight and obese people, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Frontiers…
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Organ damage persists in almost 60 pc of long Covid patients a year after initial diagnosis: Study
London: Scientists have found that organ damage persisted in 59 per cent of long Covid patients a year after initial symptoms, even in those not severely affected when first diagnosed with the…
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Male contraceptive shows promise in preclinical study
New York: In preclinical models, an investigational contraceptive medication created by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers temporarily inhibits sperm and prevents pregnancies. The study, which was published in Nature Communications on February 14,…
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This smart necklace will track every puff you smoke
San Francisco: Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called “SmokeMon” that detects a user’s smoking by capturing the heat signature from a lit cigarette in real-time,…
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Telangana: ‘134 tests to be available in Basti Dawakhanas from March’
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao informed the Assembly on Sunday that 134 tests would be accessible in Basti Dawakhanas across the state beginning in March. Currently, 57 tests are available…
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Vaccination of girls against cervical cancer likely to begin in six states in June: Sources
New Delhi; The government is likely to begin administering anti-cervical cancer vaccine in girls aged nine to 14 years in six states in June, official sources said on Sunday. In the first…
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DCGI sends notice to e-pharmacies for selling drugs without license
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued a showcause notice to online pharmacies, seeking an explanation on why action should not be taken against them for selling and…
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Telangana will likely have 53K cancer patients by 2025: Report
The state of Telangana will likely have 53000 cancer patients by the year 2025, a new data report on the issue predicts. By 2025, the State is expected to have 24,857 male…
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Children’s ‘rushed’ immune response makes them susceptible to Covid reinfection: Study
Melbourne: Scientists have found that children’s immune systems, unlike those of adults, do not remember the virus and do not adapt, and so when exposed to SARS-CoV-2 again, their body still treats…
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Serum Institute launches 1st made-in-India HPV vaccine for cervical cancer
New Delhi: Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, on Tuesday announced the launch of the first made-in-India Human Papillomavirus (HPV) “CERVAVAC” vaccine, for the prevention of cervical…
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Try these natural home remedies to combat viral infection
These days, viral fever is a prevalent illness that affects both adults and children. One of the risk factors for viral fever during this season is the shift in the climate. Most…
