HEALTH

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Trump insists he’s free of virus, ready for campaign trail

10:59 pm October 11, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Sunday declared he was healthy enough to return to the campaign trail, a day after the White House doctor said he was no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus but did not say explicitly whether Trump had tested negative for it. Trump, who was poised Monday to host his […]

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Rising Pollution, Winter Could Worsen COVID-19 Situation

10:38 pm October 11, 2020

Written By Aditya Vikram Singh: Studies from China and Italy show that in areas where there is increase in PM 2.5 levels, it leads to a surge of at least 8-9% in coronavirus cases. The study conducted by Ocean and Climatic Sciences at IIT-Bhubaneswar have revealed every degree rise in temperature corresponds to a 0.99% […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Depression and anxiety tripled during lockdown: Study

2:32 pm October 3, 2020

London: There was a three-fold increase in the number of people reporting significant depression and anxiety problems during the lockdown, according to a new study. The study conducted by an international team of experts from universities in three countries — UK, Austria, and Belgium — also highlighted regional variations in psychological wellbeing which show that […]

Yoga and meditation symposium in US

2:29 pm October 3, 2020

Washington: The American Academy of Yoga and Meditation is launching a symposium on how yoga can prevent cardiovascular çomplication, the world’s most common killer disease. The ‘Ganges Mississippi Dialogue’ is being organized by a group of cardiologists led by Tennessee-based Dr. Indranill Basu Ray at the weekend. “The sudden global explosion of CVD (cardiovascular disease) […]

Health ministry's telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

58 Ayurveda-based COVID-19 trials registered from Mar 1 to Jun 25: AYUSH Ministry

11:56 pm September 30, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 58 new COVID-19 trials involving Ayurveda intervention were registered from March 1 to June 25 in the Clinical Trial Registry of India, highlighting the emerging nationwide trend of evidence-based studies in Ayush disciplines, the AYUSH ministry said on Wednesday. News reports in August this year had revealed that out of the 203 trials […]