HEALTH

Gadkari appeals to MSMEs to plant trees

8:46 pm July 12, 2019

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has written to all industry associations and registered MSMEs, urging them to plant as many trees as they can before the end of the monsoon season. In the letter, Gadkari suggested that each small enterprise can plant and maintain a minimum of 5 trees, each medium enterprise at least 50 […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

Health Ministry to use AI in safe way in public health

2:04 pm July 12, 2019

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry is working towards using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a safe and effective way in public health in the country. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said in Lok Sabha on Friday that to address gaps in India’s AI ecosystem and realise its economic impact, the central government has prioritised building […]

Right kind of food key to perfect yoga results: Book

8:30 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: Yoga with the right food is a complete and effective treatment for weight watchers, who are tempted to combine it with other slimming methods for better results, says a new book. Noted integrated yoga therapist Bijoylaxmi Hota in her book Yoga and Diet for Weight Loss seeks to break slimming and weight loss […]

20-yr-old man gets new lease of life after heart transplant at AIIMS

Fear of new foods may up heart disease, diabetes risk

3:15 pm June 19, 2019

London: Food neophobia — or fear of new foods — may lower the quality of a person’s dietary intake, and increase the risk of lifestyle disorders such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Food neophobia is an eating behaviour trait in which a person refuses to taste and eat food items or foods they […]

Vaping-related illness sickens over 500 in US

Vaping may impair mucus clearance from airways: Study

1:37 pm June 7, 2019

Washington: Nicotine in e-cigarettes may hamper mucus clearance from the human airways, increasing the risk of infection and injury, according to a study. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that exposing human airway cells to e-cigarette vapour containing nicotine in culture resulted in a decreased ability to move mucus or phlegm across the surface. This phenomenon is called “mucociliary […]