The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new conditional guidelines advising against non-sugar sweeteners(NSS) — which includes both artificial sweeteners and natural alternatives like stevia — for weight control or…
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World Hypertension Day 2023 is observed annually on the 17th of May worldwide by the World Hypertension League (WHL). This year’s WHD theme is ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live…
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A man based in Kolkata became the first case of a potentially deadly fungal infection caused by plants; plant fungus called Chondrostereum purpureum. This demonstrates a crossover of plant pathogen…
Read MoreEach year, World TB Day is observed on March 24 to create awareness and to support world-wide efforts to eliminate this disease. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium…
Read MoreA first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30% by…
Read MoreScientists across multiple disciplines describe their roadmap for realizing the vision, in the journal Frontiers in Science, to create revolutionary bio-computers where three-dimensional cultures, usually derived from stem cells, of…
Read MoreThe Union health ministry modified national organ transplantation guidelines to allow even those above 65 years of age to register to receive an organ for transplantation from deceased donors. Earlier,…
Read More157 new nursing colleges will be established in colocation with the existing 157 medical colleges established since 2014. The Indian Council For Medical Research Labs will be made available for…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Tuesday, 24 January, agreed to modify the guidelines for passive euthanasia for terminally ill patients, in a bid to simplify the process. The new guidelines are…
Read MoreThe Bombay High Court has allowed a married woman to terminate her 33-week pregnancy after the foetus was detected with severe abnormalities. The Court noted that the length of the…
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