Health

Labeling The Danger In Soda

How many teaspoons of sugar do you think are in a 16-ounce bottle of Coke?a) 3b) 6c) 9d) 12The answer is 12. A 16-ounce Snapple Kiwi Strawberry — “Made from the Be...

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Urban Health: Major Opportunities For Improving Global Health Outcomes, Despite Persistent Health Inequities

New data on the health of city-dwellers in almost 100 countries show that as the world’s urban population continues to grow, health inequities - especially between the r...

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Rotavirus Vaccine Launched Under Immunisation Drive

The health ministry on Saturday launched the rotavirus vaccine as part of its universal immunisationprogramme to prevent diarrhoeal deaths due to the virus which claims lives ...

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Disability No Hurdle, Prakash Shows The Way

Prakash, who is 90 percent physically disabled and belongs to Mumbai, donated blood for the 77th time at the PGI today. Prakash M Nadar was afflicted by polio during childhood...

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Communicable Diseases Rise 32 Perccent In 5 Years, Spending Up 7 Percent

Spending on programmes to control India’s three main communicable diseases — malaria, tuberculosis and leprosy A — increased seven percent over five years wh...

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How Long Before We See Virtual Reality Headsets In Mental Health Wards

Virtual reality, we're constantly told, will revolutionize how we go about our daily lives, ski-goggle headsets permanently strapped onto our faces. Soon, immersive 360-degree...

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Health Ministry Launches Longitudinal Ageing Study In India

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), here today. Launching the project, Shri B P Sharma, Secretary (HFW) stated ...

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Researchers Have Discovered How To Edit Hiv From The Dna Of Human Cells

The creation of antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV has drastically improved the life expectancy of those with the virus, and has also reduced the likelihood of transmission to ...

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World Health Day To Focus On Food Safety This Year

Food poisoning and diarrhoeal infection are the two leading causes of food-borne illnesses in India. Moreover, due to lack of laboratories and shortage of manpower, many outbr...

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Medicine For Drug - Resistant TB Launched

On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Bedaquiline — new drug for Drug Resistant TB — as part of the national programme. The dru...

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WAR AND PEACE IN CONFLICT

In an age of shifting power, contested truths, and invisible wars, this reflective essay...

March 23 2026

GUJARATI THEATRE PASSION AND PERFORMANCE

Actor Leena Shah reflects on her enduring journey through Gujarati theatre, sharing insi...

March 22 2026

DHURANDHAR REVIEW SPECTACLE VERSUS SUBSTANCE

Dhurandhar – The Revenge unfolds as an ambitious spectacle, blending geopolitics, ...

March 21 2026