New Delhi | Tingly fingers might seem like something you can just shake off and chalk up to poor blood flow or a cold house, for example. However, experts say many people don’t take this symptom seriously, and in the process they risk permanently damage over the years. Hand surgeons from a hospital in the eastern […]
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Russian Direct Investment Fund, Stelis Biopharma join hands to supply 200M Sputnik V vax doses
Moscow | The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Indian pharmaceutical firm Stelis Biopharma on Friday announced its partnership to produce and supply a minimum of 200 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. The agreement between RDIF and Stelis Biopharma was reached under the aegis of Enso Healthcare LLP (part of Enso […]
Cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes on the rise in India, warns report
New Delhi: While alcohol intake and thyroid issues among Indians seem to have reduced over the past year, a new health report has detailed a concerning increase in levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, despite fitness and health becoming a nationwide area of interest during the Covid-19 lockdown. As per the Health Risk Assessment […]
Don’t ignore these 10 warning signs of Cervical Cancer
New Delhi: Did you know that unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge could be a warning sign of cervical cancer? India accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world’s Cervical Cancer deaths, with 60,078 deaths and 96,922 new cases in 2018. This largely preventable disease is the second most common cause of Cancer mortality among Indian women, […]
Health tips to prevent ‘diabesity’
New Delhi: Globally, one in 11 adults aged between 20-79 years have diabetes, says International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes is a chronic, progressive and damaging lifelong disease. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body produces insulin but it doesn’t respond to it normally. Glucose is unable to enter the cells to supply energy (a […]
All you need to know about lung cancer
New Delhi: Lungs play a significant role in the human body. The increase in air contamination and poor lifestyle choices contrarily influence the lungs’ wellbeing, which can lead to deadly diseases like cancer, say doctors. Lung cancer is now a significant health concern and accounts for about 13 percent of all new cancers in India. […]
Pap smear tests: At what age and how often?
New Delhi: Being the second most common cancer in women between the age group of 15 and 44 years of age, the awareness towards cervical cancer and its screening is miniscule in our country. Cervical cancer is a completely preventable disease because of its well defined, long pre-malignant phase and it can be detected easily […]
A single cough droplet can travel up to 6.6 metres: Study
Washington: There have been studies in the recent months that tracked the flight trajectory of cough droplets during the pandemic and now, latest research has claimed that a single cough droplet — under wind speed of two metres per second — can travel up to 6.6 metres and even further under dry air conditions due to […]
Obese people at greater risk of Covid-19 complications: Study
New York: New research adds to the growing body of evidence that Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately affecting people with obesity around the globe. Obesity is an emerging independent risk factor for susceptibility to and severity of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). It is increasingly being recognised as a predisposing factor in Covid-19. After several studies found strong link between Covid-19 […]
Study shows evidence of waning immunity to Covid-19
London: Researchers in the UK have found that antibodies against Covid-19 declined rapidly in the hundreds of thousands of people across England. According to CNN, the research team from Imperial College London, who sent out home finger-prick tests to more than 365,000 randomly selected people in England, found more than a 26 per cent decline in […]