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WHO warns death toll may hit 2mn even with vaccine

Geneva, Sep 26 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the global coronavirus death toll could cross the two-million figure before an...

Changes in body weight perception may not help tackle obesity

Effective tips to manage Obesity.(pic credit:IANSLIFE) London, July 4 (IANS) The shifting trends in body weight perception, where...

Gout flare-ups may up heart attack, stroke risk for upto 120 days: Study

London, Aug 4 (IANS) The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, finds a study. The...

Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting Covid-19

New York, Sep 4 (IANS) In a fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, new research adds to the growing body of evidence that vitamin D...

Covid will end with Delta, to continue as endemic risk: Ex-FDA chief

Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) The current wave of Covid-19 cases, driven by the Delta variant, is going to be the end of Covid, but...

Kolkata sees major spike in dengue cases in last 7 days

According to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), there were 1,367 new cases of Dengue reported in the said period.-- IANS

US FDA allows emergency use of Pfizer vaccine, hails scientists

By IANS Bureau New York, Dec 12 (IANS) US regulators have approved the emergency use of the country's first Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its...

Over 8 lakh operations performed under ‘cataract blindness-free Gujarat’ campaign

Representational photo:  Under the ‘Rashtriya Netra Jyoti Abhiyan’ initiative, Gujarat not only reached its cataract surgery target for 2022-23, but also...

Indian food would be preferred culture to all nations: Korean Food Master

By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANSlife) Lee Yeon-soon, National Food Master (The Republic of Korea), says Indian food would be preferred culture to...

Ayurveda for joint pain in winters

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Winter can be a difficult season for those battling joint pain. A chronic osteoarthritis condition is caused when the cartilage...