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08 Apr

Celebrate Health and Well-being with Almonds

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World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April to raise awareness around the health and well-being of people across the globe. One way of improving our general health and well-being is by incorporating mindful eating habits. Restraining from fatty, sugary fast foods and drinks and resorting to healthier meals and snacks can be the first step towards a healthy life. Almonds are a great example of such foods that have a host of health benefits. They provide vitamin E, copper, zinc, folate and iron – all of which help strengthen the immune system – and are a good source of…

08 Apr

Chorus grows for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all adults

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An expert team on immunization under the Union fitness ministry will decide whether to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all people above the age of 18, but scientists say the Center allows all willing adults to take an extra dose. According to virologists and epidemiologists, giving these boosters above 18 will limit transmission of the virus and enhance protection against disease. Until now, the booster or precautionary dose is only given to healthcare and frontline workers and those over 60 years of age, equipped 9 months after their 2nd dose. Last week, scientists at the Indian Council of…

08 Apr

Yashoda Hospitals completes 3 years of OPD clinics in Siliguri

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Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad has been conducting outreach super-specialty clinics in Siliguri for 3 years. The OPDs in Yashoda Medical Center cover a range of specialties including Gastro, Neurology, Orthopedics, Urology, Oncology, Nephrology, Pulmonology, and Cardiology. Yashoda Medical Center in Pradhan Nagar clinic offers telemedicine services that allow patients to connect directly with all super specialists at their Hospitals in Hyderabad round the clock. The concierge team at the medical center helps patients (who are planning to visit Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad for treatment) with second opinions, pre-bookings, and end-to-end assistance. Dr. Abhinav Gorukanti, Director of Yashoda Hospitals said, “We have consistently…

05 Apr

Sweden to give 4th COVID-19 shot to people over 65 and above

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Sweden recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to people aged 65 and above along with people living in nursing homes or getting home care. The recommendation includes fourth shots for those between 18–64 with moderate to severe immune deficiency, Sweden’s Public Health Agency said. "The goal is just as before to prevent serious illness and death from Covid19," Agency chief Karin Tegmark Wisell said. Adding she said that it’s “justified” to provide a second booster shot to a wider age range because infections in Sweden and other countries continue to multiply and vaccine protection is starting to decline for older age groups.For…

31 Mar

COVID-19 can never become common seasonal flu

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Medical experts believe that Covid-19 could never develop into a normal seasonal flu, Helsinki's Ilta-Snomat newspaper reported. Ilka Zulkunen, professor of virology at the University of Turku, said that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid is clearly different from other seasonal coronaviruses that cause the flu. Ilkka Zulkunen said, "I don't see the possibility that the virus will change so dramatically. I don't see the coronavirus becoming much less dangerous for at least a few years." Although the Omicron coronavirus variant is widely considered less likely to cause severe disease and require hospital treatment, Zulkunen and Olli Vapalahti, professors of…

29 Mar

Over 1 Crore Children of 12-14 Age Group Registers for Vaccine.

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A recent report from Union Health Ministry says over one crore children in the age group of 12-14 years have been administered for the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Cowin. The vaccination for this batch started on March 16 with Corbevax, a Biological E’s vaccine. The vaccine will be in two cumulative shots of 28 days apart. As the schools got open from March 1st week, child vaccination was needed so early. It has been heard that many schools will be there for free vaccination drive for their students. The students should have their registration proof i.e screenshot or…

26 Mar

Prices of 800 essential medicines, including Paracetamol, set to rise by 10.7% from next month

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The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India on Friday announced a 10.7 per cent trade in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the calendar 12 months 2021 over the corresponding length in 2020. This capability that the prices of almost 800 scheduled medicines on the National List of Essential Medicines, which are used to treat the majority of frequent ailments, will upward shove by using 10.7 percentage commencing April 1. "Based on the WPI information provided via the workplace of the Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the annual exchange in WPI works out as 10.76607% in the course…

22 Mar

Covid Tests Report reveals the Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Is Gaining Ground in U.S.

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The omicron subvariant BA.2 is continuing to reap ground in the U.S., in accordance to Covid-19 assessments sequenced over the closing two weeks. Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been staring at the BA.2 variant since it first popped up in the U.S. in early January. Although it was once initially sluggish to take hold, Helix now estimates that 50% to 70% of all Covid instances nationwide are BA.2. Will Lee, Helix's chief science officer, said this type of surveillance is imperative and can help arm the U.S. fitness care machine towards future variants. Data from the U.K. -…

22 Mar

Help your family embrace a healthier lifestyle with almonds

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Almond Board of California hosted a session around “Changing dynamics of family health’’ that focused on how families across India can revisit their diet and fitness choices and instead adopt a variety of small changes to lead happier, fitter, and healthier lifestyles as we step into the new year. The session was moderated by well-known RJ Shelee, featured prominent actress, Arpita Chatterjee along with the Regional Head–Dietetics of Max Healthcare at Delhi Ritika Samaddar. The panelists discussed multiple lifestyle disorders like obesity, diabetes, and heart problems. The discussion also captured the nutritional properties of almonds and their positive impact on…

21 Mar

China reports 1,947 new local COVID-19 cases

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China reported 1,947 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 1,542 were reported in Jilin, 154 in Fujian, 51 in Hebei, 38 in Guangdong, 35 in Liaoning, 27 in Heilongjiang, 24 in Shanghai, 18 in Tianjin, 14 in Shaanxi, 13 in Shandong, 10 in Hunan, Xinhua reported. For other provincial-level regions, Gansu reported six cases, Beijing and Yunnan each reported four, Inner Mongolia and Zhejiang each reported two, and Jiangxi, Henan and Chongqing each reported one, as per Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will stick to its…