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World Off-Track To Cut 30 Percent Sodium Intake By 2025: WHO

Sodium, an essential nutrient, increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and premature death when consumed in excess. The main source of sodium is table salt (sodium chloride), but it is also a part of other condiments...

10 March 2023

COVAXIN

50 mn Doses Of Covaxin Set To Expire Early 2023 Due To Poor Off Take

Due to lack of product demand, Production stoppage of Covaxin- a two dose jab, was initiated by Bharat Biotech earlier this year, though the vaccine maker has established manufacturing to reach an annualised capacity of 1...

06 November 2022

Monkeypox Virus Outbreak

Monkeypox A Cause For Concern: South African Health Minister

South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said although there were three vaccines available for monkeypox worlwide, none of them were available in South Africa yet.

21 August 2022

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Common Artificial Sweetener Erythritol Is The New Threat For Heart Health: All You Need To Know

Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and beverage brands worldwide, however they remain a controversial topic and are currently being re-evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority, the World Health...

01 March 2023

Emergence of Poliovirus in London

Explained: New York Declares Emergency Over Polio Virus, What It Means And What's Polio Situation In USA

New York officials suspect there is community spread of polio virus and that there could be hundreds of unreported cases. The country's first polio case in a decade was reported in July.

10 September 2022

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Renaming Monkeypox Variants Prevents Stigma: Top African Health Official

The WHO earlier said it's working towards changing Monkeypox's name as it's 'not only inaccurate but is also discriminatory and stigmatising'.

18 August 2022

Pharmaceutical Sector

Gambia To United States: India Pharma Industry Has Lately Made Headlines For Wrong Reasons

Of late scandals involving Indian pharmaceutical companies are increasing. Here we look at some major pharma scams that have rocked the India’s pharmaceutical industry.

13 February 2023

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Monkeypox Virus Outbreak

WHO Plans To Rename Monkeypox Over Stigmatisation Concerns

WHO declared the global spread of monkeypox to be an international emergency in July and the US declared its own epidemic to be a national emergency earlier this month.

14 August 2022

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12 August 2022
Protesters Allege HIV Medicines' Shortage, Government Denies It

Protesters Allege HIV Medicines' Shortage, Government Denies It

Protestors allege complete unavailability of certain drugs including those for children living with HIV.


02 August 2022
Delhi Reports Third Monkeypox Patient As Foreign National Tests Positive

Delhi Reports Third Monkeypox Patient As Foreign National Tests Positive

The latest Monkeypox case in Delhi is the eighth Monekypox patient confirmed so far in India. One death has also been reported.


30 July 2022
Spain Reports 2nd Death From Monkeypox

Spain Reports 2nd Death From Monkeypox

The monkeypox virus has claimed another life in Spain.


24 July 2022
Explained: India's Fourth Monkeypox Case, The Government Response, And Can It Become A Pandemic

Explained: India's Fourth Monkeypox Case, The Government Response, And Can It Become A Pandemic

Experts have said there is no need to panic as Monkeypox is not expected to become a pandemic like Covid-19 as the two diseases work differently.


24 July 2022
Monkeypox Patient In Delhi Stable, Had Painful Lesions: Report

Monkeypox Patient In Delhi Stable, Had Painful Lesions: Report

The Monkeypox patient in Delhi, India's fourth confirmed case and Delhi's first, had no foreign travel history but he did travel to Himachal Pradesh.


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16 July 2022
Delhi Government Makes Lok Nayak Hospital Nodal Centre For Monkeypox, Starts Doctors' Training

Delhi Government Makes Lok Nayak Hospital Nodal Centre For Monkeypox, Starts Doctors' Training

India reported its first case of monkeypox on Thursday in a Kerala resident who returned from the UAE.


14 July 2022
Centre Suggests States To Begin Screening, Testing Of All Suspect Monkeypox Cases At Points Of Entry

Centre Suggests States To Begin Screening, Testing Of All Suspect Monkeypox Cases At Points Of Entry

To ensure India's preparedness against the global rise in monkeypox cases, the Centre has asked states to ensure screening and testing


26 June 2022
Monkeypox Not A Global Emergency 'At This Stage':  WHO Panel

Monkeypox Not A Global Emergency 'At This Stage':  WHO Panel

In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were "unusual" and acknowledged that Monkeypox, which is endemic in some...


14 June 2022
WHO Convenes Emergency Meet Next Week To Assess Monkeypox's International Public Health Risks

WHO Convenes Emergency Meet Next Week To Assess Monkeypox's International Public Health Risks

Over 1,600 confirmed and almost 1,500 suspected Monkeypox infections have been reported in 39 countries so far this year, according to World Health...


11 June 2022
Explained: Where Was Covid-19 Born? WHO Report, Case For Lab Origin, And The Ongoing Scientific Debate

Explained: Where Was Covid-19 Born? WHO Report, Case For Lab Origin, And The Ongoing Scientific Debate

The lab-origin of Covid-19 was widely called a conspiracy theory for most of 2020, but it's now accepted as a valid possibility.


24 May 2022
UAE Reports First Monkeypox Infection In Woman Who Returned From West Africa

UAE Reports First Monkeypox Infection In Woman Who Returned From West Africa

The World Health Organization has identified more than 100 Monkeypox infections globally.


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08 May 2022
Did Modi Manage Covid Well? It Depends on WHOse Data You Are Reading

Did Modi Manage Covid Well? It Depends on WHOse Data You Are Reading

The WHO data on Covid-19 deaths has created a problem of perception of sorts for the Modi government. WHO has used a mathematical model to calculate the...


06 May 2022
Rahul Gandhi Attacks Govt over WHO Covid Death Numbers

Rahul Gandhi Attacks Govt over WHO Covid Death Numbers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed that there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying...


30 March 2022
WHO: Covid-19 Deaths Jump By 40%, But Cases Falling Globally

WHO: Covid-19 Deaths Jump By 40%, But Cases Falling Globally

In its latest weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere, including in WHO's Western Pacific...


09 March 2022
To Help Men With Leading A Healthy Life, Fatboyfitman Brings A Wide Range Of Generic Medications

To Help Men With Leading A Healthy Life, Fatboyfitman Brings A Wide Range Of Generic Medications

With the world shifting rapidly towards ‘Digitization’, everything is up on the Internet. The same goes for drugs and medicine distributors. Fatboyfitman...


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