Health-Lifestyle

New York, June 1 (IANS) Pulse oximeter devices that measure oxygen levels (SPo2) overestimated blood oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients who were non-White, finds a new study. The findings, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine,…
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June 1 (IANS) The last time this happened was way back in June 2019, when Kerala schools opened for a new academic year, but amidst Covid blues, the first day of a new academic year in 2020 and 2021 was held online, but on Wednesday it was…
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New York, May 31 (IANS) US researchers have found an HIV drug that could help reverse memory loss in middle age, in a possible early intervention for dementia. Human brains rarely record single memories - instead, they store memories into…
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London, May 31 (IANS) Disruption to cardiac services during the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a "global collateral damage" that may have lasting ramifications, according to a study published on Tuesday. In the paper published in the European…
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) has for the first time crossed Rs 100 crore sales in the month of May. This is the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi…
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) There is no need to avoid LGBTQ+ parades, said the World Health Organisation (WHO), amid the recent outbreak of monkeypox virus with over 435 cases confirmed in nearly 24 countries and seen majorly among men who…
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Geneva, May 31 (IANS) While tobacco is harmful for human health, it also causes severe damage to the environment. The costs of cleaning up littered tobacco products fall on taxpayers, particularly in countries like India, rather than the…
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Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) A recent Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4 (GYTS) for Uttar Pradesh has found that children are just around nine-and-a-half years of age when they initiate cigarette smoking. Children even younger than that -- about…
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