Category Archives: Health

• India’s dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped 16 February 2021 | Krutika Pathi and Aniruddha Ghosal no comments

  When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically for months and at one point India looked like it might ...

• UN drug agency loosens global controls on cannabis, following WHO advice 3 December 2020 | Reuters Staff no comments

  The UN drug agency’s member states on Wednesday narrowly voted to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled category of narcotic drugs, following the World Health Organization’s recommendation to make research into its medical use. ...

• Coronavirus: Here’s how you can rebuild your strength after COVID-19 4 November 2020 no comments

  COVID-19 has not only disrupted the lives of millions of people, but also taken a toll on their health and physical fitness. While some have escaped the wrath of the deadly virus, others are either still battling it or are struggling. ...

• Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne 11 July 2020 | Julie Steenhuysen no comments

  The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory. ...

• COVID-19 more dangerous for patients with heart disease or diabetes: US study 16 June 2020 no comments

  People with underlying health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are six times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and have a risk of coronavirus-related death 12 times higher than otherwise healthy individuals. ...

• Spending 20 minutes in the lap of nature can lower your stress: Study 7 April 2019 no comments

  Taking just 20 minutes out of your day to stroll or sit near nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels, a new study suggests. ...

• Tibetan Yoga may improve chemotherapy-related fatigue 21 September 2017 | Jonathan Goodman no comments

  Attending at least two Tibetan yoga sessions per week may improve chemotherapy-related fatigue among patients with breast cancer. ...

• India and China nominate Tibetan medicine system for UNESCO honour 12 April 2017 | Divya A no comments

  In 2010, the Rajya Sabha passed a bill to include Sowa-Rigpa under Indian systems of medicine. The government has approved the establishment of a National Institute of Sowa Rigpa in Leh. ...

• A million children a year develop tuberculosis: study 24 March 2014 no comments

  About a million children, double the previous estimate, fall ill with tuberculosis every year, said a study Monday that also gave the first tally of drug-resistant TB among the young. ...

• Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies 10 July 2013 no comments

  Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution boosts the risk of lung cancer, even at concentrations below the legal maximum, said a European study published on Wednesday. ...