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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Extra 100 grams of ultra-processed foods daily related with 14% higher risk of heart event: study

Consumption of the energy-dense, high-on-sugar and salt products was also related with a higher chance of metabolic syndrome or diabetes (24%), depression and anxiety…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

When cancer treatment is no longer working

Modern oncology has transformed countless lives.Yet an important gap remains. We do not prepare patients and their families for uncertainty. What happens if the…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Five crore Indian children still lack access to sanitation service in their schools, says UN report

India is among the 28 out of 62 countries that are on track to achieve universal coverage of basic drinking water in schools by…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

President’s call puts spotlight on celebrity endorsements of harmful products

The President, said popular artists, particularly those who influence children and young people, should promote disciplined lifestyles and refrain from endorsing substances harmful to…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

This festive season, what you should know about artificial sweeteners and your health

Not every alternative to sugar is nutritionally equivalent, and ‘natural’ does not automatically mean low-sugar. The important question is not simply what sweetener is…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Comprehensive occupational safety and health framework for unorganised labourers in T.N. still in the works

Health officials say a number of recommendations made during consultations remain on paper

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Three infants killed in fire accident at Telangana’s RIMS Adilabad hospital SNCU ward; 25 children rescued

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy orders an inquiry into the incident and directs officials to submit a report on the cause of the…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Murmu urges actors against endorsing harmful health products; ‘True star spreads light, not darkness’

President Droupadi Murmu distributed the 72nd National Film Awards for 2024 in various categories of cinema at Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), near the Statue of…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Karnataka launches action plan to cut salt intake by 30% by 2030

The plan focuses on reducing salt consumption at three levels: households, food consumed outside the home, and processed and packaged foods.

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Genome Analysis Centre to be established in Amaravati, says Health Minister

Satya Kumar Yadav inaugurates a genome sequencing centre at the NATCO cancer centre at the Government General Hospital in Guntur; says the proposed Quantum…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

‘Broad daylight dacoity’, says Supreme Court on overpricing of essential cancer drugs

‘It is very surprising that the authorities who are supposed to take action on this are silent,’ says Bench

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India · The Hindu — Health · 1 month ago

Enveloping patients with safety standards

On spurious drugs, patient safety inside and outside of hospitals, climate change links to mental health and dengue, elder care, healthy diets, and more

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