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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoSame-sex partners can be nominated for medical decisions, Centre tells Delhi HC
Centre and NMC say competent adults can nominate same-sex partners for medical decisions in case of incapacity, subject to law and safeguards
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoRattlesnake blood could reinvent the fight against deadly venoms
In a new study, scientists have shown that specific combinations of FETUA proteins from western diamondback rattlesnakes can fully neutralise rattlesnake venom lethality in…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoCan high prolactin be linked to repeated pregnancy loss or PMOS?
For women experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss or difficulty conceiving, prolactin testing is a reasonable part of a comprehensive hormonal evaluation. However, results should be…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoFDA holds public hearing on psychedelic drugs as Trump-driven push gathers pace
Doctors, veterans, pharmacists and therapists during the hearing urged the regulator to establish clear safety and access standards for psychedelic-assisted therapies
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoReading for pleasure cuts dementia risk, improves wellbeing: Study
The study said reading for enjoyment can bring huge benefits and reading with others, whether it's as part of a book club or a…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoIndia open to stricter red warnings on food packs in latest setback for companies
The announcement came as India's federal and state food regulators pursued an aggressive enforcement drive, with surprise raids on eateries uncovering poor hygiene and…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoFrom fighting hunger to building health
India should use the BRICS stress on health not merely to share programmes but also to demonstrate how healthy living can be embedded across…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoDrug regulator issues alert on sale of unauthorised Pakistani whitening creams in India
The products are unauthorised and contain excessive levels of heavy metals beyond the specified limits, which may pose health risks to consumers, including toxic…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoIMA Keralam opposes conversion therapy; says LGBTQIA+ identities are not diseases
IMA Keralam says practices aimed at changing sexual orientation and gender diversity go against evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, human dignity and the principle of…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoIIT Palakkad researchers develop sensors for faster heparin monitoring
Accurate dosing of heparin, an anticoagulant used in cardiac surgery, dialysis etc., is important because too little of it can lead to clotting, while…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoDrug Control raids expose painkiller sale violations at 55 medical shops in Andhra Pradesh
Officials seize 7,550 Tramadol injections and uncover fake bills after five persons are arrested in Eluru district for allegedly selling the painkiller without proper…
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India · The Hindu — Health · 2 months agoAurobindo Pharma wins U.S. FDA approval for generic asthma inhaler
The product will be manufactured at subsidiary Aurolife Pharma’s Raleigh facility in North Carolina and expected to be launched in upcoming quarters.
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