ICMR warns food labels on packaged items can be misleading
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned that food labels on packaged items can be misleading and consumers should read the information carefully to make informed and healthy choices. The apex health research...
The Masala Mystery: AIIMS Professor explains ‘Ethylene Oxide Controversy’ in spices
In 2023, an unsettling revelation involving two renowned Indian spice brands, Everest and MDH, unfolded when traces of ethylene oxide were detected in their products. This discovery led to an immediate ban in Singapore and...
After vaccine-maker admits side effects in Covishield, doctors’ body asks centre to compensate all victims
After the Covishield vaccine maker AstraZeneca has accepted Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) as a side effect in UK Courts, the Doctors’ body has urged center to compensate all the victims of Covid...
ICMR releases Dietary Guidelines for Indians
The Indian Council of Medical Research on Wednesday released “Dietary Guidelines for Indians (DGIs)”, an evidence-based food and lifestyle related recommendations designed for ensuring diet diversity to meet the...
Doctors remove 16.7 kgs tumor from back of 27-year-old international patient
In an extraordinary display of medical expertise and teamwork, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully removing a massive 16.7 kgs, 58×50 cms non-cancerous...
Covishield maker AstraZeneca admits Covid vaccine can cause rare side effects
For the first time post Covid period, the Covishield vaccine maker AstraZeneca has admitted that its vaccine can cause rare side effects. In India, Serum Institute of India (SII) has manufactured and supplied the Covishield...
‘Needs policy-makers intervention not model’s fake death for Cervical cancer advocacy’
Cervical cancer is a culturally sensitive disease given its transmission through the sexual route and all state stakeholders including Policy makers have a critical responsibility to raise awareness on Cervical cancer, Dr...
Study finds genetic link between depression, heart disease
A group of genes could be common to both depression and heart disease, a finding that researchers said could explain why having one of them increases risk of developing the other. The “puzzling” link between the...
EU flagged cancer-causing chemicals in 527 Indian food products
The European Union’s food safety authorities have flagged the presence of cancer-causing chemicals in 527 food Indian products. This comes after India’s most known spice brands, including MDH and Everest, were...
Scientists discover blood-sucking Vampire Bacteria
A team of researchers from Washington State University has found a bacteria attracted to the liquid part of blood, or serum, which contains nutrients the bacteria can use as food. One of the chemicals the bacteria seemed...
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