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According to WHO, climate change will cause around 250 000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress between the years 2030 and 2050 Saadia Azim In April 2022, when the world was readjusting to pandemic after-effects, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave an SOS call. It wasn’t about any new variant of the pandemic virus but rather a call for speedy action to combat the climate crisis. WHO declared that the human-induced climate crisis is the “single biggest health threat facing humanity now,”, particularly with increased conflict and fragility. On its...
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Researchers from the University of Leicester at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre studied genetic data from 405,981 middle-aged participants and found that a faster walking pace, independent of the amount of physical activity, was associated with longer life. Health Analytics Asia Desk A lifetime of brisk walking could lead to the equivalent of 16 years younger biological age by midlife, says a new study conducted by the Leicester-based team of researchers. Despite the well-documented physical, mental, social and health benefits of walking, ...
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And the Covid pandemic by cutting down spending on emissions may have further harmed the climate By Saadia Azim In February 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC WGII AR6). The Working Group II report assesses the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It highlights that global climate change will considerably impact human communities and increase the risks of vector-borne and water-borne diseases, under-nutrition, mental disorders, and allerg...
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Taliban’s resurgence to power in August 2021, and the subsequent withdrawal of funding for major health programmes in Afghanistan have posed serious healthcare challenges in the country. By Naseer Ahmad “In Afghanistan, 25 million people have among the world’s worst health and greatest needs…particularly hard hit by Afghanistan’s 23 years of war, civil strife and Taliban misrule, are Afghan women, who are experiencing – what health officials call – ”catastrophic” death rates associated with pregnancy and childbirth — the world’s worst,” reads the NYT report of October 2002. Now the September 2...
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While tea is considered to be a go-to drink for coping with headaches, getting relief from migraine pain can be a challenge. It’s important to seek timely medical care. By Tej Kumar A viral YouTube video in Telugu language claims that migraine can be managed within a minute by drinking hot tea made of honey, lemon, and turmeric. The video has garnered more than 24k views. While tea is considered to be a go-to drink for coping with headaches, getting relief from migraine pain can be a challenge. The commonest cause of recurrent, severe headache, migraine can not only result in debilitating pain...
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The pandemic has exposed our knowledge gap. There’s an urgent need to promote evidence-based reasoning and interdisciplinary approach, powered by collaboration. By Jisha Krishnan India celebrates National Science Day on February 28 every year. It is a celebration of the discovery of the Raman Effect – a discovery that earned Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, an Indian physicist, the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. The idea behind the day was to encourage young minds to develop interest in science and understand its significance. Today, as the world struggles to cope with an unprecedented influ...
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Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach Vinita Contractor answers your questions on nutritional supplements. By Anuja Venkatachalam “Whether you contract the virus or not is not in your hands, but you need to take supplements and strengthen your immunity”, advised a friend out of concern that I was quarantining alone. You have probably heard advice on the same lines. Nutritional supplements are the new rage after COVID-19 with people sputtering a long list of supplements like reading items off a menu card! Nutrition like other branches of medicine is a science and requires adequate testing and ...
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Youtube is awash with how to disinfect surfaces and many people have resorted to trying to make their own disinfectants by watching viral do-it-yourself (DIY) videos and YouTube tutorials. But mixing chemicals in the wrong proportion can at best create an ineffective product – and at worst result in poisoning. By First Check Team Videos about how to make disinfectants at home are again getting wide popularity. We at First Check found videos that promoted mixing cocktails of chemicals to make some multi-purpose homemade disinfectant sprays that are neither lab-tested nor created under the super...
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The largest vaccination drive has processed into the next stage. 270 million people are expected to receive vaccinations through a self-registration process. By Tariq Hashmat The next stage of India’s vaccination drive has begun, with the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi getting the first shot in the second phase. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Sunday, February 28, released lists of vaccination sites across the country. These include nearly 700 centers under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), and nearly 8000 private centers. Health Analytics Asia puts these faciliti...
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There is no scientific evidence to prove that a health drink made of Indian date leaves, sacred fig leaves, and Cynodon leaves can cure HIV By Tej Kumar A YouTubevideo with over a hundred thousand views claims that “HIV patients can be cured within 9 weeks if they daily take a health drink which is made up of Indian date leaves, sacred fig leaves and Cynodon leaves”. However, there is no scientific evidence to prove this. The person in the video claims himself as an independent scientist and goes on to explain that “Indian date leaves have wonderful ingredients which can cure HIV. HIV patients...
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