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07 Apr

World Health Day 2021: What is its History, significance and key points.

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April 7 of every year is celebrated as World Health Day to spread awareness about quality living and the importance of health. Especially now that when the world is witnessing the second wave of Covid19, it has become even more important to celebrate this day and focus on the measures to be taken to deal with the problems. World Health Day 2021 marks the seventieth anniversary of World Health Organization. WHO has been continuously sharing safety precautions and measure that every individual should take to stay protected from the Covid -19 issue even if one has been vaccinated. History and…

05 Apr

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

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Adityanath was given the jab at the Civil Hospital. Speaking to news agency ANI after inoculation, Adityanath made an appeal to the people to take all precautions even after taking the vaccine. "The new COVID wave is the result of our complacency in observing COVID appropriate behaviour," he said. He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Health Ministry for making vaccine available free of cost. "I also thank scientists of the country. The vaccine is completely safe. We all should take it when our turn comes," the Chief Minister said. https://twitter.com/i/status/1378903963697770506

02 Apr

OYO to cover vaccination costs for employees

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OYO Hotels & Homes announced that it would be covering vaccination costs for all employees in India and their families. OYO India employees and their family members will benefit from this as they can choose to get the vaccination done at any centre convenient to them and the costs would be reimbursed in full by OYO. Additionally, the company has also enhanced the insurance benefit of employees to include a COVID-19 home care cover. With the aim to build a healthier and productive workforce, OYO has been revising and adding new employees’ policies year-on-year keeping employee well being at the…

02 Apr

Under medical advice, I have been hospitalised: Sachin Tendulkar

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, Friday said that he has been hospitalised under medical advice and also wished all Indians and his teammates on the 10th anniversary of the 2011 World Cup win. Tendulkar took to Twitter to say, “Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone. Wishing all Indians & my teammates the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win.” The 47-year-old Master Blaster tested positive for Covid-19 along…

01 Apr

Rajasthan is now the first state to provide health insurance for all its residents

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Rajasthan on Thursday kicked off its cashless ‘mediclaim’ scheme worth Rs 5 lakh for each family of the state, starting the registration for its Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme. With the start of the registration of people under the scheme, announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget 2021-22, Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to provide health insurance to all its residents. Under the scheme, each family of the state will get an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh. “Rajasthan has become the first state in the country, where each family will get…

31 Mar

Mankind Pharma expands OTC category

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Mankind Pharma has a wide range of OTC products that are quite popular in the Indian market. The company has expanded its OTC range of products. ‘Health OK’, multivitamin and mineral tablets, that help cope up with modern lifestyles problems, with their unique formulations of Natural Ginseng and Taurine for maintaining energy, 20 multivitamin and minerals for improving overall health and Vitamin C, D and Zinc, for building Immunity.Since 2013, ‘Health OK’, a multivitamin tablet, has been a part of the drug category and has now been incorporated in the OTC category as a food supplement. Multivitamins are consumed for…

31 Mar

Smile Train strengthens support

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Health care systems in different stages of the Covid-19 pandemic are addressing the backlog of surgical procedures that were postponed during the initial wave of the pandemic. Smile Train partner hospitals in West Bengal have resumed providing free cleft surgeries to patients born with cleft lip and palate with enhanced COVID-19 safety protocols. Cleft lip and palate, a facial birth anomaly, can be completely cured but it is important that children get treatment at the right age to live a healthy and productive life. This involves surgery and other related ancillary care. Delayed treatment can lead to speech and hearing…

31 Mar

Daily skin care routine needs almonds

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There may be more than one reason to add almonds to one’s daily skin care routine, suggests a new research. Researchers at the University of California, Davis found that eating almonds daily in place of typical calorie-matched snacks improved measures of both wrinkle severity and skin pigmentation in postmenopausal women. The study was funded by the Almond Board of California. In this 6-month randomized controlled trial, 49 healthy postmenopausal women with Fitzpatrick skin type 1 or 2 completed the study. Researchers found a statistically significant reduction in wrinkle severity in the group consuming almonds: at 16 weeks, there was a…

28 Mar

The Body Shop partners with CRY to end Period shame

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The Body Shop, the activist British beauty brand powered by purposeful feminismsets out to partner with CRY (Child Rights and You), a leading Indian non-profit organization, to make real change by raising awareness about Periods, Period Shame and the impact of Period Shame of India’s girls & women. Through this partnership, The Body Shop aims to normalize the conversation around periods and raise funds towards menstrual health and education efforts for communicated deeply affected by the pandemic. This movement by The Body Shop is aimed to create an inclusive and long-term change on ground by including all genders in the…

28 Mar

DoT’s Assam LSA organizes workshop on EMF Radiation

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An ‘Awareness Workshop on EMF Radiation’ was organized by the Assam Licence Service Area (LSA) unit of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in Karimganjon 9 March. The session was organised as part of DoT’s public advocacy programme to dispel myths around EMF radiation and address unfounded fears of citizens by presenting credible scientific evidence. An expert panel comprising of senior officers from the telecom department along with doctors, addressed concerns of citizens while also debunking myths and misinformation related to health hazards connected with radiation from mobile towers. The workshop was attended by government officials, general public, residents’ associations, students, doctors,…