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Pthalates, linked to hormonal disregulation, found in baby diapers: study

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WORLD HEART DAY Health

Take care of your heart too

Soma Basu With altered lifestyles for fear of contracting COVID-19, cardiologists are worried because exercise and diet has taken a backseat, and anxiety and fear looms — none of which bode well for the heart

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Optimising safety: While masks can cut transmission risk, the absence of physical distancing may increase the risk of virus spread.

Studies document in-flight transmission of coronavirus

R. Prasad The most likely route is aerosol or droplet transmission

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WORLD HEART DAY Health

Take care of your heart too

Soma Basu With altered lifestyles for fear of contracting COVID-19, cardiologists are worried because exercise and diet has taken a backseat, and anxiety and fear looms — none of which bode well for the heart

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Staff sanitising a fitness centre at Basavanagudi.

Gyms remain empty in Bengaluru while maintenance costs surge

Praveen Sudevan On an average, daily footfall has plummeted from 300 to 20

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MIT's food sensor can help ward off salmonella contaminations and prevent food wastage.

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Pthalates, linked to hormonal disregulation, found in baby diapers: study

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Digital short ‘Sehat Ke Tijori’ bats for women’s immunity

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Why should you worry about your heart more than COVID-19

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‘Human challenge trials will help us design better treatments, vaccines than we can now’

Studies document in-flight transmission of coronavirus

Health Ministry’s eSanjeevani records four lakh doctor-to-patient tele-consultations

The top performing States, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, have logged in 1,33,167 and 1,00,124 sessions, respectively.

Coronavirus | How life changes post COVID-19 recovery

Will you catch the infection again? How long should you wait before meeting your friends again? Life after recovery from COVID-19 can be filled with anxiety

Experimental study finds how coronavirus can spread while speaking

It is important to wear a mask and improve ventilation to check spread

The Wellbeing Children's Quiz: Know them by heart?

This World Heart Day (September 29), let’s learn about our heart

Coronavirus | 83% of COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours from 10 States/U.T.s

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal lead the list

Post-COVID syndrome emerging in Kerala?

Threat of lung fibrosis post-COVID

Consumption of ayurvedic medicines/products up during pandemic: Ayush Ministry

We alerted States/UTS on augmentation of general immunity of people, it says

Coronavirus | Six months since lockdown: Strides in testing, vaccine development but COVID-19 crisis far from over, say scientists

Number of cases could start coming down in the next month or two as India approaches some sense of population immunity

Zydus Cadila gets tentative USFDA nod to market anti-cancer drug

Palbociclib is an anti-cancer medicine.

Johnson & Johnson kicks off study of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine

The company expects results of the Phase III trial by year end or early next year.

India launches programme to strengthen clinical trial research capacity of vaccines in neighbouring countries

The first online orientation to this training programme was conducted on September 22 and it was attended by representatives from Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Afghanistan.

The #UnhookTheBra Challenge raises awareness about breast cancer

Five “breast cancer winners” from Delhi-NCR put out a foot-tapping message about doing a breast self-exam and early detection, to reiterate that breast cancer is curable

COVID-19 vaccines must have at least 50% efficacy, says Drug Controller

Draft guidelines issued by the Central Drugs and Standards Control Organisation

Watch | How a micro-needle detects contamination in packaged food

This sensor can pierce through plastic food packaging to detect spoilage or contamination

India’s big bicycle boom

With gyms and pools shut and health suddenly becoming priority, people around India turned to cycling during the coronavirus lockdown. How long will it last?

A daily fitness calendar towards better health

Working out, self care, eating ‘clean’, meditation — doing everything ‘right’ can get overwhelming for someone who has just started on the health journey. Here’s a day-by-day break-down to ease into the process with a little help from hashtags online

Is F Factor Diet good for health?

This diet created by Tanya Zuckerbrot combines high-fibre foods with lean protein at every meal

Coronavirus | ICMR completes second sero-survey

The first survey was conducted in May across 400 districts to gauge the spread of infection

Coronavirus | No data on number of plasma banks in country, government tells Rajya Sabha

“There is no proposal under consideration of Ministry of Health to set up plasma banks for providing COVID-19 therapy," says Ashwini Choubey

Coronavirus | States told to ramp up testing

More than 12 lakh tests conducted in the same period, says Health Ministry

Coronavirus | Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network to track COVID-19 vaccine

A national expert group on COVID-19 vaccine has been constituted to guide the government on prioritisation of population groups for vaccination, selection of vaccine candidates, delivery mechanism of the vaccine, cold chain and associated infrastructure for roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination

Coronavirus | Aiming for herd immunity without pharma interventions may have disastrous consequences, government tells Rajya Sabha

The minister was responding to a question on whether state governments are following herd immunity measures.

Coronavirus | India’s single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases as 94,612 people recuperate: Health Ministry

A total of 94,612 people recovered from coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 79.68%, while 92,605 people tested positive for the disease during the period

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How will the tie-up with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories help India?

The Hindu Explains | What are the long-term effects of COVID-19?

Why are some patients who had mild symptoms and have recovered now suffering from other serious concerns?

Protection against SARS-CoV-2 may be short-lived

Since reinfection can occur, the only safe and effective way to achieve herd immunity may be through vaccination

Coronavirus | India tops in global COVID-19 recoveries

India goes past U.S. with more than 42 lakh recovering from the disease.

Yes, 2020 is the year Apple watchOS times our hand-washing

Leveraging sensor fusion, the hand-washing feature in watchOS 7 is a welcome addition amid the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus | Not all convalescent plasma may have protective effect

There are at least three kinds of antibodies produced in an infection: IgG, IgA, IgB but the neutralising effect was most visible only in the case of the IgGs

Apple’s watchOS 7: Go to bed, please

The journalist takes a deep dive into the intricacies of watchOS 7’s sleep tracker, available on Apple Watch Series 3 and up

Russia inks pact to test, supply Sputnik V vaccine to India

Agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories doesn’t include its manufacture.

By taking part in unconventional races, Mumbai-based ‘Bombay Running’ is setting new bars

Mumbai-based Bombay Running on taking up unconventional races like The Speed Project to try and set the bar for running communities across India

The wellbeing Children's quiz: Pandemics of the past

Covid-19 isn’t the first pandemic. Throughout history, the world has grappled with many and this quiz is all about them.

Serum Institute gets DCGI nod to resume clinical trial of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

82,961 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours

Scientists document cases of asymptomatic COVID-19 reinfection

Research report appears on a pre-print server and hasn’t been peer-reviewed.

COVID-19: Insurance scheme for health workers extended for 6 months

61 claims are processed and paid till date under it, says Union Health Ministry

India overtakes Brazil to record highest number of COVID-19 recoveries: Johns Hopkins data

Brazil’s recoveries stand at 37,23,206 cases while the US’s figures are at 24,51,406

CSIR-IICT is now working on new antiviral drug and corticosteroids for COVID-19

In an exclusive interview, Director, S. Chandrashekar explains what goes into drug discovery and other related issues.

The lost art of breathing right

Experts remind us of basic breathing techniques we’ve forgotten

Coronavirus | Front-line workers will get vaccine first: Harsh Vardhan

I shall be the first to offer myself for receiving it if people have a trust deficit, says Union Health Minister

Coronavirus | Dining out raises risk of infection, reports U.S. study

Positive adults were twice as likely to report eating out 14 days prior to getting infection

The Hindu Explains | Are there re-infection fears around COVID-19?

How long does immunity last? What are WHO and scientists saying about antibodies?

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Farmers shout slogans in Noida on September 25, 2020 as they ride tractors towards New Delhi.

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S.P. Balasubrahmanyam in 2011.

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Students come out after the Polytechnic Common Entrance Test at a college in Visakhapatnam on September 27, 2020.

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Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh.

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Liu Zongyi, a scholar at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies.

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Armenian forces ‘destroying’ Azerbaijani tanks in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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