HEALTH

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has launched special health and wellness zones at selected tourist accommodations to prioritize women’s well-being . These zones offer activities like yoga, Zumba, dance, and aerobics, along with an open-air gym . To celebrate International Women’s Day, MTDC is offering a 50% discount on accommodation reservations for women and their families from March 1-8 .
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2 years ago Read more at Pune Pulse

Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter . Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years . See Full Bio Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff is the Steven P. Simcox/Patrick A. Clifford/James H. Higby Professor of Medicine .
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2 years ago Read more at Harvard Health

NIEHS Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D., and other institute leaders traveled to India in January to build collaborations with researchers working to combat the health effects of environmental exposures, such as poor air quality . In the Indo-U.S. workshop, the team met with the leaders of the National Institutes of Health-equivalent in India .
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2 years ago Read more at Environmental Factor Newsletter

Tuhin A. Sinha, BJP national spokesperson, has written a letter to Banna Gupta, Health Minister, urging immediate action for the implementation of the latest Healthcare Benefit Scheme (HBS) under Ayushman Bharat in the state . In his letter dated February 29, Sinha highlighted his recent visit to the Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital (MTMH) on February 15, 2024 .
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2 years ago Read more at Avenue Mail

In the UK, medical devices are strictly regulated in a way that other devices such as smartwatches are not . These regulations provide users with better legal protections and clarity as well as providing for resolution in the event of a mishap . The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency conducts surveillance of medical devices available in the UK .
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2 years ago Read more at Scroll.in

FDA will allow dairy companies to say that eating yogurt regularly - at least two cups or three servings per week - may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to limited scientific evidence . Activia yogurt maker Danone SA asked the FDA to greenlight the claim in 2018, after the French company "noticed the body of evidence was really growing . The FDA said it was concerned the use of the claim on yogurts with a 'significant amount of added sugars'
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2 years ago Read more at Hindustan Times

In the U.S., the costs of car dependency keep growing, far above the $12,000-per-year average expense of owning a new one . Motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death in people ages one to 44 . Since 2010 the number of pedestrians killed by cars has increased 77 percent, to about 7,500 a year, a growing fraction of all traffic deaths .
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2 years ago Read more at Scientific American

Varanasi’s health facilities, supervised by the CDO, have achieved a 78 percent rating so far, this financial year . This marks the district’s eighth consecutive first-place position in the health ranking dashboard . For Representation Only (Bloomberg file) District magistrate S Rajalingam and chief development officer Himanshu Nagpal commended the health department for this achievement .
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2 years ago Read more at Hindustan Times

International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Direct Relief have joined forces to deliver medicines and medical supplies to migrants and their host communities in crisis situations . This collaboration, formalized through a global agreement signed today, marks a milestone in enhancing emergency health response to crisis-affected populations . Already, the partnership has yielded significant results with the delivery of a fully equipped field hospital in support of the health services provided by the Jordanian Royal Medical Services in Gaza .
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2 years ago Read more at International Organization for Migration (IOM)

In India, most people cross 55 hours of work in a week, and we've normalised it . a person with a strict exercise and diet regimen may have several health complications that aren’t obvious . So, what exactly does it mean to be healthy? ad "We often make the mistake of thinking that if someone looks fit from the outside (with muscular strength and proper cardiorespiratory level), they aren't suffering from any disease . But a
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2 years ago Read more at India Today