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No amount of alcohol is safe, shows WHO analysis

There is no safe limit to alcohol consumption and any amount of drinking can severely impact one's health, according to a statement published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in The Lancet......

WHO report 'baseless', attempt to 'tarnish' India's image: Health ministers

Health ministers of different states who attended the 14th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare have slammed World Health Organisation for its estimate of 4.7 million......

'Antibodies induced by Covishield and Covaxin gradually increase and decrease'

'Antibodies remain in the blood for at least seven to nine months.' IMAGE: Vaccination on the road at Salamandra village, Margo Munda, in Deoghar, Jharkhand, December 23, 2021. Photograph: ANI......

Is A Vaccine Booster Needed?

'There is no emergency of a third wave that we are rushing for booster doses.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a passenger for the COVID-19 test in the wake of the new......

No scientific basis to back need for Covid booster dose: ICMR chief

There is no scientific evidence so far to support the need for a booster vaccine dose against COVID-19, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Monday underlining the completion of second......

Alternative medicine ads come under ASCI-Ayush lens

ASCI and Ayush ministry get down to monitoring print and television ads of ayurvedic, unani, homeopathic and yoga and naturopathy practitioners. The Advertising Standards Council of India, the......

How dangerous is plastic packaging?

After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient, says Nitin Sethi. Image: FSSAI in its......

What's behind Bharat Biotech's Zika 'hype'?

Bharat Biotech started work on developing a vaccine against Zika way back in 2014, but the timing of its announcement has created a flutter in the market. When Bharat Biotech recently......

Why Bellary is to bleed again

It’s sleepless nights again for the residents of Kamtur village. Located on the fringes of the Kumaraswamy forest range, one of the six iron ore-bearing mountaintops in Karnataka’s......

As debate rages on GM crops, GEAC in limbo

Even as the Supreme Court is set to hear the petition to ban testing of genetically modified (GM) crops on October 29, the apex body that is supposed to regulate GM crops in the country, the......

BCCI's opposition in vain as ICC Board approves Big 3 rollback

'Today was an important step forward for the future of the ICC and cricket around the world. The proposals from the working group to reverse the resolutions of 2014 and deliver a revised......

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No amount of alcohol is safe, shows WHO analysis

WHO report 'baseless', attempt to 'tarnish' India's image: Health ministers

'Antibodies induced by Covishield and Covaxin gradually increase and decrease'

Is A Vaccine Booster Needed?

No scientific basis to back need for Covid booster dose: ICMR chief

Alternative medicine ads come under ASCI-Ayush lens

How dangerous is plastic packaging?

What's behind Bharat Biotech's Zika 'hype'?

Why Bellary is to bleed again

As debate rages on GM crops, GEAC in limbo

BCCI's opposition in vain as ICC Board approves Big 3 rollback

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