Health

January, 2023

• 27 January

  City-wise incidence of vitamin-D deficiency

  

  Nearly 76% of the Indian population suffers from vitamin D deficiency, according to data from tests of more than 2.2 lakh people conducted across 27 cities in India by Tata 1mg Labs recently. While 79% of men overall were found with lower-than-desirable levels of vitamin D in their bodies, for women, the figure was 75%. Vadodara (89%) and Surat (88%) …
• 12 January

  Check out the health benefits of Papaya!

  

  Papayas are very helpful in treating the stomach problem. It contains papain, enzymes that breaks down the protein in the body. When protein doesn’t get digested effectively in the stomach, it lead to arthritis, constipation, diabetes and high blood pressure. Perfect in Weight Loss: By consuming papayas, the weight of the person gets lose naturally. Make sure that you take a bowl …
• 9 January

  Anton Mosimann, The Chef who cooked for the British Royal Family Visits the VMSIIHE Campus, Interacts with Students

  

  It’s not everyday that a chef who has prepared meals for four US Presidents and of course four generations of the royal family, visits your campus. But that’s exactly what the students of V. M. Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE) experienced when Swiss Chef and restaurateur Anton Mosimann graced the VMSIIHE campus in Goa with his magic.   …

December, 2022

• 30 December

  Can a New Covid -19 Wave Impact Housing Demand in 2023?

  

  After a prolonged feeling of restored safety and even complacency, we are now looking at the possibility of another wave of the Covid-19 virus. While this new variant is said to be less damaging overall, the medical world warns that it is far more transmissible than the previous strains. What does this mean for the Indian housing market in 2023? …
• 29 December

  Envirochip helps in mitigating adverse impact of mobile phone radiations on human brain: AIIMS & Syenergy Environics study

  

  A joint study conducted by All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and Gurugram-based Syenergy Environics Ltd has been able to analyse the effect of mobile phone radiations on human brain activity and the efficacy of a patented product – Envirochip in mitigating its adverse impact. As per the joint study, changes in the frequencies during Electroencephalography (EEG) …
• 29 December

  COVID-19 vaccinated customers can avail 2.5% discount on premiums with Reliance Heath Infinity Policy

  

  In move to promote preventive vaccination, Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd., is offering 2.5 per cent discount* on insurance premiums to customers who have taken the COVID-19 vaccines or Booster shot and other vaccines like Human Papillomavirus vaccine or Pneumococcal vaccine. Vaccinated customers buying new or renewing their existing Reliance Health Infinity Policy can avail this offer. Reliance General Insurance …
• 22 December

  GLENEAGLES GLOBAL HEALTH CITY PERFORMS 2 UTERUS TRANSPLANTS

  

  Hyderabad, 22nd December 2022: Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC), a leading multi-organ transplant centre in Asia, performed 2 uterus transplants proctored by Prof. Dr Jiri Fronek Head of Transplant Surgery Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic. Uterus transplants are a new modality that gives hope to young women who are suffering from hypoplasia – a condition where the uterus is underdeveloped …
• 14 December

  Pheromone play a role in reproduction of mouse deer

  

  New Delhi, December 14 (India Science Wire): Indian chevrotain or mouse deer plays a significant role in the forest ecosystem as a seed disperser. Though commonly found in forested areas, this smallest wild deer has been listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) due to frequent hunting for bushmeat. A group of researchers from the Laboratory for …
• 14 December

  The Vaccine War, Helmed By Vivek Agnihotri Starts Rolling

  

  After the blockbuster hit The Kashmir Files, filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri kick-starts the shoot for The Vaccine War in Lucknow. Sharing a picture of script, clap and first day ceremony on his social media, filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri captioned it, “GM. We live for new things. New happiness. New laughters. New challenges. Yet, we feel comfortable in the old & …

November, 2022

• 18 November

  Indigenous 3D bio-printer to print human tissues

  

  New Delhi, Nov 18th (India Science Wire): Bio-printing is a method of tissue replication that temporarily or permanently supports and nurtures living cells. This technique is a potential alternative to organ transplantation, which could be useful in manufacturing functional human tissues such as skin by using specifically engineered biomaterials or bio-inks to print artificial living tissues. An indigenous state-of-the-art 3D …