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NEW DELHI: After a year marked by an early and sharp rise in flu cases in several countries, India is set to update its seasonal influenza vaccine to better match a fast-spreading new strain.The World Health Organization has issued its annual recommendations for the 2026–27 northern hemisphere flu season, based on global surveillance data that…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 188 million children and adolescents worldwide are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (World Health Organization) has warned, calling childhood obesity one of the fastest-growing public health crises driven by unhealthy diets, aggressive food marketing and environments that push junk food over nutritious meals.In its latest global guidelines on preventing obesity,…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the govt had not proposed to levy a new cess but was levying excise on tobacco products.“This is not a new law, this is not an additional tax or something that the Centre is taking away. Many MPs here observed that this is a cess. This…
It was a simple email, brief, raw, and devoid of corporate camouflage.“I recently had a breakup and haven’t been able to focus on work. I need a short break. I’m working from home today.”The sender, an employee at the Gurugram-based startup Knot Dating, wasn’t hiding behind vague phrases like “personal emergency.” Instead, they put their…
After eight years of a relentless campaign against the term ‘ORS’ (oral rehydration solution) being used for many packaged beverages, often high in sugar, Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has finally seen a breakthrough. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued an advisory last week banning food and beverage companies from using the term…
The contaminated products were identified as Coldrif (in pic), Respifresh TR and ReLife BENGALURU: Following children’s deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan linked to consumption of cough syrups, World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of potential risk of contaminated products being exported to other countries, especially through unregulated channels.In response to WHO’s October 1 letter,…
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked India’s central drug regulatory authority, CDSCO, if the cough syrups allegedly responsible for the deaths had been exported. “Based on the response, WHO may decide on whether to issue a medical product alert or not,” said a source. Source link
