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pharmaceutical exports this fiscal year are set to grow nearly twice as fast as last year to hit sales of $27 billion, driven by strong U.S. buying, a government-backed trade body told Reuters, despite deaths linked to Indian-made cough syrups. The robust forecast comes against the backdrop of earlier concerns from the government that last year's deaths of dozens of children in Gambia, which the World Health Organization (WHO) linked to drugs made in India, had «adversely impacted the image of India's pharmaceutical products across the globe». Two other cough syrups made in India killed 19 children in Uzbekistan around December, according to the Uzbekistan government. India is the world's third largest maker of drugs by volume after the United States and China, and senior pharma trade official Udaya Bhaskar said the country was too big a player for buyers to move away because of «these aberrations» in Gambia and Uzbekistan. «As far as the Gambia and Uzbekistan incidents are concerned, if you see in terms of the image of the country, there is a dent,» Bhaskar, director general of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), told Reuters on Tuesday.

Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on Friday. The Indian Council of Medical Research is conducting three different studies to ascertain the facts regarding rising cases of cardiac arrest after the pandemic, Mandaviya said in response to a question in the Lok Sabha. He said a multi-centric matched case control study on factors associated with sudden deaths among adults aged 18 to 45 in India is ongoing at around 40 hospitals/research centres. Another multicentric hospital-based matched case control study is underway at around 30 COVID-19 clinical registry hospitals to determine the effect of the Covid vaccine on thrombotic events among the population aged 18 to 45 in 2022 in India. Besides, another study for establishing the cause of sudden unexplained deaths in young people through virtual and physical autopsy is underway, Mandaviya said. To address the health issues related to cardiovascular disease, the Centre's Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to states and Union Territories under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD).

physical activity for 1-2 days reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke as much as those who do moderate physical activity for several days, a study suggests. Current guidelines from the World Health Organization and American Heart Association recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week for overall health benefits. However, the impact of concentrated versus evenly distributed activity has remained unclear. The study, published in the journal JAMA, investigate the associations of cardiovascular event risk between a «weekend warrior» pattern of physical activity, where the majority of MVPA is achieved over 1-2 days, and a pattern of more evenly distributed MVPA across multiple days. The researchers analysed data from the UK Biobank cohort study, focusing on participants who provided a full week of accelerometer-based physical activity data between June 8, 2013, and December 30, 2015. With this data, the researchers compared 3 MVPA patterns. In the active weekend warrior group, participants achieved at least 150 minutes of MVPA with 50 per cent of the total activity completed in 1-2 days.

Type 2 diabetes can trigger health complications in the short run and cause extensive damage to vital body organs over the long run. The good news is that with proper lifestyle, diet, and appropriate medication plan, even the most severe effects can improve significantly so people with diabetes feel fitter, stronger, and more productive.

HyperglycemiaPeople with type 2 diabetes often develop hyperglycemia, a condition where blood glucose levels stay elevated. Complications from hyperglycemia typically include shortness of breath, increased urination, and increased thirst. More severe complications include diabetic ketoacidosis – a condition where the body doesn’t have sufficient insulin to move excess glucose from the blood into the tissues. These high levels of glucose in the bloodstream could induce

Punishingly high temperatures have been stifling much of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, with record heat reported in swaths of North America and Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Early July saw the Earth’s hottest week on record.

blood sugar levels used to be something only people with diabetes did. But in recent years, glucose has become one of the trendiest biometrics to track for people striving to optimize their health. That's in large part because of the increasing accessibility of a tool called a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM.CGMs monitor levels of glucose — the body's main source of energy — in real time.

World Health Organization (WHO) stating aspartame to be categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, a recent survey by Local Circles found that 38 per cent urban Indians consume artificial sweeteners every month. As many as 11,342 people responded to the question of which 38 per cent people confirmed their consumption of artificial sweeteners in food every month. Aspartame is a popular artificial sweetener used in food products like diet soda, sugar-free gums, etc. Apart from this, the Indian food regulatory body, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has allowed the use of five other artificial sweeteners. These include saccharin sodium, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, neotame, and isomaltulose. The survey which received as many as 23,000 responses found that 1 in 3 urban Indians consuming artificial sweeteners, consume diet soda or chewing gum. Several respondents of the total of 4,310 consumers who responded to this query indicated consumption of these sweeteners in more than one food product. Besides diet soda and chewing gum, both being consumed by 32 per cent of the respondents, other food products were also found to be in rising trends. As many as 26 per cent people indicated consumption of energy drinks, while 18 percent consume sugar free chocolates. Meanwhile, 18 per cent of consumption was recorded for sugar free ice creams, 5 per cent for energy bars and 37 per cent indicated other foods and drinks.

Nirma Ltd. and PAG-backed Sekhmet Pharmaventures are among the shortlisted bidders for a controlling stake in Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. The suitors have entered the final round of bidding for a stake of about 83% in the Mumbai-listed company held by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.

Alzheimer's disease is often thought of as a condition that only affects the elderly. But around 3.9 million people worldwide aged 30-64 live with young-onset Alzheimer's disease — a form of dementia in which symptoms appear before the age of 65. English journalist and broadcaster Fiona Phillips, 62, recently revealed that she'd been diagnosed with it.

World Health Organization agencies released their findings on aspartame, the artificial sweetener found in thousands of sugar-free products like diet sodas, chewing gums, yogurts and energy drinks. The organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans. A separate group, the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives, said that there was not convincing evidence of a link between aspartame and cancer in humans and that people could still safely consume the sweetener in moderate amounts.

Aspartame, used in Coca Diet Soda among other beverages, remains safe to be consumed in agreed quantities, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday. The research flagging the probable carcinogenic property of Aspartame was released by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).

2023 to become hottest year ever? Global temperature rises by 1.5 degrees Alarm bells had started ringing last week as sweltering heat blanketed much of the planet. On Thursday, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday that June 2023 had smashed all previous records by a substantial margin.

India (FSSAI), banned stevia, a natural sweetener, in 2011, and then reversed its decision and approved it in 2015. It currently approved the use of several artificial sweeteners including the controversial aspartame, which is going to be declared a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm, Reuters has reported.

NEW DELHI : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it would look at the impact of non-sugar sweeteners on the Indian population via an expert panel and engage with stakeholders before concluding any adverse effects of such additives used in foods and beverages. FSSAI’s comments follow news reports that said aspartame, a commonly used artificial sweetener, is set to be declared as a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO). “We will look at the Indian perspective.

Science and technology company Merck has announced the appointment of Pratima Reddy as country speaker for India, said a statement issued today. Reddy takes on this role in addition to leading healthcare strategy and operations in India as GM and managing director of Merck Specialities India.

From boosting immunity to managing lifestyle diseases, Ayurveda offers holistic approaches to promote overall well-being

3M (MMM) announced it will stop manufacturing and work to eliminate its use of so-called “forever chemicals” by the end of 2025.

Jo Lindner, better known as “Joesthetics,” has died. He was just 30. His death was confirmed by his girl friend Nicha.

If everybody cycled as much as the Dutch, global carbon emissions would drop by nearly 700 million tonnes per year.