Health

05 Dec

India reports 224 covid cases in the last 24 hours

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, Indiacovid, Health, india

The number of active Covid cases in India fell to 4,434 with 226 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in an update on Monday. Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, the total number of reported cases in the country so far stands at 4.46 crore Covid, while the death toll is 530,630. According to the Ministry of Health, 0.01% of the total reported infections are active cases, while the recovery rate stands at 98.80%. As of now, Karnataka has 1,639 active cases, Kerala has 1,583 active cases, Maharashtra has 293 active cases,…

04 Dec

Veteran Malayalam actor Kochu Preman passes away at 68

Business CorrespondentHealthEntertainment

KS Prem Kumar, ardently known by his pen name Kochu Preman, died at 68, in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. According to Mathurbhumi, the actor was from the long time was battling from a respiratory problems and was under the process of treatment for the same. He kicked off his career being a theatre artist, made his film debut with the film Dilliwala Rajakumaran (1996), which stars Manju Warrier and Jayaram in the main roles. Since the time being, he had worked in around 250 movies and was known for his comedian roles. He was popular for movies…

04 Dec

Tejashwi Yadav in Singapore, Bihar ministers perform puja for Lalu Prasad Yadav’s health

Business CorrespondentHealthLalu Yadav

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav took off for Singapore previous night on Saturday to provide emotional support to his father and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the course of his kidney transplant surgery on Monday. Lalu's close assistant Bhola Yadav and Tejashwi's political advisor Sanjay Yadav also went with Tejashwi Yadav. Former CM's second daughter Rohini Aacharya, will donate her kidney to her father. As per reports, Both the father and the daughter will be admitted to the hospital on Sunday for pre-surgery tests following which the kidney transplant operation will take place on Monday. Meanwhile, ministers and…

02 Dec

Air pollution is the leading cause of lung cancer in India: Health experts

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, IndiaCancer, Health, india

According to a conference organized by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSPCHAM), 'Lung Cancer-Awareness, Prevention, Challenges and Treatment', air pollution is the main cause of increase in lung cancer in the country. "About 63 of the 100 most polluted places in the world belong to India." There are about 70,275 types of causes of lung cancer in India. Globally, thoracic tumors account for 11.4% of total and 1.79 million deaths (18% of total cancer deaths) with approximately 2.20 million new cases. The number could be doubled by 2025. Delivering the welcome address, DS Rana, Chairperson, Assocham…

30 Nov

Delhi’s Air Quality deteriorates with onset of winter, ‘severe’ in Noida

Business CorrespondentHealthDelhi

The national capital woke up enveloped in a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning, with the Air Quality Index dipping to 385 which is the 'very poor' category, according to the reports of SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research). In comparison to tuesday, the air quality slightly deteriorated today in the state. For the time being, the air quality in Noida was in the 'severe' category on Wednesday morning with the AQI measuring at 401, according to SAFAR. The number 391 on Tuesday. The AQI measured in Gurugram was 339, which is also in the…

29 Nov

Red Apple Vs Green Apple: Which one is healthier?

Priyanka BhowmickHealthFood, Health

Apples come in many varieties, most people get confused between green apples and red apples. Green apple or red apple which should be included in our daily diet? They both taste different, are full of different nutrients and have different nutritional benefits. Read the article to know which is healthier red apple or green apple. Green apples:Green apples are sour in taste and the skin is thick, which makes them more crispy. Green apples contain more vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin K than red apples. Also, green apples good source of iron, potassium, and protein…

29 Nov

India recorded the lowest number of single-day Covid cases

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, IndiaCovid-19, Health, india

India reported 215 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since April 2020, taking the total number of Covid cases to 4,46,72,068, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Active cases fell further to 4,982, while the death toll rose to 5,30,615 after one death was reported from Delhi, data updated at 8 am said. According to the ministry, active cases account for 0.01 percent of total infections, while the national recovery rate stands at 98.8 percent. A reduction of 141 cases was recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of recoveries from the…

28 Nov

Lab report saying next Covid strain could be worse

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Healthcovid, Health

A South African laboratory study using a Covid-19 sample from an immunosuppressed person for six months found that the virus had become more pathogenic, indicating that a new variant could be a reason for illness than the current predominant omicron strain. The study, conducted by the same laboratory that first tested the Omicron strain against the vaccine last year, used samples from a person infected with HIV. Over six months the virus initially caused similar levels of cell fusion and death as the Omicron BA.1 strain, but as it evolved these levels became similar to the first version of Covid-19…

26 Nov

Marathi non-feature film ‘Rekha’ stresses on the menstrual hygiene of street dwellers

Business CorrespondentEntertainment, Health

Marathi's non-feature movie 'Rekha' has emphasized the worse condition of street dwellers' menstrual hygiene and how they are deprived of the facilities to even take a bath. The movie that is based on the day to day fight of street dwellers, their hygiene and sanitation issues, and society's point of view towards them, was presented under the Indian Panorama Non-feature section in the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), ongoing in Goa. Maker of 'Rekha', Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe stated that people closed outdoors to the street dwellers. The protagonist Rekha resides on the roadside. Bearing a fungal skin infection,…

25 Nov

‘Women look good even if they don’t wear anything’: ‘SLIP OF TONGUE’ of Baba Ramdev in front of Amrita Fadnavis

Business CorrespondentHealth, PoliticalMaharashtra

For the last few days, there has been a surge of anger in Maharashtra due to moot statements made by Yoga guru Ramdev Baba over women regarding their clothing. While the cases of statements made by Abdul Sattar of Eknath Shinde group to Supriya Sule of NCP are yet active, Baba has stated a new disputed comment. Baba's tongue slipped while talking at a yoga program in Thane, Maharashtra. He said, "women look good in sarees, they look good in salwar suits, in my eyes they look good even if they don't wear anything." Interestingly, he made this statement in…