Health

Online parenting platform ToguMogu has partnered with Grameen Danone Foods and Light of Hope to create awareness among parents on nutrition and healthy eating habits of children. Popular children media brand ‘Goofi’ and parenting platform ‘Togumgu’ will work with ‘Shokti’ brand of Grameen Danone to promote nutritious, healthy eating habits among children and parents, said a press release on Wednesday. ...

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday proposed an $8.9 billion settlement to resolve years-old lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused cancer. The New Jersey-based company said the proposed settlement, which needs the approval of a bankruptcy court, “will equitably and efficiently resolve all claims arising from cosmetic talc litigation.” J&J has been facing thousands of lawsuits ...

About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease. The report analyzed existing studies conducted from 1990 to 2021 and showed that about 17.5% of adults across the world were affected by ...

Around one in every six adults experiences infertility, the World Health Organization estimated Tuesday as it called for an urgent increase in access to fertility care. The WHO determined that around 17.5 percent of adults worldwide are affected by infertility at some point, and found little variation between regions and wealthy and poorer countries, AFP reports. “Globally, an estimated one ...

Dental or oral health is an important component of overall health, and current technology has elevated dental care to a whole new level. In India, 80-90 per cent of adults suffer dental cavities, which are often accompanied by misaligned teeth and other issues. Inadequate oral hygiene, which can lead to dental cavities and gum disease, has been related to heart ...

The High court today directed the concerned authorities to establish breastfeeding corner in public places including statutory, autonomous institutions and institutions that are regulated, operated and managed by the government, across the country. The public place will include workplaces, airports, bus stands, railway stations, shopping malls, restaurants etc, the court said. A High Court Division Bench consisting of Justice Zubayer ...

A typhoid outbreak on an old cruise ship housing asylum seekers in the Netherlands last year was caused by sewage leaking into the drinking water supplies, an investigation said on Sunday. The Dutch government’s use of ships for asylum seeker accomodation has been widely criticised by rights groups — and the results of the investigation come just days after the ...

Mozambique is going through its worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, the World Health Organization said Friday. “While cholera outbreaks regularly occur in Mozambique between October to April, with almost 21,000 cases and 95 deaths, this is the largest outbreak in more than a decade,” said Severin von Xylander, the WHO’s representative ...

More nurses will be appointed to meet growing demand of specialised nurses in the country, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque. He said the government had appointed 34,000 nurses in last ten years and will appoint more nurses gradually as the demand grows. He was speaking during his visit at a centre of 27th comprehensive examination for licensing ...

There are differences between medicinal steroids and anabolic steroids. From Tokyo Olympics, being banned to the Noida police seizing fake drugs and supplements worth Rs 2 crore, anabolic steroids have often been in the news. although not for the right reasons. More than being a drug pescribed by doctors, anabolic steroids are usually used by bodybuilders. Anabolic steroids are also ...