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Mr Janardhan Babu talks about India's 100% certified organic Moo Beyond Desi A2 Cow Ghee

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Deep breathing oxygenates blood effectively, improves lung capacity

Breathing exercises and certain techniques can help increase lung capacity and oxygen levels in the body, some of the key benefits that one gets through a workout or exercise, according to doctors and fitness experts. Lung capacity shows how much air one's lungs can hold. The experts have also noted that improved breathing can enhance physical endurance by boosting respiratory health. According to Dr Deepak Sharma, consultant pulmonologist at Moradabad's Ujala Cygnus Brightstar Hospital, improving breathing techniques and patterns by different exercises like incentive spirometry or deep breathing exercises oxygenates the blood more effectively and improves lung capacity. This involves using the full depths of the diaphragm and chest volume that are fully focused on the rhythm of the breathing cycle with inhalation and exhalation in an approximate 1:2 ratio. "More importantly, it also helps slow down the heart's overall metabolic rate and activates the body's oxygen-conserving ...

FSSAI's proposed food label system lacks clear messaging: Experts

Labels must have unambiguous information about health value of a food product, they say

Why Orange Health for Proactive Testing?

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Researchers find effective drug to treat autoimmune ITP blood disorder

According to findings from the ADVANCE IV clinical trial, patients taking efgartigimod, a medication being studied for use to treat chronic primary ITP, showed greater improvement in platelet counts

Catching coronavirus again increases your risk of getting long Covid

There are still good reasons to avoid catching COVID again for one, your risk of long COVID goes up each time

Lupin to enter cardio-vascular therapeutics space in 10 cities by Feb

Move will mark firm's digital healthcare foray 18 months after announcement; firm also plans to enter mental and respiratory illness segments, cover 28-30 cities by CY 2023-end

Study explores how common immune cells might prevent intestinal healing

Karolinska Institute researchers have demonstrated that B lymphocytes, on which the efficient operation of the immune system depends, can occasionally cause more harm than good

Artificial intelligence can be helpful in diabetes monitoring, prevention

Artificial intelligence can be used to turn a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into a potent tool for diabetes monitoring and prevention, suggests researchers at Klick Applied Sciences

India lacks adequate community level data for hypertension control: Lancet

More than 50 per cent of patients in India are unaware of their high blood pressure, finds a study published in Lancet Regional Health Journal

Research shows migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels

Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies

Akums chalks out expansion plan as it eyes Rs 10,000 cr turnover by 2028

Leading contract manufacturing drug firm Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals plans to expand its presence globally and enhance product range as it looks to more than double its turnover to Rs 10,000 crore by 2028, as per the company's Joint Managing Director Sandeep Jain. The company, which produces around 12 per cent of all the medicines consumed in the country from its 15 manufacturing facilities, has a topline of about Rs 4,000 crore currently. In an interaction with PTI, Jain said the company would be able to achieve its stated financial targets even if it continues to grow at the same pace it has been doing over the last few years. He noted that the demand for pharmaceutical products is going to stay robust in the domestic market, with some estimates pointing towards the market doubling by 2030. "We expect to touch a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore in the next five years (2028)from the current level of Rs 4,000 crore. Our plan is to keep growing by at least 12-15 (CAGR)," Jain ...

Korea thought it was ready for Covid, now it's eyeing the next threat

South Korea had one of the world's lowest Covid fatality rates, with the third-fewest deaths per 100,000 people out of the 38 members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

'He is still critical, not passed yet,' says Vikram Gokhale's daughter

There are no details concerning his illness, and neither the family nor the hospital has released any official statement of his health condition yet

Dettol enters a new category with Dettol multi-use antiseptic cream

With the launch of this antiseptic cream, the company aims to create a niche for itself in the cuts and wounds segment, as it looks to on building on its existing antiseptic liquid

Adult cancer survivors at higher risk of bone fractures, say researchers

Among cancer survivors 5 or more years after diagnosis, physical exercise may be related to a lower risk of fracture and that continued smoking was associated with a greater risk

Donating blood? Eligibility to advantages, here're things to keep in mind

Every person can donate on a regular basis. Men can donate every three months and women can donate every four months

FM asks AIIB to scale up investments in clean energy, infrastructure

India on Wednesday asked Beijing-based multilateral lending agency AIIB to scale up investments in priority areas like clean energy and infrastructure sector with a special focus on education and health. Addressing the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India has embarked on the path of a self-reliant economy and therefore has been successful in mitigating the negative effects of the pandemic. As regards AIIB, she said, it needs to scale-up investments in key priority areas, including clean energy and energy efficiency, disaster resilient infrastructure, social infrastructure with a special focus on education and health, and digital infrastructure in order to ensure a meaningful impact is achieved and resources are not scattered in multiple areas. As public resources alone are insufficient to meet the vast infrastructure needs of the members, she advised that the bank should not only .

WHO epidemiologist issues new advisory amid rise in Omicron variants

While the new Covid variants are causing fear worldwide, in India, they do not lead to more hospital admissions and deaths. Though it is considered mild, the new variants are still fast-spreading ones

New Covid variants spreading across the globe: what are the risk?

Amid the surge in the new and recombinant variants, scientists across the world are now watching out for variants which could turn into variants of concern soon