Speaking out against pharma sponsored freebies for medical practitioners, doctors under the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare (ADEH) have demanded that the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) be made mandatory for all pharma companies. This press release comes...
Recently, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and under it the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), had conducted a survey on consumption levels of sugar in seven Indian metro cities. The survey, which was sponsored by the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), was well...
Fear has always been the evolutionary factor that has helped humans stay safe. In today’s world, however, fear responses or phobias are more a hindrance than help. To overcome these phobias, accumulating scientific evidence shows that ‘mindfulness’ practice could help in unlearning the fear...
Researchers have found additional evidence that intermittent fasting can trigger a metabolic switch which, in turn, may lead to beneficial effects, such as improved lifespan.
According to a report published in the medical journal New England Journal of Medicine, eating in a...
Studies have previously reported that the cool-tone glow of your phone screen, known as ‘blue light’, could be harmful for your sleep patterns. It has become such a common belief that phones and tablets these days, typically, have some version of a ‘night mode’ that tweaks the screen’s colour...
