Following a 70-year effort, the World Health Organization on Tuesday certified that China is malaria free, a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s. “Today we congratulate the people of China on ridding the country of malaria,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, was quoted in […]
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 180.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.91 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 180,720,199 and 3,915,760, […]
Australian scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic, is most ideally adapted to infect human cells — rather than bat or pangolin cells, again raising questions of its origin. A team of researchers from Flinders University and La Trobe University used high-performance computer modelling of the form of the SARS-CoV-2 […]
The CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, has said on Friday that the US policy change on vaccines will increase the supply of raw materials globally and to India and boost vaccine production. Thanking US President Joe Biden and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the policy change, Poonawalla tweeted, “Thanks to […]
Tips from an icon of beauty By N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe Beauty is a matter of cultivating some good habits to last you a lifetime. Here are some tips Shahnaz Husain swears by to give you that extra edge: Remember to cleanse your face every night, removing make-up and pollutants that are deposited during the day. I use an Aloe-Vera and […]
By Puja Gupta As season changes and we await monsoon, renowned chef Harpal Singh from Tata Sky Cooking brings some recipes that are easy-to-cook and deliciously filling. Karele Ke Chips Prep. Time: 15-20min. Cook Time: 10min. Serve: 4. Ingredient Quantity Bitter gourd (karela) 2 No. (Medium) Turmeric powder 1 Tsp. Sugar 2 Tbsp. Lemon […]
ISHA AUSTRALIA announced that SADHGURU’s new book, “KARMA: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny”, is #1 in its category with Amazon Australia. This widely anticipated title was published on May 4 by Penguin Random House — the first of Sadhguru’s written works to be locally published by a major AUS/NZ imprint — and has […]
By Pujashaktti Meditation may be an ancient tradition, but it’s still practiced in cultures all over the world to create a sense of calm and inner harmony. There are nine popular types of meditation practice: mindfulness meditation spiritual meditation focused meditation movement meditation mantra meditation transcendental meditation progressive relaxation loving-kindness meditation visualization meditation Oil for […]
An inexpensive, readily available oral anti-inflammatory drug can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death for some patients with Covid-19, according to a study. Colchicine, which is currently prescribed to treat gout, familial Mediterranean fever and pericarditis, could be considered as a treatment for those at risk of complications, revealed the findings published in the […]
As India grapples with alarmingly rising cases of the Black Fungus (Mucormycosis disease) after battling severe oxygen shortage amidst the second wave of the pandemic, the heath fraternity is now concerned with White Fungus which is being reported among Covid-recovered patients who are on long-term steroid use and suffer from severe uncontrolled diabetes, among other […]