Tobacco consumption – in the form of smoking or chewing – has been linked with multiple serious health issues. But cultivation of tobacco also happens to be the source of livelihood for thousands of farmers, particularly in Mysuru and parts of adjoining Hassan district. The flue-cured Virginia (FCV) variety of tobacco cultivated in Karnataka Light … Read more
The opposition parties have set a bad precedence by boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28 (Sunday), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit vice-president P. Surendra Reddy has said. Addressing the media after inaugurating the party’s Ongole Lok Sabha unit office here on Sunday, he … Read more
Birmingham doctor Shivam Sharma says he is worried for the future of the healthcare system. Source link
K.P. Kannan The good news about Kerala economy is that there has been a full-scale recovery in economic growth. But non-specialists are likely to be surprised by this fantastic growth rate of 12.01% in real terms between 2020-21 and 2021-22. If one factors that this comes after a negative growth of 8.43% in the previous … Read more
New Delhi: It’s an evergreen joke that nobody can read a doctor’s handwriting, not even the doctor! Well, health professionals do write prescriptions in a rushed manner as they work long hours, attending several patients in a day.And then it becomes quite difficult to understand or even identify the medicines mentioned in the prescription and … Read more
A road had caved in at Akshayanagar following rain in Bengaluru on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Taking note of newspaper reports that the police are not registering first information reports (FIRs) on the complaints of serious injuries and death caused due to potholes and bad roads, the High Court of Karnataka … Read more
High demand, due to rising strep A cases, has led to four antibiotics being added to a banned export list. Source link
Getting less than this may increase the risk of a multitude of chronic conditions, say researchers. Source link
July 8, 2022 – We’re heading into the Wimbledon finals this weekend, when the world’s best tennis players face off for one of the most coveted championships in sports. But while that excitement unfolds on the court, a different drama has been happening in the locker room – where women players commiserate over the stress … Read more
The ex-prime minister’s description of the disaster drew gasps from families watching the public inquiry. Source link