Zimmer Biomet beats Q1 profit estimates on robust demand for knee, hip devices – ET HealthWorld

Zimmer Biomet beats Q1 profit estimates on robust demand for knee, hip devices – ET HealthWorld

London: Medtech firm Zimmer Biomet Holdings beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, on the back of robust demand for its devices that are used in knee and hip reconstruction procedures. Zimmer’s results extend a strong quarter for medical device makers, including peer Stryker Corp which raised its annual profit outlook betting on … Read more

Bean to beats: Coffee-growing tribal women farmers enthral global audience at WCC with folk dance

Bean to beats: Coffee-growing tribal women farmers enthral global audience at WCC with folk dance

A group of tribal women coffee farmers from Keezhanthoor, a biodiversity protected village from Anamalai Cholai of Idukki, Kerala with their folk dance performance for the 5th Coffee World Conference concluded in Bengaluru recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A group of six tribal women coffee farmers and coffee roasters from Keezhanthoor, a biodiversity hotspot from Anamalai … Read more

Morning Digest | Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah; India beats Pakistan to win its fourth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey title, and more 

Morning Digest | Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah; India beats Pakistan to win its fourth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey title, and more 

Sedition law can be retained but with safeguards: Law Commission The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained but certain amendments could be made for greater clarity regarding its usage, the 22nd Law Commission has said in its report to the government. The commission said sedition being a … Read more

Nordic Walking Beats Other Workouts for Heart Health: Study

Nordic Walking Beats Other Workouts for Heart Health: Study

June 29, 2022 – A new study in people with heart disease shows that Nordic walking – think cross-country skiing without the skis – improved their mental and physical health more than other types of workouts. The researchers used a 6-minute walk test to measure 130 study participants’ “functional capacity,” which looks at … Read more

Counting Calories Beats Fasting Diets for Weight Loss

Counting Calories Beats Fasting Diets for Weight Loss

Two U.S. nutrition experts not involved with the study agreed with the findings. “When it comes to weight loss, modest reduction of calories is what counts regardless of how you achieve that,” said Lona Sandon, a professor of clinical nutrition with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. “In other words, reduce … Read more

Bhopal: 16-year-old girl beats father to death for assaulting mother, dials 100 to surrender

Bhopal: 16-year-old girl beats father to death for assaulting mother, dials 100 to surrender

A 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal allegedly beat her father to death as he used to get drunk and assault her mother. She then dialed 100 to surrendered to then police. The girl beat her father to death with a bat used to wash clothes and a lohangi, a stick that has two iron … Read more

JEE Advanced topper Rank 9 beats brother’s rank from last year, shares preparation strategy

JEE Advanced topper Rank 9 beats brother’s rank from last year, shares preparation strategy

The JEE Advanced 2020 results were declared on Monday and Harshvardhan Agarwal from Haryana secured an all-India rank of 9. His biggest competition had been his elder brother, Haryana state topper in JEE Advanced 2019 with AIR 14, and this year, Harshvardhan succeeded in beating him and keeping the family tradition alive. The son of … Read more