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How Schools Can Help In Imparting Food Education By Making Lunch More Interesting And Healthy?

Pooja YadavJune 28, 20220

The COVID-19 pandemic made many people's lives grueling. People would be scared to travel get their necessities and if you went anywhere you'd hear about the countless deaths from COVID-19. the new topic during quarantine was virtual learning, being reception, and therefore the lack of having the ability to socialize. One section of the society on one side never discussed was about food loss. What about the youngsters that ate in school and now were stuck reception without food? These poor kids were starving reception. However, although schools have reopened, the matter continues to be there because many of the colleges don't have the foremost nutritious lunches. this could be fixed if the colleges took responsibility and made sure that the college lunches that are given are nourish...

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More Than 50% Of Patients Delay Cataract Surgeries In India Due To Misconceptions: Report

Arpita SarkarJune 28, 20220

Many people do not know that one of the main causes of vision loss in the country is cataracts; however, it is treatable with a simple procedure with a success rate of over 98%. 9 out of 10 people who underwent cataract surgery have clear vision according to research conducted by the National Eye Institute. Cataracts also usually affect people who are in the age group of 40 or older. Pristyn Care Lab has launched “The Great Indian Cataract Survey Report” It aims to create awareness and promote overall eye care on the occasion of Cataract Awareness Month. The survey was conducted with more than 1000 respondents across metros in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, and other cities as well as data analysed on cataract surgery performed so far by Pristine Care Data Lab. More than 50...

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Infidelity Pleasure More Than Sin: France’s Paternity Test Ban To Ensue Societal Chaos?

Agamapar ChadhaJune 20, 20220

The paternity test checks whether a child is the father’s offspring and involves extracting blood from the father and the child. These samples are given to a lab for analysis to prove/disprove a man is a child’s father. These tests have an obvious way of being useful as a tool for examining genetic conditions. This data would help in times of medical crisis. Socially and financially, this test has many undertones with “absent fathers” paying child support to the previously helpless mothers, extra-marital affairs getting caught, and mothers not being able to claim fatherhood to take financial backing. France, however, stands apart from these implications by banning genetic testing altogether. Tests are performed under strict restrictions by the court’s orders in the circumstances ...

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Increased incidences of ‘Heart attack’ among young people

Adit VarshneyJune 13, 20220

Recently, we have seen deaths of some popular celebrities due to Heart attack and it is quite fearsome as they were all in the dynamic phase of their lives. Big Boss fame Sidhdharta Shukla, Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar and famous singer Krishnakumar Kunnath,popularly known as 'KK', are the name of those celebrities whose death shocked the whole country. The most shocking part is that they all appeared to be healthy and fit, so what caused a sudden and unexpected death of these celebrities. Data shows there is an increase in 'Heart Attack' incidences among young people throughout the world. Myocardial Infarction, commonly known as 'Heart attack', is a condition where the blood supply to the cardiac or heart muscles gets abolished. Decreased or absent blood flow to heart muscles...

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1 In 3 Teenage Girls Anaemic In Urban Society; Lifestyle’s A Major Cause: Study

Pooja YadavMay 25, 20220

A recent report states that anemia affects the urban society further with one in three teenage girls affected in cities. the most reason being they like diet fad or food. in step with the doctors, the dietary choices are increasing turning to subtle food lacking vital nutrients. Many tykes skip breakfast which should be the most important meal of the day. It ends up in wrong eating habits that cause weakness within the body system. Family meals also are a giant casualty of urban work schedules with teenagers and youngsters eating food at schools and restaurants. the incorrect choice of bread, oils, and dressings results in empty calories pilling up without essential vitamins and minerals. In India, 55.8% of women and 24.7% of men have anemia with the highest prevalence in Ass...

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Delhi Government Proposes ‘Rozgar Budget’ for 2022-23; Shoots Up By 9.86%

Sonia SolankiMarch 28, 20220

Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal and his associate deputy CM Manish Sisodia have put up the "Rozgar Budget" for the year 2022-23. The size of the budget is increased by 9.86% as compared to the budget for 2021-22. The budget allocation for the present financial year is Rs 75,800 crores. The main focus of the budget though is on the generation of employment with almost 20 lakh jobs in five years. Along with this creating up an electronic city and promoting retail, wholesale markets are also key sectors to look upon. CM Kejriwal congratulated Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, for putting up a budget that caters to all aspects of society and the needs of people. The budget will help in creating more and more employment, especially for youngsters. As unemployment is a huge problem mainly due to th...

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Omicron: The End Game Of COVID-19?

SinshaJanuary 24, 20220

With the arrival of the Omicron variant, the number of cases is increasing rapidly and it has surpassed the second wave. Cases in France, Argentina, Mexico, the USA and even Australia which had kept itself locked out from the rest of the world are increasing. Australia has locked itself out for the last 2 years due to COVID-19. Foreigners find it difficult to enter the country. No sooner they had tried to open up the country the number of cases went up so quickly.  Apart from all these, the good news is that scientists are claiming that it is the endgame ofCOVID-19. Let’s analyze the latest updates regarding this finding. Omicron variant was being assumed to be a mild variant which is less threatening compared to the Delta variant. Now, this has been proved by scientists in va...

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Negligence Of Doctor Costs Eyes Of Several People

Abhay ChauhanDecember 8, 20210

Scores of people attended a free eye check-up camp organized at Juran Chapra locality of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Little do they know that the free checkup will be their life biggest nightmare. As per the reports, people visiting the free eye checkup facility were told to undergo surgery for cataracts, after initial checkups. After a few days few people developed severe pain in the operated eye, the doctors of the hospital provided them with painkiller injections. But this made the matters worse, a severe infection caught up their eyes and eventually they were suggested to get the operated eye removed to save the other one. The blame was transferred on the patients by the facility for their negligence which led to infection. The negligence at the free check-up camp was brought to light...

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Billion Dollar ‘Organ Trade’ In China

SinshaNovember 1, 20210

An Australian report claims that China has been making billions by illegal organ trade by exploiting Uighurs, a minority Muslim community in the country's Xinjiang region. Beijing is allegedly harvesting organs of vulnerable minorities forcibly and later selling them on the black market. A report carried by the Australian Herald sun says Beijing is earning a whopping $ 1 billion in annual sales of harvested organs. The report also adds that a healthy liver fetches around $160000 on the black market. As the director general's report to the executive board at its 79th session pointed out, human organ transplantation began with a series of experimental studies at the beginning of the 20th century. The report drew attention to some of the major clinical and scientific advances in the ...

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Climate Change Is Affecting Our Health Directly And Indirectly; Find Out How

adminFebruary 9, 20210

We might not just be aware of it yet but a high rate of health risks are linked to climate change directly or indirectly. Regardless of your socioeconomic status, the danger to your health caused by climate change has the tendency to reach you in many ways. Global warming, bushfires, the rise of pollution, and heat waves are some of the major consequences caused by climate change. And these are going to impact not just our health but our children’s health and the generations coming after. As per a report published by Global Climate Index 2021, India was the seventh most affected country by climate change. We witnessed both extreme heat and extreme rainfall in the past few years which has affected the livelihoods and health of many people across the country. According to experts of Climat...

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