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Posted on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019

In letter in BMJ, doctors urge government to allow patients in Kashmir to access health care

The prevailing situation in Jammu & Kashmir is preventing people from accessing health care, say 18 doctors in a letter published in BMJ. The letter urges the government to “ease…

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Posted on August 2, 2017August 5, 2017

FDA wants to prevent smoking addiction by limiting nicotine in cigarettes

Lower nicotine content in cigarettes is an idea whose time has come. On July 28, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration struck panic among tobacco companies by announcing a…

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Posted on April 15, 2016June 28, 2016

A ‘turning point’ in the Zika outbreak

More than 50 years after the infectious pathogen, rubella virus, was identified as the cause of an epidemic of congenital defects, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in…

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Posted on April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

‘Extremely severe’ brain damage found in babies with Zika-linked defect

For the first time, radiological findings of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly, presumably caused by Zika virus infection, show “extremely severe” brain damage with a range of abnormalities.  Doctors…

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Posted on April 9, 2016July 3, 2016

Activity equivalent calorie labelling to fight obesity

If pictorial warnings on tobacco products help in effectively conveying the harsh reality of the effects of tobacco and increase the awareness among users and potential users, there is a…

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Posted on March 26, 2016June 29, 2016

Where does the fat go when you lose weight?

Many won’t know the answer to this question and there is no reason to feel embarrassed as general practitioners, dietitians and personal trainers themselves were not sure of the answer.…

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Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016

Zika Virus – “it really felt like having bad sunburn, all over your body” — by BMJ talk medicine

In this BMJ talk medicine podcast find out how Zika, once a little known virus causing a rash and fever, has subsequently become a global health emergency. How the infection is…

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Posted on January 31, 2016July 6, 2016

Sugar tax may be the bitter pill to cut obesity

After years of waiting, the World Health Organisation (WHO) finally took a stand on January 25 and urged governments to levy taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to end childhood obesity. The…

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