2+ week, 5+ day ago (330+ words) Discover how improving your sleep can be the key to avoiding running injuries. Learn the important findings from a new study that shows quality sleep is crucial for all runners. If you're reading this, chances are you're a runner You lace up your shoes just like 620 million others and hit the track regularly And if you're like most runners, you've probably dealt with an injury at some point, or you're trying hard to avoid one What if a simple change could do the trick? You might have invested in the best running shoes, maintained good form, and followed every training plan to the letter But injury can still occur if you're doing one seemingly harmless thing No, this is not about buying expensive gear It's far more fundamental.A new study led by Professor Jan de Jonge, a work and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (295+ words) Social media connects people but also fuels loneliness and comparison. This trend, especially in India, has shifted away from past empathy. Endless This is an extremely important topic, one that deserves more discussion than it currently receives.Simply put, social media walks the fine line between benefit and harm to the mental status of society today While parading as something that connects people, it has been found to propagate loneliness and isolation, often gripping the minds of people who begin to prioritize virtual over actual relationships An effort to dominate the world of social media has brought in an obsession with comparison and showiness which was not the culture, especially within India till about 15-20 years ago Emotions, dopamine, serotonin are being produced, experienced without actually having lived that life and moment The mind is drained, sleep deprived, elated and finally…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) The in-charge of the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital Labour Room was removed from duty following a high-level inquiry into the death of a Hazaribag: The in-charge of Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital Labour Room was removed from duty there as she was found guilty by a high-level enquiry committee to find out the truth about the death of the pregnant woman at the hospital, an official said.Babli Kumari allegedly died at the hospital on Sunday, November 2, the official said on Friday.A K Purti, the Superintendent of the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, said that there was trouble when the patient and her child died.He said that he had received information that the patient's relatives had taken her to a private hospital from the government hospital Later they brought Babli Kumari's body back to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (212+ words) PUDUCHERRY: The timings of the common sample collection centres at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) have b. PUDUCHERRY: The timings of the common sample collection centres at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) have been extended for the benefit of patients.The centres located at the general OPD block and the blood centre will function from 6.30am to 5pm on weekdays (Monday to Friday) and from 6.30am to 2pm on Saturdays Previously, the centres operated from 8.30am to noon and 2pm to 3pm on weekdays and 8.30am to 11am on Saturdays The centres collected 85.78 lakh samples from Jan 1 to Nov 13 this year.The extended schedule will help accommodate a larger number of patients, minimise waiting time, facilitate timely investigations, and enable faster consultations This initiative aims at ensuring a smooth patient flow, optimising diagnostic services and enhancing overall patient satisfaction, according to a…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (490+ words) Supreme Court considered shifting to virtual hearings due to severe Delhi air pollution, with the CJI expressing personal discomfort....

3+ week, 1+ day ago (332+ words) India News: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has pointed out Delhi-NCR's ongoing air pollution crisis. He shared a six-year-old social media post that remains relevant NEW DELHI: Congress MP Sashi Tharoor on Saturday took a swipe at the depleting air quality of Delhi-NCR, sharing a social media post from six years back.Tharoor shared an image which said, "Kab tak zindagi kaatoge cigarette bidi aur Cigar mein? Kuch din to guzaro Delh_NCR mein (How long will you spend your life on cigarettes, bidis, and cigars? Spend a few days in Delhi-NCR instead.)"Tharoor also said that the post remains relevant even after six years."Six years of indifference later, this post remains sadly, frustratingly relevant still" he said.Since Diwali, the national capital's air quality has been either 'poor' or 'very poor', occasionally worsening to 'severe', While mercury continues to dip.According…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago (216+ words) India News: NEW DELHI: Being overweight is not only costly for individuals but also for the nation as a whole. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) ha. NEW DELHI: Being overweight is not only costly for individuals but also for the nation as a whole The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has issued a warning, stating that obesity-related diseases in India already cost over Rs 2,900 crores ($28.9 billion) annually and if urgent action isn't taken to control this issue, it poses a significant health and economic threat to the country.On the eve of Anti-Obesity Day, TBI released its report, "Building on Success to Secure India's Future Health." This report recommends four immediate steps for India to effectively manage this rapidly spreading epidemic: stricter regulations on unhealthy foods, widespread digital screening through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and e-Sanjeevani,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) India News: Delhi-NCR faces severe air pollution. Air purifiers reveal alarming filter conditions, indicating dangerous air quality. Netizens share stark differen NEW DELHI: Air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region is plunging to hazardous levels With air purifiers becoming the need of the time, like how water purifiers made their way into Indian households, the discourse around the deteriorating air quality is getting serious Several netizens on social media have come forth with pictures of their air purifier filters, the conditions of which raise severe concern about the air we breathe.Former DUSU president Ronak Khatri also shared how his air purifier had different readings from what the official records have been reflecting He said, "The AQI that appeared on checking the AQI from the Air Purifier at my home turned out to be more than the figures displayed by the…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago (474+ words) Delhi awoke to dense smog, with the average Air Quality Index at 381, placing it in the 'very poor' category despite GRAP-IV measures....

2+ week, 2+ day ago (295+ words) Vaccination, by introducing weakened pathogens, trains the body to fight diseases like measles and flu, offering protection from childhood through adu When a small weakened pathogen is introduced into the body, it stimulates the body's immune system to recognize and fight the pathogen, thus developing immunity against future infections by that pathogen This process of introduction of a weakened pathogen is vaccination.How does vaccination help us?It can help prevent diseases like measles, mumps, rubella in children to flu, pneumonia, even HPV related cancers which can affect adults Note, vaccination of a pregnant woman against rubella can protect her child from being born with congenital anomalies Vaccination protects travellers as they enter regions of the world with high incidence of diseases like yellow fever and typhoid Of course, the effect of vaccinations cannot be stressed upon enough in the…...