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This book reveals 21 secrets to diabetes reversal [Excerpts]

"Diabetes is reversible? I never knew that!" Most patients, dieticians and doctors consider Type 2 diabetes to be a chronic and progressive disease that can only be managed with medicine. However, the truth cant be further than that.

Jan 22, 2022

Loss of taste, smell, headaches, stroke, delirium and brain inflammation: Long Covid affecting patients' brains, says Indian-American scientist

Long Covid affecting patients' brains: Indian-American scientist

Jan 22, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 345.8 mn, Brazil adds over 160K fresh cases for 3rd day

Global Covid caseload topped 345.8 milion as Brazil reported more than 160,000 cases for the third consecutive day

Jan 22, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 340.4 mn; Germany reports record high 133,536 in 24 hrs

Global Covid caseload tops 340.4 million and Germany alone reported 133,536 cases in the last 24 hours while India's covidcaseload stands at 3.4 lakh

Jan 21, 2022

Covishield, Covaxin cleared for regular market sale, DCGI approval next [Details]

India's two main vaccines -- Bharat Biotechs Covaxin and Serum Institute of India's Covishield -- on Wednesday got the nod for regular market authorisation.

Jan 20, 2022

K'taka logs in 40,499 Covid cases, 21 deaths in last 24 hrs

Karnataka on Wednesday logged in 40,499 cases against 23,209 discharges. Besides, 21 deaths reported in the last 24 hours and positivity rate for the day stood at 18.80 per cent.

Jan 20, 2022

India daily Covid cases cross 3.17L cases, records 12% single-day rise

India reported 3,17,532 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a substantial rise of around 12 per cent from the previous day

Jan 20, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 337.1 mn; US worst hit as daily cases cross 1 mn again

Global Covid caseload tops 337.1 million and the US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of daily cases at more than 1 million reported for the second time in the month of January 2022

Jan 20, 2022

US logs more than 1 million daily Covid-19 cases for second time this month

US logs over 1 million daily Covid cases again after recording 1.3 million earlier this month

Jan 20, 2022

Cured of Covid-19? Still you have to wait for 1-3 months to buy life insurance policy

Cured of Covid-19 and wanting to buy a life insurance policy? Then wait for a period ranging from one to three months, say life insurers.

Jan 19, 2022

Omicron causing hospitalisations, deaths worldwide, warns WHO

In a fresh warning, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing hospitalisations and deaths the world over, and the narrative that it is a mild disease is misleading.

Jan 19, 2022

Karnataka logs 41,457 new Covid cases; CM hints at "lifting of curbs" after consulting experts

Hinting at easing curbs imposed due to surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that a decision on lifting of weekend curbs and night curfew will be taken on January 21 after consulting the experts.

Jan 19, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 333.5 mn; France reports record 400,000

Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 333.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.55 million and vaccinations to over 9.68 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Jan 19, 2022

India reports 2.82L new Covid cases, over 18% single-day rise from 2.38L logged on Monday [Daily Update]

India reported 2,82,970 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, reversing the decline witnessed a day before

Jan 19, 2022

Even 4th dose not enough to eradicate Covid-19 entirely, shows Israeli study

According to experts at the Sheba Medical Centre's trial in December 2021 to test the efficacy of a fourth Covid shot, the booster raises antibody levels but there are "still a lot of infections" among those who received it

Jan 18, 2022