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From Crumbling Public Health Scheme To Economic Crisis, Why Rishi Sunak Lost UK Election
Why did Labour thump the Conservatives? The crumbling NHS, or National Health Service, state of the economy, and attendant concerns like price rise, were all high on the list of reasons for the defeat.
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Explainer: What Will Happen If China Relaxes Zero-Covid Curbs
China has started taking steps to ease its zero-COVID policy, fuelling a mix of relief and worry as the public waits to see the health consequences, and impact on the medical system, of a full-blown exit.
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Is Your Breakfast Cereal Actually Healthy? Truth Lies In Nutrition Labels
A recent paper published in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing examined the claims printed on breakfast cereal boxes and concluded that the correlation between claims and the action nutritional facts of these cereals was almost non-existent or zero.
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PM Modi Says Public Health Spending To Increase To 2.5 Percent Of GDP
India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, asserting that women, children and the youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative of the government.
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Nutrition As The Main Pillar To A Healthy And Wealthy India
Countries like India are in a phase of transition where the public policy challenges presented by overnutrition are in addition to those posed by undernutrition.There is need for concerted action across both nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions to accelerate progress on all the nutrition-related SDGs.
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A New Study Finds, Vaping Among Teens May Lead To Smoking
A British study into smoking and e-cigarette use among UK teenagers has produced mixed results. It prompts the scientists to caution against altering policy decisions or public health advice until evidence becomes clearer. There may be evidence e-cigarettes could be leading UK teenagers to try tobacco smoking.
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National Health Policy Proposes Free Drugs, Diagnostics and Emergency Care Services
National Health Policy 2017 aims at providing affordable healthcare for all. The policy proposed free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency care services in all public hospitals.
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No Right To Health In New Policy. But It Tries To Make Indians Live Longer
The Narendra Modi government's new National Health Policy announced on Thursday pledges to more than double public spending on health so that people live longer, give the poor free access to medicines and diagnostics in state-run hospitals and set targets for control of diseases such as tuberculosis that kills over 5,000 people every day.
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Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'
An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.
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Plus-Sized Models In Ads Linked To Rising Obesity: Study
The increasing use of plus-sized models in advertising campaigns may be contributing to growing rates of obesity, a new study suggests.
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Anti-Smoking Messages Can Backfire: Study
Public health policies which stigmatise smoking can actually make it harder for people to quit because they become angry and defensive and the negative messages lead to a drop in self-esteem, a new study has found.
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Delhi's alarming pollution level can reduce life expectancy by three years: study
Delhi is coughing hard and the air is to blame. Satellite pictures of Delhi's pollution should set off alarm bells - the city has PM2.5 or particulate matter 2.5 many times higher than the levels that World Health Organisation says is safe.
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India to Host Conference on Tobacco Epidemic
Experts from across the world will come together in the national capital to discuss a way forward for a cohesive policy environment to promote public health by reducing current tobacco use prevalence.The international conference organised by the Public...
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First reference guide on medicines
To promote safe and cost-effective use of medicines, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the first edition of the WHO Model Formulary.
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From Crumbling Public Health Scheme To Economic Crisis, Why Rishi Sunak Lost UK Election
Why did Labour thump the Conservatives? The crumbling NHS, or National Health Service, state of the economy, and attendant concerns like price rise, were all high on the list of reasons for the defeat.
-
Explainer: What Will Happen If China Relaxes Zero-Covid Curbs
China has started taking steps to ease its zero-COVID policy, fuelling a mix of relief and worry as the public waits to see the health consequences, and impact on the medical system, of a full-blown exit.
-
Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Is Your Breakfast Cereal Actually Healthy? Truth Lies In Nutrition Labels
A recent paper published in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing examined the claims printed on breakfast cereal boxes and concluded that the correlation between claims and the action nutritional facts of these cereals was almost non-existent or zero.
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PM Modi Says Public Health Spending To Increase To 2.5 Percent Of GDP
India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, asserting that women, children and the youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative of the government.
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Nutrition As The Main Pillar To A Healthy And Wealthy India
Countries like India are in a phase of transition where the public policy challenges presented by overnutrition are in addition to those posed by undernutrition.There is need for concerted action across both nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions to accelerate progress on all the nutrition-related SDGs.
-
A New Study Finds, Vaping Among Teens May Lead To Smoking
A British study into smoking and e-cigarette use among UK teenagers has produced mixed results. It prompts the scientists to caution against altering policy decisions or public health advice until evidence becomes clearer. There may be evidence e-cigarettes could be leading UK teenagers to try tobacco smoking.
-
National Health Policy Proposes Free Drugs, Diagnostics and Emergency Care Services
National Health Policy 2017 aims at providing affordable healthcare for all. The policy proposed free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency care services in all public hospitals.
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No Right To Health In New Policy. But It Tries To Make Indians Live Longer
The Narendra Modi government's new National Health Policy announced on Thursday pledges to more than double public spending on health so that people live longer, give the poor free access to medicines and diagnostics in state-run hospitals and set targets for control of diseases such as tuberculosis that kills over 5,000 people every day.
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Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'
An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.
-
Plus-Sized Models In Ads Linked To Rising Obesity: Study
The increasing use of plus-sized models in advertising campaigns may be contributing to growing rates of obesity, a new study suggests.
-
Anti-Smoking Messages Can Backfire: Study
Public health policies which stigmatise smoking can actually make it harder for people to quit because they become angry and defensive and the negative messages lead to a drop in self-esteem, a new study has found.
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Delhi's alarming pollution level can reduce life expectancy by three years: study
Delhi is coughing hard and the air is to blame. Satellite pictures of Delhi's pollution should set off alarm bells - the city has PM2.5 or particulate matter 2.5 many times higher than the levels that World Health Organisation says is safe.
-
India to Host Conference on Tobacco Epidemic
Experts from across the world will come together in the national capital to discuss a way forward for a cohesive policy environment to promote public health by reducing current tobacco use prevalence.The international conference organised by the Public...
-
First reference guide on medicines
To promote safe and cost-effective use of medicines, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the first edition of the WHO Model Formulary.
