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Stem cell transplants raise hope for Sickle Cell patients in India: Experts

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 19, 2023 Sickle cell disease (SCD) poses significant challenges for patients in India as the availability of curative stem cell transplants remains limited. With only a few centres offering this life-saving procedure, patients face barriers due to limited access to care and a lack of awareness among the public about stem cell donation. The absence of ...

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham researchers develop India’s first device to turn eye signs into speech

TBB BUREAU KERALA, JUNE 14, 2023 Researchers at Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ranked the 7th Best University in India in the 2023 National Institution Ranking Framework, have developed India’s first device that enables people with speech impairment to communicate with the world by using simple eye signs. The device, called Netravaad, consists of a camera, display, ...

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COTPA Act amendment need of the hour to create tobacco-free environment: NCPCR

Launches “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal” campaign TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 2, 2023 Welcoming the Union Government’s decision to implement tobacco regulation on OTT (over-the-top) platforms which have seen nearly cent percent rise in viewership on kids’ content during the pandemic, health experts and child rights activists led by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) are of the opinion ...

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Swasth Nagrik, Swasth Samaaj, Samruddha Rashtra: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 01, 2023  “As we aim to become a developed nation in our Amrit Kaal, it is essential that our citizens are healthy. Swasth Nagrik creates a Swastha Rashtra, which leads to a Samruddha Rashtra,” said Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya at the inauguration of the state-of-the-art National Training Centre for ...

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World Menstrual Hygiene Week: Vedanta Aluminium reaffirms commitment towards fostering women’s health & well-being; raises awareness among rural women

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 30, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium reached out to over 2300 women to raise awareness around women’s health as part of the Menstrual Hygiene Week across its operations in Odisha and Chhattishgarh. Aligned to this year’s UN theme of ‘Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030’, the company launched a series of crucial initiatives in ...

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Hindalco’s Healthcare on Wheels benefits locals

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 30, 2023 Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco at Sambalpur in Odisha has taken several healthcare initiatives to ensure better and meaningful lives for the locals. During last year, around 14,000 people from 5 wards of Hirakud availed its healthcare facilities. Through its Mobile Health Unit (MHU) under the ‘Healthcare at Doorsteps’ initiative, Hindalco is providing primary ...

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Researchers suggest for trials of more medicinal plants for diabetes treatment

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 30, 2023 There are at least 400 medicinal plants which can be very effective in reducing sugar level in blood, thus treating Diabetes mellitus naturally, but only a small number of these have received scientific and medical evaluation to assess their efficacy, says a team of Indian researchers while advocating for in-depth research to explore the ...

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Death risk from liver disease twice as high in lower-income countries: Lancet study

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 25, 2023 The risk of death for hospitalized cirrhosis patients is more than twice as high in lower-or lower-middle income countries compared to high-income countries including india, largely because of limited access to diagnostic and therapeutic resources, according to a study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology journal. Stages of liver disease leading to Cirrhosis ...

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