Time to go vegan! Plant-based diets may boost immunity, protect against COVID, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: People following a largely plant-based or vegetarian diet are 39 per cent less likely to get infected with COVID, new research has found. Researchers found that omnivores consuming meat more than three times a week reported a “significantly higher” incidence of COVID-19 than those dependent on plant-based or vegetarian diets. They were also …

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What Is Disease X, The Hypothetical Pandemic Scientists Warn Could Be Deadlier Than Covid

Topline With less than a week until the World Economic Forum discusses potential preparations for a hypothetical disease far deadlier than Covid-19 named “Disease X,” mention of the illness have sparked a firestorm on social media, with right-wing accounts slamming the plans surrounding the hypothetical situation. discuss preparations for a hypothetical disease called “Disease X,” …

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What were the Christmas Covid cases?

Topline Hospitalizations for Covid spiked 20% in the week after Christmas, according to new data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with an increase in Covid deaths, and flu hospitalizations and deaths, solidifying what experts predicted to be a “severe” season for respiratory illnesses as Americans traveled and gathered for holiday celebrations. Focus …

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Respiratory Illness US: Respiratory Illnesses Surging In The US, Warns CDC

Updated Jan 2, 2024, 03:45 AM IST Amidst a surge in seasonal virus activity sweeping across the United States, experts emphasize the critical need for preventive measures, including masking and vaccination, as well as the significance of prompt treatment for those who fall ill. The latest data reveals a substantial increase in hospital admissions for …

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City reports 32 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day

Pune district on Wednesday reported 32 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality. This is the fifth Covid-19 death reported in the district and the third in Pune city this year, said officials. A large number of Pune residents have been suffering from respiratory diseases recently. (HT PHOTO) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The deceased was 81-year …

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Price volatility in food items seen persisting into the next year

New Delhi: India’s farm sector output, which backed India’s economic performance when industries sank during covid, saw an unprecedented weather shock in the year ending December, weighing on agricultural output and the volatility in prices of food items may continue over the next year. Whereas the Indian economy shot past expectations to clock an impressive …

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As Karnataka Covid cases mount to 105, govt forms 4-member Cabinet panel to check infection

Bengaluru News Today Live Updates: (December 22): The Karnataka government has constituted a four-member cabinet sub-committee headed by state Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao to monitor the measures to contain the spread of Covid-19. Other than Rao, the three ministers in the panel are Social Welfare Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa, Medical Education Minister Dr …

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