Rhythma Kaul

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Rhythma Kaul

New Delhi, May 30 -- Union health minister JP Nadda on Thursday said India would need to develop a health care roadmap, stressing on the need to strategise building systems that will serve future generations in the run up to Viksit Bharat 2047. "Health transition does not take place in a day or two. When we talk about 2047, we understand we have to develop a roadmap to see how our health systems are then.

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Rhythma Kaul

New Delhi, May 29 -- India's food safety regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) held its central advisory committee meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday to look for strategies for states on how best to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion to reduce oil consumption by 10%, according to people familiar with the matter.

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Rhythma Kaul

There is no need to hit the panic button just yet on the rising cases of Covid in the country, director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Rajiv Bahl said, explaining that the sub-variant in circulation is a descendant of the Omicron variant that Indians are already exposed to. Speaking to HT in an interview, he, however, stressed that there is a need to be vigilant. Edited excerpts:Is there a surge in Covid-19 cases? There is a slight increase.

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Rhythma Kaul

Widely regarded as one of the greatest modern scientists, geneticist and Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse spoke to HT about India’s research landscape, impact of budget cuts on the future of research, and his work that led to him winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001. Edited excerpts:Tell us a bit about your research? What I work on is cells. We’re all made of billions of cells. I work on the process called the cell cycle by which a cell reproduces itself from one to two.

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Rhythma Kaul

Ultra-processed foods include packaged baked goods and snacks, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, and ready-to-eat or -heat products. They often contain colours, emulsifiers, flavours, and other additives and are typically high in energy, added sugar, saturated fat, and salt, but lack vitamins and fibre. In February this year, a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine highlighted the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods.