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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Cites Indian Roots In “Parting Prescription”

January 9, 2025 admin

New Delhi: To help people live healthier and more fulfilled lives, Dr Vivek Hallegere Murthy, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States shared a ‘parting prescription’ in which he emphasised building a community. The parting prescription addresses a “foundational-and urgent-question” that Dr Murthy has grappled with: What are the root causes of the…

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China Woman Suffers Psychological Breakdown After Boss Scolds Her, Stops Eating, Drinking And Moving

October 27, 2024 admin

A young Chinese woman, Li, from Henan province, suffered a severe psychological breakdown after being scolded by her supervisor at work. According to South China Morning Post, Li became catatonic and stopped eating, drinking, moving, or engaging in conversation. This disturbing incident began a month prior when her team leader reprimanded her, leaving her unhappy…

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The unseen effects of climate change on mental health

May 8, 2024 admin

The mercury is soaring across India, with many places reporting unusually high temperature readings. It may not be possible to link each heat event to climate change, but we know climate change is bringing such anomalies to more areas, and with greater intensity. We also know climate change is disproportionately affecting society’s most vulnerable members,…

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Elon Musk Says Ketamine Helps Cure Negative Frame Of Mind. What Research Shows

March 21, 2024 admin

Elon Musk described using small amounts of ketamine “once every other week” to manage “chemical tides” X owner Elon Musk recently described using small amounts of ketamine “once every other week” to manage the “chemical tides” that cause his depression. He says it’s helpful to get out of a “negative frame of mind”. This has…

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US Woman Stabs Daughter, 4, Attempts To Kill Other Child

October 22, 2023 admin

She is facing charges of first-degree murder and child abuse. A woman from California, United States, has been arrested by the police in connection with the death of her four-year-old daughter and trying to kill her 10-year-old son. She pleaded not guilty to stabbing the child and is facing charges of first-degree murder and child…

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No country for old women | Data

October 19, 2023 admin

Photo credit: Ashish Kumar | Photo Credit: Ashish Kumar As life expectancy rises and birth rates decline, a nation begins to see a larger proportion of its population ageing. India will soon approach a critical juncture where the proportion of elderly will peak, placing an overwhelming strain on the working populace. Women, who generally outlive…

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Is it possible to reduce the risk of depression?

September 16, 2023 admin

A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while avoiding smoking and too much sedentary behaviour, reduces the risk of depression, new research has found (Nature Mental Health). The researchers looked at a combination of factors including lifestyle factors, genetics, brain structure and…

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Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia

August 29, 2023 admin

This undated photo supplied by Canberra Health Services, shows a parasite in a specimen jar at a Canberra hospital in Australia. | Photo Credit: AP A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through…

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