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☆ Diwali, the Festival of Lights, explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images• Choti Diwali, or Naraka Chaturdashi: The second day of Diwali marks Lord Krishna’s defeat of the demon king Narakasura. • Diwali, or Lakshmi Puja: The third day of the festival is what people typically think of as Diwali. For some Hindus, Diwali marks Rama and Sita’s triumphant return to their kingdom after 14 years of exile. For Jains, Diwali signifies the day Lord Mahavira, their last spiritual leader, attained physical death and achieved enlightenment.

Persons: It’s, Rafiq Maqbool, Lakshmi, Dhanvantari, Ayurveda, Narinder Nanu, Krishna’s, Narakasura, •, Krishna, Lord Indra’s, • Bhai Dooj, Lord Yama, tilak, Prince Rama, Vishnu, Sita, Ravana, Rama, Sita’s, Xavier Galiana, Lord Krishna’s, Bali, Bandi, Hargobind, Emperor Jahangir, Jahangir, Guru Hargobind, Mahavira, Emperor Ashoka, Manjunath Kiran, patti, Shiva, Parvati Organizations: CNN, Getty, Lord Locations: India, Nepal, Malaysia, Fiji, Homes, Mumbai, AFP, Vrindavan, Bangalore

Two other cough syrups made in India killed 19 children in Uzbekistan around December, according to the Uzbekistan government. India's overall pharma exports in the April-June quarter rose 5% to $6.58 billion. COUNTRY VISITSPharmexcil delegations have visited countries including Nigeria, Egypt and Russia in recent months to allay any concerns about Indian drugs, he said. Apart from Gambia, no other country has asked for additional tests for Indian drugs since the deaths, he said. Manufacturing a drug in Europe or the United States costs more than 30% than in India, giving India a big advantage, he said.

Persons: syrups, Udaya Bhaskar, Bhaskar, drugmakers, Krishna N, Alison Williams Organizations: Reuters, World Health Organization, WHO, pharma, Pharmaceuticals Export, of India, India's pharma, Marion Biotech, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Gambia, India, Uzbekistan, United States, China, U.S, Nigeria, Egypt, Russia, South Africa, Brazil, Europe

☆ Forget TikTok claims: ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ is no such thing, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If TikTok and Reddit influencers are to be believed, the plant-based compound called berberine can be a replacement for such popular diabetes and weight loss drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy. Is berberine’s weight loss effect meaningful? Berberine may enhance the body’s natural production of GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide 1, a gastrointestinal hormone that’s used in Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs. However, in terms of its weight loss benefits, they are modest at best,” he said. “Metformin lowers blood sugar, and berberine lowers blood sugar,” Levitt said.

Persons: Berberine, “, ”, Caroline Apovian, Justin Ryder, Ryder, Joshua Levitt, Ashurbanipal, ” Levitt, Gaston Ernesto Gonzalez Avila, Levitt Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Harvard Medical School, Center, Weight Management, Wellness, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, BMI, National Library of Medicine, FDA, American Chemical Society Locations: Boston, Chicago, Ayurveda, Hamden , Connecticut

☆ India builds more hospitals as population surges but doctors in short supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Shivam Patel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The problem is a lack of doctors, a shortage that is reaching crucial levels as India becomes the world's most populous nation. Inaugurating the first specialised medical institute in northeast India last month, Modi said his government had sought to increase the number of doctors by setting up more medical colleges. The number of public hospitals, excluding specialised institutes, has risen some 9% in Modi’s time at the top, government data shows. The government says there was a near 80% shortage of surgeons, physicians, gynaecologists and paediatricians at community health centres in rural India as of March 2022. Specialist doctors tend to go overseas or join the private sector in metropolitan and other large cities, said Dr K. Srinath Reddy, at the Public Health Foundation of India non-profit.

☆ Influencers are eating ghee by the spoonful. It’s led brands to create their own knockoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In that time, South Asian food experts say, brands have taken notice. The South Asian household staple is now blowing up on health TikTok. Influencers have recorded themselves eating spoonfuls of ghee, posing with the product in stores and promoting it as a new find. “That’s part of the reason why it is important to a South Asian population.”In Hindu ceremonies, it’s a staple. Most of all, it’s an essential component of South Asian comfort food, one that many people can associate with the quick-fix meals of early youth.

☆ Cum combatem dezinformarea privind vaccinurile anti-COVID. Șase sfaturi oferite de Serviciul European de Acțiune Externă
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Serviciului European de Acțiune Externă a publicat un articol despre cum să combatem dezinformarea privind vaccinurile împotriva COVID-19. „Dacă întâlniți informații false sau teorii conspiraționale despre vaccinuri în rețelele de socializare, o bună regulă de bază este să raportați platformelor respective asemenea postări, deoarece este probabil să încalce politicile acestora. Motivele pentru care credem afirmații nefondate despre vaccinuri nu se limitează nici pe departe la simpla necunoaștere. Tot astfel, afirmațiile că vaccinurile împotriva COVID-19 vor fi folosite ca pretext pentru a „microcipa” și a controla omenirea urmăresc să exploateze sentimentele noastre despre libertate și autonomia individuală. Opiniile și sentimentele noastre despre sănătate și starea de bine sunt profund personale și complexe și este puțin probabil ca ele să se schimbe peste noapte.

Persons: ., Mark Lorch Organizations: Facebook, BBC, Universitatea Hull Locations: Kremlin

☆ Cum combatem dezinformarea privind vaccinurile anti-COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +4 min

Cum combatem dezinformarea privind vaccinurile anti-COVID-19Serviciului European de Acțiune Externă a publicat un articol despre cum să combatem dezinformarea privind vaccinurile împotriva COVID-19. Motivele pentru care credem afirmații nefondate despre vaccinuri nu se limitează nici pe departe la simpla necunoaștere. Asemenea afirmații exploatează convingeri profunde despre nevoia de a ne proteja de orice este „nenatural”, „murdar” sau „periculos”, prezentând într-o astfel de lumină vaccinurile. Tot astfel, afirmațiile că vaccinurile împotriva COVID-19 vor fi folosite ca pretext pentru a „microcipa” și a controla omenirea urmăresc să exploateze sentimentele noastre despre libertate și autonomia individuală. Opiniile și sentimentele noastre despre sănătate și starea de bine sunt profund personale și complexe și este puțin probabil ca ele să se schimbe peste noapte.

Persons: ., Mark Lorch Organizations: Facebook, BBC, Universitatea Hull Locations: Kremlin

☆ Sănătatea ți se citește pe chip! Semnul care poate ascunde o infecție în organism
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-08 | by ( ) albasat.md time to read: +3 min

Eric Standop, unul dintre cei mai mari experţi internaţionali în citirea feţei și diagnoză, susține afirmația lui Coco Chanel și chiar o folosește ca motto al cărții Citirea feței. Cum să descifrezi o persoană după trăsăturile chipului, publicată de editura Lifestyle Publishing, parte a Grupului Editorial Trei. Cu mii de ani în urmă, înainte de microscoape și de aparatura radiologică, citirea feței era metoda principală de diagnostic medical. În prezent, medicina integrativă, ce combină disciplina alopată (convențională) cu cele alternative, încorporează o serie de metode tradiționale de diagnostic și tratament, printre care și citirea feței, afirmă Eric Standop în cartea sa. Asocierea dintre adâncirea ochilor în orbite și tâmplele scobite poate să reprezinte o situație ce pune viața în pericol.

Persons: Eric Standop, Coco Chanel

☆ 6 terrible and potentially dangerous health tips from Gwyneth Paltrow
▼ + stars: | 2017-07-05 | by ( Caroline Praderio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

ShutterstockGoop recently made headlines for selling a $66 jade egg meant to be placed inside the vagina and squeezed using a series of muscle contractions. Is is true that having a strong pelvic floor leads to stronger orgasms, and using a jade egg might strengthen those key muscles. But a $66 jade egg is not the only way to achieve this. Plus, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) notes that some Ayurvedic supplements can contain toxic amounts of dangerous heavy metals. Obviously not all Ayurvedic products are dangerous, and people all over the world have used them without issues, as proponents argue.

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