According to new research from the University of Central Florida, having a structured environment, whether during school days or when stuck in quarantine as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, could benefit children’s health. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Childhood Obesity. In a study of more than 50 rural schoolchildren over the […]
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Unlock the secret goodness of leafy vegetables by eating these 5 vitamin and mineral -rich leafy vegetables
Remember how our mothers used to force us to finish the palak sabzi on our plate? We understand you must have hated it, but have you ever wondered why our parents forced us to eat our greens? Well, it’s because those leafy greens are nutrients and replete with goodness. Leafy vegetables are low in calorie; […]
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Want to increase kids’ vegetable intake? Serving larger portions of vegetables may help!
Getting kids to eat enough vegetables can be quite a task, but a new Penn State study found that simply adding more veggies to their plates resulted in children consuming more vegetables during the meal. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Appetite’. The researchers found that when they doubled the amount […]
On Mother’s Day, India Today brings you the stories of mothers who are working as doctors and nurses at the frontline of the battle against Covid-19. RN Meena is the lead nurse in the post-Covid ward at Gleneagles Global Hospital in Chennai. The 30-year-old healthcare worker walks into her patients’ room after sanitizing her hands […]
The pandemic has created the world to think again on the issues it had suppressed a long time back. COVID not only costed lives but also made people realise the importance of health. Everyone was seen exercising, taking good health measures as described by WHO, were having good sleep hours, were seen spending time with […]
In a year, there have been many deaths reported because of the COVID-19 spread. The deaths were more when compared with heart diseases or cancer. To prevent the deaths, scientists came up with vaccines that were declared for emergency use. The government urges its citizens to take 2 doses of the vaccine for reducing the […]
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DOES DOUBLE MASKING PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 THAN WEARING ONE MASK?
Wearing a mask has been strongly advised as protection against COVID-19. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wearing masks can reduce the risk of coronavirus by more than 70%. So the question that pops up is if one mask can reduce the risk to such an extent, […]
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Govt issues new guidelines for home isolation of mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
The Centre clarified that asymptomatic cases are those that are confirmed so by the laboratories but are not experiencing any symptoms and have oxygen saturation at room air of more than 94 % The government has revised the guidelines for home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. These guidelines are in supersession of the […]
Majority of children with Covid-19 may be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Common symptoms include fever, cough, breathlessness or shortness of breath, fatigue, myalgia, rhinorrhea, sore throat, diarrhea, loss of smell, loss of taste among others. The Union ministry of health and family welfare has issued protocol for managing children with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) with […]
PRONING is the process of turning a patient with precise, safe motions, from their back onto their abdomen (stomach), so the individual is lying face down. Proning is a medically accepted position to improves breathing comfort and oxygenation. It is extremely beneficial in COVID-19 patients with compromised breathing comfort, especially during home isolation. IMPORTANCE OF […]