World Health Day 2024: Date, theme, history and significance

From longevity to happiness, health impacts all spheres of life. In modern times and especially post-pandemic era, it has assumed greater significance with several aspects of our well-being taking centre stage. As time moves, increased awareness of several diseases, mental health challenges, and the importance of preventive care, have made health top priority globally. Observing…

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Devaras: The homecoming

Restaurants don’t always use traditional family recipes. But when the Devarsetty family opened Devaras in Dubai in July last year, humble Andhra home fare was their calling card. They have now opened their first outpost in India. Food: While the food has staple South Indian specialities like idli and vada, opt for the neer dosa…

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‘Cannot Be Currencies’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Spells India’s Stance on Crypto

The Web3 sector in India is currently under regulatory maintenance, with the government gradually deploying rules to safeguard the finances involved with the digital assets industry. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was asked Friday about India’s stance on cryptocurrencies. Sharing her response, the minister said that cryptocurrencies were not seen or perceived as ‘currency’ in India….

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Blood test distinguishes neuroendocrine subtype of advanced prostate cancer

Like a criminal entering a witness protection program, cancer cells can shed their past and take on a new identity. Detecting such an identity-switch is particularly challenging when metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) advances from adenocarcinoma to neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), a very difficult cancer to treat. Now, however, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and…

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