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As deadly as diabetes is, it continues to rise at an alarming rate in India, and the spotlight is shifting towards all-natural and sustainable approaches to manage this fatal condition. Now that people are growing interested in lifestyle-based interventions, experts are highlighting the role of everyday habits and simple home remedies that are beneficial in potentially reversing type 2 diabetes. …

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, issued a dire warning of the certainty of another worldwide pandemic. At the meeting of WHO, he reiterated that the next health crisis is “not a theoretical risk but an epidemiological certainty.” Whether it comes in twenty years or sooner tomorrow, he urged that countries must be ready to face …

What does it take to live a long and healthy life? A 100-year-old man, Dr John Scharenberg, who has spent a lifetime studying health and wellness, shares seven key principles for longevity. These are not just theories but proven lifestyle habits that have helped many people avoid chronic diseases and stay active well into old age. Here is all we …

Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the success of vaccination efforts. However, with subsequent outbreaks in 2018 and 2019, measles spread across the country in huge numbers. This year, we are seeing another major measles outbreak in the US, with over 453 cases spread across various states.As of …

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda, which had seemed to be in retreat, has claimed a new victim: a 4-year-old boy who died on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. News of the child’s death comes even as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped …

Hours after Elon Musk reassured Cabinet members on Wednesday that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Uganda had only been “accidentally canceled very briefly,” the Trump administration terminated at least four of the five contracts for Ebola-related work in that country. The four canceled contracts were a tiny fraction of the 10,000 contracts and grants at the United States …

An unidentified illness has killed scores of people and infected hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has reported, with preliminary investigations tracing the outbreak to three children who in January ate a bat and died. Fifty-three people in the country’s northwest had died from the disease, out of 431 reported cases as of Feb. 15, …

President Trump’s order that the United States exit the World Health Organization could undo programs meant to ensure the safety, security and study of a deadly virus that once took half a billion lives, experts warn. His retreat, they add, could end decades in which the agency directed the management of smallpox virus remnants in an American-held cache. Health experts …

High cholesterol is called a “silent killer” because it builds up in your body without showing clear symptoms. Over time, it increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. While medications can help, making small daily changes can naturally lower your cholesterol and improve your heart health. According to the World Health Organization’s data, high levels of cholesterol is estimated …

President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization could have harsh consequences for countries around the world that rely on the agency to achieve important health goals, including routine immunizations, outbreak control and nutrition programs. But it could also have unfortunate, unintended repercussions for Americans. Disengaging from the W.H.O. would rob the United States of …