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the BCG vaccine does not provide consistent and optimal protection against TB there is an urgent need for a more effective vaccine.
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Opinion: Time to explore a new vaccine, booster for tuberculosis

By K Leelamoni April 30, 2024: Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent — next to.

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Experiencing a way to eat out of a stressful situation —even in the absence of appetite — is a very common occurrence and it is an underrated reason for morbid obesity. 
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Opinion: Overeating under stress can alter your neurochemistry

By Aparna S April 22, 2024: Stress is an underrated cause of obesity — the gateway for many lifestyle diseases in today’s sedentary.

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FoMo has been conceptualised as a negative emotion due to unmet relatedness needs. It may be episodic as in a single conversation or a long-term disposition. Too much exposure to others’ activities results in a feeling of self-doubt and inadequacy — a feeling of “whether I am enough.”
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Opinion: FoMo’s ‘compulsive connectivity’ may cause anxiety

By Aparna S April 14, 2024: Social media has remodelled communication in good and bad ways. Those who have been increasingly lonely find.

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Policymaking and planning should be inclusive, safe and flexible. The “sanity” of a city is the well-being of its residents, and it is time we focus on achieving it.
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Opinion: ‘Sanity’ is sacrosanct, city residents’ mental health sacred

By Aparna S April 3, 2024: Over the last decade and until 2022 about one-third of India’s 1.4 billion people have become city.

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Chickenpox is an acutely contagious disease caused by the VZV. If one person has chicken pox, up to 90% of those close to that person, who are not immune, will also become infected. 
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Opinion: Better surveillance, vaccination, key to curb chickenpox

Chickenpox is an acutely contagious disease caused by the VZV. If one person has chicken pox, up to 90% of those close to.

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A trip through any of the Kerala villages would reveal many palatial mansions, some of them with one or two elderly inhabitants and many locked up forever. 
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Opinion: Empty Nest syndrome grips elderly in southern Indian state

By Aparna S March 26, 2024: With a high literacy rate, the migration rates in India’s southern state of Kerala have always been.

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Teenage is the time of celebrity worship syndrome, fandom and social media influence. This age group is highly susceptible to media influence due to preoccupation with identity, making them identify with and model what they view. 
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Opinion: Time for young celebrity idolators to turn reels into reality

By Aparna S March 19, 2024: Substance use disorder is a major public health problem across the globe, and India is no exception..

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The exact aetiology of the disease is still unknown. A combination of genetics and environmental factors appears to be responsible. Its onset usually occurs around 20-40 years of age and women are 2-3 times more likely to develop MS.
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Opinion: Ocrevus takes a step forward in treating multiple sclerosis

By K. Leelamoni March 18, 2024: Akhila came up with a surprise statement while I was talking to her. “Mam’ I have multiple.

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Pregnancy is a state of hormonal ‘hatter-slatter.’ Increased progesterone, estrogen and low levels of oxytocin (‘love hormone’) and serotonin (‘happy hormone’) all take a toll on the “mom-to-be” mind. Lifestyle changes, including lactation, altered sleep patterns, changing family dynamics and several cultural and social norms get tangled.
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Opinion: In Hindu mythology — a story of postpartum depression

By Aparna S March 12, 2024: In Indian mythology, there was a demoness, Putana, who disguised as a beautiful damsel named Lalita tried.

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