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Sweet pills: How pharma stocks delivered bumper returns to Indian investors, defying 2026 whiplashIndian pharma stocks are outperforming the market, offering strong returns to investors. This resilience is driven by robust domestic deman...
US stocks today: US market gains as semiconductor stocks rebound, Middle East tensions easeMajor Wall Street indexes saw a strong rebound. This recovery was driven by gains in chip stocks. Signs of de-escalation in Middle East ten...
Sleeping over 8 hours daily? Senior Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals explains its underlying health issues and potential risksAre you sleeping more than 8 hours? New research has revealed that a study of nearly 500,000 people found a 'sweet spot' of 6.4 to 7.8 hour...
Avammune’s big bet: Why the future of cancer treatment may come in a pillAs global oncology races toward next-generation therapies, Avammune Therapeutics is betting on affordable, orally administered immunotherap...
Alkem Labs shares in focus as Goldman, Morgan Stanley, others purchase stake in Rs 930-crore block dealShares of Alkem Laboratories will be in focus after block deals worth around Rs 930 crore saw 17.88 lakh shares traded at Rs 5,200 apiece o...
Bernstein initiates coverage on 6 pharma stocks, cites 3 major tailwinds for healthcare sectorBernstein has initiated coverage on six Indian pharma stocks, with Zydus Lifesciences as its top choice. The brokerage sees strong future g...
Semaglutide patent expiry: India’s next big public health inflection pointThe expiry of a key patent for semaglutide in India opens doors for affordable weight-loss and diabetes drugs. Indian pharmaceutical compan...
Crores of children at risk from the food you are feeding them, Economic Survey 2026 warnsEconomic Survey 2026: India's Economic Survey 2026 flags a major health crisis: rising obesity. Unhealthy diets, ultra-processed foods, and...
WHO backs GLP-1 treatments to tackle obesity epidemicThe World Health Organization has unveiled new recommendations indicating that revolutionary weight-loss drugs could play a vital role in a...
Nearly 44 crore Indians will likely be obese by 2050: PM Modi sounds alarm over obesity report; calls it 'dangerous'Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted rising obesity rates in India and urged citizens to reduce cooking oil consumption. A Lancet repor...
Lose weight now! India's economy paying the price for your beer bellyChina, India, and the US will face significant health and economic challenges by 2050, with over 3.8 billion adults projected to be overwei...
India's obesity crisis: Tackling the hidden epidemic with awareness, but systemic change is keyIndia is grappling with the world's third-highest obesity rate, which has tripled in the past decade. The Government of India has launched ...
How India's expanding waistline is shrinking its economyIndia faces a looming economic crisis due to rising obesity rates. The issue threatens to increase the nation's economic burden from $28.95...
Indian govt needs to trim citizens' waist size for the sake of economyIndia's Economic Survey 2023-24 warned that increasing obesity rates could hinder the country's economic potential. Experts urged the gover...
Ebbw Vale: The UK's 'Fattest Town' battling obesity and fast food deliveriesEbbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Southeast Wales, is facing startling levels of obesity with reports of takeaways delivered to homes "three time...
43 lakh children in anganwadi centres identified as obese or overweight: Official dataAround six percent of children aged 0-5 in India were identified as obese or overweight, according to official data collected from anganwad...
Pandemic effect: Healthcare experts warn of rise of obesity cases among childrenThe latest National Family Health Survey, which was conducted in 22 states in pre-pandemic times, presented a dire picture of nutrition of ...
Covid-19 lockdowns may worsen obesity epidemic, escalate emotional stress & economic anxietyThe rates of obesity may explode because of measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Poor diets are costing businesses as much as $850 billion a yearThe study examined 13 sectors — from mining and agriculture to construction and retail — in 19 countries. The greatest productivity losses ...
Obesity costs global economy $2 trillion: StudyThe report by MGI noted obesity is a critical global issue that requires a comprehensive, international intervention strategy.