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Doctors at a hospital successfully reconstructed the thumb of a man using the second toe from his amputated leg after a road accident. The team reused tissue from the non-salvageable limb, marking a rare and life-changing medical achievement.

During winter, blood sugar and blood pressure levels often spike due to lifestyle and weather changes. Here are four simple, effective home remedies to help you naturally manage your sugar and BP this season.

The FSSAI has directed that no food or drink brand may use “ORS” in its name or label unless the product meets the WHO-approved ORS formula. Previous permissions allowing “ORS” in trademarks with disclaimers have been revoked.

Green crackers are modified fireworks developed by CSIR-NEERI that use smaller shells, fewer raw materials, and additives (dust suppressants) to cut emissions. Though better, they are not pollution-free.

WHO has raised alarms over India's weak regulation of medicines following the deaths of children due to adulterated cough syrups. It warned of a 'regulatory gap' in screening for toxic chemicals.

A Houston Methodist study has revealed how obesity can drive Alzheimer’s disease. Fat tissue releases extracellular vesicles carrying harmful lipids that cross the blood-brain barrier and accelerate the formation of amyloid-beta plaques.

At least 14 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara have died after consuming Coldrif cough syrup, later found contaminated with toxic diethylene glycol (DEG). Police have booked the prescribing doctor and the Tamil Nadu-based manufacturer.

MP Deputy CM and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla clarified his earlier remarks on suspected cough syrup deaths in Chhindwara, stating that only 3 of 12 medicine samples tested so far showed no harmful substances. Nine children have died in the case.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a nationwide advisory cautioning against the indiscriminate use of cough syrups in children. The move follows reports of 11 child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's sources reportedly confirmed that no contamination has been found in cough syrup linked to recent deaths. Reports suggesting a connection between the syrup and fatalities are baseless.