Breastfeeding Rate Declining in Nepal, Health Ministry Implements Strategies

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Kathmandu. According to the latest data, the number of mothers breastfeeding is declining. According to the Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2022, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding for up to 6...

Nepal Ayurveda Doctors Association Appeals for Evidence Against Illegal Medicine Production and Sales

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Kathmandu. The Nepal Ayurveda Doctors Association has made a public appeal for evidence to stop the illegal production, sale-distribution, and misleading advertising of Ayurvedic medicines. Although investigations into illegally operating...

Gavi Decides Not to Seek Return of $308,271 USD from Nepal

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Kathmandu. International vaccine partner Gavi has decided not to ask Nepal to return 308,271 US dollars. The amount will be adjusted from the assistance Nepal will receive in the coming...

Parents' Digital Device Use Harms Children's Emotional Development, Study Finds

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Kathmandu. Excessive use of mobile or other digital devices by children has been a cause for concern. But a new study has shown that the problem is not just with...

High Cholesterol Symptoms: Understanding the Risks and Signs

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Kathmandu. The body needs cholesterol for more than one purpose. However, when bad cholesterol accumulates in the body, it deposits in the arteries and obstructs blood flow. Many people are...

Washing Face with Salt Water: Benefits and Risks

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Kathmandu. Everyone wants healthy and glowing skin. To achieve this, some people use expensive beauty products while others adopt various home remedies.One such remedy is washing the face with salt...

Proper Food Storage Guidelines for Refrigeration

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Kathmandu. People leave food outside for hours after cooking and then put it in the fridge. This habit not only spoils the quality of food but can also increase the...

Devashayani Ekadashi Marks Beginning of Chaturmasa Fast

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Kathmandu. The eleventh day of the waxing moon of Ashadh month is called Devashayani or Harishayani Ekadashi. It is a scriptural belief that from this day every year, Lord Vishnu...

First Ebola Vaccine Dose Administered to Volunteer

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Kathmandu. Oxford University has informed that the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine against 'Bundibugyo' species of Ebola, which is spreading as a deadly epidemic in the African nation...

Bus Service to Cancer Hospital to Facilitate Patients

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Nepalgunj. A city bus will be operated from Samjhana Chowk of Baijanath Rural Municipality in Banke to Sushil Koirala Cancer Hospital in Khajura. At the request of the Cancer Hospital,...

13 Applicants Approved for Health Insurance Board Executive Director Position

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Kathmandu. Out of the applications received for the post of Executive Director of the Health Insurance Board, the applications of 13 applicants have been approved. The board has published the...

Rapti Academy of Health Sciences Starts Grievance Hearing for Good Governance and Transparency

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Kathmandu. Rapti Academy of Health Sciences has started the work of listening to grievances with good governance and transparency in mind. The hospital director and associate professor of the academy,...

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Claims Over 1,000 Lives in Just Over Two Months, Exceeding 2014/2016 Epidemic Speed

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Kathmandu. The Ebola outbreak in Congo has claimed the lives of more than one thousand people in just over two months. Statistics show that this pace is nearly three times...

Dengue Can Recur and Be More Severe, Experts Warn

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Most patients who come with high fever every monsoon have the same question, 'Doctor, I had dengue a few years ago. Can I get dengue again?'After the test report confirms...

Seven Seeds Beneficial for Health and Cholesterol Reduction

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Some seeds are beneficial for health in more than one way. These seeds help improve good cholesterol and remove bad cholesterol from the body.Bad cholesterol affects the body in more...