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Topic: multivitamins

Your fatigue could be linked to something deeper than overwork. Here is what you need to do

Smart choices help optimize mood, energy levels and overall health, and reduce the surges of sluggishness you feel throughout the day.

Top panel suggests bringing health supplements under drug laws, greater scrutiny of their claims

8-member panel formed in Jan was tasked to review regulatory purview of nutraceuticals on account of overlapping issues of nutraceuticals with drugs. It gave report to govt this month.

Taking too many supplements can give you vitamin toxicity. Focus on diet instead

Influencers often try to convince people that they need to take supplements. But everyone’s health needs are different. Diet, lifestyle, and medical conditions should inform your choice.

Govt admits norms on health supplements not adequate, forms high-level panel to suggest framework

Internal note identifies challenges in uniform enforcement of norms, mainly due to interchangeable usage of same nutrient or ingredient for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical use.

Daily dose of multivitamins may help improve memory & cognition in 60+ age group, finds new US study

Published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, study is part of ongoing trial on the health benefits of multivitamin supplements & cocoa extracts.

Looking for biotin supplements to reduce hair fall? Multivitamin overdose can worsen it

Any form of vitamin can boost hair growth only if there is a deficiency of that nutrient in your body. From B Vitamins to collagen to biotin, this is what your body needs.

Multivitamins may slow memory loss in elderly, shows US study. But don’t start popping pills just yet

Published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, study shows memory loss was 3.1 yrs lower in those taking multivitamins. But independent researchers say 'further trials required'.

Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from Covid?

Deficiencies in essential nutrients have been shown to increase susceptibility to infection, including Covid. But there's a catch.

Chewy, colourful, vitamin-filled — health gummies are the latest fad to emerge from Covid

There are gummy supplements for hair, skin, weight and health among others. Its candy-like packaging has made it popular among the youth, and registered a sharp rise during the pandemic.

Covid made Indians binge on multivitamins. But popping pills unsupervised does more harm

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MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.