#27: Brushing, Benadryl and Polio: The Hidden Health Risks We Can’t Ignore

• 🧠 Memory Lane Games, an AI-powered memory-boosting app, is redefining dementia care. Download now and give your brain a boost! (HTD)

• 👁️ Global optics leader, ZEISS and IISc Bengaluru are set to launch an AI eyecare lab in India. This innovation hub aims to boost early diagnosis, improve treatments and train future vision-care experts. (FE)

• 🧬 Cancer research just flipped the script on diabetes! A molecule once studied to see how tumour cells evade the immune system can actually train the body to protect insulin‑producing cells, offering hope for Type 1 diabetes. (TOI)

• 🪥 Nighttime tooth brushing could save your life! A Japanese study links skipping it to higher heart attack risk, as harmful oral bacteria trigger inflammation and cardiac stress. (TOI)

• 🚬 Back pain’s best friend? Your cigarette. It cuts blood to your spine, doubles slipped disc risk and invites sciatica. Quit while you’re ahead! (FE)

• ⚠️ Once a popular cough syrup, Benadryl is now flagged unsafe by health experts, especially for children, as it’s linked to cognitive issues and heart risks. (TOI)

• 💰 India’s weight-loss craze is driving a pharma gold rush. In July, sales of Wegovy and Mounjaro doubled, with Mounjaro’s revenue surging over ₹470 Cr since launch. (ET)

🇮🇳 India

• 💻 According to a study by the University of Hyderabad, over 80% of India’s IT workers have fatty liver, prompting the Government to order mass screenings to tackle this silent health crisis. (FE)

• 🏥 Bengaluru welcomes India’s first private super-speciality mental health hospital. Equipped with a Psychiatric ICU and 24/7 emergency care, it is set to deliver evidence‑based, expert treatment for severe mental health conditions. (OneIndia)

🌏️ Global

• 🚺 The Gates Foundation will invest $2.5B by 2030 to advance women’s health worldwide, focusing on maternal care, contraception and neglected gynaecological research. (Reuters)

• 🦟 Chikungunya grips Southern China, with over 7000 cases since July, prompting mosquito‑net isolation, drone checks and fines for stagnant water. With billions of people at risk, could this be the next global outbreak? (BBC)

• 🩼 Polio returns! Outbreaks in Pakistan and Afghanistan reveal vaccine slip‑ups, fake records and mutating viruses. Botched campaigns and false data puts the world on high alert. (ETHealth)

• 💊 WHO’s new COVID-19 guidance: skip antibiotics for mild cases and limit their use in severe ones without bacterial proof to combat resistance. (TOI)

• 💉 The UK is cracking down on cosmetic chaos! It’s banning high-risk treatments like botox licenses for clinics and practitioners to boost safety and stop rogue procedures. (BBC)

• 🩸 Tracking your period? Meta may have grabbed your data. A U.S. jury found it guilty of secretly collecting information from Flo, a period-tracking app, putting sensitive health details at risk. (TheVerge)

🇮🇳 India

• 💹 India’s healthcare funding soars! Investments hit $294M this July, a 23x jump from the last month. The drivers? Booming biotech, digital health and diagnostics innovation. (EH)

• 📈 Indian pharma major Lupin hits a high in Q1 2025! Consolidated net profit surged 52% to ₹1,221 Cr, fueled by strong performance in India and the U.S. (PB)

🌏️ Global

• 💊 Trump plans to hike tariffs on imported medicines to 250% to shift drug manufacturing back to the U.S., putting India (a key pharma supplier) in a tough spot. (ET)