Seen, verified. Nimhans meet in Bengaluru moots framework for mental-health apps | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: With hundreds of mental-health apps offering limited information and leading up the users on a blind alley, key stakeholders have proposed a repository of apps that provides simple, descriptive summaries relevant to Indian users and support informed decision-making.Many apps have safety vulnerabilities and less than 10% of them have clear evidence backing their programmes….

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Hyderabad paediatrician launches petition over misleading electrolyte drink branding | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: After resigning from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), city-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has launched an online petition raising concerns over the marketing of sugar-based drinks that resemble oral rehydration salts (ORS), a medically recommended electrolyte solution used to treat dehydration.Titled ‘Clear Communication for Electrolyte Drinks: Protect Consumers in Pharmacies’, the petition hosted…

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