India is strengthening its position as a global leader in evidence-based integrative healthcare with a major international conference on obesity and metabolic disorders scheduled in Bengaluru. Organised by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) through the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), the two-day event will take place…
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