Dietary Guidelines for Indians- A Manual
<p>The dietary guidelines emphasize promotion of health and prevention of disease, of all age groups with special focus on vulnerable segments of the population such as infants, children and adolescents,
Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)
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Trial markets
The Parliamentary Committee’s report touches upon some important aspects of unethical drug trials, but health activists say that is not enough. The 59th report of the department-related Parliamentary
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India: food, marketing and children's health
The camera pans in. The grins of smiling school children fill the frame. An enthusiastic teacher, played by a famous Bollywood actress, sits in the centre. The scene is a "remote picturesque setting".
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ICMR’s tryst with HIV epidemic in India: 1986-1991
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) undertook screening of asymptomatic persons from high risk group with the ELISA test for HIV infection in 1986 and found that HIV infection has reached India.
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Cheaper way for treating cervical cancer: Study
A study by AIIMS has found that the outcomes of a three-step, low-cost, visual screening method for cervical cancer — conducted over a single visit of a patient to the hospital — are similar to the costlier
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A blood sugar test for 2, in 10 secs
New Delhi: Diabetes patients monitoring glucose levels regularly will attest to the fact that testing strips — expensive and sometimes hard to get — are a downside. By the yearend, the sugar test could
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PATH’s claim of India’s large burden of cervical cancer faulty: study
A recent study has shown that the current available data on human papillomavirus (HPV) type and cervical cancer incidence do not support the epidemiological claims made by the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) regarding India having a large burden of cervical cancer. In April 2010, the Indian Council of Medical Research suspended research on the feasibility and safety of HPV vaccine in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat amid public concerns about its safety. The study was being done for two pharmaceutical companies by PATH and was supported by the ICMR.
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ICMR to come out with cervical cancer treatment guidelines
As part of an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) initiative, new guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer based on Indian socio-economic factors and disease pattern, are likely to be finalised here on June 20. The sub-committee, headed by S.K. Srivatsava, chief radiation oncologist, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, will meet here to firm up the guidelines.Oncologists in the country generally follow guidelines issued by the US-based National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of 21 of world’s leading cancer centres,
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Lab-grown vein transplant is new milestone in stem cell research
In a first, doctors in Sweden have transplanted into the body of 10-year-old girl a vein grown in the laboratory from her own stem cells. The core team that performed the procedure was led by Dr Suchitra
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New commission mooted to regulate health sector
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is considering creation of National Commission for Human Resource in Health (NCHRH), an over arching regulatory body for the health sector, with the twin
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ICMR to frame common protocol
With the vector species such as mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticides being used currently, the Indian Medical Council for Research (ICMR) is framing a common protocol for uniform evaluation