Unhealthy gap
On the surface, it sounded like an outburst from a minister known to speak his mind. “Public health lies outside the medical fraternity,” said Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh inaugurating
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Can we model a cognitive footprint of interventions and policies to help to meet the global challenge of dementia?
he changing global demographic characteristics of dementia have led to worldwide predictions of unaffordable treatment and care costs over the coming decades. Recognition of the economic consequences has
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Food and nutrition in India: Facts and interpretations
This paper reviews recent evidence on food intake and nutrition in India. It attempts to make sense of various puzzles, particularly the decline of average calorie intake during the last 25 years. This decline has occurred across the distribution of real per capita expenditure, in spite of increases in real income and no long-term increase in the relative price of food.
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Dialogue on air pollution and our health
All of us who travel on urban roads regularly and those who live close to roads, are at a serious health risk from vehicular air pollution. And according to estimates, about 55 per cent of Delhi’s population
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How Healthy is India Inc?
If you are a high-pressure executive, beware of your amygdala. That almond-shaped fear centre deep inside your brain gets jittery every time you log 60-plus hours a week, face 24x7 demands, unpredictable
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Now, BMC jumps on hygiene bandwagon
It is back to school for the staff of educational institutions in the city. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will teach basics of nutrition and hygiene to teachers, caterers, canteen staff
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Global Trends 2014
Global Trends 2014 looks at the attitudes and behaviours of consumers and citizens in 20 key countries around the world.
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Obese feeling worse than obesity
Adolescents who think they are too fat seem to be worse off than their counterparts who are really obese, according to an extensive survey. The Robert Koch Institute in Germany surveyed nearly 7,000 boys and girls between 11 and 17. They were asked about self-assessment, ranging from "far too thin" to "far too fat". The survey, published in the German journal Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, established that about three quarters of adolescents were of normal weight. Yet, 55 per cent of girls and under 36 per cent of boys thought they were "too fat".
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Common variants of FTO are associated with childhood obesity in a cross-sectional study of 3,126 urban Indian children
FTO variants are robustly associated with obesity and related traits in many population and shown to have variable impact during life course. Although studies have shown association of FTO variants with
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Sanitation scheme in utter disarray
An important scheme to improve the health and lifestyle of residents in rural pockets around Tambaram and also to improve access to proper sanitation is in disarray owing to neglect on the part of State government agencies. The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of the Ministry of Rural Development aims at elimination of open defecation in rural areas and ensuring that all households, schools and Children's Centres of Integrated Child Development Services or government-run creches have toilets. The scheme also mandates the construction of at least one integrated sanitary complex in every rural local body.
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Improving air quality monitoring in G20 countries through low-cost sensor-satellite synergies
Air pollution, a critical global environmental problem, severely threatens human health and well-being. To address this crisis, global stocktaking and transparency is crucial. Measurement, reporting, and
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Investment opportunities in India’s healthcare sector
NITI Aayog released a report outlining the range of investment opportunities in various segments of India’s healthcare sector, including hospitals, medical devices and equipment, health insurance, telemedicine,
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Double Impact
The government acknowledges that non-communicable diseases are on the rise in India and need attention. (Editorial)
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AD urges government to use EU opt-out to be declared GMO free
Malta should utilise EU opt-out and join Austria and Italy in declaring Malta a GMO-free zone, the Green Party said. Simon Galea, the Alternattiva Demokratika’s spokesperson for animal welfare and agriculture,
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Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals
<p>Long working hours might increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but prospective evidence is scarce, imprecise, and mostly limited to coronary heart disease. We aimed to assess long working hours
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In toxic ating moments
According to a new study, a romantic candlelight dinner may turn out to be more hazardous to your health. Environmental chemist Jerome Nriagu of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor found that
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Health groups to target junk food to keep children fit
There's some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that health organisations are taking an interest in the lifestyles and eating habits of school children. So in the near future, school kids
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Cancer, diabetes, hypertension LARGEST CAUSE OF DEATH
Lifestyle-related diseases are now killing more Indians than the infectious ones. India’s disease pattern has undergone a major shift over the past decade, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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National Health Profile 2016
The biggest challenge for India is the dual fight of containing a 'developing' country's health concerns while a flare-up of 'developed' world disorders are its doorstep. On one hald India is combating
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Happiness of nations
People who seek fulfilment only in material well being are not satisfied, says the shrink, looking at the dark side of the American dream