This Global status report on physical activity is WHO’s first dedicated global assessment of global progress on country implementation of policy recommendations of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA) 2018-2030. It also presents an estimate of the cost to health systems of not taking action to improve physical …
Aim is to make food business operators accountable: FSSAI The food poisoning episodes in the State capital and the shocking revelations from raids conducted across the State might well prove to be the starting point of a much sterner food administration regime in the State along with the rest of …
In the light of the great divergence debate, the economic history of Asian countries has attracted increased attention in the past decade. This article brings early modern Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) into the discourse, providing new quantitative evidence on wages, prices, demography and occupations from the Dutch East India Company …
New Delhi: Health education may soon be part of school curriculum. The government of India, in an attempt to increase awareness about diseases and preventive measures, is mulling over introducing health education as a subject from Class VIII onwards, Dr Jagdish Prasad, the director general of health services, ministry of …
MUMBAI, 24 JUNE: Multi-national pharmaceutical companies have increased their focus on the country following their rapid growth in the Indian market. “After under-performing for several years, pharmaceuticals MNCs have outperformed the industry growth in calendar year 2011,” rating agency Icra said in its report titled 'Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Trends & …
NEW DELHI, 24 JUNE: Urban India seems to be in the grip of an epidemic of non-communicable diseases with a latest government survey revealing alarming trends of one in every seven people suspected to be suffering from hypertension and one in nine from diabetes. The screening of almost 75 lakh …
Less than 2 p.c. of global trials are conducted in India With India being home to 16 per cent of global population and 20 per cent of global disease burden, it (country) is gradually transforming into a clinical research destination for pharmaceutical companies. But the biggest concern is whether the …
Imprecise measurement of physical activity variables might attenuate estimates of the beneficial effects of activity on health-related outcomes. The researchers aimed to compare the cardiometabolic risk factor dose-response relationships for physical activity and sedentary behaviour between accelerometer- and questionnaire-based activity measures.
With power demands amplifying every day, Mumbai needs to adopt energy conservation and management in order to prepare for 2030 Mumbai, being the most densely populated city of India, is in dire need of energy management and for new, more efficient sources of power. As we prepare Mumbai for 2030, …
SHILLONG: The rise in the number of cancer cases in Meghalaya with a total of 2620 reported cases during the last five years is a matter of concern for the State Government, said Meghalaya Health Minister Rowell Lyngdoh. The disease in on the rise and the State Government has taken …
The obesity epidemic that is prevailing in most countries of the world is generally attributed to the increased amount of opportunities to be in positive energy balance in a context of modernity. This obviously refers not only to sedentariness and unhealthy eating that may dominate life habits of many individuals …
Doctors attribute the growing cases of obesity to a sedentary lifestyle and intake of high calorie processed food. On World Health Day (April 7), doctors stressed on incorporating simple tips in one's daily lifestyle in order to keep various ailments related to obesity at bay. Obesity is a growing problem …
Children used to feasting on burgers, chips, colas and instant noodles will now be in distress. The UP government has sent a letter to all schools — ICSE, CBSE as well as UP Board — to ban sale of junk food within their premises and outside it with immediate effect. …
Chandran Nair (founder of Global Institute for Tomorrow) argues that Asia's burgeoning population means that indulging in Western-style consumption is not an option. The planet's resources, from oil to water to the rare earth metals essential for high-tech manufacturing, won't support it.
5.5 per cent of the Indian population is already aged over 65 years The World Health Organisation's theme on the upcoming World Health Day this year is “Ageing and Health”. According to Census 2011 data, 5.5 per cent of the Indian population is already aged over 65 years. While this …
Pizzas and burgers are flying off the shelves at fast food outlets, but Indians are ostensibly smoking and drinking much less. They may still be flying high though—given the high growth rates recorded in the ailing aviation sector; but then they are travelling light, buying less travel luggage and watches. …
Preparations for the Rio+20 United Nations conference on sustainable development have begun, but the first round of preparatory meetings did not address important issues such as sustainable resource use, production and consumption.
New Delhi: Want to know how long you may live? A simple blood test — like the one that calculates cholesterol — will soon offer Indians a clue to their longevity and the pace at which they are ageing. The test, to be available in India this year, measures telomeres …
