WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
The transmission of malaria through population inflows from highly endemic areas with limited control efforts poses major challenges for national malaria control programmes. Several multilateral programmes have been launched in recent years to address cross-border transmission. This study assesses the potential impact of such a programme at the Angolan–Namibian border. …
MANGALURU: Manipal Centre for Virus Research (MCVR) of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, that is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Nipah virus (NiV) in Kerala, has confirmed that the situation is totally under control, with no new cases being reported in the region. Meanwhile, around 2,000 fever cases …
Two major studies released today show that many people with breast and lung cancers may forgo chemotherapy and still live longer, signaling a waning need for what was long seen as the standard of cancer care. The findings were released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in …
Samples of fruit bats and a rabbit collected from Soopikkada in Perambra, where the first cases of Nipah infection were reported, have also tested negative for the virus. The tests were conducted at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal. District animal husbandry officer AC Mohandas …
MUMBAI: Levels of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, among Mumbaikars are no longer as low as they used to be a decade ago, says a survey conducted by a city hospital. About 77% of the 2,000 people tested in 2010-11 were deficient in vitamin D. The corresponding figure last year …
WHO launches Global action plan on physical activity and health 2018-2030: More active people for a healthier world. Being active is critical for health. But in our modern world, this is becoming more and more of a challenge, largely because our cities and communities aren’t designed in the right ways. …
While lifestyle-related cancers saw a universal increase from 2006 to 2016, several cancers from infectious causes – including cervical and stomach cancers – decreased over the same time period finds this global study published in the journal "'ONCOLOGY" The increasing burden due to cancer and other noncommunicable diseases poses a …
Meanwhile, the death toll due to Nipah virus in Kerala rose to 16 on Thursday. New Delhi: In the wake of the spread of Nipah virus in Kerala, the Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory asking people to be cautious, but said that no human infection from the deadly …
Problem of chewing tobacco in country not addressed: Mumbai doctor From 19.4% in 2000, the prevalence of smoking tobacco in India dropped down to 11.5% in 2005, according to a World Health Organisation report released on Thursday. The report projected the prevalence to drop down further to 9.8% by 2020 …
Vijay Tiwari, 56, a leading gutkha manufacturer, began chewing a lethal mixture of tobacco, betel nut, and palm nut at 12 during tasting sessions at his factory. Eight years ago, life came to a standstill when he was diagnosed with oral cancer. Without batting an eyelid, he packed up his …
Calcutta: The owner of any premises that fails to comply with municipal recommendations on mosquito eradication can be fined up to Rs 1 lakh under a new rule that takes effect on Friday, replacing the provision that required civic officials to move court to impose a maximum penalty of Rs …
AHMEDABAD: With summer at its peak and cases of nausea and dehydration on the rise, even animals, including bats, are falling prey to dehydration. Amid the scare of Nipah virus being spread through bats, animal hospitals have been taking extra precautions while treating them. Close to 10 cases of bats …
Antibiotic supply chains are on the brink of collapse, cautions The Netherlands-based Access to Medicine Foundation (AMF), as the world grapples with the peculiar problem of ‘excess and access’ when it comes to these drugs. “Between 2001 and 2013, 148 national antibiotic shortages occurred in the United States alone. In …
Triclosan, an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent, found to have adverse effects on gut health Using triclosan, an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent found in hand soaps and toothpastes among other consumer products, can potentially cause colon inflammation and cancer, finds a study on mice. The study, reported in Science Translational Medicine, …
Despite the many proven interventions and commitments to combat NCDs, progress has been slow and uneven globally. The WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs was convened by the WHO Director-General in October 2017 to advise him on how countries can accelerate progress. The Commission’s report includes six key recommendations.
Malaria transmission – associated with morbidity, mortality and constraining economic development – has been reduced by more than 40% in Africa in the twenty-first century. Large dams, essential to achieving Africa’s development goals, have nonetheless created a set of local conditions that have defied the broader twenty-first century progress. Dams …
The report emphasizes the importance of breaking the cycle of inequitable investment in human capital and lack of well-paying job opportunities that trap the poor in poverty, generation after generation. Children from poor households start life at a disadvantage. Malnourished and stunted, with poor access to quality health care, they …
The objective of this research is to generate new evidence on financial implications of medicines out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for households. Another objective is to investigate which disease conditions contributed to a significant proportion of households’ financial burden. Original Source
Going a step ahead of the Central Government’s ‘Fit India’ movement, the Punjab Government on Wednesday announced the launch of a ‘Tandarust Punjab’ mission to make it the healthiest state in the country with healthy people. In sharp contrast to ‘Fit India’, which is limited to Yoga as a means …
Despite greater fiscal autonomy and higher tax revenues shared by the Centre with states, 14 of 20 states surveyed cut spending on a key nutrition programme–Supplementary Nutrition Programme or SNP–that bridges the gap between a child’s actual and ideal dietary needs, according to an analysis of national health-spending data. The …
