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 …
HYDERABAD: Alternative therapy for preventing cancer, including yoga and Ayurveda and other healing therapies were showcased at the Aarogya 2018 conference held in the city on Sunday. Speakers highlighted the importance of nutritious diet and exercise, and the need to go back to the ancient Indian ways of consuming food. …
Doctors say even 3rd generation antibiotics are not working in some patients, making their treatment difficult. Hyderabad: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stated that allergic reactions and long-term resistance to antibiotics found in humans are caused by drug residues in animal products like muscle, liver, kidney …
The notion that TB is diagnosed among lower-income groups does not hold true any longer, as many TB patients in Mumbai now come from higher income groups also. According to Dr Lalit Anande, Superintend of Sewree TB Hospital, "People with poor immune system get affected by TB. Now, more people …
PANCHKULA: Panchkula health department has made 10 special teams to tackle instances of malaria and dengue in advance. As per the information given by the health department, they held a meeting with the supervisors of municipal corporation to take various steps to stop the breeding of dengue and malaria mosquitoes. …
The New India Assurance Company may increase premiums in group health insurance in order to reduce its loss ratios in this segment, said G Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director. The company, which is the largest public sector general insurance company, is focusing on claims management and looking to improve claim …
Maputo — The Mozambican Health Ministry vaccinated almost seven million children against measles and rubeola (also known as German measles) in April, according to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". The first phase in the national vaccination campaign against these two diseases ran from 9 to …
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, accounting for one in every three deaths, with nearly half of deaths in lower-income countries among people younger than 70 years. WHO has identified the elimination of industrially produced trans fat (an artificial product contained in partially hydrogenated oils) from the …
Calories from any food have the potential to increase risk for obesity and cardiometabolic disease because all calories can directly contribute to positive energy balance and fat gain. However, various dietary components or patterns may promote obesity and cardiometabolic disease by additional mechanisms that are not mediated solely by caloric …
Other causes of maternal deaths include haemorrhage, sepsis, heart disease and anaemia. Sabne said of the 164 maternal deaths registered with hospitals in the city, a total of 50 women were residents of Pune.The others were from the surrounding areas. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) was the main cause behind most of …
The global health outfit, World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has obtained 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccine and is preparing for deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO’s Africa director, Matshidiso Moeti, told Reuters on Sunday: “We’re working on the deployment of these materials, especially readying the cold …
Tedros Adhanom, the World Health Organization Director General, was in Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to personally evaluate the response to the country’s new Ebola outbreak. Tedros met with President Joseph Kabila, Minister of Health Oly Ilunga and other officials before heading out into the field to meet with …
The Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions are currently having the highest HIV rates in the country, according to a recent report. This means that the two regions have taken over from the Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions which topped in 2016. The revelation was contained in the 2017 HIV Sentinel …
The Egyptian Parliament approved on Sunday a draft law submitted by the government to govern organising medical clinical research trials, known as clinical trials, some of the articles in which have been opposed. Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said that the draft “supports the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry” and has “a …
Speaking during a workshop this week in Morogoro, Mkuranga District Council Nutrition Officer, Ms Sophia Boniface, said the 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) showed that prevalence of stunting in Rukwa, Njombe, Iringa, Geita and Kagera regions were above 40 per cent. According to the nutrition expert, poor planning …
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion, conducted by James Blundell, an English obstetrician working just across the Thames from The Economist’s offices. Today blood is big business—with global exports worth more, in 2016, than global exports of aeroplanes. But that trade is distorted …
CHENNAI: Nightingales Home Health Services, a Medwell Ventures company, announced its entry into Chennai. The team in the city has doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists and wound care therapists. Commenting on the Chennai launch, Narasimha Jayakumar, CEO, Nightingales, said, “As a technology-based home healthcare company, we see our services expand …
With the misinformation campaign affecting the ambitious Measles-Rubella vaccination programme, the Punjab Government on Thursday took the help of the experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) to dispel the same. Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Brahm Mohindra, PGIMER’s …
Mumbai: In yet another instance the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered food business operators (FBOs) across India to use blue food colour in the manufacturing of industrial ice to differentiate it from the edible ice, which will remain colourless. The order shall come into effect …
The Iksha Foundation, a Bengaluru-based NGO supporting children with eye cancer, has stepped up programmes to spread awareness about retinoblastoma and ensure that the disease is detected in potential victims in its early stages. The Iksha Foundation, a Bengaluru-based NGO supporting children with eye cancer, has stepped up programmes to …
Rs 73.25 lakh is sanctioned for establishment of Virology Research and Diagnostic Lab at Gandhi Medical College. HYDERABAD: Various viruses which cause life-threatening diseases such as Zika, can be identified at Gandhi Hospital, as Rs 73.25 lakh is sanctioned for establishment of Virology Research and Diagnostic Lab at Gandhi Medical …
