Report by the Central Pollution Control Board in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023 titled “Delhi, Chennai studies hint at pollution link to diabetes” dated 14/12/2023. CPCB has duly identified 131 cities exceeding National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) consecutively for five …
There is growing concern over the increased rate of diabetes among teenagers, the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information center chief executive director Eva Muchemi has said. She attributed the rise in diabetes cases among young people to poor eating habits and lack of enough physical activities. "Today most children are …
According to health experts, hypertension and diabetes make a lethal combo of health disorders. A recent study found that 45 per cent of population in metro cities, including the national capital, suffers from high blood pressure and 20 per cent population suffers from a combination of diabetes and hypertension, also …
'The "candidate drugs" for malaria, osteoporosis and diabetes were currently undergoing clinical trials'. The Indian pharmaceutical sector would soon be showcasing ‘candidate drugs’ for malaria, osteoporosis and diabetes, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. With further R&D;, important breakthroughs could be on …
Prices of drugs for various ailments like diabetes, hepatitis & cancer to go up by 3.84% The government has allowed pharmaceutical companies to hike rates of 509 essential medicines used for treating various ailments like diabetes, hepatitis and cancer by 3.84% with effect from April 1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing …
KATHMANDU: Shaan Bhatta, 6, of Nakhkhu in Lalitpur was diagnosed with diabetes when he was only three-and-a-half years old. He did not eat properly but urinated a lot. Once he suddenly started becoming weak, his parents consulted various doctors and he was admitted twice at different hospitals. The doctors then …
Health experts called the new technology on innovative low-cost diabetes diagnostic kits an important breakthrough for the 60 million patients and 70 million pre-diabetics in India. They added that the new low-cost equipment will help all those who avoid checking the blood sugar levels due to the high cost of …
Obesity affects one in three Americans, and strongly increases the risk for developing several diseases and conditions, including heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, as well as certain types of cancers. So finding a way to curb this epidemic other than simple diet and exercise is crucial, especially since …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Merck Sharp And Dohme Corporation and Others Vs Glenmark Pharmaceuticals dated 20/03/2015 regarding patent violation of Merck Sharp & Dohme diabetes drugs by Glenmark.
Health experts have expressed shock and dismay over the Delhi high court's refusal to ban sale of junk food in schools. They claim that putting `restrictions', the suggested option, cannot help curb the menace which is associated with three of the four major non communicable diseases--cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and …
Presentation by Damodar Bachani of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on people afflicted with NCDs, 10/03/2015. State/UT wise estimates of prevalence, incidence and death due to cancer, as furnished by ICMR, for last two years are given in this document.
A fetus exposed to tobacco smoke may be at increased risk for diabetes in adulthood, a new study of adult daughters finds. The results will be presented in a poster Saturday, March 7, at ENDO 2015, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Diego. Women whose parents smoked …
This guideline provides updated global, evidence-informed recommendations on the intake of free sugars to reduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children, with a particular focus on the prevention and control of unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. The recommendations in this guideline can be used by policy-makers and …
Amid growing concern over increasing incidence of diabetes, the state government has decided to screen around 46 lakh people in 10 districts this year. These are Cuttack, Puri, Ganjam, Khurda, Sambalpur, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Sundargarh and Angul. Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said people above 30 years will be screened …
Energy drinks should be banned for children under 16, the campaign and research group Action on Sugar says. The team surveyed the nutritional labels of 197 drinks found in supermarkets and online. One had up to 10 teaspoons of sugar per 250ml, twice as much as others surveyed. It is …
ROME – The world’s diet has deteriorated substantially in the last two decades, a leading nutrition expert said on Monday, citing one of the largest studies available on international eating habits. Poor countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are seeing the fastest increases in unhealthy food consumption, while the situation …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Uday Foundation for Congenital Defects and Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/02/2015 regarding ban on junk food and carbonated drinks in schools and initiation of measurs to develop a comprehensive school canteen policy with …
Prolonged use of frontline blockbuster diabetic drug metformin can lead to side effects including reduced mental abilities, depression, breathlessness and extreme fatigue. A latest government-funded study on Indian population shows the drug triggers deficiency of vitamin B12 leading to neuropathy and microvascular complication and in the absence of regular nutritional …
The Diabetes Prevention Program was a groundbreaking randomized controlled trial in which the incidence of diabetes was dramatically reduced with a structured lifestyle intervention and significantly reduced with prophylactic metformin in patients at high risk of developing diabetes. This study and others like it introduced the prevention of diabetes with …
Nine of 10 people with diabetes believe their blood sugar is under control even though it's not, a survey conducted by the Association of Physicians of India (API) has found. The survey, the results of which were announced on Wednesday, involved 1,500 adults with diabetes, 302 caregivers and 60 doctors …
