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 …
A new World Bank report warns that South Asian countries are facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which disproportionately affect poor families, with possible side effects of disability and premature death, and worsening poverty as people pay for medical …
To tackle the growing number of diabetes cases and create awareness about the medical condition, Mumbai-based NGO, Chellaram Foundation, launched a diabetes care institute, Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI), at Bavdhan Budruk on Saturday. It is estimated that they are currently about 50 million people living with diabetes in India and …
The largest drug firm of Japan, Takeda Pharmaceuticals has filed a suit against Ahmedabad headquartered Cadila Healthcare at a US district court alleging that the latter would be infringing the former
Epidemiologic studies indirectly suggest that air pollution accelerates atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that individual exposure to particulate matter (PM) derived from fossil fuel would correlate with plasma concentrations of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), taken as a marker of atherosclerosis. We tested this hypothesis in patients with diabetes, who are at high …
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday recommended glycated haemoglobin, or HbA1c, as an additional test to diagnose diabetes mellitus. According to the world health body, the test offers a more practical approach to diagnosing the disease that affects over 220 million people worldwide. Dr Ala Alwan, Assistant Director General …
Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project pronounced increases in their contribution to the burden of disease during the next 25 years. Most chronic diseases are equally prevalent in poor and …
With growing urbanization and economic development, there is a rapid increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in India. T2DM is associated with 2-4 times higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary artery disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. Several studies have shown the benefit of …
Diet-related illnesses are some of the biggest killers today. Can we tailor our food intake to prevent these diseases? Large international projects are underway to find out.
CHRONIC diabetics are at a greater risk of kidney problems. As the kidneys overwork to filter high blood sugar, its filtering system gets damaged, eventually leaking blood proteins into urine. Poor filtration also pushes the blood pressure up. Doctors usually recommend ACE inhibitors, available under trade names of capton and …
American Experts Turn Stem Cells Into Pancreatic And Intestinal Tissues Washington: Stem cells can be transformed into the pancreatic cells needed to treat diabetes and into complex layers of intestinal tissue, scientists demonstrated in two experiments reported . In one, a team turned immature sperm cells into pancreatic tissue, while …
The US and India are keen on working together on a low-cost intervention programme to combat diabetes which has emerged as a critical public health challenge for both the countries. This decision is a product of the brainstorming session of the high-powered US-India CEOs
New Delhi: Blood sugar testing strips could soon cost as less as Rs 5 each. Each strip now costs around Rs 35, which makes it quite expensive for diabetics who need to test their blood sugar levels at regular intervals. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is working on developing …
MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD: It's a well-known fact that India is the world's diabetes capital. Now, it emerges that after Mumbai, Surat and Ahmedabad enjoy that dubious distinction in the country. Abnormal blood sugar levels were found to be as high as 73.3% in Mumbai
Kolkata, 14 Nov: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the number of diabetics in India might leap to 80 million from the present 32 million by the year 2030. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has, however, reported that the number of 50.8 million diabetics in the country now …
Among the top 10 countries in the world with people suffering from diabetes, Pakistan ranks seventh, and by year 2030, it will rank fourth unless action is taken to implement effective public health programmes, said experts on the occasion of World Diabetes Day at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). Around …
