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 …
Nutrition status of children under five years in Turkana, Marsabit and Tana River has improved due to higher milk consumption, the National Drought Management Authority has said. Garissa, Mandera, West Pokot, Narok, Baringo, Laikipia, Tharaka Nithi are also on a stable trend. In its recent National Drought Early Warning Bulletin, …
As part of its ongoing drive against vector-borne diseases under the Tandarust Punjab mission in the district, the anti-larvae cell of the Health Department and the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, on Wednesday detected 10 cases of dengue larvae in various localities of the city. During the drive, the team checked 236 …
FSSAI urges restaurants to voluntarily display calories. Hyderabad: Hyderabad restaurant owners are not complying with the new calorie count directive introduced by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India. The FSSAI as part of its ‘Eat Healthy movement’ has asked all restaurants to voluntarily display the calories per dish …
Online software training sessions were also conducted for 14 medical colleges with Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) to further clarify the status of the sick newborns. While the number of sick neonates admitted to the 36 Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) across the state has increased since last year, a …
People who survive the deadly Ebola virus can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday. Researchers who analysed patients infected during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa found that some survivors had such …
PUNE: Free vaccination of over 1 lakh high-risk individuals against swine flu has helped contain the disease spread in the state this year so far. The state has recorded 38 swine flu (H1N1) cases and eight deaths due to the disease this year so far. Between January and July last …
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says between 20 to 40 per cent of funds allocated to healthcare delivery by government in Nigeria is wasted due to inefficiency. Health Finance Advisor of USAID – HFG project, Ngozi Okoronkwo, said this in Ibadan on Wednesday at a three-day intensive …
Spanish researchers are working on a vaccine against all five strains of the killer Ebola virus in what would be a world first, Madrid's October 12 Hospital said Wednesday. A prototype vaccine developed by pharmaceutical group Merck is already in use, but acts only against the most virulent, "Zaire" strain. …
In 2014, CSE and Pollution Monitoring Laboratory, in their report ‘Antibiotic Residues in Chicken Meat’ highlighted the widespread use of antibiotics in intensive chicken farming in the country, revealing abuse of this ‘public-health good’. Subsequently, CSE was asked at several fora, directly or otherwise: What is the connecting link? How …
India is facing an acute shortage of skilled healthcare professionals and hospital beds, and the situation can change if doctors embrace Artificial Intellignence (AI)-driven devices and wearables/apps at hospitals, a new report said on Tuesday. There are 29 skilled healthcare professionals for 10,000 people -- way below the global average …
Cuttack: The civic body has launched a mosquito-repelling drive to check the spread of dengue in and around the city. Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation Bikash Ranjan Mohapatra told The Telegraph on Tuesday that they would primarily focus on areas from where dengue cases were reported in the past fortnight. …
As many as 126 cases of dengue have been reported from Bilaspur while 52 in Parwanoo in Solan, Joint Director, Directorate of Health Services, Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta said. A National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) team has been camping in Himachal Pradesh since Sunday after over 150 dengue cases …
Punjab first state in North India to manufacture medicine Swine fever vaccine developed by the Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute (PVVI) to protect pigs from the deadly disease was launched on Tuesday at the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University’s (GADVASU) four-day international workshop on “Antimicrobial Resistance and Strategies …
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found that working in night shifts increases risk of developing obesity and diabetes, which may lead to heart diseases, stroke and cancer. The research, undertaken by scientists from Washington State University (WSU) in the US, dispelled the belief that the day-night cycle of …
Multiple studies have attempted to identify the association between multivitamin/mineral (MVM) supplementation and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, but the benefits remain controversial. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between MVM supplementation and various CVD outcomes, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. Original Source
The death rate due to cardiac diseases has declined significantly in the US in the last 15 years even as it continues to rise in India with cardiovascular diseases being the leading cause of death, underlining the need for the country to adopt population-level strategies to reduce risk factors. The …
At least eight fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the first week of July in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 54, according to a municipal report released today. At least eight fresh cases of …
Vadodara: As water-borne diseases are raising their ugly head in the city, health officials on Monday teamed up to tackle the situation and carry out a review of the current situation. A meeting regarding the gastroenteritis cases that are surfacing in the city was held at the state-run SSG Hospital …
India’s food safety regulator the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching a campaign to persuade firms to reduce the use of salt, sugar and eliminate trans-fat in their products. With its “Eat Right Movement” being launched on Tuesday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …
Observational study conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital A study on 225 men with type 2 diabetes and 50 non-diabetic men has found that 173 diabetics or 78.7% had some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED), whereas prevalence of ED in the non-diabetic control group was 46%. All participants were aged …
