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 …
Diabetes has now been found to be fuelling India’s tuberculosis burden. India has the world’s highest diabetes patients and is also referred to as the world’s TB capital. Now, a study to be announced by the British medical journal Lancet on Thursday, reveal that India tops the list of countries …
Nearly 10.25 lakh people in the state suffer from chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension, asthma and arthritis, as per the latest Annual Health Survey (AHS), 2012-13. Over 4,000 people per one lakh population in Chhattisgarh have symptoms of these chronic illnesses with those in urban areas figuring higher on the …
Regular breakfast consumption may protect against type 2 diabetes risk in adults but little is known about its influence on type 2 diabetes risk markers in children. We investigated the associations between breakfast consumption (frequency and content) and risk markers for type 2 diabetes (particularly insulin resistance and glycaemia) and …
Diabetes triples the risk of tuberculosis and is also a risk factor for adverse tuberculosis treatment outcomes, including death. Prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally, but most rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries where tuberculosis is a grave public health problem. Growth in this double disease burden creates additional obstacles …
Diabetes triples the risk for active tuberculosis, thus the increasing burden of type 2 diabetes will help to sustain the present tuberculosis epidemic. Recommendations have been made for bidirectional screening, but evidence is scarce about the performance of specific tuberculosis tests in individuals with diabetes, specific diabetes tests in patients …
To achieve the post-2015 global tuberculosis target of 90% reduction in tuberculosis incidence by 2035, the present rate of decline must accelerate. Among factors that hinder tuberculosis control, malnutrition and diabetes are key challenges. The researchers reviewed available data to describe the complex relationship between tuberculosis, diabetes, and nutritional status.
India has urged PepsiCo, the US-based drink and snack-food company, to reduce the sugar content in its carbonated beverages, making it the latest country to formally express concern about the impact of growing fizzy drink consumption on the health of its citizens. The suggestion to Pepsi came in a meeting …
Cycle being one of the most popular means of transport and cycling one of the most loved sports events have innumerable beneficial health effects. However, recent studies have revealed too much of cycling can cause prostate cancer also. A sports seminar was held at Serampore where many sportspersons as well …
Activation of central PPARγ promotes food intake and body weight gain; however, the identity of the neurons that express PPARγ and mediate the effect of this nuclear receptor on energy homeostasis is unknown. Here, we determined that selective ablation of PPARγ in murine proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons decreases peroxisome density, elevates …
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been used extensively to control malaria, typhus, body lice and bubonic plague worldwide, until countries began restricting its use in the 1970s. Its use in malaria control continues in some countries according to recommendation by the World Health Organization. Individuals exposed to elevated levels of DDT and …
A new report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has rightly called for a ban on junk food in and around schools. It draws attention to the dangers posed by junk food to the health of children in particular, pointing to the strong links between these food items …
Health ministry seeks `500 cr for scheme The Narendra Modi government will roll out the first instalment of its ambitious `health assurance for all' promise by providing 50 essential drugs free by year end. As a first step, the Union health ministry has sent a proposal to the Prime Minister's …
The major aim of this review is to assess the nutrition transition in Uttrakhand toward, to its contribution to the emerging epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases. Original Source
HYDERABAD: It’s official! At least 40 per cent of policemen including law and order, traffic and other wings in Cyberabad and Hyderabad Police Commissionerates are suffering from severe health hazards, according to a study conducted recently. The policemen are suffering from BP, diabetes and other lung-related problems like pneumonia and …
TRICHY: There are more than 2.5 lakh women in Tamil Nadu who were found to be affected by diabetes in 2013-14, according to state health minister Dr C Vijaya Basker. The minister revealed this statistics while speaking at the fourth annual conference of the Diabetes Club of Trichirapalli (DCT) here …
Fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) is an autocrine/paracrine regulator whose binding to heparan sulphate proteoglycans effectively precludes its circulation. Although FGF1 is known as a mitogenic factor, FGF1 knockout mice develop insulin resistance when stressed by a high-fat diet, suggesting a potential role in nutrient homeostasis. Here we show that …
VASCO: Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Tuesday claimed that Goa had excelled in the health sector as compared to other states in the country. Parsekar was speaking after inaugurating the dialysis unit at Vishwa Sanjivani Health Centre, Baina, in the presence of Power Minister Milind Naik and doctors. While complimenting …
One in every four Sri Lankans face the risk of high blood pressure. The lack of exercise is one of the main factors for this, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. He said Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become one of the main health challenges for Sri Lanka and the world. …
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan’s anti-tobacco activism has paid off. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday announced a 11-72% hike in excise duty on cigarettes, cigars, cheroots and cigarillos in his Budget speech. Excise duty has also been hiked by 4% on pan masala, by 5% on unmanufactured tobacco and by …
According to this WHO report 28 million people die each year from Non-communicable diseases in developing countries, mainly from cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes Current global mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remains unacceptably high and is increasing. Thirty-eight million people die each year from NCDs, mainly from …
