Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has today published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome this week. Food and Nutrition in Numbers- a pocket-seized compendium dedicated to the state …
FAO has published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome this week. Food and Nutrition in Numbers – a pocket-sized compendium dedicated to the state of nutrition worldwide— offers diverse data and …
Diets link environmental and human health. Rising incomes and urbanization are driving a global dietary transition in which traditional diets are replaced by diets higher in refined sugars, refined fats, oils and meats. By 2050 these dietary trends, if unchecked, would be a major contributor to an estimated 80 per …
Non-communicable diseases have been established as a clear threat not only to human health, but also to development and economic growth. The evidence is compelling. India stands to incur a loose $4.58 trillion between 2012 and 2030 due to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions. However, these losses are …
The UK has the highest rate in the world of one of the two main cancers of the food pipe or gullet, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Men are around four times as likely as women to develop adenocarcinoma (AC), a type of oesophageal cancer, it says. Obesity could …
Health officials have welcomed a proposal by the World Health Organisation to regulate advertising promotions of food and drinks rich in sugar, salt and fats that target children so as to protect younger people from the risk of lifestyle diseases. The development follows a WHO announcement that it would start …
Obesity is one of the common, serious and costly health conditions. According to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one-third of the U.S. adults are obese. The conditions related to obesity include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. It …
Of the 60,000 Sri Lankans that die from Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) annually, around 15,000 die of cancer. This is not a healthy trend for the country, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. Minister Sirisena said that a total of Rs. 1251.1 million had been spent to purchase high tech modern …
Obesity is recognized as a major public health problem in recent times. One out of every 5 children in the U.S. is known to be overweight or obese and this number continues to rise. This excess of body fat negatively affects the child's health and wellbeing. The World Health Organization …
KATHMANDU: A recent research conducted by Centre for Heart Attack Awareness in Nepal (CHAIN) has shown that cardiovascular diseases, which have emerged as a major killer globally, is not only seen in older people but young people also suffering from these diseases. On the eve of World Heart Day, Centre …
Young children who are given repeated courses of antibiotics are at greater risk than those who use fewer drugs of becoming obese, US researchers say. The JAMA Pediatrics report found children who had had four or more courses by the age of two were at a 10% higher risk of …
Sets target of 30% reduction by 2025 Cutting down on salt can lower the risk of developing heart disease and stroke, the World Health Organisation said on the eve of World Heart Day, targeting a 30 per cent reduction in salt intake in all supporting nations by 2025. In a …
Most of us have lost count of the number of times we have visited a doctor or health facility. It is something we take for granted: nothing exceptional, simply routine. Yet in our 21st-century world, 1 billion people have never seen a doctor or received quality health services. Furthermore, given …
Adults and children should consider having TV-free days or limiting viewing to no more than two hours a day under new proposals to tackle obesity. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations also include avoiding drinks with added sugar and limiting takeaways. The draft guidance, the first …
New diabetes cases in the U.S. have leveled off after years of sharp increases in a surprising sign that health officials may be starting to get America’s obesity epidemic under control. Diabetes was diagnosed in 8.3 percent of Americans in 2012 compared with 7.9 percent in 2008, according to a …
Bangladesh has sought cooperation of the international community for tackling non-communicable diseases as well as health risks caused by climate change, reports UNB. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim made the call while addressing the UN General Assembly’s special session of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), …
South Asians represent about 3% of the Canadian population and have a higher burden of certain cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with white people. The objective of this study was to review the literature to compare cardiovascular risk factors and disease management practices among adult South Asian …
The UN will formulate ambitious Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, including one for health. Feasible goals with some quantifiable, measurable targets can influence governments. We propose, as a quatitative health target, “Avoid in each country 40% of premature deaths (under-70 deaths that would be seen in the 2030 population at …
US waistlines are continuing to expand, despite obesity appearing to be reaching a plateau, data suggests. Research suggests the average adult waist size in the US increased by more than 1in (2.5cm) between 1999 and 2012. But figures for obesity as defined by body mass index (BMI) had changed little …
The government on the recommendation of the CKD Research Team will cut down on 24 per cent of the Rs. 20 billion annual imports of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) which contains heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury, uranium, lead and arsenic. Sri Lanka has been importing 100,000 MT of TSP …
