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 …
Nigeria has concluded plans to roll out nationwide screening for most common types of cancers, Minister of Health Isaac Adewole said Sunday. The screening will be on the most common types of cancers, such as breast and cervical cancer in women and prostate cancer among men, the minister said a …
India is facing significantly higher rates of diabetes and high blood pressure, according to the first nationally representative study of these “major killers” involving more than 1.3 million people. The rates of diabetes and hypertension are high among middle-aged and elderly people across all geographic measures and socio-demographic groups in …
This is the last full budget of the present government and the last opportunity for it to demonstrate its commitment to India's health and nutrition Slow improvements in basic indicators of maternal and child mortality, double burden of communicable as well as non-communicable diseases, high out-of-pocket expenditure, a failing public …
The health budget is expected to rise by 11 per cent to $8.2 billion, according to a report. New Delhi: India is poised to raise its public health spending by 11 percent in the annual budget next month, after rejecting Health Minister J.P. Nadda's demand for a much bigger increase …
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with developing type 2 diabetes, but very few studies have examined its effect on developing cardiovascular disease. Original Source
Minna — The Niger State government is set to screen no fewer than one million cancer patients and treat 20 diagnosed cases annually for the next five years. This is the major plank of a N400 million tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the state government, Roche Products Limited …
HYDERABAD: A new health study across city schools revealed disturbing trends on various health disorders among schoolchildren in Hyderabad with 1 in 5 kids vulnerable to lifestyle and metabolic diseases in adulthood. At least 20% of 18,000 children surveyed are at risk. Assessment was based on their waist-height ratio, which …
On disease prevention and control, the bloc is addressing key strategic interventions in establishing a regional information exchange system for communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a regional reference public health laboratory and strengthening national public health laboratories. The Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Mr Owora Othieno said …
Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups tend to experience more harm from the same level of exposure to alcohol as advantaged groups. Alcohol has multiple biological effects on the cardiovascular system, both potentially harmful and protective. We investigated whether the diverging relationships between alcohol drinking patterns and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality differed by …
People often fail to adhere to food-related health information. Increasing evidence suggests that environmental stimuli interfere with good intentions by triggering choices relatively automatically. Using a Pavlovian-instrumental transfer (PIT) task, we examined whether food-associated stimuli reduce health warnings’ effectiveness. We expected that people adhere to health warnings in the absence, …
The aim of this study was to examine cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sedentary time and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-assessed adiposity in a population at high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and to determine whether associations are modified by the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Original Source
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases, 19/12/2017. Indian Council of Medical Research has informed that as per Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Estimates, 61.8% of all deaths were due to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India. Cardiovascular Diseases (coronary heart diseases, stroke and hypertension) contribute …
NEW DELHI: India and Morocco on Thursday signed a pact to enhance cooperation in several areas of health sector, including non-communicable diseases and maternal, child and neonatal health. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by India's Health Minister J P Nadda and Abdelkader Amara, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of …
Partly inconsistent findings from previous reviews have fueled discussions on the impact of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on obesity development. The aim was to systematically review the recent evidence in children and adults. Methods: Data were retrieved from the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane library for the period January 2013 to …
The built environment might be associated with development of obesity and related disorders. We examined whether neighbourhood exposure to fast-food outlets and physical activity facilities were associated with adiposity in UK adults. Original Source
KOCHI: Kerala has the largest number of diabetes patients followed by Tamil Nadu and Punjab, according to endocrinologists and diabetologists in the state. While 19.4% people have diabetes in Kerala, the corresponding figures in Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu are 13.6% and 10% respectively, according to analysis of separate studies done …
This report showcases the state of inequality in Indonesia, drawing from the latest available data across 11 health topics (53 health indicators), and eight dimensions of inequality. In addition to quantifying the magnitude of health inequality, the report provides background information for each health topic, and discusses priority areas for …
Thirty per cent of all premature deaths in the country are due to air pollution. As per the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report, more than 2.7 million people in India die of heart diseases every year. CSE in its report mentioned that 52 per cent of them below …
Diabetes and high body-mass index (BMI) are associated with increased risk of several cancers, and are increasing in prevalence in most countries. Researchers estimated the cancer incidence attributable to diabetes and high BMI as individual risk factors and in combination, by country and sex. Original Source
Although childhood overweight and obesity prevalence has increased substantially worldwide in the past three decades, scarce evidence exists for effective preventive strategies. The researchers aimed to establish whether a school-based intervention for children aged 9–10 years would prevent excessive weight gain after 24 months. Original Source
