The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
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 …
Death Certificates Show Higher Toll, Says NGO Report The city's ill-health graph is a bit skewed, claimed NGO Praja Foundation on Tuesday. It used data drawn from BMC's health department to show a huge disparity between the number of deaths the civic body attributes to diseases and the reasons given …
Hope Hinges On Drugs Mimicking Effects Of Mutations That Cripple APOC3 Four rare mutations in a single gene may reduce the risk of heart disease by 40%, a new study has found. By scouring the DNA of thousands of patients, researchers at the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and their …
ALLAHABAD: Vehicles zooming past city roads including silence zones like hospitals, schools, colleges and residential areas producing high decibel sound with their horns might be routine scenes for passersby but many are unaware that increasing noise pollution might be a major cause factor of high blood pressure, stress and anxiety …
LUCKNOW: Quality of life in the city has taken a severe beating from noise pollution, subjecting citizens to risks of disturbed sleep patterns and high blood pressure. The study on noise pollution in the city conducted by the CSIR-Indian Institute of toxicology research in April-May 2013-14, released on Thursday, reveals …
NAGPUR: A study in Nagpur has revealed that anaemia is a big factor in the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) as well as perinatal mortality rate (death of foetus after seven months of pregnancy or seven days of delivery) that is seen in the country. The two known major reasons …
Rural Development Minister and the OBC face of BJP in Maharashtra Gopinath Munde died apparently of shock and cardiac arrest suffered during a road accident early this morning. 64-year-old Munde, who made his entry into the Union Cabinet for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls, was on his …
JARRING NOTE: Noise Is On An Ear-Shattering Rise In The City. Sound Laws To Check The Pollution Exist. But Authorities Have Pressed The Mute Button Sujatha R is all nerves when she ac companies her mother to ESI Hospital, Rajajinagar, Bangalore West. On every visit, her two-year-old daughter begins to …
Indians are eating out more often now, as many as eight times a month: report With restaurants mushrooming at every nook and corner of the city, residents are embracing the culture of eating out like never before. Grabbing a quick bite at the nearest restaurant saves them time and helps …
GURGAON: The harsh and dry summer is taking a toll on the health of Gurgaonites with hospitals reporting spurt in cases of gastroenteritis, dehydration and heat stroke. Doctors say there are receiving more patients complaining of nausea, giddiness, muscle pain and acidity, symptoms of the body's prolonged exposure to heat. …
PANAJI: Doctors across the state are reporting a surge of heat-related complications in patients with diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. Consultant diabetologist Dr Prakash Prabhudesai, who practices in Panaji and Margao, says, "Diabetics are especially prone to dehydration as they tend to expel fluid from the body more frequently and …
Finally here is a sure-shot-method of measuring a child’s progress towards obesity. With doctors warning of a rise in the number of children being brought in with adult lifestyle diseases – including obesity, diabetes and hypertension – a multi-centre, cross-sectional study done on 10,842 children in five cities – Delhi, …
Lifestyle interventions such as weight loss and exercise reduce risk of death from cardiovascular diseases in people at risk of diabetes, a new study published in Lancet has suggested. Many research studies have shown that lifestyle interventions, such as exercise programmes or weight loss in people with impaired glucose tolerance …
With Holi just around the corner, doctors have begun warning people against chemical-laden colours available in the market. These colours, which contain chemicals such as mica and copper sulphite, can damage the eyes and skin. Skin specialists have suggested using herbal colours made using turmeric, tesu and sandal instead. “Most …
Elderly people with hypertension, diabetes and high protein in urine, are always at risk of renal diseases. However, smoking and prolonged injudicious use of painkillers are adding a big number of such patients. Renal diseases can be prevented if efforts are positively made. City doctors say that kidney is among …
One in every 10 adults in India suffers from chronic kidney disease (CKD), and at any given point, nearly five lakh patients are in need of life-long dialysis or transplant, according to Sanjay K. Agarwal, Professor and Head of Nephrology, AIIMS. Dr. Agarwal told The Hindu a day on the …
Pune: Thirty-five-year old Subhash woke up one morning with intense abdominal pain. He thought it could be just a cramp or a result of indigestion. But the pain kept getting worse. On investigation, Subhash was diagnosed with kidney stone. Men are more likely to get kidney stone than women. Besides, …
Not only has the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) failed to check the rising levels of noise pollution but it has also not booked any individual or organisation for violating noise pollution norms. The High Court of Karnataka recently directed the KSPCB to check rising vehicular noise pollution as …
Sedentary lifestyle and consumption of fat-rich food and alcohol are major causes Incidence of cardio-vascular diseases (CVD) is on the rise in East and West Godavari districts, according to a study conducted by the Rural Andhra Pradesh Cardio Vascular Healthcare System (RAPCVHS). The study conducted in 50 villages falling under …
