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States have consistently underspent funds under District Mental Health Programme, which involves OPD, community outreach, awareness & training of healthcare workers in districts.
Kerala researchers study 386 products, covering Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani, other traditional remedies. Findings raise concerns about regulatory oversight of Ayush meds.
Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in Lilly’s popular anti-obesity & diabetes drugs, Mounjaro & Zepbound. Experts say the matter has little relevance for India at present.
In critical care and palliative medicine, doctors say, treatment goals may shift from prolonging life to reducing suffering when recovery is no longer possible.
Experts say ‘surge in cancer cases remains relatively modest on a per capita basis, but actual burden may be higher due to persistent underreporting in rural, underserved regions’.
Dr Sheth also spoke about staffing gaps at NMC, action taken against medical colleges for non-compliance, MBBS fee regulation, and the rollout of the National Exit Test (NExT).
Semaglutide, active ingredient in popular weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, belongs to the class of medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.
Across rural and tribal India, millions of women and girls still manage menstruation without safe products, accurate information or community support. And the barriers are rarely technological.
Operation Epic Fury has disrupted and broken down global supply chains, and the tremors are being felt all over the world due to a systemic breakdown of trade, logistics & input flows.
Saurabh Mukherjea, Nandita Rajhansa and Sapana Bhavsar highlight 5 beliefs contradicted by India's economic data in their book 'Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work'.
NIN report makes a mockery of science. An average human needs 0.8 -1 g Protein per kg of body weight. The proteins must also contain all essential amino acids in the correct proportion. The inability of Indian foods to provide this has been well documented but NIN report ignores that.
NIN has been hell bent on proving the minimal requirement for human body, as recommended by WHO, need to be diluted. This is done for political, not scientific reasons. Only one wishes the so called scientists at NIN spend a fraction of their time actually researching nutrition instead of issuing nonsensical comments based on politics and prejudice.
I am not holding a brief for protein supplement manufacturers but NIN is clearly not basing their comments on scientific data
NIN report makes a mockery of science. An average human needs 0.8 -1 g Protein per kg of body weight. The proteins must also contain all essential amino acids in the correct proportion. The inability of Indian foods to provide this has been well documented but NIN report ignores that.
NIN has been hell bent on proving the minimal requirement for human body, as recommended by WHO, need to be diluted. This is done for political, not scientific reasons. Only one wishes the so called scientists at NIN spend a fraction of their time actually researching nutrition instead of issuing nonsensical comments based on politics and prejudice.
I am not holding a brief for protein supplement manufacturers but NIN is clearly not basing their comments on scientific data