The consortium, Let’s Fix Our Food, has come out with suggestions to control intake of high-fat, salt & sugar foods. Over 17 mn children & adolescents in India are affected by obesity.
An analysis by scientists from Indian Council of Medical Research, published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, examines cancer data from 2013 to 2022.
Published in Indian Journal of Medical Research, study classifies nearly 10% prescriptions as 'unacceptable', says such lapses can lead to adverse drug reactions & risk patient health.
The study, published in American Cancer Society Journal, shows survival rate 5 yrs after diagnosis ranges from 41.9% in Pasighat to 74.9% in Mizoram. In countries like US, it's over 90%.
ICMR & Ayush ministry have identified nearly 30 ‘priority’ diseases including cancer & multiple sclerosis. But experts are divided over efficacy of 'integrated healthcare'.
ICMR scientist says existing tests to diagnose life-threatening bacterial disease 'not very reliable'. India reports nearly 45 lakh cases of typhoid each year, highest in the world.
Long wait for Covaxin’s emergency-use listing has perplexed many. The issue was discussed at great length during Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s meeting with WHO Director-General Tuesday.
According to the minutes of the meeting held last month, ICMR director Balram Bhargava said mass gatherings must be discouraged and if permitted, prior vaccination should be ensured.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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