March 2018

Rotis are crippling eight million Indians, but most of them don’t know it

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The All India India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) estimates around six to eight million people in India suffer from celiac disease. Indians are likely genetically predisposed to have a problem digesting wheat. Despite this, public awareness of the condition is low. The estimated figures are based on a study conducted by doctors at AIIMS …

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Traditional medicine gaining popularity in India

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Support for traditional therapies is growing in India – potentially at the expense of public health. Many now express enthusiasm for homoeopathic remedies over allopathic treatments, believing Western medicine to be only a short term relief. This sentiment is perhaps best summarised by Paryda Krishnamurthy, chairman of the Telengana Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation. At …

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China responsible for pollution of Indian water?

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The Brahmaputra river is being contaminated with bacteria and iron due to construction upstream in neighbouring China, claims Sarbananda Sonowal, chief minister of Assam. The river originates in the Tibetan Himalayas, flowing from China into India, through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam before flowing into Bangladesh. Officials in India claim construction within the Chinese segment of the …

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Hemex Health raises funds for “lab in a box”

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A portable “lab in a box” in development could bring clinical testing services — otherwise performed within laboratories — to remote rural locations across India. The portable laboratory is being developed by Hemex Health with the intention of being able to diagnose potentially fatal diseases such as malaria and sickle cell disease, both of which …

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India’s food regulators inspect fewer than one percent of products properly, auditor says

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Only one percent of food approved or sale in India has been tested for pesticides according to a new government report. The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – the country’s top regulator of food quality and safety is under broader scrutiny for low standards and poor implementation. A lack of adequate equipment and …

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How Pierce Brosnan wound up in a tobacco firestorm in India

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Actor Pierce Brosnan of James Bond fame has found himself at the centre of tobacco-related controversy in India. Health officials in Delhi have sent the actor a show cause notice over the actor’s appearances in advertisements for a brand of pan masala sold by Pan Bahar. Pan masala Pan masala is a popular chewing mixture …

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Government to monitor child health and education through ID numbers

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The government has announced plans for a central ID system for children that will track their progress through the education system and record health data. Government officials claim the programme will encompass a number of government ministries. The ministries that would be involved include human resources development, women and child development, health and family welfare, …

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Why does India have the most newborn deaths in the world?

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A mother and her newborn in Madhya Pradesh. By DFID – UK Department for International Development (The importance of breastfeeding from birth) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Every year, 2.6 million newborns in the world die within a month of their birth. Twenty-four percent of these deaths happen in India. India has a …

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West Bengal will not participate in Modicare, says CM Banerjee

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West Bengal will not participate in Modicare, says Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) has polarised opinion since it was announced in the Budget earlier this year. Its financing has been an area of particular scrutiny, with controversy over the Centre’s plans for states to bear part of the cost. A …

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