Elections begin this week, and it is worth appraising India’s diversity: not only evident in its cultural landscape but also in the distribution of wealth and wellness. Even as 22 percent of its population lives below the poverty line, India is home to 84 of the world’s billionaires according to Forbes 2016. India is the …
“It was something that I had never expected, I was really shocked,” Nandita Venkatesan said as she recalled finding out she had become re-infected with tuberculosis (TB) in 2013. It was six years after she was first diagnosed with the disease in 2007, some months before her eighteenth birthday. In a candid conversation profiled in …
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Economic growth coincides with decreased rates of stunting and wasting – but may also bring with it increased rates of obesity. This is according to a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology which analyses how the burden of malnutrition changes as countries undergo economic development. The study analysed these findings in …
In the West, eating disorders are well-known, well-characterised, and are thought to be increasing in frequency. This is due to a range of societal factors, of which the advent of social media is often highlighted. In India, however, eating disorders do not have official figures, are all but unstudied, and those who have them may …
Every year, India’s paddy field farmers burn seven to eight million metric tonnes of crop waste. The effect of this on India is astronomical – both on the country’s wallet, and its people’s health. Crop burning incurs a cost of almost US$30 billion every year, new research suggests. A groundbreaking study led by the International …
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition which involves an immune reaction to the gluten protein, commonly found in wheat, barley and rye products. This immune reaction results in inflammation of the small intestine, which can result in digestive issues and problems such as diarrhoea and anaemia. Awareness of the disease in India is at critically …
The Centre is looking to expand its efforts to promote alternative medicine to the grassroots level. Shripad Yesso Naik – the Union Minister for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) – said the ministry needed 12,500 health and wellness centres nationwide to expand access to AYUSH services. Naik identified state and union …
Around ninety percent of Indians are all but unaware of celiac disease claims a panel of experts at the recent International Symposium on Wheat Related Disorders (ISWD) hosted by the Celiac Society of India (CSI) on January 12, 2019. This is despite a potential eight million Indians suffering from the condition. Indians are unaware, but …
Indian researchers have found that frequent consumption of berries and pomegranates may be the answer to improving digestion and bowel health. Researchers at the Bangalore-based Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (InStem) alongside the University of Louisville discovered that a metabolite produced during the breakdown of berries in the gut relieves the effects …
Authorities have said the deadly mass poisoning of food at a temple in Karnataka last week was not the result of a lapse in sanitation. Rather, it was the result of something much more sinister. Police in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka have booked four people on suspicion of deliberately poisoning prasada offered to worshippers …
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