Palm oil is consistently making the news both for its environmental impact and its deleterious effects on human health. Despite such grave headlines, palm oil is still widely consumed across the globe, with deforestation in Indonesia listing it as a key driving factor. India is one of the culprits of this deforestation. India is currently …
India, as of now, represents a minority of genomes within global genomic databanks. This underrepresentation could be letting a number of health conditions, as well as risks relating to the conditions, slide under the radar. One recent study of Asian genomes has uncovered the fact that a commonly-used anticonvulsant drug can have adverse effects if …
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The first study resulting from the GenomeAsia 100K project has revealed that Asia has at least ten distinct genetic ancestral lines, compared to the single genetic lineage found in northern Europe. The results were found from the genomic sequencing of 598 individuals belonging to 55 ethnic groups from India. The project is set to expand …
A fixture of the public health crisis since the announcement of the Government of India’s e-cigarette ban has been the expression of doctors’ concerns – and a number have been expressed since the ban was announced. Doctors’ concerns have been collated in a NewsVoir piece circulated by multiple outlets. “There is data available regarding e-cigarettes …
Diabetes — partially owing to the genetic risk unique to those in India and partially due to lifestyle factors — is one of the fastest growing health conditions in the country. However, as many as 60.5 percent of Indian diabetics do not properly control their blood sugar. The consequences of this practice, among others, can include diabetic retinopathy …
Paediatric oncology has witnessed a boon with the opening of three childhood cancer units by the Tata Memorial Centre. The push will see the number of children able to access free cancer treatment from the Institute increase to 5,000 by the end of 2020, compared to approximately 2,500 at present. The takeover of hospitals by …
Two non-government organisations (NGOs) are in the process of moving an appeal before the Supreme Court for India to enact a cigarette ban, in the wake of the Government’s prohibition of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Vaping became illegal in India in September with the promulgation of an ordinance by the Union Government, which has …
A cigarette ban: Could it happen in India? NGOs are working to make it a reality. Read More »
India is in desperate need of new means to combat heart disease. Heart conditions are India’s most common cause of death. In 2016, such ailments were responsible for 28.1 percent of deaths in the country. Forty percent of the world’s heart failures were recently found to occur in India, highlighting the considerable burden of heart …
Indian research helping to alleviate heart disease? Read More »
Air pollution has been implicated as a major contributing factor to a number of health conditions. Among these are lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study has delved deeper into the potentials for the link between air pollution and dementia, implicating pollution exposure as a factor of considerable harm to …
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A 56-year-old patient underwent a two-hour operation at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi last month. The result of the operation: a 7.4kg kidney being removed, roughly the same as a bowling ball. The man had been suffering from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, leading to the kidney becoming swollen and enlarged. A normal …
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