October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Telangana state capital Hyderabad commemorated the observance by illuminating monuments and other sites in pink – reflecting the colour of the ribbon which serves as the symbol for the event. “Breast Cancer Awareness Month…helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well …
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Among India’s mining communities, one of the major threats to health is silicosis. Nationwide, between three and ten million workers are at risk of developing the disease, for which there is no known cure. In Rajasthan, the scourge of silicosis is felt acutely by mining communities. It was reported last year that there is an …
In just a decade, India’s elderly population increased from seventy million to 104 million. This change occurred across the 2001-11 period, with the elderly population reaching ever greater numbers since then. With such a sharp rise in elderly individuals, India needs to brace itself for a future where Alzheimer’s disease is a regular occurrence. Estimates …
Over the last 25 years, India has seen a fifty percent rise in heart disease cases according to doctors at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre. Heart disease accounted for 28.1 percent of all deaths in India in 2016, making this statement far from implausible. The condition is India’s most prominent cause of death …
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are an ever growing issue in India. Latest figures suggest as many as 5.2 million people die from NCDs every year. This figure is no surprise, Heart disease alone accounted for 28.1 percent of all deaths in India in 2016. Add to this the deaths resulting from NCDs such as cancer, asthma …
India is home to forty percent of the world’s cases of heart failure, according to a recent report in the Times of India. The announcement was made by Maharashtra public health minister Eknath Shinde during the Times of India’s initiative on heart failure last week. India currently forms roughly a fifth of the world’s population; …
More than 20,000 health and wellness centres (HWCs) are operational across India. HWCs mark a major commitment by the Centre to strengthening primary healthcare infrastructure in the country, coming as part of its flagship health insurance initiative, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) or Ayushman Bharat. In the previous year, 20,942 HWCs have become …
Heart disease is India’s leading cause of death. However, a diagnosis does not necessarily entail a death sentence. An article entitled “Why heart failure is not the end of the world” was recently published in the Times of India, highlighting the need for early diagnosis. They note that, in India, it is typical for an …
Sarcoidosis — a disease which involves inflammation within the lungs — is a relatively obscure health concern in India. It is rarely diagnosed and so prevalence rates are all but unknown. Concerningly, the disease may be adding to the development of drug resistance in strains of tuberculosis (TB). Sarcoidosis has a number of symptoms that …
Three cities in Maharashtra will benefit from centres of excellence in mental health treatment. The centres will be located at regional psychiatric facilities in Nagpur, Pune, and Thane which will be upgraded to offer curricula for students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels concerning mental health issues and their treatment. Tata Trusts is involved in the …
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