Despite accounting for thirteen percent of all deaths in India in 2016, few could explain the risks or symptoms of the disease. Despite its common nature, many could not even call the condition by name. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) does not share the same public spotlight as other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer …
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Machine learning and AI are finding ever more ways to integrate into daily life. The concept is used for a broad range of applications, from finance to space exploration to healthcare. In the latter field, one novel approach is attempting to use AI to assist with identifying mental illness. Indian researchers may have developed a …
Tributes have poured in from across India for Goa Chief Minister and leading BJP politician Manohar Parrikar, who died on Sunday aged 63 after battling pancreatic cancer. The Chief Minister is believed to have been battling advanced pancreatic cancer for more than a year, though the Goa state government did not confirm the exact nature …
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When it comes to sleep, how much is enough? And on World Sleep Day, ask yourself: am I getting enough sleep and should I worried about snoring How much sleep you get is important for a number of reasons. Sleep affects a number of different health indicators, from healthier ageing to better weight management to …
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When you go to vote this time, do consider health as one of the biggest benefits of democracy. When thinking about democracy and its advantages, positive effects on health are often not the first thing that comes to mind. Yet new research published in The Lancet suggests democracy plays a bigger role in better health …
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Tamil Nadu is grappling with a rising burden of kidney disease, doctors say. To what extent is this reflective of a broader public health problem facing India? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 65,000 patients in Tamil Nadu, medicos speaking at an event in Madurai said yesterday. Of these 65,000 kidney disease patients, 15,000 are in …
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Dry eye disease may sound trivial. However, the condition may be more concerning than people may think. All but unheard of, dry eye disease – in its most severe forms – can lead to blindness. Concerningly for India, dry eye disease could affect fifty percent of city dwellers in the country by 2030. This would …
Recent research conducted in India on stem cell models may unveil more of the mechanisms behind familial Alzheimer’s disease. Critically, the Indian laboratory’s approach to researching the disease may make future investigations easier. Estimates place the number of patients with dementia in India at around four million. Worldwide numbers of dementia cases are estimated to …
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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 …
India’s cancer cases are increasing by the day. As noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as the country’s dominant cause of death, cancer has become India’s second biggest killer – behind only heart disease. Yet as recent figures show, there is a huge lack of infrastructure to tackle one of India’s foremost health crises. Just 62 …
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