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Genetic editing to rid us of depression?

Depression and other mental health conditions are reaching epidemic proportions in India. It is a situation worsened by the consistent lack of access to mental health services. Such is the country’s burden from mental illness that it was addressed by President Ram Nath Kovind in a speech delivered last year. President Kovind highlighted the lack …

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Age of onset of type 1 diabetes can dictate life expectancy

Type 1 diabetes can reduce life expectancy if onset occurs when the patient is young, claims a study recently published in The Lancet. In India, diabetes numbers are surging. Concerningly, rates are increasing among India’s young population. It was recently revealed that around 97,000 children in India suffer from type 1 diabetes. In Delhi alone …

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A new treatment for pancreatic cancer?

Blocking a digestive hormone may help in preventing the spread of pancreatic cancer according to research conducted at from Georgetown University, US. India has traditionally had low rates of pancreatic cancer, but the disease has been increasing in prevalence in the last decade. This may be related to an uptake of westernised diets high in …

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NEET exam reforms dropped after health ministry plea

India’s Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has dropped plans to reform medical and dental entrance examinations after the intervention of the health ministry. Reforms proposed by the HRD Ministry would have seen the Entrance Test (NEET) being conducted twice a year under the ambit of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and through online …

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Why chronic constipation and indigestion can be alarming

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract – the system of the body that deals with digestion – is a breeding ground for cancers. In fact, it is responsible for more cancer cases and deaths than any other of the body’s systems. It is concerning news as thirty percent of GI cancer cases in India are not diagnosed …

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The depression epidemic among India’s seniors

India’s elderly population is projected to reach more than 340 million by 2050. Could that result in a new mental health epidemic? New data reveals that 21.9 percent of India’s elderly suffer from depression. This is a much higher rate than the global average. Fifteen percent of the world’s elderly population suffer from a mental …

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Insure the mentally ill, IRDAI orders

The health insurance industry has been directed to cover those with mental illnesses by India’s apex insurance regulator. “Every insurer shall make provision for medical insurance for treatment of mental illness,” the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) told the country’s 33 insurance firms in a circular. IRDAI’s instructions come on the heels …

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How Type 1 diabetes lowers life expectancy

Type 1 diabetes can reduce life expectancy if onset occurs when the patient is young, claims a study recently published in The Lancet. In India, diabetes numbers are surging. Disconcertingly, rates are increasing among India’s young population. It was recently revealed that around 97,000 children in India suffer from type 1 diabetes. In Delhi alone …

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Mind your salt intake, it’s bad for blood pressure

Salt intake is too high in India, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has warned. Is this leading to a crisis of high blood pressure? A PHFI study has found consumption of the foodstuff in three Indian states exceeds the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says you should eat less than …

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Gallbladder cancer cases on the rise

Cause for concern in Delhi Worldwide, gallbladder cancer is relatively uncommon. In Delhi, however, it’s on the rise. There are eleven cases of gallbladder cancer for every one lakh Delhiites, researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) estimate. This incidence may seem low. However, when one considers that the National Capital Region …

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