Health issues in India
When it comes to helping deaf children live with their condition, devices such as cochlear implants are only the first step. According to experts, helping children with hearing impairment learn to live with their conditions and the effect of these implements is just as important. Exact figures as to the number of people living with […]
Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually […]
In a hospital in Bengaluru, cases of a serious eye disease have increased by twenty percent in the last year. Keratoconus is an illness which causes the cornea to thin over time, usually affecting both eyes and causing a range of complications such as blurred vision and sensitivity to light. In the 2017-18 period, Dr […]
While the term “dry eye disease” may conjure up images of a mildly irritating condition, the disease has the potential to cause blindness — a condition considerably more severe than a minor irritation. Studies project that, by 2030, 275 million Indians could be affected by dry eye disease. Due to the sheer number of people […]
Survival rates for those with glioblastomas — an aggressive form of brain tumour — in India are dismal. Those who develop them have been documented as surviving, at most, fourteen months. The study presenting these survival rates — conducted by the Institute of Neurosciences based in Gurgaon — appear doubtful that a cure is in […]
Health Issues India talks to Dr Mikashmi Kohli, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill International TB Centre, about a recent study she co-authored with Dr Madhukar Pai about the importance of essential diagnostics in the path towards universal healthcare. The study, “Essential Diagnositcs: A Key Element […]
Bacterial infections are a major issue in India. From tuberculosis to standard food poisoning, they account for many of the most common infectious conditions in the country. Diagnosis can often take several days, or even weeks, if the facilities in the area are not prepared to analyse bacterial samples. A new device developed at Penn […]
An Rs 20 crore project has been commissioned by the Union Ministry of Science and Technology to establish a state-of-the-art genomics facility at Allahabad University. Professor Rizvi of the Department of Biochemistry has been named as the principal investigator of the facility. The professor elaborated on the potential for the facility, stating “the technology is […]
By 2040, the number of people living with cancer who require chemotherapy will increase significantly worldwide. The burden will be most pronounced in low- or middle-income countries, including India, home to the third largest number of people living with cancer in the world. “The number of cancer cases necessitating first-line chemotherapy treatment will increase by […]
Hundreds of thousands of Alzheimer’s cases worldwide may not be responding to treatment simply because they are not Alzheimer’s disease, according to recent data. Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the numerous other kinds of dementia are becoming a global health issue. Increases in life expectancy the globe over have placed millions of people into the […]
![The patient was a four-year-old female who was first seen three months before with a two day history of swelling of the upper lid of the left eye and lower lid of the right eye. This was apparently due to some skin eruption. The patient was also thought to have congenital glaucoma and the sclerae were noted to be blue. The corneas also protruded anteriorly and it was thought the patient might possibly have keratoconus. The patient was thought to have the syndrome of blue sclerotics with a high myopic astigmatism. Incidentally, the parents were first cousins. Generally, the patient had a brachycephaly, there was no nystagmus and the heart was normal. The patient was thought to possibly have osteogenesis imperfecta. She was also thought to have the typical physique of Marfan's, but the lenses were not dislocated. She had blue sclerae ([1], [2]) and keratoconus and she was -6.00 to -8.00 diopters myopic. It appeared that the patient had type VI Ehler's Danlos syndrome on the basis of the blue sclera, high myopia and keratoconus.](https://i1.wp.com/www.healthissuesindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ehlers-danlos.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 "Eye disease on the rise in Bengaluru. Is pollution to blame?")
