Globally, 2.2 billion people are affected by poor eye health – and one billion of these cases could have been prevented. This is according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released in advance of World Sight Day, observed today. The observance offers an opportunity for India to take note of its own visually impaired …
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) intends for India to be a trans fats-free nation by 2022 with efforts underway to phase them out from food in the next coming years. “Momentum is growing for the global elimination of industrially-produced trans [fats], with nearly one third of the world’s population in 28 …
Malnutrition continues to be a significant public health and development burden in India, impacting the health of the nation’s children in manifold ways – as the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) reminds us. Recent Union Health Ministry data, based on the findings of the CNNS which was conducted between 2014 and 2018, found high prevalences …
A new device could lead to improved outcomes for people with dry eye disease, a condition with a significant footprint in India. Dry eye disease is a condition which, in its severest form, can lead to blindness. It is typically the result of dysfunctional tear-producing glands, which leaves no lubricated or moist layer covering the …
In an effort to raise oral health awareness in India, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have collaborated to launch a digital program called ‘e-DantSeva’. The platform, in the form of a website and mobile app, will provide information concerning the government-run National Oral …
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called on citizens to come to the aid of those who have been involved in accidents, emphasising the importance of the ‘golden hour’ in emergency medicine, and announcing that costs of emergency care will be borne by the state government. Kejriwal was speaking at an event commemorating a government …
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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has reiterated support for the government ban on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes, arguing in favour of the measure for the benefit of public health. “ENDS have a net negative impact on public health,” the Minister said during a recent interview, citing statistics which indicate that …
The World Health Organization (WHO), in advance of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, has launched a campaign aimed at suicide prevention and awareness. It is entitled ‘Forty Seconds of Action’ – referencing the fact that, every forty seconds, a person commits suicide. “Put simply, this is an opportunity to show you care,” the …
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Penicillin, a medication formerly dropped from production in India, may be making a comeback. A committee comprising of a number of officials from the Department of Health Research has been formed with the intention of addressing the burden of rheumatic fever in the country. Rheumatic fever is a streptococcal infection that can later lead to …
Heart disease is known to be India’s biggest killer, but are women more likely to be affected? Studies suggest this is the case. The reasons for this may, at least in part, be preventable. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, women are three times more likely to suffer …
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