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Southeast Asia’s tobacco toll meets India’s tough tax moveTobacco causes more deaths in Southeast Asia than any other preventable factor, claiming 3.2 million lives annually. India is using fiscal ...- Air pollution caused 8.1 million deaths in 2021 globally, 2.1 million in India: ReportAir pollution contributed to 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021, with India and China recording 2.1 million and 2.3 million fatalities, r...
- WHO South-East Asia Region calls on member states to raise awareness about heart healthThe main causes to the burden of cardiovascular diseases include modifiable lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unh...
- Bengaluru honoured with $150,000 global award for tobacco control effortsBengaluru was honoured on Wednesday with the 2023 Partnership for Healthy Cities Award, along with Montevideo in Uruguay; Mexico City, Mexi...
- Even a glass of alcohol is enough to cause several health scares: WHOThere's no such thing as a safe limit to alcohol consumption.
- WHO says there's no safe limit of liquor consumption after cancer agency lists alcohol as high-risk carcinogenThe agency has previously found that alcohol causes at least seven types of cancer.
- Can consumption of ultraprocessed foods lead to premature deaths? Here's what you need to knowResearchers found that increased consumption of these foods was linked to more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazi...
- Every 2 seconds, 1 person under 70 dies of noncommunicable diseases in world: WHO report"Millions of people - especially in lower-income settings - cannot access the prevention, treatment and care that could prevent or delay no...
- WHO South-East Asia Region ministers to deliberate on priority issues next weekThe WHO statement said, that it will also review the progress made on other resolutions adopted by the previously led regional committee se...
- Stroke caused 7 lakh deaths in India in 2019: StudyThe paper is a collaborative effort between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Instit...
- World COPD Day: Quit smoking, wear a mask; incessant coughing, swollen feet are warning signsThe muscles used in breathing might require 10 times more calories than a healthy person.
- World Health Organisation publishes its first essential diagnostics listThe step was taken to address the problem of people's inability to access diagnostic services, thus failing to receive the correct treatmen...
- Bittersweet truth: More than 1.3 mn Indians are suffering from diabetesDiabetes and hypertension are high among the country's middle-aged and elderly people.
- Heart attacks and lung diseases top causes of death in IndiaIn addition to these two, communicable diseases like bronchitis, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and TB are also a part of the top 10 causes of death...
- Make changes to your lifestyle to keep diseases at bayPeople are prone to various diseases based on their sedentary lifestyle and occupational habits.
- Heart diseases in Indian women under-recognised: WHOThe World Health Organisation (WHO) today said that cardiovascular diseases among Indian women are "under- recognised" and remain "under-tr...
- India behind Bangladesh, Nepal in healthcare goalsCountries like China & Bangladesh have fared much better compared to India in dealing with infectious diseases like tuberculosis and measle...
- Stand up during work hours to stay fitIf you sit all day at work, you may want to pay attention to the first-ever UK guidelines designed to curb health risks of too much cumulat...
- World Health Organisation stresses on improving indoor air qualityOver 60 per cent of homes in WHO South-East Asia Region still use solid fuel for cooking. In India, this amounts to some 700 million people.
- Government to overhaul health systemGovt is working to overhaul the health system with an aim to advance the universal health coverage and focus on social indicators of health...
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