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Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...- India’s unique diabetes profile: The Indian diabetes phenotype—why our bodies react differentlyDiabetes is rapidly increasing in India, affecting over 101 million people, often manifesting differently than in the West. Indians tend to...
- From kids to adults, no one is safe: UNICEF reveals alarming spike in obesity across India, & the urgent steps needed to fight itIndia, grappling with persistent undernutrition, now faces a surge in childhood obesity, surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition...
- India's obesity crisis: Tackling the hidden epidemic with awareness, but systemic change is keyIndia is grappling with the world's third-highest obesity rate, which has tripled in the past decade. The Government of India has launched ...
- Mumbai CEO requests Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto to stop India’s junk food addiction, asks people to cookShantanu Deshpande, Founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, expressed concerns about India's fast food delivery industry's rapid growth....
- For Nestle, how babies in India are different from Europe when it comes to sugarAdded sugar in baby food products sold in India and Thailand, but not in Germany and UK? A recent report by a Swiss investigative organisat...
- 40% Covid-19 survivors face elevated diabetes risk: Top endocrinologistThose who survived Covid-19 remain at a 40 per cent elevated risk for diabetes in the first year. A subsequent post-pandemic wave of new di...
- Poor diet linked to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes globally: StudyMore than 14.1 million type 2 diabetes cases in 2018 were attributed to poor diet, representing over 70% of new diagnoses worldwide, accord...
- High blood sugar management: These 5 nuts can help in controlling the diseaseThe impact of lifestyle on type 2 diabetes is significant, with diet playing a significant role. Nuts are high in nutrients and have a vari...
- Nations must address barriers against access to affordable medicines, new technologies: India at UNThe 193-member General Assembly decided by consensus to proclaim December 27 as the 'International Day of Epidemic Preparedness' - a day to...
- Over the past three decades, India has gained 10 years in life expectancy: Lancet studyThe study, published in the Lancet journal, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ra...
- ICMR's chief epidemiologist retires, sources say will continue to advise govt in Covid-19 policy decisionsA public health expert in communicable disease, Raman Gangakhedkar was instrumental in the prevention and control measures of the HIV epide...
- Are you diabetic? Having almonds may reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseasesAlmond consumption as part of a healthy diet may help improve glycemic and cardiovascular measures and lead to better health.
- Food enrichment for a healthier India
- Clamour for sugar tax to combat diabetes, obesity growing; industry unfazedSugar is increasingly being seen as dangerous, but Indian producers are putting up a brave front and saying the sweetener is being needless...
- Poultry India announces launch of all-India protein awareness campaignIt is a national initiative to educate people on the vital role proteins play in enhancing day-to-day health, fitness and general wellbeing.
- Health activists call to widen 'health tax' net, ask govt to tax sugar-sweetened beveragesMany public health activists have sought a steep hike in tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. They claim taxing the beverages—as has been done...
- Life expectancy in India goes up by 5 years in a decadeLife expectancy has gone up by 5 years, from 62.3 years for males and 63.9 years for females in 2001-2005 to 67.3 years and 69.6 years resp...
- Budget 2012: 96% rise in budgetary allocations for health researchResearch on matters on epidemics, natural calamities & development of tools to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases has been given more...
- Budget 2011: Children’s health needs attention, say activistsDemanding an increase in the health budget, Save the Children CEO Thomas Chandy said children were dying of preventable and treatable cause...
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