In India, a country with a vast population and a diverse socio-economic fabric, healthcare remains fraught with challenges including disparities in access. These socio-economic disparities are deep, and they influence health outcomes. It is imperative to bridge these gaps amid the ongoing epidemiological, nutritional and demographic transitions that are bringing …
The process of burning solid waste to convert it to energy at a recycling plant in South Delhi has made the air near the unit 25 times more polluted than the permissible limit, a surprise check of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant has revealed. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked Central …
Few issues in Delhi whip people into as much of a frenzy as Jindal's Okhla-based waste-to-energy plant. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in Okhla have been enraged that the plant has been situated a mere 200 metres away from the colony. Layers of ash and soot that blanketed the neighbourhood in …
The Tamil Nadu government has banned gutka and pan masala with immediate effect. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa had announced in the assembly on May 8 about the ban but a notification was not issued till now. It will be illegal to manufacture, store, distribute and sell these tobacco products. The …
The action plan provides a road map and a menu of policy options for all Member States and other stakeholders, to take coordinated and coherent action, at all levels, local to global, to attain the nine voluntary global targets, including that of a 25% relative reduction in premature mortality from …
KOZHIKODE: The city corporation will conduct door-to-door cancer screening for women in a bid to reduce the number of cases here. The civic body has decided to extend the ambitious Jeevanam project of Kudumbashree Mission to the entire corporation covering around 3.5 lakh women. The survey will begin in August …
The super speciality cancer institute proposed to be set up here will have in-house facilities for research, educational programmes and training of medical and para-medical personnel. The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for setting up the institute . The Cabinet meeting was presided over by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister …
Non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and injuries have become the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. Tobacco use and hypertension are the leading attributable risk factors for deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and respiratory diseases. Pakistan has the sixth highest …
Cancer might become the leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases by 2015 in the country if the current trend of significant increase in different cancers’ continued unabated, two cancer experts Dr. P. Vijay Anand Reddy and Dr. Senthil J. Rajappa have said. Dr. Reddy, Director of Apollo Cancer Hospital, …
While there has been an overall increase in gastrointestinal diseases in Goa, the state has also registered highest number of colorectal cancer -- commonly known as colon or bowel cancer -- cases in the country. About 80-100 cases of colorectal cancer cases are reported in the state every year, a …
To prevent serious injury from being caused to environment and humans, national green tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday banned burning of plastics, tyres, wires or any such materials in the scrap market of Mayapuri here. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed that no one in the …
15-Year-Old American Develops A Faster, Cheaper Way For Early Detection A15-year-old high school student in the US, whose uncle died of pancreatic cancer, has developed the first test for the disease that could detect tumours before they become too advanced to treat. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate for …
Expressing concern over the growing problem of vitamin-D deficiency across the globe, the second international conference on “Vitamin-D deficiency and its health consequences”, held recently in Abu Dhabi, has stressed on creating awareness and education among the masses, especially women, to control this global pandemic. The prime objective of the …
High Levels of Radiation Suspected In Several Areas Kochi: In the wake of increasing number of complaints of high-level radiation from mobile phone towers, the government has finally decided to conduct a radiation intensity mapping in the city to identify areas where the radiation is above permissible limits. The Kerala …
Nearly 70,000 people in Northern Ireland are living with cancer, or have had a cancer diagnosis in the last 18 years. The figure - 69,377 - is contained in a report by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, in association with Macmillan Cancer Support. There has been a yearly rise of …
Says Punjab, Haryana have failed to cut down on use of pesticides In Punjab, one person succumbs to cancer every minute-and-a-half. On an average, 18 persons die of cancer everyday. But these statistics may soon change. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has called for remedial measures after taking cognisance …
- Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility and cancers, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed report, published last week in the scientific journal Entropy, said evidence indicates that residues of "glyphosate," the …
Caught in the throes of cancer, Punjab seems to have finally heard the wake-up call. The state, with an average 90 cancer patients per one lakh population - higher than the national average of 80 per lakh - has declared the groundwater in Bathinda unsafe for drinking and decided to …
Last month the Bhatinda Municipal Corporation put stickers on all 540 handpumps in the town, warning people that the water from them is unfit for drinking. At the same time, the municipality is proud to report that it has installed 48 Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plants in different localities …
Following the direction of the union government, Tripura and Meghalaya will ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of gutka (tobacco–laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala (a chewing mixture), officials said on Tuesday. Health department officials of Tripura and Meghalaya said that both the States have already taken initiative to …
After her path-breaking discovery of 14 new species of Chironomus or midge fly in 2009, local scholar Dr Pragya Khanna’s has come up with alarming research findings suggesting “poisoning” of Jammu region’s groundwater with heavy metals (effluents) discharged by industrial estates. This may have a cascading effect on the health …
