As told to Parliament (July 21, 2023): Unseasonal rains in March 2023 ruined over 18,000 hectares of crops in Chhattisgarh

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

HIV-associated tuberculosis on the rise: India TB Report

Pediatric and drug-resistant TB major concerns for India

FSSAI launches Eat Right campaign to curb consumption of sugar, salt and fat

The objective is to combat negative nutritional trends and fight lifestyle diseases

Even shorter workouts help

Exercise changes the way fat is stored

Injecting a cure

Bitter sweet mess

Exposure to dioxins may lead to diabetes

High on sugar

Diabetes on the rise in India

Sugar-coated menace

Researchers link aerated drinks to diabetes in women

It does not start with belly fat

‘Lean Diabetes — a distinct entity warranting further investigation’

Rare type of diabetes inunderweight, thin people; Cases mostly from  low- or medium-income countries 

Lifestyle diseases, change in nutrition consumption pattern making urban India unhealthy

A new study finds rise in cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and diabetes among urban population of the country

Sin tax for redemption

The Goods and Services Tax of 40 per cent on “sugar-sweetened aerated and flavoured water” has a big bang impact on public health

A common class of insecticides puts farmers at high risk of diabetes

Long-term exposure to organophosphate insecticides puts the farming community at a higher risk of developing diabetes, shows a study

Expert team against diabetes

Eggplant controls type 2 diabetes

Sour taste

A prick-free test for diabetes

Traffic-driven diabetes

Air pollution may raise risk

FSSAI has no reason ‘to not have warning labels’ on packaged foods  

With new estimates of huge burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases, FSSAI should act strong and mandate a warning label in the interest …

Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives

Low-, middle-income countries account for 85% global premature deaths from non-communicable diseases

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Surgical site infections worsening globally

Surgical site infections are the third-most common hospital-acquired infections in the world

MIT scientists develop tortoise-shaped pill to deliver insulin

An alternative to the injection, the capsule contains a small needle made of compressed insulin that can inject into the stomach wall without the …

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

Gastronomical preferences

A diet low in starch could be one of the reasons for diabetes in women

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