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Nadda asks MPs to ensure health check-up for all citizens in their constituencies every year
The minister said that ever since the campaign started, 35 crore...
Universal Sompo launches vision insurance plan
Universal Sompo General Insurance on Thursday launched a vision...
5-8 million Indians suffering from Alzheimer’s
In India, people with Alzheimer’s are possibly between 5.3 million to 8.2 million. Because of the usage of curcumin, a powerful anti-oxidant that possess anti-inflammatory properties which helps fight the disease, Indians have substantially managed the increase of...
Talent war, rising costs causing Indian employers to rethink benefits strategy: WTW Survey
In India, employers see risk and insurance benefits (51 per cent), health benefits (51 per cent) and career, training and development (43 per cent) as the most important benefits in their portfolios ''Economic factors, a tough labour market and tight budgets are...
Kerala to conduct surveillance study on Nipah virus: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
"It cannot be said that the Nipah threat has gone away. It is a relief that the disease has not spread to more people. The government is going ahead with effective measures to prevent the spread and ensure better treatment for those infected. The entire health system...
India can avert 4.6 mn deaths by 2040 with better hypertension control: WHO
Uncontrolled hypertension is known to cause heart attack, stroke and premature death. In fact, the report showed that 52 per cent deaths in the country due to cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack can be attributed to elevated blood pressure New Delhi: Better...
Annual cost for reaching the SDGs? More than $5 trillion
When expanded to cover all developing economies, using the median per-capita cost for the 48 in the study, total annual needs ris to between $6.9 trillion and $7.6 trillion The analysis focuses on six paths for transformation through sustainable development: social...
4 out of every 5 people with hypertension are not adequately treated: WHO
The number of people living with hypertension (blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher or taking medication for hypertension) doubled between 1990 and 2019, from 650 million to 1.3 billion. Nearly half of people with hypertension globally are currently unaware of...
Nipah situation is totally under control in Kerala: Minister Veena George
''We are on constant alert, constant vigil, that will continue, and integration of some departments, like we have developed a ''one health programme'' in Kerala based on our experiences on Nipah. Because this is an era of zoonotic diseases, we cannot stay away from...
Unhealthy snacks raise risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease: Study
Dr Sarah Berry from King’s College London and chief scientist at ZOE said, “Considering 95 per cent of us snack, and that nearly a quarter of our calories come from snacks, swapping unhealthy snacks such as cookies, crisps and cakes to healthy snacks like fruit and...
‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage
“The fact that so many people cannot benefit from affordable, quality, essential health services not only puts their own health at risk, it also puts the stability of communities, societies and economies at risk,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General...
Climate change hitting fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
The increasing challenges of climate change and conflict mean the world is likely to miss the target of putting an end to AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030 without "extraordinary steps", said Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund. Climate change and conflict...