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24% deaths recorded in Delhi occurred due to infectious, parasitic diseases: Report
The number of institutional deaths due to cancer and related...
How air pollution is contributing to cancers in India
“Cancer rates are rising in India and have seen an upward trend in...
Common workplace fumes, dusts may heighten rheumatoid arthritis risk
It is well known that smoking increases a person's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, but it is unknown what effect inhaling dust and fumes from the workplace may have According to research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, breathing in...
India now faces a significant burden from the rising cancer incidence rate
According to estimates, India will record 19 to 20 lakh cancer cases by the end of 2022, although the actual incidence is 1.5 to 3 times higher, a lot of which goes undocumented In India during 2020, the combined age-standardized rate for all cancers, excluding...
Experts cite lack of awareness why many don’t seek treatment for OCD
According to WHO, only about 35 per cent to 40 per cent of people suffering from the disorder seek therapy. The number of people who receive evidence-based treatment for the disorder is fewer than 10 per cent. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the fifth most...
Indonesian families sue drug regulator, govt after children die of kidney disease
Nearly 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia this year and authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol and diethyelene glycol, found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to the illness Awan Puryadi, a lawyer...
Air pollution hurts Bangladesh GDP as well as health, World Bank says
Air pollution was deemed the second largest risk factor leading to deaths and disability in Bangladesh in 2019, with four out of the top five causes of total deaths being directly associated with its exposure. Dhaka: Bangladesh’s economic losses from ambient air...
FACTBOX-How many people might die, and why, if China loosens COVID restrictions
China could see 1.3 million to 2.1 million people die if it lifts its zero-COVID policy due to low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, British scientific information and analytics company Airfinity said on Monday. The company said it...
Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
“It's a significant reason for these early deaths because of poor quality health services. There's also a higher incidence of diseases such as tuberculosis, diabetes, stroke, sexually transmitted infections, and cardiovascular problems among persons with disabilities,...
Covid still highly transmissible between mammals
Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York in the US, developed computer simulations that show the coronaviruses use their spike proteins to attach themselves to the host cells in both bats and humans in...
Air pollution linked with multiple long-term health conditions: Study
“Our research has indicated that those people that live in areas of higher traffic-related air pollution are at greater risk of having multiple health conditions. People with more than one long-term health condition have a lower quality of life and greater dependence...
Covid pandemic altered teens’ brains, study finds
By comparing MRI scans from a cohort of 163 children taken before and during the pandemic, the study showed that this developmental process sped up in adolescents as they experienced the COVID-19 lockdowns, said first author on the paper, Ian Gotlib, Stanford...