Fact about Tuberculosis, TB
Key facts Tuberculosis (TB) is a top infectious disease killer worldwide. In 2014, 9.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. Over 95% of…
World Health Assembly adopts new resolution on Health Regulations
GENEVA / AMN The Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly which ended on May 28 approved new resolutions on WHO’s Framework for Engagement with Non-State Actors; the Sustainable Development Goals; International Health…
Smoking during pregnancy may up schizophrenia risk in kids
A new study has warned that smoking during pregnancy may increase the risk of schizophrenia in baby. Researchers from Columbia University (CU) in the US evaluated nearly 1,000 cases of…
Air pollution increase risk of developing heart disease
A new study in the US has warned that long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing heart disease. The study has found people living in areas…
Prices of 500 drugs reduced in last two years: Minister
AMN / Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar has said that government has reduced the prices of 500 drugs, surgical supplies and other medical consumables in the last…
Asthma can be beaten but not killed
By Shobha Shukla Asthma is a common chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) that is usually characterised by inflammation of the bronchial tubes or airways of the lungs. 10,000 litres of air…
Screening for breast and cervical cancer is crucial for public health
By Akanksha Sethi Breast and cervical cancers are two major cancers among women. For decades, cervical cancer was the most common cancer in women in India. But now, breast cancer…
India signs agreement with WHO to promote yoga, ayurveda
AMN / India has signed a historic Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) with World Health Organization (WHO) for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional…
Abortion study: 25% of pregnancies terminated
Global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute have found that one in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year. The study in the Lancet said 56…
5 lakh people die of cancer in India annually: Govt
AMN / Government of India today informed that five lakh people die of cancer in India annually. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Health Minister J P Nadda…