World Hearing Day: Keep your ears Alert
World Hearing Day is observed on March 3rd to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. By Dr…
12 lakh people treated free of cost under Ayushman Bharat
AMN / NEW DELHI Over 12 lakh people have been treated free of cost under Ayushman Bharat scheme, the world’s largest health care programme, the CEO of Ayushman Bharat Dr…
Excessive iron intake can harm pregnant women
Iron deficiency and anaemia cannot be used interchangeably HEALTH DESK As per a recent study, fortification coupled with supplementation may expose varying but significant proportions of women in 24 states…
Alcohol causes 3.3 million deaths every year worldwide
Excessive consumption can cause heart problems, liver disease, and even mortality in the longer term Health Desk / New Delhi As per WHO estimates, worldwide, 3.3 million (~6%) deaths every…
Indians lack adequate exercise and need to get a little more active
Harm reduction through physical activity can ward off diseases HEALTH DESK A published in The Lancet found that 4 out of 10 Indians were not sufficiently active. Some studies have…
Conference on Unani Medicine focuses on role of the system for public health
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi The two-day National Conference on Unani Medicine that concluded on Tuesday deliberated on the contributions and potentials of Unani Medicine in public health and highlighted…
India committed to increasing overall health allocations to 2.5% of GDP: Nadda
AMN / NEW DELHI UNION Health Minister JP Nadda today said that India stands committed to increase its overall health allocations to 2.5 per cent of GDP. Mr Nadda said…
Business as usual will fail us on Cancer Control, SDGs
HEALTH DESK 193 governments including those of India, committed to reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cancers by 25% by 2025 and one-third by 2030 (UN Sustainable…
Why you must know about cardiothoracic and vascular diseases
HEALTH DESK Cardiothoracic means “pertaining to the heart and chest”, although, it generally refers to the chest. On the other hand, vascular system or the circulatory system, refers to the…
Blinking and rest prerequisites for optimum eye health
Majority of the people ignore eye health and do not take precautions HEALTH DESK According to a recent study, lack of awareness about eye-related diseases and its symptoms leads to…