Is UN giving in to industry?

UN adopts resolution to fight chronic lifestyle diseases, without targets or commitments

Elderly & lonely

India has more elderly people than ever before. Most of them have little social security and cannot afford healthcare. While the government seems …

Hidden industry hand

Attempts are on to derail UN initiative to declare noncommunicable diseases a global priority

Asia, Pacific consuming natural resources too fast

WWF-ADB report recommends green growth and protection of terrestrial and marine environments

India's nutritional puzzle

From the maw of the Indian state there has emerged an undigested piece of development cake: nutritionally speaking, people's diets are out of …

One in four Indians above 30 risks dying of lifestyle diseases: WHO

Report shows India has no multi-pronged plan to reduce NCDs or a proper monitoring and surveillance system

Poor kids rarely get free treatment in private hospitals of Delhi: study

Quota for free treatment of economically weaker sections in private hospitals under-utilised; less than half of the children referred from …

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study

Content labelling norms flouted in 48 per cent packaged food items

Survey finds nearly three-fourth food items do not display salt and sodium content on packets

Eat at your own risk

Junk food is bad for health. Its definition tells its inner story—food that is high on calories and saturated fat but low on nutrition. 

Not so young at heart

Young hearts are more stressed out than they used to be. They bear much more pressure these days just to beat. Heart disease is no more an …

Danone, Unilever and Nestle top newly released nutrition index

Report scores 25 companies on basis of their written policies for increasing access to nutritious products; critics call it a whitewash

Green tribunal issues notice to five Delhi hospitals

Private, government hospitals found not adhering to standards of bio-medical waste disposal

Pro-industry food safety and standards bill does not address safety concerns

"We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun." -- George Orwell in his 1937 novel The Road …

Trimming fats

The US is determined to eliminate trans fatty acids from its food. Can India do the same?

Non communicable diseases causing more premature deaths in India now

World Bank report says heart diseases have replaced TB and sepsis as two of the five leading causes of deaths between 1990 and 2010

Think before you drink

Studies confirm energy drinks like Red Bull can be unsafe. India yet to limit their caffeine content

India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

Countries commit to tackling non-communicable diseases

A UN declaration, which was signed by several heads of states, asks food manufacturers to reduce salt, free sugars and saturated and industrially …

Atrial fibrillation patients at greater stroke risk when exposed to air pollution: Study

AFib is a common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 2.7 million Americans

Common heart medication less effective in south Asian people – new research

Clopidogrel may not be effective for many British south Asians

Climate change may worsen conditions of patients with heart problems

Body weight of people with heart failure would fluctuate during heatwaves

Researchers develop reusable, paper-based lycopene sensors

Lycopene-rich foods may reduce cancer risks

Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

Warning attacks