Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011: report
Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would …
Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air
Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact
Beyond a flailing state
Health ministry cannot provide basic services, the finance ministry cannot collect taxes and the chaos of governance worsens
How government policies are putting our hearts at risk
The food we eat poses the biggest risk to the heart, yet the processed food industry is allowed to sell food high on fats, salt and sugar without …
Is America the right partner for India to deal with antimicrobial resistance?
The US has largely relied upon voluntary measures to curb the misuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry farms
Drug pricing policies bent to favour pharma industry, allege health experts
Nearly 83 per cent medicines out of the ambit of price control policy, thus making them out of reach for most patients, say two recent reports
Large parks can reduce depression risk: study
Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks
India’s first centre for chronic conditions launched
The centre will conduct research into chronic diseases to find solutions and prevent their spread
Private healthcare 20 times costlier than public healthcare: study
Despite high cost of treatment, private sector still takes care of 80 per cent of all outpatient care and about 60 per cent of all inpatient care
India is 20 yrs behind in managing non-communicable diseases, shows survey
Pilot assessment in Shimla and Udaipur shows high prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and poor health infrastructure
Standards set for paramedics
Allied health services bodies say National Occupational Standards for Allied Health and Paramedics influenced by corporate sector
Budget brings no relief to health sector
FM does not mention Universal Health Coverage, combines rural and urban health missions while making allocations
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
Attractive cigarette packs may go up in smoke
India might follow in Australia’s footsteps to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products
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
Time to wake up to threat of NCDs
As the UN begins its meeting to devise strategies to tackle NCDs, Indian public health activists say it was a wake-up call for the health …
Non-communicable diseases: The unrecognised public health threat
Health is rarely the topic of discussion at the UN general assembly. But starting September 19, the UN began a high-level meeting to debate a …
Jairam urges caution over Lancet series recommendations on nutrition
Rural development minister shares concerns of activists at launch of Lancet series; stresses community role in fight against malnutrition