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Significance Of Mental Health: What Covid-19 Has Taught Us?

Pooja YadavJune 16, 20220

The Covid-19 pandemic and therefore the accompanying lockdowns compelled people to require an extended hard examine the state of their relationships. While meeting the immediate must quarantine and isolate, there has been a growing realisation that while one may have innumerable followers and friends on social media, those within the globe are way more limited. In vying for likes and sharing posts a few wonderful life, somewhere the power to physically discuss difficult things had diminished. Sharing feelings and problems in real conversations and confrontations is difficult and there's an all-round uneasiness about revealing what's truly being experienced—a growing anxiety and uncertainty about the new world created by the pandemic. Moods and sleep patterns are impacted. the lack t

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Increased incidences of ‘Heart attack’ among young people

Adit VarshneyJune 13, 20220

Recently, we have seen deaths of some popular celebrities due to Heart attack and it is quite fearsome as they were all in the dynamic phase of their lives. Big Boss fame Sidhdharta Shukla, Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar and famous singer Krishnakumar Kunnath,popularly known as 'KK', are the name of those celebrities whose death shocked the whole country. The most shocking part is that they all appeared to be healthy and fit, so what caused a sudden and unexpected death of these celebrities. Data shows there is an increase in 'Heart Attack' incidences among young people throughout the world. Myocardial Infarction, commonly known as 'Heart attack', is a condition where the blood supply to the cardiac or heart muscles gets abolished. Decreased or absent blood flow to heart muscles...

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71% Indians Can’t Afford Healthy Meals, 1.7 Million Die Every Year Due To Poor Diet: Report

Aditi priya singhJune 7, 20220

A report released by the Center for Science and Environment and Down to Earth magazine has demonstrated the way that 71% of Indians can't manage the cost of healthy food and more than 17 lakh (1.7 million) people pass on each year because of illnesses owing to an unhealthy eating routine. Overall 42% of the total population can't manage the cost of a healthy diet, said the report named "Province of India's Environment 2022: in figures". The report said that the diet of an average Indian doesn't contain an adequate number of organic products, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts and entire grains. In this way poor dietary habits can bring about respiratory infirmities, diabetes, malignant growth, strokes and coronary illness, it added. An Indian aged 20 or more consumes just 35.8 gra...

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“Greatly Dissatisfied”: India Raises Concern Over WHO’s Methodology To Report COVID Deaths

Sayani ChakrabortyMay 28, 20220

On Monday, India voiced serious concerns over the methodology used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to compile and publish its study on an excessive amount of deaths from all causes that were linked to COVID 19. In addition to this, India proposed that WHO be "connected to an accountability mechanism." During his talk at the 75th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the minister of health for the Union, Mansukh Mandaviya, said that the World Health Organization (WHO) ignored the concerns that India and other nations had expressed about the process and the sources of data. According to India's Health Minister, the WHO ignored country-specific real data that was provided by the legal authorities of India. He reported to the World Health Assembly that the Central Co...

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1 In 3 Teenage Girls Anaemic In Urban Society; Lifestyle’s A Major Cause: Study

Pooja YadavMay 25, 20220

A recent report states that anemia affects the urban society further with one in three teenage girls affected in cities. the most reason being they like diet fad or food. in step with the doctors, the dietary choices are increasing turning to subtle food lacking vital nutrients. Many tykes skip breakfast which should be the most important meal of the day. It ends up in wrong eating habits that cause weakness within the body system. Family meals also are a giant casualty of urban work schedules with teenagers and youngsters eating food at schools and restaurants. the incorrect choice of bread, oils, and dressings results in empty calories pilling up without essential vitamins and minerals. In India, 55.8% of women and 24.7% of men have anemia with the highest prevalence in Ass...

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Urban Mental Health Is Often Neglected: High Time To Take It Seriously

Pooja YadavMay 23, 20220

Mental Health as a problem is neglected in Urban India. consistent with a survey conducted by ICMR, every 10th Delhiite suffers from psychiatric illnesses like depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. But this is often one area that's afflicted most by a high treatment gap thanks to the social stigma attached to mental illnesses, lack of awareness and resistance to treatment by patients. The survey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on urban mental state between 2004 and 2009, show that 10% of Delhities suffer from psychiatric illnesses with depression being the foremost common ailment followed by anxiety and depression. The problem isn't confined to the less affluent pockets of capital, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences has been running mobile health un...

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HIV And Drug Abuse In India: A Correlation Causing Severe Threat

Pooja YadavMay 23, 20220

Prescription drugs just like the opiate pethidine have replaced cannabis and heroin because the drugs of choice among children in India. Most teenagers start with cannabis before moving to opiates and pharmaceuticals. the explanation is the easy availability of prescribed drugs. Sharing needles is driving new infections within the northeastern states. Drug injectors account for 1.7% of India’s HIV infections up from 0.9 to 2 years ago. With Punjab and western provinces emerging because of the new epicentres of injecting drugs these numbers are expected to rise in India. The injecting drug use accounts for approx one in three new HIV cases outside geographic region. According to UNAIDS 2009 report, in Eastern Europe and Central Asia HIV prevalence will be as high as 70% among folk...

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Insulin Vaccine To Become An Option For Diabetics; Cheap Pill To Be Introduced In Market Soon

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 2, 20220

There is good news for patients suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes across the country, as they will no longer have to rely on expensive insulin vaccines. The cheap tablet is also going to come into the market. This will soon be possible through the research of scientists from the School of Basic Science, IIT Mandi. According to lead researcher Dr Prosenjit Mandal, his team has discovered a new molecule, PK2 that is effective in the treatment of diabetes. It initiates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas in patients. A cheap drug can be made for the treatment of diabetes in patients. The research findings have also been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, this year. Scientists from ICMR-IASRI have also played an important role in completing the research pape...

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Effective Healthcare System Calls For Integrity And Ethics: Has It Been Corrupted Now? Check Out!

Pooja YadavApril 25, 20220

Healthcare is important for a rustic and its people. It helps their well-being and helps counter issues like the Covid-19 pandemic. The integrity and ethics of the healthcare system are required for it to be effective. India, one of the various countries that are devastated by the virus, features a healthcare system with corruption destroying its effectiveness. In India, fraud and medical malpractice are common. Doctors and other healthcare practitioners will sometimes not act for the well-being of their patients. Some work for private gain. because of this corruption throughout healthcare, about 39 million Indians comprise poverty because of medical expenses Another way medical professionals can get money from referring patients is by referring patients from government hospitals t...

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Life Expectancy Is Higher By 4-6 Years Among People From Upper Castes Than SC, ST: NFHS

Sonia SolankiApril 23, 20220

A recent study conducted by the NFHS (National Family Health Survey) reveals that life expectancy is higher in upper-caste w.r.t. SC & ST. It is the average number of years a person can live and depends on many socioeconomic factors too. If talking about gender-based life expectancy then women fairs well in this category. Among all caste and class, women are ahead of men in lifespan. Not only this the gap between the upper and lower class women is also reduced. With Women having an expectancy of 72.2 years in the upper caste (2013-16) to 68 years in ST  (2013-16). Factors For Higher Life Expectancy To say one factor is responsible for higher life expectancy is not a valid discussion . There are multiple factors which are interconnected with each other for the final result. ...

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Covovax Review: NTAGI’s Working Group To Review New Serum Vaccine

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 30, 20220

The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisor (NTAGI) will review the new corona vaccine 'Covovax' developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII). This vaccine is designed for children and adults specifically. And the review meeting will be held on April 1. The NTAGI set up for Immunization has a three-tier system to decide on a vaccine. This working group is of the first level review. A second-level Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) will review and discuss the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine data after the working group looks at the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine data. Thereafter, STSC will give its decision to the third group to make the final decision. Booster Dose Is Not For Everyone In the meeting to be held on Friday, NTAGI will not discu...

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WHO Term Air Pollution As Public Health Emergency; Says, No Country Met Guidelines Regarding PM2.5

Sonia SolankiMarch 28, 20220

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that no country has met guidelines regarding PM2.5 in 2021. This is very serious and alarming information with respect to the air quality globally. According to WHO, the average annual readings of small and hazardous airborne particles termed as "PM2.5" should not exceed the level of 5 micrograms/ cubic meter in 2021. But sadly none of the countries in the world is able to achieve the mark. Not only this the most polluted air index belongs to Central and South Asia. The Asian continent homes 46 most populated cities in the top 50 polluted cities in the world in 2021. Why Air Pollution Is A Public Health Emergency? The Director of the department of environment, Climate Change and Health, Dr Maria Neira, says that "Every year more...

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