Insacog calls meet on Friday to assess rise in Covid cases
Parts of North India have been seeing an increase in Covid-19 numbers for the last few days. Last week, Delhi recorded 63 new Covid-19 cases, the capital's highest daily total since May of last year. The last time the daily number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi exceeded 50 was in May 2023. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 tips to keep your children away from unhealthy junk food
How to make your child stop eating junk food? How to not eat junk food? Junk food substitutes. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The banyan tree of health: Combating the titan twindemic of diabetes and obesity
The twindemic of type 2 diabetes and obesity is a major challenge in India, with over 100 million adults living with diabetes and roughly 250 million adults being overweight or obese. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gold nanoparticles can help arrest ageing: Experts
Gold nanoparticles, known as 'gold bhasma,' have various therapeutic and beautifying properties. They protect the skin, combat aging, improve metabolism, and rejuvenate the body. The efficacy of gold nanoparticles in skincare is supported by Ayush, AIMIL, and European researchers. AIMIL's sparkling gold face wash, enriched with Kashmiri saffron, rose, lotus, and marigold distillates, promotes a balanced complexion. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHAI inks 5-year contract with HLL Lifecare to strengthen incident management systems; assist road accident victims
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has partnered with HLL Lifecare, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to enhance incident management systems and aid accident victims on national highways. This five-year agreement aims to reduce fatalities from road accidents. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Govt may bring surgical gloves under quality control order
The Indian government is set to introduce surgical gloves and single-use medical examination gloves under the Quality Control Order (QCO) to prevent imports of substandard products and ensure better standards for domestic production. The move was discussed at a meeting by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) and is being considered in consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India's healthcare care innovation market to double to $60 billion by FY28, says new report
The report outlines the opportunity in healthcare innovation where companies increasingly leverage emerging technologies to add innovation vectors—including new business models, software-led solutions, and products—that extend beyond more longstanding value engineering considerations. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Veeda Clinical Research names Mahesh Bhalgat as group CEO
Mahesh Bhalgat has been appointed as the Group CEO of Veeda Clinical Research, an Ahmedabad-based clinical research organization. Bhalgat has extensive experience in senior leadership roles at Amgen, Sanofi, and Biological E. Veeda Clinical Research aims to become a leading Contract Research Group by expanding its footprint beyond India and offering comprehensive research services for diverse clients. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Ministry to consult states on fixing hospital treatment costs
The Supreme Court last week raised concerns over the wide variation in treatment costs between government and private healthcare centres. It directed the Centre to expeditiously fix treatment charges to be paid by patients, giving six weeks for the same. The SC criticised the Centre's failure to specify the range of rates within which private hospitals and clinics can charge patients. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ESIC approves Rs 1,128 crore for construction of 7 hospitals
The seven ESI Hospitals will be constructed at Harohalli, Narsapura, Bommasandra (Karnataka), Merrut, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Pithampur (Madhya Pradesh) and Duburi (Odisha). (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No impact on immune system of man who received over 200 COVID-19 vaccinations: Lancet study
Until now, it has been unclear what effects hypervaccination such as this would have on the immune system. Some scientists were of the opinion that immune cells would become less effective after becoming used to the antigens. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wake up, poor sleepers: Uncovering the real causes behind insomnia and avoiding quick fixes
Sleep struggles in the startup ecosystem lead to dependency on self-prescribed sleep supplements. Doctors urge long-term behavioural changes for better sleep. Exceptions manage to follow the 10-3-2-1-0 method, avoid caffeine, exercise, or have flexible work hours. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regulator plans to ask cos to sell eye drops in transparent bottles
The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), a technical body of experts, had deliberated on the issue in its meeting last year after it received representation to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 with respect to concerns raised on the packing of eye drops in opaque plastic vials or bottles by pharmaceutical companies on the basis of historical testing results of eye drops sampling. The tests showed that most of the samples failed in the description due to particulate matter and contamination. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese: Lancet
Obesity rates among children and adolescents worldwide increased four times from 1990 to 2022. Among adults, the obesity rate more than doubled in women and nearly tripled in men. In total, 159 million children and adolescents and 879 million adults were living with obesity in 2022. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Private hospitals say standardising rates will be catastrophic for sector
Private hospitals express apprehensions over Supreme Court intervention to curb charges. There is wide variation in treatment cost between government and private healthcare facilities. Association of Healthcare Providers has raised concerns and urged Health Ministry to address the categorisation of establishments. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
