Question raised in Rajya Sabha on people afflicted with NCDs, 10/03/2015. State/UT wise estimates of prevalence, incidence and death due to cancer, as furnished by ICMR, for last two years are given in this document.
This guideline provides updated global, evidence-informed recommendations on the intake of free sugars to reduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children, with a particular focus on the prevention and control of unhealthy weight gain and dental caries.
Amid growing concern over increasing incidence of diabetes, the state government has decided to screen around 46 lakh people in 10 districts this year.
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Uday Foundation for Congenital Defects and Rare Blood Groups Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/02/2015 regarding ban on junk food and carbonated drinks in schools and initiation of measurs to develop a comprehensive school canteen policy with emphasis on health and nutrition.
ROME – The world’s diet has deteriorated substantially in the last two decades, a leading nutrition expert said on Monday, citing one of the largest studies available on international eating habits
Prolonged use of frontline blockbuster diabetic drug metformin can lead to side effects including reduced mental abilities, depression, breathlessness and extreme fatigue.
The Diabetes Prevention Program was a groundbreaking randomized controlled trial in which the incidence of diabetes was dramatically reduced with a structured lifestyle intervention and significantly reduced with prophylactic metformin in patients at high risk of developing diabetes. This study and others like it introduced the prevention of diabetes with metformin and structured lifestyle programs to clinical practice. The American Diabetes Association now recommends intensive lifestyle interventions or metformin to prevent diabetes for people at high risk.
Nine of 10 people with diabetes believe their blood sugar is under control even though it's not, a survey conducted by the Association of Physicians of India (API) has found.