Over 4 in 5 Indians get diabetes diagnosis after facing complications: Study

IANS | November 14, 2023 11:46 AM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) More than four in five people living with diabetes (87 per cent) in India find they are diabetic after developing complications associated with the condition, according to a global research carried out by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) on World Diabetes Day.

Mpox circulating since 2016 before global outbreak in 2022: Study

IANS | November 13, 2023 7:53 PM

London, Nov 13 (IANS) Mpox, earlier known as Monkeypox, has been circulating in humans since 2016, before sparking a global health emergency in 2022, according to a research. Mpox virus is transmitted primarily through close physical contact and causes a disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although less severe.

Air pollution: A new cause for the rising diabetes rates in India?

V Mohan | November 13, 2023 4:02 PM

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing in India. According to the ICMR-INDIAB national study, there are currently 101 million people with diabetes and 136 million people with prediabetes in India today. These numbers are expected to further increase in the years to come.

Polio cases in Pak increases to 5 this yr

IANS | November 13, 2023 1:34 PM

Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) The Pakistan Health Ministry said the number of polio cases in the country this year has increased to five after a child in Sindh province was found to be paralysed by the disease.