European tuberculosis eradication challenged by Covid-19, drug-resistance: Report
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The report on TB surveillance, which arrives on World Tuberculosis Day 2023 falling on March 24 each year, was jointly launched by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Though there was an "overall downward trend in the incidence of TB in the European Region," the current rate of decline is deemed insufficient to meet the region's goals of reducing TB incidence by 80 per cent and TB deaths by 90 per cent, which were set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for ending the TB epidemic by 2030.
More than 1 billion young people potentially at risk of hearing loss
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"There is an urgent need for governments, industry, and civil society to prioritise global hearing loss prevention by promoting safe listening practices," the researchers said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 430 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss.
Daily habits that affect your eyesight
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India is the second-most populous country in the world and home to over 20 per cent of the world's blind population. Addressing visual impairment is a major health issue across the globe, and while a number of factors are responsible for poor vision.
Air pollution now linked to deadly health risks other than respiratory illnesses
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These new investigations raise a fresh alarm for the governments and agencies in India to fast-track their efforts to safeguard the population from air pollution. Exposure to above-average levels of outdoor air pollution increases the risk of death by 20 per cent, and the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 17 per cent, according to a team of researchers, including one of Indian origin.
Walnuts for a healthy heart
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Blame it on our family's medical history or the fast-paced lifestyle that's leading to complaints of high cholesterol, but you and I, too, are at the risk of developing heart disease. Fortunately, several factors help us lower our risk of CVD and take the high road to a healthy heart. In anticipation of World Heart Day, let's deep dive into how you can lower the risks with Ryan Fernando, Celebrity Nutritionist and Founder of QUA Nutrition -- Signature Nutrition Clinic
1 in 8 people globally live with mental disorder: WHO
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Even before the pandemic, in 2019, the number of people living with a mental disorder was nearly a billion, including 14 per cent of the world's adolescents, a number that has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years. In the first year of the pandemic alone, the rates of the already-common conditions such as depression and anxiety went up by more than 25 per cent.
Monkeypox may persist in body for 10 weeks: Study
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The finding, led by a team of researchers from Liverpool University Hospitals, is based on an analysis of the UK's seven previous cases, who were struck down between 2018 and 2021. According to the research, one of the UK's seven previous cases - a man in his 40s, who caught monkeypox in Nigeria before being hospitalised in the UK - still tested positive 76 days after first falling ill, Daily Mail reported
Access to safe abortion critical for health of women and girls: WHO
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Being able to obtain safe abortion is crucial for women and girls, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. Only around half of all abortions take place under appropriate and safe conditions, while unsafe abortions cause around 39,000 deaths every year and result in millions more women hospitalised with complications.
WHO calls for global inequality in cancer treatment to be addressed
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Globally, cancer is one of the leading causes of death, with an estimated 20 million people diagnosed and 10 million deaths from the disease in 2021, the WHO said. These numbers will continue to rise in the decades ahead, Xinhua news agency quoted the global health body as saying.Though all cancers can be treated and many can be prevented or cured, available care reflects global inequality.
WHO revises air quality guidelines, experts suggest India should revise its own too
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The new WHO AQGs provide a clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood. The guidelines recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of populations by reducing levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change.
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