Team L&M A National Institute for One Health will soon be set up in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The foundation stone for it was laid down by PM Narendra Modi recently. Issues such as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food security, biosafety and biosecurity are all associated with changes in land use, population growth, urbanisation, […]Read More
Team L&M The Indian Sellers Collective, an umbrella body of trade associations and sellers across the country, is up against the rating standards proposed by the Food and Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to evaluate foods. This, it states, is a narrow and unscientific lens to evaluate foods, and if implemented it will make […]Read More
Team L&M With the paramount objective to cascade awareness and disseminate knowledge about immune system, to lead a healthier, happier, and prosperous life, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), an apex business body, organised a webinar on Immune System – In Health & Diseases. The webinar, a part of ASSOCHAM’s Illness […]Read More
Team L&M Air pollution is a major health issue affecting billions of people around the world, particularly developing countries like India. It is, in fact, the leading cause for the rise of lung cancer in the country. This was stated by experts participating in conference on Lung Cancer organized by the Associated Chambers of Commerce […]Read More
Team L&M Clinical studies conducted for Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes by India’s largest Chronic Disease Management App Phable has found that digital therapeutics (DTx) intervention, applied through Phable’s proprietary algorithm and smartphone devices, helped these chronic disease patients regain control of their health. Both Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension are called lifestyle diseases because […]Read More
Team L&M With the objective of mainstreaming conversations on mental health and its intersections with other prevailing socio-economic and environmental issues, Mariwala Health Initiative organised a workshop in New Delhi early today. Highlighting the need for a rights-based, psychosocial approach to mental health, the workshop underlined the need to move away from a narrow, biomedical […]Read More
Dr Dinesh Pendharkar India’s cancer burden can be substantially reduced by educating people about the cancer-causing effects of tobacco, alcohol, and obesity, encouraging vaccination against cancer-causing viruses like HPV, and spreading awareness about spotting signs of cancer early. Cancer currently afflicts about 45 lakh people in India. About 40-50% of cancer cases get diagnosed in […]Read More
T Subhashi You all know about what sweats are – perspiration after excessive work, exertion or heat. But, there is something called cold sweats as well. It is a sudden sweating that doesn’t come from heat or exertion, but chill, and is often the body’s response to stress, called the fight or flight mechanism. While […]Read More
