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Statsguru: From Anaemia to tobacco use, six charts show health warnings

Health targets are among the sustainable development goals, which countries signed up for in 2015, hoping to achieve them by 2030

Maha FDA asks drug controllers to stop Orofer FCM injection use

The Maharashtra Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has asked all drug controller authorities in the country to stop the use of a particular batch of drug INJ OROFER FCM following the death of a patient at a Mumbai hospital. A person died at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai due to suspected adverse drug reaction of the drug, said a senior official from FDA's Pune division on Wednesday. Orofer FCM injection is used to treat iron deficiency anaemia. Emcure Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer, was asked to recall the particular batch of the drug, said S B Patil, Joint Commissioner (Drugs) FDA. The death of a person at Saifee Hospital was due to suspected adverse reaction of this drug, he said. As per the company, there could be spurious drugs available in the market in the name of INJ OROFER and because of such spurious drug the suspected adverse reaction might have taken place, he said. The company also told the FDA that spurious versions of one of its other drugs was already being sold ..

Zydus gets DCGI nod for drug to treat anaemia linked with kidney disease

Zydus Lifesciences on Monday said it has received an approval from the DCGI for Oxemia (Desidustat), a first-of-its-kind oral treatment for anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 90 infections 'missed' for one detected

A slowing spread of the virus, measures to ensure safety in vaccine development, an expanding digital divide, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

India's fight against anaemia picks up pace, but states need to do more

Anaemia occurs when the concentration of haemoglobin in blood decreases. With oxygen not reaching all organs and tissues of the body, the person is more prone to infections

Improving women's education, health key to solving India's Anaemia problem

Anaemia is widespread in India--58.6% of children, 53.2% of non-pregnant women and 50.4% of pregnant women were found to be anaemic in 2016, as per the NFHS

Researchers develop mobile app to non-invasively detect and screen anaemia

The researchers studied fingernail photos and correlated the colour of the fingernail beds with hemoglobin levels to develop the apps algorithm

Anaemia crisis in Indian women: Delaying pregnancy, using toilets can help

Higher proportion of Indian women who were pregnant were anaemic in 2016 (50%) when compared to China (32%), Bangladesh (46%), and Nepal (40%), according to data from the World Bank

50% Indian women are anaemic: Why it persists after 70 yrs of freedom

'Low political commitment' is the top reason: Public health nutrition specialist

Working women and the problem of anaemia

Iron helps produce haemoglobin, which carries oxygen to body cells. Its deficiency leads to IDA

Anaemia is the biggest cause of disability in India, worst in BRICS

Iron-deficiency anaemia in India is rampant among children below the age of 3 (78.9%); women (55%); men follow at 24%