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Not enough fruits, vegetables to feed the planet: Study

Turns out, if everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn't be enough fruits and vegetables to meet the demand.As a part of a recent study, researchers compared global agricultural production with nutritionists' consumption recommendations and found a drastic mismatch. The study is published in the journal PLOS ONE.Evan Fraser, the co-author of the study, said, "We simply can't all adopt a healthy diet under the current global agriculture system. Results show that the global system currently overproduces grains, fats, and sugars, while production of fruits and vegetables and, to a smaller degree, protein is not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the current population."Researchers calculated how much land is currently used for farming and how much would be needed if everyone followed the nutritional recommendations. They then projected those numbers for 2050, when the global population is expected to reach 9.8 billion.They found that we now produce 12 ...

Cipla receives USFDA final approval for Metoprolol ER Tablets

Cipla's Metoprolol ER Tablets 50mg, 100mg, 200mg is AB-rated generic therapeutic equivalent version of Aralez Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s, Toprol XL. It is a beta1-selective adrenoceptor blocking agent. Metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure, Angina Pectoris, heart failure - for the treatment of stable, symptomatic (NYHA Class II or III) heart failure of ischemic, hypertensive, or cardiomyopathic origin.

Granules India's subsidiary undergoes USFDA inspection of its facility in Virginia

Gets issued two Form 483 observations

Divis Laboratories Ltd Spurts 7.07%

Divis Laboratories Ltd has added 2.53% over last one month compared to 6.9% fall in S&P BSE Healthcare index and 7.68% drop in the SENSEX

Amritsar rail tragedy: Health Minister gives compensation cheques to 38 injured

Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra Sunday visited five hospitals here to meet those injured in the Amritsar train tragedy on Dussehra day. At least 60 'Ravan Dahan' spectators were mowed down by a speeding train hurtling into a crowd of Dussehra revellers, who had spilled on to the adjoining railway tracks at Joda Phatak here. After enquiring about their recovery, the minister gave cheques worth Rs 50,000 each as financial help by the government to each of the 38 injured persons undergoing treatment. Mohindra was accompanied by Cabinet colleagues Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Sadhu Singh Dharamsot. Expressing his satisfaction over the "prompt delivery of quality medical care and treatment" to the victims of the rail tragedy, the Health Minister announced a grant of Rs 10 lakh to Amritsar Civil Hospital and Guru Nanak Hospital from his discretionary fund. He said this amount will be spent for purchasing the machines and other equipment. Health Minister also ...

Rao leaves for Delhi for routine medical tests

Caretaker Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday left for Delhi to undergo routine eye and dental related medical tests. Rao, president of TRS, preferred to undergo the tests as he would be busy with the campaign for December 7 assembly polls in the state, according to an official release. "As CM will be busy in the coming few days for election campaign, he preferred the medical tests as necessary as advised by his doctors," the release said Saturday. Rao had undergone medical treatment in Delhi earlier.

Certain treatments for diabetes may lead to kidney complications

According to a new research, attempts to normalize blood pressure and cholesterol may have negative long-term effects on kidney health in adults with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for cardiovascular disease.The results, which appeared in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2018.Type 2 diabetes greatly increases the risk for both cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Therefore, it is especially important to protect the heart and kidney health of patients with type 2 diabetes.In these patients, aggressive control of blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol has resulted in conflicting short-term effects on kidney health.To determine the long-term kidney effects of these interventions, Amy K. Mottl, Timothy E. Craven, and their colleagues examined information on more than 10,000 participants in ACCORDION, which is an extension phase of the ACCORD trial, a multifactorial intervention study in ...

Gut bacteria can contribute to diabetes: Study

Gut bacteria has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin and can thus contribute to Type-2 diabetes, says a new study.

Ex-cricketer Laxman now a blood stem cell donor

Former cricketer VVS Laxman Sunday registered himself as a donor for blood stem cells and said everyone should become a donor to save thousands of people suffering from blood cancer. Laxman registered as a donor with a not-for-profit organisation that works for creating a registry of volunteer donors to save lives of those suffering from blood disorders such as blood cancer, thalassemia, etc. "I think only a few people get a chance to save a life while they are still alive. The feeling of meeting the person who is alive because of you would be the biggest high in one's life," the former batsman told PTI from Mumbai. He said it was sad that in a country of 1.35 billion, only 3,72,000 donors were registered with DATRI, the not-for-profit organisation. Thousands of patients were waiting to find a donor, he said and requested everyone to come forward and register themselves for the cause. "I recently got to know that blood cancer and many such fatal blood disorders are curable through a ..

High heels can cause major joint problems: AIIMS expert

Wearing stilettos or pencil heels might be fashionable but it can have an adverse affect on health, especially bones, and may lead to major health hazards like degenerative arthritis -- also called osteoarthritis.

Preliminary tests of Alzheimer's drug show promising results

Preliminary tests of a newly-found drug for Alzheimer's show promising results, a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), research team leader told Xinhua news agency.

Manohar Parrikar suffering from pancreatic cancer: Goa Health Min

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is suffering from pancreatic cancer, Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has revealed. "He (Manohar Parrikar) has got pancreatic cancer. There is no hiding of this fact. Let him be peaceful with his family. That much right he has. After serving the people of Goa, if he wants to spend some quality time with family, nobody has any business to ask," Rane told reporters here on Saturday.Citing Parrikar's ill-health, the Congress party has been demanding that they should be allowed to form the government in the state.On September 17, the Congress, along with 14 legislators in the 40-member state assembly, submitted a letter to Goa Governor Mridula Sinha, urging her to invite them to form the government.Parrikar has been undergoing medical treatment for a pancreatic ailment for the last few months causing, as claimed by the Congress, a leadership crisis in the state.On October 14, the Chief Minister was discharged from Delhi's All India Institute of Medical .

Gut microbiota products may favor diabetes

A new study has revealed that gut microbiota, which is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals, has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute to type 2 diabetes.The study was published in the Journal of Cell. Scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, showed that the gut microbiota of people with treatment-naïve type 2 diabetes can be linked to a different metabolism of the amino acid histidine, which is mainly derived from the diet.During recent years, the gut microbiota has been associated with health and several disease conditions. However, only a few studies have investigated whether an altered gut microbiota can directly affect disease.This, in turn, leads to the formation of imidazole propionate, a substance that impairs the cells' ability to respond to insulin.Reducing the amount of bacterial-produced imidazole propionate could, therefore, be a new way of ...

High carbohydrate diet may induce obesity in some: Study

Researchers have identified a DNA mutation common in animals that may explain why a diet high in carbohydrates induces obesity and diabetes in some but not others.

New 3D 'organ on a chip' can monitor cells in real-time

A team of researchers have developed a three-dimensional (3D) "organ on a chip" which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells and could be used to develop new treatments for disease while reducing the number of animals used in research.

Space travel can alter brain: Study

Spending long periods in space not only leads to muscle atrophy and reductions in bone density, it also has lasting effects on the brain, suggests a study.

Tooth loss linked to malnutrition

According to a new study, older adults with tooth loss are at higher risk of both impaired oral health and malnutrition.The study, which appeared in the Journal of Aging Research and Clinical Practice, analysed the health records of 107 community-dwelling senior citizens treated at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine clinic between 2015 and 2016.The results showed that more than 25 per cent of the patients had malnutrition or were at risk for malnutrition. The researchers saw a trend in which patients with 10 to 19 teeth were more likely to be at risk for malnutrition.Those patients classified as having malnutrition had higher rates of weight loss, ate less and more frequently reported that they suffered from dementia and/or depression and severe illnesses than those who had a normal nutrition status."The mouth is the entryway for food and fluid intake. If its integrity is impaired, the functional ability of an individual to consume an adequate diet may be adversely impacted," said .

Odia people living outside the state can also avail benefits

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday said people of Odisha residing outside the state can also avail benefits under the state government's healthcare scheme - the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). People can get the facilities of BSKY in all premier healthcare institutions across the country, including Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, CMC Vellore and Narayan Hrudalaya, Patnaik said. The chief minister after a review meeting of the BSKY scheme said since the BSKY was implemented in August 16 over one crore people have taken benefit of it. "I am happy to note that the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana has benefited over one crore cases in the first 60 days," Pataik said. The state government also announced that for treatment of cancer, heart and kidney ailments, people with annual income of Rs 3 lakh will get benefits under the scheme. Earlier, the annual income amount was Rs 1 lakh. In case of referral to a hospital outside the state, transportation charge of Rs 2,000 per .

AYUSH Ministry in collaboration with USP in process of harmonising standards of medicinal plants

In a bid to ensure that Ayurveda and other traditional medicinal systems get recognition abroad, the Ministry of AYUSH is in the process of harmonising the standards of herbal plants in collaboration with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). The move aims to not only ensure greater acceptance of such drugs in foreign countries, but also help Ayush doctors and therapists to practice there. The aim is to ensure that Ayurveda and other traditional medicinal systems and AYUSH drugs get recognition abroad. "The ministry has set a goal to increase its market share of AYUSH medicines and services three times in the next five years. Currently, the market size, according to a recent study by the CII, is USD 3 billion and we are looking at increasing it to USD 10 billion," a government official said. Also, every country has its own regulations, any drug that is imported has to comply with their regulations. According to the official, there are several herbal drugs which have met the quality ...

Meditation can boost emotional intelligence, cut stress at workplace

Finding it hard to cope with work-related stress? Take heart, practicing a silent form of meditation at your workplace can lead to significant improvements in emotional intelligence as well as perceived stress, according to a study.