The increase reflects both population ageing and growth, as well as changes to people’s exposure to risk factors. Tobacco, alcohol and obesity are key factors, along with air pollution.
Category: Health & Fitness
Five countries awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food: WHO
Five countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants wireless brain chip in man
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday (January 30, 2024) said his Neuralink company has implanted a wireless brain chip in a person and he is currently recovering. “The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well,” Musk posted on X. Musk said initial results show promising neuron spike detection. “Enables control of […]
Vaccination reduces risk of long COVID-19 in children: Study
However, its role in protecting against persistent health problems in the months after COVID-19, or “long COVID”, was less clear.
Corbevax: Indian pharmaceutical firm Biological E. Limited’s COVID vaccine gets WHO’s emergency use listing
It is India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine that is based on a protein sub-unit platform.
WHO says tobacco use is declining globally
WHO says smoking tobacco is on the decline worldwide
WHO alerts COVID-19 risk still remains high
WHO warns that the the public health risk from COVID-19 still remains high.
UK: Study reveals exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time
Study shows exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time
WHO warns COVID infections rising fast and under-reported
The UN health agency WHO confirmed on Friday (January 5, 2024) that coronavirus numbers are spiking globally and that we “should expect more cases” in the coming winter months in the northern hemisphere. Latest data from the World Health Organization covering the four weeks to 17 December indicated a 52 per cent increase in infections […]
India: Tata Memorial Hospital’s new therapeutic nuclear facility to boost treatment of advanced cancer cases
The Tata Memorial Hospital will establish one of the world’s largest therapeutic nuclear facility in the next two to three months at the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) in Kharghar, Maharashtra. Dr Sudeep Gupta, Director, Tata Memorial Centre, said the facility will have 41 hot beds and a cyclotron unit. […]
