Politics and Policies
- The Obama administration on Tuesday defined the “essential health benefits” that must be offered to most Americans and by allowing employers to offer bigger financial rewards to employees who quit smoking or adopt healthy behaviors.
Programs
- In the 62nd WHO Regional Committee for Africa session in Luanda, Angola, the World Health Organization (WHO) has presented its updated health promotion strategy for Africa.
- The first unrefrigerated vaccine, MenAfriVac vaccine against meningitis has been approved in Africa.
- According to the International Status Report released in the Conference of Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC), health warnings in cigarette packets in India only cover 40% of the front face of the packet.
Research
- According to the researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services the Obama health care reform could provide more than a million women in the U.S. with access to potentially lifesaving tests for breast and cervical cancer.
- Scientists are working on small pox vaccine to treat the deadly liver cancer.
- According to the reports released by the United Nations (UN), deaths from HIV/ AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa have dropped down by 32% in the last seven years.
- A study reveals that malnourished, stunted growth children are growing into obese adults in Africa.
- According to a study published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, increase in suicide in the United States between 2000 and 2010 is attributable to increase in hanging/ suffocation that too has increased among the people aged between 45- 59 years.
- A study links between unemployment and heart attack risk.
- A study indicates link between a child having a happy teenage and his/ her chances of having a wealthier adulthood.
- According to a study published in the journal Nature, compounds inhibiting protein synthesis or by utilizing the gene therapy targeting neuroligins in rats, scientists at the McGill University and the University of Montreal have created new hope for treatment / understanding of autism spectrum disorders.
- According to a study published in the journal Radiology concussions may cause brain disruption.
- Researchers in Australia are very close to treating a hereditary disease, dilated cardiomyopathy.
- Experts say that the lifestyle of people of Mexico has led to having a diabetes disaster in that country.
- According to the researchers malaria vaccine is only 30% effective in infants in preventing them getting this deadly disease.
- According to the researcher’s key to feeling younger is to keep smart phones, watching reality television shows and beating younger relatives at games.
- Scientists in Canada have linked “Happy gene” to “Fat gene”.
- According to a study, up to 20% under the 65s liver disease death has risen in England due to high levels of drinking and obesity.
- Scientists have found a link between the drug used to treat Psoriasis inflammation and reduction in dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
- According to the scientists at London, smoking rots the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning.
- A study reveals that one in every ten children in California, U.S. is uninsured. This is higher than the national average.
- A group of Indian and U.S. scientists in their study have predicted hidden epidemic of neurological disability for people of India.
Diseases and Disasters
- According to the Germany’s national health institute, a patient from Qatar has been confirmed being infected with a new type of coronavirus. He has severe respiratory problems.
- Dengue cases on rise in India.
- Second death has been reported due to Corona virus.
- Large amount of spores of Lichen forming Trechelomonas algae responsible for the red rain in some parts of Sri Lanka.
- About 1000 students of a school in Sri Lanka have been hospitalized following some allergic reaction.
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