Experts urge Centre to remove trans-fatty acids by 2021
Consumer organizations and health experts have written to the Union Health Ministry asking it to advance the 2022 deadline for the elimination of trans-fatty acids in Indian food to 2021. Over 77,000 deaths annually are attributed to trans fats consumption in India.... read more
De-addiction: Punjab implements new Act
CHANDIGARH: Bringing them under the ambit of the new Mental Healthcare Act, the Punjab health department has started the provisional registration of private de-addiction centers in the state. The move has come after the Punjab and Haryana High Court direction on regularizing private... read more
Humid, windy days worse for pain, says study
Humid, windy days with low pressure make pain worse in those with long-term health conditions, according to new research. People with conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine and neuropathic pain are 20% more likely to suffer pain in such weather,... read more
NAFLD Not Associated With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or stroke, according to a new cohort study in nearly 18 million Europeans... read more
Abx Prophylaxis Cuts Early Death in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma
Prophylactic levofloxacin reduced the risk of infection and early death for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a randomized trial in the U.K. found. In the study of close to 1,000 such patients, a 12-week course of levofloxacin during anti-myeloma... read more
Nitrous Oxide Appears Helpful for Labor Pain, but Many Women Progress to Epidural
Most women who try nitrous oxide for labor pain are satisfied with it, although most move on to an epidural, according to a large retrospective study. In a review of the medical records of close to 2,000 women (mean age, 28) who used nitrous oxide... read more
