-The Hindu Nutritional support during treatment of pulmonary TB recommended Severely undernourished tuberculosis (TB) Patients in rural India have twice a higher risk of death, a scientific research study has concluded. The study conducted at Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS or Peoples' Health Support Group), a non-profit voluntary organisation, suggests the need for nutritional support during treatment of pulmonary TB among these Patients. Under-nutrition is a known risk factor for TB and can adversely affect...
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Two more tribal infants dead in Attappady
-The Hindu PALAKKAD: Death continues to stalk tribal infants at Attappady. Two more tribal infants died on Saturday of alleged malnutrition, taking the toll to 38 since January this year. The three-day-old child of Shantha and Subramaniyan of Chindakki primitive tribal hamlet in Pudur grama panchayat died on the way to the Coimbatore medical college. Shantha had delivered the child at the Mannarkad taluk hospital on October 28. The mother and child were...
More »Dengue outbreak of 2013 worst in 6 years -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It's official. This year's dengue outbreak in the country was the worst in at last six years, with 55,063 cases reported till October 28. According to health ministry data, the number of dengue cases has been steadily rising since 2008 - when the count was 12,561 -witnessing a dip only in 2011. The number of deaths due to the disease has increased from 80 in 2008...
More »Drug-resistant TB challenge for India -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New Delhi: India has the world's highest estimated burden of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis Patients and needs to substantially accelerate its capacity for diagnosis and treatment of these Patients, a World Health Organisation report has indicated. The WHO's global tuberculosis report for 2013, released today, estimates that India accounts for 64,000 cases of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among notified Patients with pulmonary (lung) tuberculosis. China and Russia follow with 59,000 and 46,000 cases. The...
More »Doctors must be dealt with strictly for medical negligence: Supreme Court
-PTI NEW DELHI: Doctors and medical establishments must be dealt with strictly for their negligence in giving treatment to Patients, the Supreme Court on Thursday held and asked the government to enact laws for effective functioning of the private hospitals and nursing homes. "The doctors, hospitals, the nursing homes and other connected establishments are to be dealt with strictly if they are found to be negligent with the Patients who come to...
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