Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Health

  • Stress fuels overeating

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    If you cannot resist the sweets kept in your refrigerator and crave for food even after a sumptuous meal, you could be a victim of overeating, warn health experts. Stress, long hours of starvation and the wide variety of food options available in the market contribute to overeating, they say. Listing the various reasons that…

  • Diabetic patients and fasting

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    Doctors are saying diabetic Muslims must be cautious during fast Muslims around the world fast in this holy month of Ramadan — from pre-dawn hours to dusk. Health experts have a word of caution for those who may be diabetic. Due to prolonged fasting, diabetics undergo metabolic changes as they don’t eat anything for long,…

  • AAPI to help Indian medical system

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    Arun Kumar interviews Dr. Jayesh Shah, who handed over charge to the new AAPI President Dr. Ravi Jahagirdar  One of the largest ethnic organisations in the US, representing about 100,000 Indian doctors settled here, is working on a plan to help India improve its health services in a coordinated fashion. The outlines of the plan were…

  • Bengal to tie-up with UK’s cerebral palsy institute

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    In a bid to boost healthcare facilities for children with developmental disorders, the West Bengal government is planning to set up a centre of excellence in Kolkata in collaboration with London School for Children with Cerebral Palsy. The project, expected to take off in the next financial year, would come up on the campus of…

  • Donate blood to keep your heart healthy

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    If you are a shift worker, donating blood could be an easy way to reduce the risk of heart disease, says a study. The high incidence of heart disease seen in shift workers could be due to the tiredness resulting from the disruption to the body’s biological clock as jetlag has a severe effect on…

  • Healthy lifestyle can undo heart damage

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    The heart, it seems, is more forgiving than you may think — especially to young adults who try to take charge of their health. Researcher have found that picking up healthy habits in the 30s and 40s can slash heart disease risk. When people in their 30s and 40s decide to drop habits that are…

  • SPECIAL REPORT – National Doctor’s Day

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    Anjali Madan was moved by the affection of cancer stricken children to their doctors and nurses Little hand-made greeting cards, decorated candles and bookmarks are lined up on a table as a group of children painstakingly give final touches to gifts that they have made over the past few weeks. This is not a scene at a…

  • Japan to support cancer treatment in India

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    Technological and financial support in healthcare, especially cancer research and treatment, will be among important focus areas during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Tokyo, industry people and officials said. A delegation comprising nearly 20 people from Japan’s health industry is on a visit to India to explore possible areas of cooperation. The…

  • Cancer may never be eradicated: Study

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    The war on cancer may never be won, warn researchers who discovered primordial cancer in a primitive animal. “Cancer is as old as multi-cellular life on earth and will probably never be completely eradicated,” said professor Thomas Bosch from Kiel University (CAU) in Germany. The research team led by evolutionary biologist Bosch has been investigating…

  • Water can stem child obesity

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    A group of nutritional scientists said children should be given only water to drink with meals to help tackle the obesity crisis, BBC reported. The experts said sugary drinks were empty calories and people had got “out of the habit of drinking water” with meals. The call comes as Public Health England prepares to publish its…

  • RAMADAN HEALTH CAMPAIGN

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    A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED BY SILVER STAR DIABETES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES STAY HEALTHY DURING RAMADAN Professor Jonathan Valabhji, National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes launched the nationwide campaign for Silver Star Diabetes in the House of Commons to help people living with type 2 diabetes to manage their condition…

  • The hottest meditative tool

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     Shudip Talukdar says Mindfulness emerges as hottest meditative tool  Mindfulness is fast emerging as the hottest meditative tool, which is known to contribute to our wellbeing and productivity. Mindfulness is all about being focussed on the present moment, which has the power to liberate one from the shackles of past failures or pointless day dreaming about the…

  • Indian Army’s Mission Smile

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     Sujit Chakraborty writes Indian Army’s  Border Security Force (BSF) brings smiles to children with cleft lips  Tasked with “Duty unto death”, the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the frontiers in rain and shine, day and night, is now bringing smiles to the faces of children with cleft lips and palates by organising free surgeries…

  • Lifespan shorter for Asians in UK

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    By Dr Kailash Chand Asian communities in UK are likely to have a heart attack 10 years earlier than their white counterparts in the UK. These are bare and startling facts about our heritage and way of life – the risk of dying prematurely from coronary heart disease is 50 per cent higher in the South…

  • East or west, NHS is the best

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    A study analysing the best healthcare systems in the world has ranked the NHS number one. Conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, the Mirror, Mirror on the Wall report is an in-depth look into the health services of 11 countries in comparison to the USA. The report ranks the UK first overall, leading the way in…

  • Post-menopausal risks in woman

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    A staggering 43 million Indian women are affected by heart disease, with one in every three women dying of the condition as against one in 31 from breast cancer and experts say that it is post-menopausal women who are at a greater risk. Tapan Ghose, director and head of department of cardiac sciences at Paras…

  • Artificial pancreas can restrain diabetes

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    People with Type 1 diabetes walk an endless tightrope daily, monitoring their blood glucose levels and manually taking insulin by injection or from a pump. Not any more. Researchers from Boston University and Massachusetts General Hospital in the US have developed a bionic pancreas that could help patients keep blood glucose levels consistent throughout the…

  • UAE Exchange organises parenting session

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    As a part of their employee engagement program, UAE Exchange had organized a ‘Right Parenting Lifestyle Guidance’ session at their headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The two hour session was conducted by a well-known pediatrician, author , columnist and public speaker Dr. Mandar V. Bichu. Explaining the vision of these sessions, Dr. Bichu told Asian…

  • Sweet Poison

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    Anjana Parikh There was not a single day Ms Vandana Jaiswal of Manchester would eat without sprinkling a spoonful of sugar in her meal. By the time she touched 30, her waistline widened and the size of her trouser had increased from 27 to 36 cm. “I knew that sugar would give me toothache. But…

  • How alcohol abuse damages brain deeply

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    In what could pave the way for new pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic options that reverse the alterations produced by alcohol, researchers have identified, for the first time, the damages caused by chronic excessive abuse of alcohol to the brain at a molecular level. A file photo of anti-alcohol campaign at a police station in Jakarta,…

  • Please protect your parents!

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    Kaliph Anaz says old-age homes in India are providing security and company for the aged.June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Sushma, 70, whose abode is an old-age home in the national capital, blames her daughter-in-law for her plight, but for 65-year-old Kamlesh Gupta “lack of emotional support” is the main reason for shifting to…

  • Pill against obesity

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    Bharat Shimpukade, an Indian-origin scientist from University of Southern Denmark, along with his colleagues has come up with a smart tool that has brought the hunt for a pill against obesity one step closer. Their research is focused on a special protein that can stimulate different physiological activities such as the production of appetite controlling…

  • NRI scientist cracks protein code

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    Bharat Shimpukade, an Indian-origin scientist from University of Southern Denmark, along with his colleagues has come up with a smart tool that has brought the hunt for a pill against obesity one step closer. Their research is focused on a special protein that can stimulate different physiological activities such as the production of appetite controlling…

  • Oman to build 5 hospitals

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    Oman’s health ministry has signed agreements with a consultancy firm for designing and construction of five new hospitals across the sultanate, Muscat Daily has reported. The planned hospitals will be built in the wilayat of Suwaiq in North Batinah, Khasab in Musandam, Al Najat in North Batinah, Samail in Dakhliyah and Al Falah in the…

  • 1/3rd adults in Britain have prediabetes

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    Prevalence of prediabetes in England rose rapidly from 2003 to 2011, with one in three adults on the cusp of developing type-2 diabetes, latest figures published in the British Medical Journal have revealed. Prediabetes is a high-risk state for developing diabetes and associated complications. In their new report, the authors from the University of Florida…

  • White bread does boost ‘good’ gut bacteria

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    This evening when you go to your neighbourhood store to buy groceries, add the much-maligned white bread to your list. According to research, white bread helps encourage some of our body’s most helpful inhabitants – beneficial gut bacteria – to grow. Several studies have looked at the effects of individual fibres and probiotics. But few…

  • ‘Spread awareness of organ donation’

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    Kidney Research UK are appealing for members of the Pakistani Muslim community in Birmingham that think they can persuade others to follow their lead to attend an exclusive Sadaqa Project Launch event on 26 June. The community is the focus of a new project managed by Kidney Research UK which aims to reach out to…

  • An ardent social worker

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    He’s either Mr Sinha or Uncle Sinha to those who know him. A true social worker, Mr Ashit Sinha doesn’t get tired working for the community at large. “Being a member of the society, you should cultivate the habit to serve it in whatever capacity you can. No differences should crop-up between the various communities…

  • Why stress, fear trigger heart attacks?

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    In a first, scientists have come up with an explanation to why a sudden shock, stress and fear may trigger heart attack and they found that multiple bacterial species living as biofilms on arterial walls could hold the key to such attacks. Hormones released during these events appear to cause bacterial biofilms on arterial walls…

  • UK faces diabetes crisis

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    More than a third of adults are on the cusp of developing type-2 diabetes, a report in the BMJ revealed. The authors predict a surge in type-2 diabetes in the coming years, with consequences for life expectancy and disability. The charity Diabetes UK said the NHS was already spending one-tenth of its budget on the…

  • Health Check – Beware of RSI

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    Azera Parveen Rahman says long hours in front of the computer will lead to RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)  Pain around the neck and upper limbs? Beware! It could be Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) that comes from spending long hours before a computer. At the NH Narayana Multispeciality hospital in Bangalore, an average of 200 patients, all…

  • Dubai shops join no tobacco drive

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    The Public Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality has announced that the civic body will observe World No Tobacco Day, which falls on May 31st, with a wide range of activities in different locations of Dubai. Marwan Al Mohammed, Director Public Health and Safety Department said around 500 shops of different groups have joined hands…

  • Kick the Butts

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    Shradha Chettri looks on sedation clinics, the answer to tobacco addiction? May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. Asian Lite, top Asian newspaper for NRIs and Asian diaspora regularly carries health related articles. Keep reading As tobacco is the cause of 40 percent of cancer cases in India, experts say banning it alone won’t help.…

  • NHS chief moots small hospitals

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    NHS hospitals in England are heading for a major revamp as the new boss says smaller community hospitals should play a bigger role especially in the care of older patients. Simon Stevens, the new chief of the NHS Hospitals in England, told The Daily Telegraph there needed to be new models of care built around…

  • The Lancet triggers obesity alert

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    The Lancet, the leading medical journal, says a third of world’s population obese or overweight. Asian Lite, newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora regularly publishes health related articles.  Revealing how the obesity epidemic has spread globally, an alarming study has said that 2.1 billion – nearly 30 percent of the world’s population – people are either…

  • Indian Health Sector: GOOD TIMES ARE COMING?

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    Prof. Rajan Madhok, Chairman, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO), UK, looks into the future of India’s health sector for Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora   India is now at a critical point- Shri Narendra Modi really has the ability and potential to transform the country and restore…

  • Call to empower health workers

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    Though India has made “profound” progress in inching closer to the Millennium Development Goal 2015 (MDG) of a 75 percent reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), thrust should be on information technology (IT)-enabled interventions aiding non-physician workers at the grass-roots to ensure continuance post-2015, say experts. In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were…

  • Prescription for dance, music

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    Rupesh Dutta looks into the new trends in treatements – battle ailments using music, dance and painting. Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora will carry regular Health Features How about a prescription for dance, music and mimicry to fight and overcome trauma associated with ailments like cancer, Alzheimer’s and even heart…

  • Illegal slimming pills seized

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    Thousands of slimming pills containing a banned drug that puts people at risk of a heart attack have been taken off the streets of Greater Manchester in a dawn raid, reported Manchester Evening News. According to the newspaper, medicines regulators discovered thousands of the illegal pills hidden in the wardrobe in a children’s bedroom when…

  • Fear lurks in the gut

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    You may have noticed your stomach tying itself in knots and heart beating faster when faced with a long deserted road while driving or sound of footsteps as you walk alone in the dark. The fear often lurks in the gut. Now, researchers have been able to prove for the first time that our ‘gut…

  • GPs reject fee proposal

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    British family doctors reject the proposal to charge patients for Surgery visits. The issue was debated at the British Medical Association‘s annual GP conference in York, BBC reported. Delegates voted against the idea, but warned that services were being stretched so much that care was being put at risk. BMA GP leader Dr Chaand Nagpaul said…

  • WHO concern over child obesity

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    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the worldwide increase in childhood obesity. At the 67th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, the concern was highlighted by WHO’s Director-General Margaret Chan, Xinhua reported. The WHO annual assembly grouped more than 3,000 delegates from 194 member states at the UN headquarters here, to…

  • Labour leader on NHS reforms

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  • Nano chip to detect cancer

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    What if we could diagnose cancer while it was still only affecting a few localised cells? Here comes an ultra-sensitive nano-chip that is capable of detecting cancer early. The device is able to detect very low concentrations of protein cancer markers in blood, enabling diagnoses of the disease in its earliest stages. “We are capable…

  • Meditation makes you smarter

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    Your brain processes more ideas and feelings when you are meditating than when it is just resting, a fascinating research has found. Also, letting your mind wander is more effective than concentrating on emptying your head of thoughts, scientists said. “Meditation is more than just a way to lower stress,” said researchers from St Olavs…

  • New technology to fight cancer

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    Researchers have developed a new technology that could bring photodynamic therapy (PDT), which uses lasers to activate special drugs to treat easily accessible tumours such as oral and skin cancer, into areas of the body which were previously inaccessible.The procedure, till now, has not been adept at fighting cancer deep inside the body.The approach involves…

  • THE DIET

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    DAILY DOSE BY BIKRAM VOHRA There is no worse sensation than wearing an old trouser after a long time and discovering it does not fit, too snug, that little bit too tight and there goes your mood for the rest of the day. After which you make all those fervent promises to yourself that you…