Diabetes

The mice were either given their normal diet or normal diet supplemented with fenugreek or onion, in combination or alone. And the results are quite intriguing.

It turns out that you can diagnose diabetes in just a puff of air. Like a breathalyser, the device takes in your breath and analyses for a particular marker.

In a world where most lifestyles are sedentary, and we have effortless & cheap access to high-calorie junk food, the risk of several diseases is always at a high.

When a diabetic person sustains an injury, it can take almost 26 days or longer for it to heal untreated. In many cases, this can lead to chronic non-healing wounds and ultimately, complications like amputations.

With over 60 million adults in India suffering from diabetes, this thread like implant in pancreas will put an end to diabetic medication in the future.

"Eighty percent of the older population in India tend to address pressing medical conditions only when it is too late."

A significant amount of awareness needs to created around the disease with more focus on leading healthy lifestyles and proper dietary changes for all.

The team aims to work on Himalayan exclusivity, which has received further boost by Sikkim going organic.

The recent Union Budget had a pleasant surprise for the healthcare sector, in the form of significantly higher allocation of funds. However, it still missed out on addressing measures to tackle NCDs. Aman Gupta takes a look at what’s needed to turn this situation around.

On World Cancer Day, the government of India will be flagging off a new initiative where officials and members of the medical community will be going door to door to many homes in the country and conducting free cancer screenings.