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HARYANA CM DEDICATES UPCOMING 2,000 BED HOSPITAL IN FARIDABAD TO LOW COST HEALTHCARE
Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal on May 09, 2016 laid the foundation stone for the Mata Amritanandamayi Math’ s new 2,000-bed Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre( Amrita Hospital) in Greater Faridabad, in the presence of Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice Chairman of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. The construction of the state-of-the-art healthcare facility will be spread across nearly 100 acres in Sector 88, Greater Faridabad. The new hospital will include a highly specialised multidisciplinary Children ' s Hospital with maternal and foetal medicine including all paediatric subspecialties.
HSI CALLS FOR ADOPTION OF ANIMAL-FREE‘ TOX21’ TESTING MODEL FOR SKIN ALLERGY
After European Union’ s chemical law became the first in the world to embrace a non-animal replacement strategy for a complex area of toxicity based on a robust understanding of human biology, Humane Society International, India has urged the regulatory authorities, including the Drug Controller General India and the Central Insecticides Board- Registration Committee, to follow suit. HSI, India anticipates a substantial reduction in animal testing for skin allergy under the European“ REACH” chemicals law following the recent move by EU nations. Skin allergy testing has traditionally relied on invasive and dubious tests on guinea pigs and mice, and this remains the case in chemical, pesticide and cosmetic regulations in much of the world, even though animal tests have been shown to be less predictive of human responses than modern non-animal approaches.
The“ Tox21” approach to chemical safety testing began as a recommendation of the US National Research Council in 2007 to map the biological“ adverse outcome pathways” disrupted by chemical toxins in human beings, rather than observing the effects they have on other species of animal. Today an extensive international effort to map AOPs is under way through the 34-member-country Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, on the basis of which new globally recognized OECD test guidelines are developed.
SKIN CANCER LESS PREVALENT IN INDIA, MINISTER QUOTES ICMR STUDY
As reported by the Indian Council of Medical Research( ICMR), incidence of skin cancers has been increasing since the last few decades worldwide. However, incidence of all types of skin cancers is low among Indians. ICMR has informed that based on the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research-National Cancer Registry Programme report, for estimated number of incidence Cancer cases of all sites in the drought affected States in the last three years, the proportion of increase in these States is no different than seen in other States. This was stated by the Health Minister, Mr J P Nadda in the Parliament recently.
CLIMATE CHANGE A LEADING CAUSE FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE?
Climate change may be accelerating rates of chronic kidney disease caused by dehydration and heat stress, according to a paper appearing in a recent issue of the prestigious Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology( CJASN). The findings suggest that a condition called heat stress nephropathy may represent a disease of neglected populations, but one that may emerge as a major cause of poor kidney health in the near future.
Authored by a multi-continent team of nephrologist and climate change researchers, the paper describes reports of heat stress nephropathy— or chronic kidney disease consistent with heat stress— that are already occurring throughout the world. The investigators believe the risk for heat stress nephropathy has increased due to global warming.
NURSING PROFESSIONALS CRITICAL FOR NATION’ S HEALTHCARE GOALS, SAYS PRESIDENT
The President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel on May 12, 2016 on the occasion of International Nurses Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said nursing professionals are the backbone of the healthcare system. Nurses play a vital role in all aspects of healthcare, be it national health campaigns like polio eradication, mid-wife services and community education. Their level of commitment and care are much valued in the achievement of the nation’ s healthcare goals. Their inputs into health sector policies are equally important for they help in creating the necessary supportive work environment for their practice.
INVESTING IN ADOLESCENT WELLBEING CRITICAL FOR HUMAN RACE, SAYS LANCET REPORT
Decades of neglect and chronic under investment have had serious detrimental effects on the health and well-being of adolescents aged 10 – 24 years, according to a major new Lancet Commission on adolescent health and well-being launched in London on 10 May, 2016. Two-thirds of young people are growing up in countries where preventable and treatable health problems like HIV / AIDS, early pregnancy, unsafe sex, depression, injury, and violence remain a daily threat to their health, well-being, and life chances.
Evidence shows that behaviors that start in adolescence can determine health and well-being for a lifetime. Adolescents today also face new challenges, including rising levels of obesity and mental health disorders, high unemployment, and the risk of radicalization. Adolescent health and wellbeing is also a key driver of a wide range of the Sustainable Development Goals on health, nutrition, education, gender, equality and food security, and the costs of inaction are enormous, warn the authors.
MEDICAL DEVICES ARE BOOMING GLOBALLY, SAYS THOMSON REUTERS INNOVATION REPORT
Following the reported 6 percent year-over year decline in medical devices from the prior period, innovation in this area got a shot in the arm to become the most active of all technology sectors covered. It had the largest year over- year increase, 27 percent, and all of its sub sectors had double-digit growth, with Medical Aids and Oral Administration seeing the largest increase: 45 percent as per a report by the Thomson Reuters State of Innovation 2016 global report.
Giving the details further, the report in its summary for the sector says,
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BioVoiceNews | June 2016