A vaccine to fight cancers affecting women will be available in 5 to 6 months, and those in the age group of 9 to 16 years will be eligible for inoculation - Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav. The research on a vaccine is nearly complete and trials are underway. Women above 30 will undergo screening at hospitals, and daycare cancer centres will be established for early detection of the disease. The government has also waived off customs duty for medicines used in cancer treatment.

Fenugreek seeds contain fibre and compounds like alkaloids and trigonelline that are believed to influence blood sugar levels. There are some studies suggesting that consuming fenugreek, either in powder form or as a supplement, can help lower fasting blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity. The fibre in fenugreek slows the absorption of carbohydrates, which may prevent sudden spikes in blood sugar after meals. Some studies have shown a reduction in blood glucose levels after regular consumption - said Dr. V. Mohan, Chairperson of Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre.

A 54 y/o/m with diabetes has intense heartburn that he first thought is from celebratory dinner. But it didn’t improve with antacids and lasted over an hour, accompanied by clammy sweat. So, he reached ER fearing a heart attack. An ECG showed normal results, but coronary angiography revealed a 100% artery blockage in one of his arteries. An emergency angioplasty was performed, relieving his pain. This case underscores the need to consider more than just ECG results, as persistent chest discomfort can signal a serious heart condition.

People struggling with depression may crave for carbohydrate-rich foods, which could be “related to the overall severity” of their mental condition. In the study, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, a group of 117 participants - 54 with depression and 63 healthy - were asked to rate 60 food and 20 non-food items for whether they ‘wanted’ or ‘liked’ it. Compared to carbohydrate-rich foods, patients with depression, reported increased craving for foods combining fat and carbohydrates, such as milk chocolate.

Women who go through menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels which reduces their risk of heart disease. Women are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than men for most of their lives, but their risk spikes and overtakes male risk after menopause. The team assessed the vascular health of 92 women in the US, looking specifically at a measure called brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD). The results showed that all the postmenopausal women had significantly worse arterial function than their premenopausal counterparts.

Days after a 32-year-old woman was detected with 'fetus in fetu', an extremely rare condition, 2 fetuses were removed successfully post-delivery from her 3-day-old child's abdomen in Amravati district of Maharashtra on Tuesday. A team of doctors operated upon the newborn to remove 2 twins like fetuses with hands and legs from his stomach. The baby and mother were doing well.

A 23 y/o girl from Indore collapsing while dancing at a wedding & later dying from suspected sudden cardiac arrest. Same happened with a 26-year-old male in Bengaluru who never woke up from sleep one fine day. The person can die within minutes due to a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A person has a 50% chance of inheriting it if 1 parent has the condition. HCM affects 1 in 500 people, so may affect 3 crore people in India. While 95% of cases are benign, 5% can be life-threatening. But it often remains undetected until a person collapses.

Cases of lung cancer among those who never smoked is on the rise and air pollution could be contributing to the increase, according to a new study. Researchers, including those from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), WHO analysed data, including those from the Global Cancer Observatory 2022 dataset, to estimate national-level lung cancer cases for four subtypes. They found that adenocarcinoma has become the dominant subtype among both men and women. The sub-type of lung cancer was also found to account for 53-70% of lung cancer cases in 2022 among never-smokers around the world.

2 more cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) were reported in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), sources said. 1 of the suspects from Gurugram, and the other from UP were admitted to Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Hospital. Since January Maharashtra has witnessed132 confirmed GBS cases. Maharashtra also has reported 5 suspected deaths due to this disorder. Several suspected cases were also reported from Assam and Tamil Nadu.

Replying to supplementary questions in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda highlighted the steps taken by the government in the last 10 years to strengthen India's health system, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the NCDC, the country has an integrated disease surveillance programme. We have got a rapid response team in the states, a decentralised multidisciplinary teams for health control and containment, an integrated health information platform where advanced data with analysis and analytical data and data modelling tools are there.