Faith in Steth

India has witnessed a rapid increase in non-communicable diseases, including a significant rise in cancer cases, positioning the country at the forefront of this global health challenge.

The 4th edition of Apollo Hospitals' Health of the Nation Report, released on World Health Day 2024, reveals alarming statistics: approximately one-third of Indians are pre-diabetic, two-thirds are at the pre-hypertensive stage, and one in every ten individuals is experiencing depression.

The report notably identifies India as the "cancer capital of the world," emphasizing the surge in cancer incidents within the nation. It underscores the growing healthcare crisis, particularly noting that a large number of severe disease cases are being identified in younger populations. Younger individuals often exhibit more aggressive symptoms of cancer, diagnosed at a later stage, not merely due to delays in seeking diagnosis.

Lifestyle factors such as lack of physical activity, sedentary job nature, and poor diet are cited as primary contributors to this trend. Additionally, genetic predispositions and environmental exposures are acknowledged as contributing factors leading to an increase in cancer cases among the youth.

A study published in BMJ Journal predicts a significant global increase in early-onset cancer diagnoses and mortality rates over the coming years. Specific cancers, such as colorectal and breast cancer, have seen a marked increase in incidence among younger adults compared to decades ago, as reported by JAMA Network Open.

In India, the most prevalent cancers are found in the breast, cervix, and o***y among women, and lung, mouth, and prostate among men, with diagnosis occurring at a relatively younger median age compared to other countries. Despite these trends, cancer screening rates in India remain critically low.


via - The tatva

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMEONE AHEAD OF YOU IN LIFE... BE HUMBLE

Amitabh Bachchan (a bollywood actor) says:
At the peak of my career, I was once travelling by plane. The passenger next to me was elderly gentleman dressed in a simple shirt and pants.

He appeared to be middle class, and well educated.

Other passengers perhaps recognising who I was, but this gentleman appeared to be unconcerned of my presence... He was reading his paper, looking out of the window, and when tea was served, he sipped it quietly.

Trying to strike a conversation with him, I smiled. The man courteously smiled back and said, 'Hello'.

We got talking and I brought up the subject of cinema and movies and asked : "Do you watch films?"

The man replied, 'Oh, very few. I did see one many years ago.'

I mentioned that I worked in the movie industry.

The man replied :
"oh, that’s nice. What do you do?"

I replied :
"I am an actor"

The man nodded, 'Oh, that's wonderful!'
And that was it...

When we landed, I held out my hand and said, " It was good to travel with you. By the way, my name is Amitabh Bachchan!'

The man shook my hand and smiled, "Thank you... nice to have met you...I am *J. R. D. Tata!"*

(Mr TATA is a billionaire industrialist that owns TATA Group of Companies).

I learned on that day that no matter how big you think you are, there is always someone bigger than you. Be humble, it costs nothing.

B E H A V I O R is always Greater Than Knowledge,

Because In Life There Are Many Situations Where Knowledge Fails, But Behavior Can Handle almost E V E R Y T H I N G!

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जथाभावी एण्टिबायोटिक्सको गंभिर परिणाम । बिरामी मात्र होईन धेरै डाक्टर पनि दोषको भागिदार छन् । सरकारले एण्टिबायोटिक्सलाई बिना प्रेस्क्रिप्सन बिक्री निषेध गर्न नसक्नु अर्को मुख्य कारण हो !
-Dr Sudhamshu K C

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology.

Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA so "bad" bits can be removed or inactivated.

The hope is to ultimately be able to rid the body entirely of the virus, although much more work is needed to check it would be safe and effective.

Existing HIV medicines can stop the virus but not eliminate it.

The University of Amsterdam team, presenting a synopsis, or abstract, of their early findings at a medical conference this week, stress their work remains merely "proof of concept" and will not become a cure for HIV any time soon.

And Dr James Dixon, stem-cell and gene-therapy technologies associate professor at the University of Nottingham, agrees, saying the full findings still require scrutiny.

"Much more work will be needed to demonstrate results in these cell assays can happen in an entire body for a future therapy," he said.

Via - BBC

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College of Medical Sciences

Bharatpur ,Chitwan

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ORAL HEALTH DAY

Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander.
His death was announced Tuesday on a GoFundMe page set up to help pay for his housing and health care.

“It is absolutely incredible to read all the comments and know that so many people were inspired by Paul. I am just so grateful,” Philip said on the GoFundMe page.

The exact cause of Paul’s death is unclear. He was admitted to the hospital three weeks ago due to a Covid-19 infection but was no longer testing positive this week, Philip said.

“Paul, you will be missed but always remembered. Thanks for sharing your story with us,” Christopher Ulmer, organizer of the GoFundMe fundraiser, said on the page.Paul developed polio in the summer of 1952, at the age of 6. It was the height of the polio epidemic; more than 21,000 paralytic polio cases were recorded that year in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Today, polio is considered eliminated in the United States thanks to vaccines that were developed in the late 1950s, according to the CDC.

The disease left Paul paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe on his own. He was placed in an iron lung, a large metal cylinder that varies air pressure to stimulate breathing, according to his autobiography.
- CNN

त्यसरी अपशब्द बोलेर विद्यार्थीहरुको सामान तथा किताब फाल्न मिल्दैन/पाइदैन । Let’s support those nursing students

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