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Preventing Diabetes during Pregnancy critical to India’s future Dr. Anand Singh Gusain | #ContinuousAYUSHeEducation   Updated: March 11, 2023 17:05 IST Diabetes during pregnancy is witnessing an upsurge globally. City-based doctors are also seeing two times increase in cases of gestational diabetes. While addressing the Annual Conference of DIPSI (Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of India), Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a nationally renowned Diabetologist, founder member of DIPSI and also a member of the team which laid down the WHO-recognised guidelines for the treatment of diabetes in pregnancy said that prevention of diabetes in pregnancy is critical to the well-being of India’s future generation.  Source: Frontier  He said that Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus has already assumed epidemic proportions in India and has achieved the dubious distinction of being described as the diabetes capital of the world. In an alarming situation like this,...

Centre issues guidelines on Influenza management, keeping a close watch on situation Published on week10, 2023 05:19 AM IST In recent weeks, Influenza has caused a great deal of trouble in different parts of the country, affecting especially children and old-aged people. Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines in this regard by keeping a close watch on the seasonal Influenza situation in various states through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on real-time basis. The ministry is also tracking and keeping a close watch on morbidity and mortality due to the H3N2 subtype of the seasonal Influenza. Young children and old age persons with co-morbidities are the most vulnerable groups in context of seasonal influenza. So far, Karnataka and Haryana have confirmed one death each from H3N2 influenza. Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses, which circulate in all parts of the world, and the cases are seen to inc...