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TB - The ugly face of an innocent childhood
Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:32 pm | Shobha Shukla
LOCATION: a typical urban semi slum area (in as much as the houses are not makeshift but permanent brick structures) of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, which boasts of the state of art medical facilities. More >>
Shobha Shukla: TB Germs Thrive On Poor Nutrition
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:05 am | Shobha Shukla
'TB Germs Thrive On Poor Nutrition ' Shobha Shukla – CNS (CNS): TB has been with us since times immemorial. In ancient India it was called Rajrog or the King’s Disease. A benevolent king would dole out gold coins to the poor, which raised their ... More >>
Whither Our Human Morality?
Monday, 5 March 2012, 12:16 pm | Shobha Shukla
It was a sad day indeed when the additional solicitor general (ASG) Mr Malhotra, recently came out strongly against homosexuality, while arguing on behalf of the Ministry of Home affairs, in the Supreme Court hearing challenging the Delhi High ... More >>
Towards a More Enabling Environment for HIV/AIDS Responses
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 1:56 pm | Shobha Shukla
A regional consultation, organized jointly by South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW), UNAIDS Technical Support Facility for South Asia (TSF-SA) and Maitri, was held recently in New Delhi. More >>
What’s Cooking In The Kitchen: Peace or Conflict?
Monday, 2 January 2012, 12:04 pm | Shobha Shukla
(CNS): I recently read about an innovative takeout restaurant in Pittsburgh, called Conflict Kitchen, which only serves cuisine from countries that the United States of America is in conflict with. This landmark eatery was begun by three Pittsburgh ... More >>
Oh to be Born Free- without the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 11:20 am | Shobha Shukla
Every child has the right to be born HIV negative, even though one or both of the parents may be living with HIV. According to the UNAIDS 2011 report, there has been a 50% decline in the number of new HIV infections in India which fell from 2.4% to ... More >>
Celebrating life in a positive way
Friday, 2 December 2011, 12:32 pm | Shobha Shukla
As we once again commemorated World AIDS Day on 1st December 2011, it is time to share the joys and sorrows of people living with HIV (PLHIV) with a positive attitude. It is also high time that instead of targeting the affected population, we sensitize ... More >>
Addressing gender inequality is an absolute must to stem HIV
Monday, 28 November 2011, 10:51 am | Shobha Shukla
Two films, "Diamonds" and "In Women's Hands" were screened by CNS in Lucknow on Saturday, 26th November, 2011, in the lead up to World AIDS Day, 1st December 2011, and to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, which ... More >>
Wanted: Better, safer, cheaper TB drugs
Friday, 28 October 2011, 5:13 pm | Shobha Shukla
The 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, focusing on tuberculosis (TB), HIV, tobacco control and non-communicable diseases, is currently being held at Lille from 26-30 October. Lille is the place where Professors Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin ... More >>
Costly medicines: Debt or death for people with hepatitis C
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 3:06 pm | Shobha Shukla
People living with hepatitis C, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition - India (ITPC-India), and treatment activists at a press conference held recently in Delhi, questioned the silence maintained by the Indian Health Ministry on its response ... More >>
Cervical and Breast Cancers: Killers On The Prowl
Friday, 16 September 2011, 4:12 pm | Shobha Shukla
A week before the United Nations (UN) Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) open, reviewing outcomes of a new global analysis on breast and cervical cancers is warranted. In developing nations, breast and cervical cancers are rapidly replacing ... More >>
Commission on AIDS in Asia report improved responses locally
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:27 am | Shobha Shukla
The Commission on AIDS in Asia report (March 2008) gave an Asian perspective to HIV epidemic and had put forth evidence-based recommendations to improve HIV responses locally. “The Commission on AIDS in Asia report had a major impact because for ... More >>
Depicting TobaccoUse in Films Adversely Influences Teenagers
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 5:38 pm | Shobha Shukla
A study titled “Tobacco use in Bollywood movies, tobacco promotional activities and their association with tobacco use among Indian adolescents” published recently in the British Medical Journal, explored the relation between watching tobacco use ... More >>
Tobacco Epidemic Report: Warns about Dangers of Tobacco Use
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 3:45 pm | Shobha Shukla
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011, which is the third in a series of WHO reports on the status of global tobacco control policy implementation. It tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic ... More >>
Beware The Tobacco Bullies: Do Not Let Them abuse FTA's
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 3:13 pm | Shobha Shukla
(CNS): Tobacco giants, who always put profit ahead of lives and health, are invoking investor-state dispute mechanisms in bilateral investment agreements to challenge moves of governments which are aimed at controlling the widespread use of tobacco ... More >>
Tobacco Bullies Use Trade Agreements Against Public Health
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:30 pm | Shobha Shukla
Tobacco giants, who always put profit ahead of lives and health, are invoking investor-state dispute mechanisms in bilateral investment agreements to challenge moves of governments which are aimed at controlling the widespread use of tobacco products. More >>
Watch Your Tongue Mr Minister
Friday, 8 July 2011, 12:52 pm | Shobha Shukla
(CNS): India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, has landed himself in an unhealthy soup (pun intended) and earned enough raps on the knuckles of his country, by his regressive statements. His sick proclamation at the recently ... More >>
Watch Your Tongue Mr. Minister
Friday, 8 July 2011, 12:27 pm | Shobha Shukla
India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, has landed himself in an unhealthy soup (pun intended) and earned enough raps on the knuckles of his country, by his regressive statements. More >>
Impact of Free Trade Agreements on People Living with HIV
Monday, 13 June 2011, 1:18 pm | Shobha Shukla
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and 10 years since the landmark UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the UN organized a High level Meeting on AIDS from 8–10 June 2011 in New York to review progress and set targets and commitments for the ... More >>
Impact of Free Trade Agreements on People Living With HIV
Monday, 13 June 2011, 12:15 pm | Shobha Shukla
(CNS): Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and 10 years since the landmark UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the UN organized a High level Meeting on AIDS from 8–10 June 2011 in New York to review progress and set targets and commitments ... More >>
