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 A study group in china has found that ursodeoxy cholic acid (UDCA) can stave off the tendency of statins to induce glucose intolerance and diabetes. Statins are prescribed to  people with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. They work by blocking the activity of an enzyme in the metabolic pathway that produces LDL or Bad cholesterol.  However many studies have found that statins could increase the risk of developing diabetes. Frank diabetes it is known that statins can induce glucose intolerance and even frank disease in some people.  In the study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, the researchers reported one mechanism through which statins could increase glucose intolerance, involving UDCA, a bile acid. The team recruited 30 people with atrovastatin and 10 without and tracked their metabolism for four months.  They reported that faeces of those taking atrovastatin had a reduced abundance of bacteria of the genus Clostridium and that these individu...

A Bold Step towards a Cervical Cancer-free future  India's interim union budget 2024-2025 has emerged as a beacon of hope, particularly in the realm of women's health. The Narendra Modi government's support in encouraging the vaccination of girls from 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer stands as pivotal move towards safeguarding women's well-being. Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the main culprit in the development of cervical cancer. HPV vaccination is the comprehensive strategy for the disease prevention and health promotion. WHO has outlined ' 90-7-90' targets by 2023- for 90% of girls to be fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by age 15 , for 70% of women to undergo cervical cancer screening tests by age of 35 and 45, and for 90% of women with cervical cancer  to be treated.  HPV vaccination success stories: Scotland: Findings show that there have been no reported cases of cervical cancers among women born between 1988 and 1996 who received full HPV va...