Courtesy Adaderana One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators. Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars’ Extra chewing […]

Courtesy Adaderana Through the facility established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Michelin Foundation channels support to procuring essential medicine given the ongoing socio-economic situation in the country and to address the identified drug shortage as highlighted by the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka.  The medicines were handed over to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The anaesthetic drug suspected to have been the cause of two deaths that occurred at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital has been received through the Indian Credit Line, Sri Lanka’s top drug regulatory body said. According to Dr. Vijith Gunasekera from National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), drugs that were received through the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The significance of their findings cannot be understated. Water samples collected from the North Central Province revealed shocking levels of calcium, reaching up to 200 mg per litre, and fluoride concentrations of 2-3 mg per litre—both far exceeding acceptable limits CKDu’s impact on Sri Lanka has been staggering. Its discovery over three […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Association of Health Professionals has revealed that the automatic vaccination machine of the PET Scan machine worth Rs. 200 million at the Cancer Hospital in Maharagama, is not in use for over a period of one year, due to the non-availability of FDG chemical and connection tubes. When inquired by Ada Derana […]

Courtesy Indian Express According to an official, if the company supplies the necessary information then the body will wait for findings of investigation for further action. The Indian drug controller is investigating a Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company after receiving communication from neighbouring Sri Lanka that a steroid eye drop manufactured by the firm has been linked […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Sri Lankan government has made it mandatory to test imported dried fish, sprats and fruits for heavy metals such as lead and arsenic with effect from June 01, 2023. A survey conducted by the Food Control Administration Unit of the Health Ministry between 2021 and 2022 found that certain consignments of imported […]

Chamuditha News Brief ශ්‍රී ලංකා ස්වදේශීය වෛද්‍ය සභාව සමග චමුදිත සමරවික්‍රම.

AdaDerana May 24 (AdaDerana) – The World Health Organization on Tuesday (May 23) commended Sri Lanka for enacting a legislation on trans-fat to protect health and prevent premature deaths from coronary heart disease. Eliminating trans-fats from food supplies is a cost-effective measure with enormous health benefits. By enacting legislation on trans-fat, Sri Lanka has once […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Samahan, a trusted herbal drink from Sri Lanka, was a hot topic recently on a popular Indian television show hosted by veteran film actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. The show, called Kaun Banega “Crorepati,” offers cash prizes to participants who answer general knowledge questions correctly. During the program, the veteran did not […]

Courtesy Adaderana Legal action has been taken against 12 private hospitals and laboratories for overcharging patients for both, dengue tests and Full Blood Count (FBC) tests.  Accordingly, the 12 institutes were fined a total of Rs. 9.4 million for charging patients prices above those gazette for the relevant tests, a senior investigative official of the […]

By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Courtesy BBC Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a “world-changer” by the scientists who developed it. The vaccine – called R21 – appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. Ghana’s […]

අජිත් හේරත් වෛද්‍ය ප්‍රියංකර ජයවර්ධන අසත්‍ය සංඛ්‍යා ලේඛන ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් එන්නත්වලින් සිදුවන හානි යටපත් කිරීමට උත්සාහ දරයි. අනෙක් අතට ඔහුගේ තර්කය පදනම්ව ඇත්තේ අසත්‍ය සංඛ්‍යා ලේඛන මත බව පැහැදිලිව පෙනී යන දෙයකි. ඔහුගේ සංඛ්‍යා ලේඛන අනුව හෘදයාබාධවලින් දිනකට 450ක් පමණ දළ වශයෙන් මරණයට පත්වේ. ඒ් අනුව වසරකදී හෘදයාබාධවලින් මරණයට පත්වන සංඛ්‍යාව 450 X 365 = […]

Christine Francis Courtesy Psychology Today Shedding light on intragroup conflict. South Asian countries—including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka—are known for their rich and vibrant cultures. As a second-generation South Indian American, I owe many positive aspects of my identity to my culture. Yet I also at times struggle to fit in with my community, a […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Medical Supplies Division (MSD) of the Ministry of Health has temporarily withdrawn the use of an anaesthetic drug used for surgeries in Sri Lanka with immediate effect. Accordingly, the use of three categories of the relevant drug has been temporarily withdrawn.  The drug was received under the Indian Line of Credit, and […]

Priyantha Hettige Hospitals in Sri Lanka are being overwhelmed by a huge wave of Diabetes and Diabetes related cases. It seems that many people, usually over the age of forty, are consuming sugary foods and carbohydrates and getting not enough exercise, leading to insulin resistance. They become ill. Go to any hospital, island wide and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Child Protection Authority has proposed to establish Infant Receiving Centres in Hospitals in all nine provinces where parents could hand over their new born infants without claiming their identity, Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority Udayakumara Amarasinghe said today. He told a news conference that a set of proposals […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Renowned British supermodel Naomi Campbell features a pack of Sri Lankan made “Samahan,” as an essential product she keeps with her for a strong immune system.  In a recent interview with Vogue India titled What does Naomi Campbell carry in her bag?,” she says ‘Samahan’ is a good tea for the […]

By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review Teenage pregnancy is lower in Sri Lanka than in other countries in South Asia, but it varies with varying socioeconomic conditions within the island   In Sri Lanka, teenage pregnancy is lower than it is in most other developing countries, including South Asian countries. But there are noticeable differences […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the government is seeking the possibility of introducing non-paying wards in private hospitals where the government is taking the tab for the treatments made in those non-paying wards, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. The President also said the government was considering to introduce paying […]

Courtesy Adaderana A national study conducted by local researchers has revealed that Sri Lanka has the highest rate of diabetes in Asia, with almost one in four adults having being diagnosed. The survey, done in 2019 by researchers from several local universities, the Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Colombo and the Institute for Health Policy […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and the Ambassador of Japan today (22 Feb.) signed an exchange of notes for a grant of USD 46 million. Accordingly, Finance Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena and Ambassador MIZUKOSHI Hideaki signed an exchange of notes for the USD 46 million grant to provide 20 million litres of […]

Natalia J. Courtesy Health by BabaMail No need for alarm but be warned that some Turmeric Manufacturers Add Lead to the Spice   The golden spice is one of the most potent natural ingredients out there, and the active ingredient in turmeric, curcumin, has been shown to have antimicrobial and cancer-fighting properties, among many other […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Japanese government has agreed to provide USD 38 million to Sri Lanka for the purchase of fuel, mainly Diesel, in order to carry out uninterrupted essential and emergency health services in Sri Lanka. Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena told the media today that the funds are being provided under the economic […]

Courtesy Hiru News Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena stated that Japan has decided to provide a grant of 38 million dollars to Sri Lanka to ensure the uninterrupted maintenance of essential and emergency health services. He stated this joining the press conference to announce the Cabinet decisions held at the Government Information Department.

Courtesy Adaderana The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) says that the stocks of more than 140 types of essential drugs used for the treatment of patients have been exhausted. Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe, the Media Spokesman of the GMOA, pointed out that the attention of the Ministry of Health should be directed in this regard. He […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Some 46 people die of cancer every day in Sri Lanka out of the 105 cancer patients who are detected daily, the National Cancer Control Unit (NCCU) Director Dr. Ishani Fernando said today. She told a news conference at the Health Promotion Bureau in line with the World Cancer Day which […]

Champa Fernando Secretary – KACPAW (Kandy Association  for Community Protection through Animal Welfare) It is laudable that successive governements since 2008 had continued to-date with the intrinsically HUMANE National Dog Sterilization Programme for dog Population Management  (DPM), recommended by world bodies such as the WHO, OIE (Office International des Epizooties – World  Organization for Animal […]

සමස්ත ලංකා වෛද්‍ය නිළධාරීන්ගේ සංගමය. කෙහෙළිය රඹුක්වැල්ල මැතිතුමාසෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය,සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය,385, සුවසිරිපායපූජ්‍ය බද්දේගම විමලවාංශ නාහිමි මාවතකොළඹ – 10. ඇමතිතුමනි, උග්‍ර පිළිකා නාශක ඖෂධ හිඟයට කඩිනම් විසඳුම් ලබාදෙන ලෙස ඉල්ලා සිටීම. මහරගම අපේක්ෂා රෝහල ඇතුළු වූ පිළිකා රෝගීන්ට ප්‍රතිකාර කරනු ලබන ප්‍රධාන පෙළේ රෝහල් 15 ක පමණ පිළිකා රෝගය සඳහා බහුලව භාවිතා කරනු ලබන අත්‍යවශ්‍ය පිළිකා නාශක […]

Courtesy La Prensa Latina Colombo, Dec 30 (EFE).- Sri Lanka stepped up its fight against dengue on Friday as the country recorded its highest number of infections since 2019, following a fresh outbreak in recent weeks. Health officials recorded over 75,000 dengue cases this year, more than double the number of infections from last year, […]