Zubeda Hamid

Chennai

Journalist at The Hindu

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Science Quiz: On dehydration and heat strokes

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

Summer is upon us, and the heat is already brutal. It is crucial to protect ourselves from dehydration and heat strokes. Here’s a quiz to find out just how much you know about the impact heat can have on the human body.
Indoor air pollution: Can better design in urban infrastructure help combat this growing problem?

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

Most of us tend to think of air pollution in terms of what is outside the house or building we are currently in: exhaust from motor vehicles on the streets, smoke and industrial fumes perhaps, but is the air we are breathing inside, any better? Is it posing a risk to our health? And can building and designing urban infrastructure better, help mitigate indoor air pollution hazards?
All you need to know about: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

April is marked as IBS awareness month, to build awareness around one of the most common, yet somewhat uncomfortable-to-discuss gastrointestinal disorders, irritable bowel syndrome. Awareness of what it is, what its symptoms are and what can be done to manage it, can help with early diagnosis and care. In India, the prevalence of IBS from 0.4% to 4.2% as per a 2023 consensus statement on IBS in adults by the Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association.
Could environmental pollution be behind the rise in cancers in India? | In Focus podcast

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

Cancers are rising and rising fast in India. The Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Cancer Registry Programme estimated a 12% increase between 2020 and 2025. This year, cancer numbers were estimated to hit 15.7 lakh. A worrying trend in this rise, is the spike in cancer cases among young persons.
Daily Quiz | On Parkinson’s disease

4 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

Daily Quiz | On Parkinson’s disease YOUR SCORE Copy link Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit 0/5 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | In Parkinson’s disease, nerve cells of the brain, or neurons, slowly break down or die. This leads to the reduction of a chemical in the brain. What is this chemical? Answer : Dopamine DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 2 / 5 | True or False: Men are more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than women. Answer : True DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO...
Health Matters newsletter: On an ancient scourge and modern interventions

4 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Zubeda Hamid writes about getting to good health, and staying there. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.)Another World Tuberculosis Day has come and gone on March 24 this year, and despite all of the awareness raised around it year on year, and the many interventions to tackle it, this ancient bacterial disease, continues to ravage.
All you need to know about: Noma

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

It’s not a disease that many are familiar with, but with World Oral Health Day, which fell on March 20, just past us, it is perhaps time to find out just what noma, a neglected tropical disease, is. What is Noma? Noma is a severe, gangrenous disease of the mouth.
Why does India not have a national emergency helpline? | In Focus podcast

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

Blinkit, a quick commerce company was recently in the news after it announced the launch of its 10-minute ambulance service, to be rolled out, beginning in Gurgaon and with plans to expand to other cities over two years. The launch, while praised in some quarters and criticised in others has thrown into focus a larger question: why does India not have a national emergency service helpline and an adequate number of ambulances to cater to its population?
All you need to know about: anaemia

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Zubeda Hamid

Over the past couple of years, there have been questions and counter-questions when it comes to anaemia in India. Is it being over-diagnosed? Are the cut-offs that are being tested for not accurate for India? Is it purely driven by a deficiency of iron, or are there other factors at play?
Health Matters newsletter: Why sleeping well is important

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Ramya Kannan |Zubeda Hamid |Saumya Kalia

(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about getting to good health, and staying there. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.)You are going to have to wake up wide for this week’s newsletter, for this time, we are going to tell you about prioritising sleep. A good night’s sleep is highly underrated, but we are just coming to terms with the multiple impacts that sleep, or the lack of it, indeed, have on the human body.