Soon, blood test to reveal diabetes risk
Exercise And Healthy Diet Can Help In Prevention You may soon be able to run a simple blood test to know if you are predisposed to diabetes. And with the right lifestyle changes, you can delay or prevent
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5 women in India die every hour during childbirth: WHO
The number of deaths in India during childbirth accounts for 17 per cent of such deaths globally Nearly five women die every hour in India from complications developed during childbirth, with heavy
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'Bad lifestyle' behind 80% of lung cancer cases: Study
Jaipur: Lung cancer among male geriatric population is the most prevalent malignancy, a study conducted in Sawai Man Singh Hospital has revealed. The study was published in Scholars Journal of Applied
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Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3–4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care
<p>Physical inactivity is an important cause of noncommunicable diseases. Interventions can increase short-term physical activity (PA), but health benefits require maintenance. Few interventions have evaluated
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India needs to incorporate changes in pharma sector: WHO
Dishman Pharma Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in India, we would need to think of new ways in which the health care services are rendered. Laying stress on promoting research work in pharmaceutical sector,
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Not a rural phenomenon: Children malnourished even in Hyderabad
As per WHO, BMI below 18.5 is considered underweight and less than 16 is in 'severe thinness' category. Hyderabad: Malnutrition among children is not only a rural phenomenon, it exists in Hyderabad
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Pollution affecting the brain
Senior doctors said despite advancements in technology, dealing with brain surgeries requires much expertise. Hyderabad: Infections, haemorrhage, swelling and head injuries are some of the prime reasons
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Role of women pivotal in containing diabetes: Survey
A recent survey conducted across 500 families in Delhi has brought to the fore that women have to be educated about diabetes in order to impede it from multiplying and mounting. “Women should be the
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The burden of cancers and their variations across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016
<p>Previous efforts to report estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in India and its different parts include the National Cancer Registry Programme Reports, Sample Registration System cause of death
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Health directorate issues warning against swimming in Xlendi bay
The authorities have warned against swimming in Gozo's Xlendi bay amid fears the water may be contaminated The environmental health directorate has issued a warning that, until further notice, swimming
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कॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमा
कॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमाकॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमा जागरण संवाददाता, आगरा: कॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमा हो रहा है। अस्थमा पीड़ित बच्चों की संख्य जागरण संवाददाता, आगरा:
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Key diseases on ministry’s ’12 calendar
With the “non-communicable diseases” high on agenda both at international and national level, the theme is widely publicised in 2012 wall calendar of the Union ministry of health and family welfare.
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Associations between fast food and physical activity environments and adiposity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank
<p>The built environment might be associated with development of obesity and related disorders. We examined whether neighbourhood exposure to fast-food outlets and physical activity facilities were associated
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Processed food making kids sick, finds study
Bad food habits is taking a toll on our children, warn doctors. A group of doctors have published a multi-centric study to drive home the ill effects of moving away from healthy eating habits and opting
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The Lancet turns spotlight on ending preventable stillbirths
India continues to be at the top of the table Concerned over the slow rate at which stillbirths have reduced across the world, missing a specific Millennium Development Goal target, the journal, The
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40% of school children lack healthy BMI
INDORE: The lack of physical activities and outdoor games in addition to the busy schedule of school children lead unhealthy body mass index, say experts. Over 40% of the school kids in Indore from
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Rural population to be screened for lifestyle diseases
The health ministry is planning to screen all people aged 30-40 in rural areas for lifestyle diseases like diabetes, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday.
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Health survey reveals alarming rise in hypertension cases in Capital
Apart from focussing on lifestyle ailments, the report also highlighted on the shortage of trained staff in MCD and government hospitals Cases of hypertension in Delhi have increased from 3,22,510 in
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World Health Day: Your child may be a diabetic!
Diabetes has been growing at an alarming rate in India. Unfortunately, children are also at increasing risk of developing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Worldwide, most common type of diabetes in children
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Lifestyle changes can curb hypertension, says expert
With one of every five persons suffering from hypertension in India, there is a dire need to change lifestyle and increase awareness to prevent the silent killer spread its tentacles. This was stated by