The objective of this study was to investigate the poorly understood relationship between the process of urbanization and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through the application of a quantitative measure of urbanicity.
Dehradun: The number of diabetes patients in Uttarakhand has more than doubled in the past five years, with the state witnessing a rise in both type I and type II diabetics, according to the latest data
A Family Health Team (FHT) is a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare model that may be an ideal setting to engage patients in physical activity. An environmental scan was conducted to determine the prevalence
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently revised the dietary guidelines for Indians to provide healthier diet and lifestyle recommendations, ensuring dietary and nutritional requirements
One in every 10 school children in the National Capital Region (NCR) between 13 and 16 years of age is overweight and therefore at a risk of developing heart diseases, a survey said Sunday. Conducted by
High body-mass index (BMI) predisposes to several site-specific cancers, but a large-scale systematic and detailed characterisation of patterns of risk across all common cancers adjusted for potential
KANPUR: The Industrial City has the dubious distinction of being the third highest incidence of asthma in the country. Bangalore has the highest number of asthma patients in the country. This finding is
Lifestyle diseases are snuffing out lives and taking away productive years. The future looks menacing as India modernizes at blinding speed.
Sitting down for long-hours causes back aches, which may hamper workplace productivity, researchers say. Occupational health physician Dr Abed Onn has listed low back pain as one of the three most common
Despite the implementation of a national prevention programme and state-of-the-art infrastructure for treatment, Maharashtra has witnessed an alarming rise in cases of cancer among women in the last four
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions with India reporting around 22% prevalence rate over the last 5 years in children and adolescents aged between 5-19 years. A new report by a commission
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). It sanctioned an outlay of Rs 1230.90 crore for implementation of its various components during the remaining period of the 11th plan on a cost sharing basis between the Centre and the states at the rate of 80:20.
<p>The debate on responsibility for health takes place within political philosophy and in policy setting. It is increasingly relevant in the context of rationing scarce resources as a substantial, and
Come 2030 and fuels we use today would have made air so toxic with pollutants that it would be close to impossible to live and move without oxygen kit as a permanent burden and part of lifestyle. NEW
WHO predicts India will incur a loss of $236.6 bn by 2015 due to unhealthy lifestyle and faulty diet. Check out the girth curve YOU AREwhat you eat. I would say that's the long and the short of the rise in girth curve being seen in India. Here's why. World over, newer research is throwing up conclusive evidence that the alarming rise in chronic diseases is because of dietary indiscretion and physical inaction. Conversely, most of the treatments also revolve around how we change our eating habits and lifestyle.
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's gross domestic product (GDP) measures “everything except that which makes life worthwhile”. The metric was developed in the 1930s and 1940s amid the upheaval
It is estimated that 3 lakh women die across the world each year from heart attacks. It kills, in fact, six times as many women as breast cancer does. Closer home, heart diseases are the largest killer
Early detection can lead to the modification of underlying unhealthy behaviours such as inappropriate diet, inadequate physical activity, tobacco and alcohol use. Hence, an initiative has been taken by
The susceptibility to type 2 diabetes of people of south Asian descent is established, but there is little trial-based evidence for interventions to tackle this problem. We assessed a weight control and
China and India have the highest total numbers of people with diabetes 110 million and 69 million, respectively whereas the highest prevalences were found in the Pacific Islands of Tokelu and Nauru,
