Even 5-year-olds prone to strokes
Rate Of Incidence In 5-14 Age Group Up By 31%; Unhealthy Lifestyle To Blame London: In a startling finding, a new research has shown that children as young as five years are now having strokes in the
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Country dwellers live longer
Randeep Ramesh U.K. study reveals the greener life delivers up to two years longer life for rural men and women. It's official: move to the countryside and you live longer. Men in rural areas on average can expect to celebrate their 78th birthday
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Govt to screen slum-dwellers for health risks
The government will screen five crore people from across the country for hyper-tension and diabetes. Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that these lifestyle diseases pose a huge health risk. Inaugurating a camp to screen slum-dwellers in Delhi for the lifestyle diseases, Mr Azad said,
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural population of Goa, India
<p>The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and study the associated factors in a rural population in Goa, India.</p>
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Effects of 1-year yoga on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial
<p>Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, which is associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle interventions applied to people with MetS has
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Update on lifestyle determinants of postprandial triacylglycerolemia with emphasis on the Mediterranean lifestyle
<p>This review updates the effect of lifestyle on plasma triacylglycerols (TAG) in the postprandial state, commonly reported as postprandial lipemia (PPL), an independent risk factor for cardiovascular
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Strengthening of accountability systems to create healthy food environments and reduce global obesity
To achieve WHO's target to halt the rise in obesity and diabetes, dramatic actions are needed to improve the healthiness of food environments. Substantial debate surrounds who is responsible for delivering
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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
<p>Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass
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Metropolitan lifestyle is more prone to disease, says survey
It has always been known but now it's official. If you want to live longer and healthier, it would not be a bad idea to opt out of your high-stress, low-health-return metropolitan lifestyle for a
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Hamdard makes foray into wellness space
Unveils new range of over-the-counter products Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories on Tuesday announced its foray into lifestyle wellness space by unveiling the
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15% heart patients in Aurangabad below 30, say doctors
AURANGABAD: Better education and socio-economic status have had little impact on the health profile of the city's youth. In the past few years, doctors from across the city have been seeing a steady stream
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Inflammatory bowel disease in Asia- A second chance at uncovering environmental factors
<p>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become common in the Western world, but its causes remain unclear. With the dramatic increase of cases in Asia in recent years—echoing the disease’s
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Tea farmers grapple with lifestyle diseases despite active daily routines
Poor eating habits are predisposing many people in tea growing areas to lifestyle diseases. This is despite their active daily routine. Medics came to this finding during a three-day medical camp at Rukuriri
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Pharmaceutical MNCs increase focus on Indian market: Icra Report
MUMBAI, 24 JUNE: Multi-national pharmaceutical companies have increased their focus on the country following their rapid growth in the Indian market. “After under-performing for several years, pharmaceuticals
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High mercury exposure tied to increased diabetes risk
The main source of mercury in humans comes from the consumption of fish and shellfish Higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults can increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 65%, later in life, a new study has warned. The research, led by Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington epidemiologist Ka He, is the first to establish the link between mercury and diabetes in humans.
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Beware, weight-loss pills can kill
New Delhi: The death of a student in UK reportedly due to weight-loss pills has led to serious concerns about substance abuse. Doctors say the practice is common among youngsters in India too. Weight-loss
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Can you pay people to be healthy?
Several countries have used fi nancial incentives to encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles with encouraging results. Now this approach has been suggested in a number of UK policy documents. But what is the evidence that it works? : a report.
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South India worst hit by diabetes
NEW DELHI: Diabetes and hypertension, traditionally seen as a rich man's disease, has made its way to the slums. Health ministry's fresh data shows one out of every four persons living in the urban slums of Chennai suffer from diabetes — which is three times higher than the national average of about 7%. In the slums of Bangalore the prevalence rate of diabetes was reported to be 14.77%, followed by 13.37% in Ahmedabad. Delhi had among the lowest rates of 5.02%. "The results of Chennai are shocking. I have asked the state health officials concerned to indentify all positive cases and refer them to the nearest centre for treatment," said Dr Jagdish Prasad, the Director General of Health Services ( DGHS).
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Scientists have seen a shocking rise in obesity levels in urban Africa over the past 25 years
Rapid urbanisation and associated changes in people’s lifestyle means Africa faces a growing obesity problem. Across the continent the share of the urban population is projected to increase to 50% by 2030
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Over 10 lakh people in Chhattisgarh suffer from lifestyle diseases
Nearly 10.25 lakh people in the state suffer from chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension, asthma and arthritis, as per the latest Annual Health Survey (AHS), 2012-13. Over 4,000 people per one