Ahmedabad also reported slight increase in number of breast cancer cases Seven to twelve per cent women in Ahmedabad suffer from breast cancer but are not aware about the disease, according to a Abnormality
<p>Diabetes and high body-mass index (BMI) are associated with increased risk of several cancers, and are increasing in prevalence in most countries. Researchers estimated the cancer incidence attributable
Diabetes and hypertension will become two of the major causes of kidney failure in Bhutan within the next ten years, say doctors. In developing countries like Bhutan today, infection however is still the major cause of kidney damage. But the rise of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension has doubled the risk.
Effective prevention measures are the only way to prevent cancer crisis, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stated on Monday. The agency, which is part of the World Health Organization,
Coimbatore: With growing awareness about the importance of diet in determining healthy lifestyle and success, schools have started prescribing diet for students. Much importance is attached to the kind
Carboxytherapy Just Takes A Few Minutes London: Carbon dioxide, the natural gas which is blamed for global warming, may now help one shed those extra flab. Scientists at the University of Siena in Italy have claimed to have developed an injection of CO
<p>The household is a potentially important but understudied unit of analysis and intervention in chronic disease research. We sought to estimate the association between living with someone with a chronic
Green spaces have been associated with improved mental health in children; however, available epidemiological evidence on their impact on child behavioral development is scarce. The objective of the study
Study Links Disease To Lifestyle, Diet, Hygiene, Health Habits. A country’s human development index (HDI) is a potential indicator of its cancer charts. In a country with a very high HDI, for instance,
A unique programme of training family physicians for providing a comprehensive approach to the problems of Diabetes Mellitus has been started by the Centre for Diabetes & Lifestyle Diseases at
Deskbound lifestyle, smoking, obesity, fast food consumption and high stress levels have led to a rise in incidence of heart disease in the younger generation. According to a recent survey conducted by
Increases in gross domestic product (GDP) beyond a threshold of basic needs do not lead to further increases in well-being. An explanation is that material consumption (MC) also results in negative health
Use Profit-Making Tricks A La Tobacco Firms: Study The fact that processed food, beverage and alcohol companies are major drivers of lifestyle diseases like diabetes, heart disease and blood pressure is known. Now, there is evidence that these industries are also trying to undermine public health. A study says these “unhealthy commodity” industries use similar strategies to the tobacco industry to undermine public health policies.
Physical inactivity is an important contributor to non-communicable diseases in countries of high income, and increasingly so in those of low and middle income. Understanding why people are physically
Physical inactivity accounts for more than 3 million deaths per year, most from non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We used reviews of physical activity interventions and
Scheme under National Rural Health Mission A new project of the Centre to provide free treatment to those affected by lifestyle-related diseases will be rolled out in the district in March. The Centre is expected to sanction Rs 6 crore for the project under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the district. The Union Minister of State for Health, Sudip Bandopadhyay will be in Alappuzha on February 7 to oversee the arrangements for the project.
Objectives of this ancillary analysis of a prospective, prevention study among Asian Indians with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) were a) to quantify the reduction in incident diabetes at 24 months in
<p>Lifestyle diseases or non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more than 61 per cent of all deaths in India.</p> <p>Whether it is heart diseases, respiratory illnesses, cancer, obesity
According to a recent study conducted by experts from the Wellingdon hospital in New Zealand, desk jobs are potentially life threatening, and pose a serious health hazard for employees who work all day hunched on swanky chairs. The findings of the study, published in the Journal of Royal Society of Medicine, have come as a shock to millions of office-goers across the world. Desk jobs, many opine, are safer and healthier than jobs that require being out in the field. But the study is likely to put things in perspective and bring about a major change in attitudes.
Imprecise measurement of physical activity variables might attenuate estimates of the beneficial effects of activity on health-related outcomes. The researchers aimed to compare the cardiometabolic risk
