High triglyceride levels: Blame it on Delhi gene
NEW DELHI: A mutated gene is predisposing Delhiites to suffer from high triglyceride levels in their blood.
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Scotland smoking ban credited with fewer heart attacks
Scotland's smoking ban appears to have prevented hundreds of heart attacks in its first year, a study shows. The number of people admitted to the hospital for heart attacks fell by 17% in the year after Scotland's smoking ban took effect in March 2006, according to a study in today's New England Journal of Medicine. The study's author, Jill Pell of the University of Glasgow, says the size of the decline strongly suggests it was the smoke-free law and not some other trend or lifestyle change that prevented the heart attacks.
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Junk food = low grades; nutritious food = high grades
Twelve-year-old Gayatri from a school in Kandivli is a backbencher. Not only are her scores low, but she is also overweight for her age and hence made to sit at the back of the class. She is an introvert
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A bloating problem in China
Atleast 200 million people in China will suffer from obesity within 10 years if current trends spurred by unhealthy lifestyles. China currently has 90 million obese citizens whose weight is more than
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World Cancer Factsheet
Cancer is a leading cause of disease worldwide. An estimated 12.7 million new cancer cases occurred in 2008. Lung, female breast, colorectal and stomach cancers accounted for 40% of all cases diagnosed
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Fat children take over the world
Fat children are taking over the world. On every continent childish waistlines are expanding, driven by low-energy lifestyles and high-energy foods. Global fattening poses an equal threat to global
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Diabetes enters the classroom as well, finds study
Bangalore: All of 10 years and diagnosed with diabetes? In a worrying trend, Bangalore doctors are seeing more and more youngsters with Type 2 diabetes. It
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A Fat Lot Of Trouble
It is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Also know as insulin resistance syndrome. Risks Syndrome X can lead to hypertension, heart disease, infertility, diabetes and other metabolic-related diseases. Causes and signs Biggest causes are sedentary lifestyle and an increase in processed foods consumption.
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Unique foot management technique for diabetics
This could well mean the end to all the 'feet' worries of the diabetics at least in the Capital. The Centre for Diabetes and Lifestyle Diseases has for the first time made available the 'Foot
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The nutrition transition and the iIntra-household double burden of malnutrition in India
India is clearly far along in the nutrition transition. This paper shows that there have been rapid increases in the proportion of adult women in India who are overweight and obese: these increases are
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Mediterranean food consumption patterns: diet, environment, society, economy and health
The Mediterranean region is undergoing a "nutrition transition" away from an ancient diet long considered a model for healthy living and sustainable food systems, that preserve the environment and empower
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Programme launched to eradicate child obesity
At least 15 out of 100 children have extra fat in their body, revealed a study on child obesity. Unhealthy lifestyle and junk food are the primary reasons for the rising obesity among school
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The New Threat
If all this while you have been fretting about saturated fats and lipo-I proteins, here is one more health I scare: trans fats. These are the I cheap, chemically-treated fats the
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'Aggressive cancer' risk higher for black women - Study
Black women are three times more likely than other women to develop an aggressive form of breast cancer characterised by "triple negative tumours", a study published Wednesday found. The findings, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, held true even when other risk factors such as lifestyle, age and weight were taken into account.
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Dengue spreads tentacles, 383 cases reported
Dengue is spreading its tentacles in Haryana with 383 confirmed cases reported so far as compared to just 87 cases in the corresponding period last year. Gurgaon has accounted for 166 cases. Official sources said improper water management, storage of stagnant rainwater, unplanned construction activities and lifestyle changes are some of the major factors responsible for proliferation of mosquito breeding sites and spread of dengue.
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Gender Alert For COVID-19 Outbreak
<p>Recognizing the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreaks affects women and men differently is hugely important. Some preliminary data suggested that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based
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Responding to the threat of chronic diseases in India
At the present stage of India's health transition, chronic diseases contribute to an estimated 53% of deaths and 44% of disability-adjusted life-years lost. Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are highly
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Responding to the threat of chronic diseases in India
At the present stage of India's health transition, chronic diseases contribute to an estimated 53% of deaths and 44% of disability-adjusted life-years lost. Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are highly
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Responding to the threat of chronic diseases in India
At the present stage of India's health transition, chronic diseases contribute to an estimated 53% of deaths and 44% of disability-adjusted life-years lost. Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are highly
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Radiation affects kids' hearts
Increasing use of radiation during pregnancy, eating high calorie food, resulting in obesity and changes in lifestyles are the reasons behind increase in the incidence of cardiac disease amongst