Pilots have higher rates of skin cancer
Airline pilots have up to 25 times the normal rate of skin cancer and scientists in Ireland suspectg it could be due partly to disturbed sleep patterns. Cosmic radiation and lifestyle factors, such
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Tight jeans, nylon briefs kill sperms
Recent research indicates a steady decline in sperm count over the last decade. And theis phenomenon has now reached the Indian shores. The falling count has been attributed to lifestyle factors such
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Healing tech
For long, medical innovations have tended to be tailored around the diseases and afflictions of the rich. In the West especially, illnesses associated with an overindulgent lifestyle garbage more
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Changes in intake of fruits and vegetables and weight change in United States men and women followed for up to 24 years: Analysis from three prospective cohort studies
<p>Current dietary guidelines recommend eating a variety of fruits and vegetables. However, based on nutrient composition, some particular fruits and vegetables may be more or less beneficial for maintaining
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Contribution of six risk factors to achieving the 25×25 non-communicable disease mortality reduction target: a modelling study
<p>This modelling study undertaken by Professor Majid Ezzati from Imperial College London and published in latest issue of the Lancet estimates how achieving globally-agreed targets for six important health risks between 2010 and 2025 will reduce deaths caused by the big-four chronic diseases: cancers, diabetes, lung disease and cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke)</p>
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Diabetes in China: a societal solution for a personal challenge
China has a large burden of diabetes: in 2013, one in four people with diabetes worldwide were in China, where 11·6% of adults had diabetes and 50·1% had prediabetes. Many were undiagnosed, untreated,
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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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Spice up your plate, get heartburn
New Delhi: A cup of tea with spicy snacks makes a rainy day perfect, while many cannot get through the day without a tall glass of iced cola. But new health studies reveal that the excessive intake of
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Zoonotic route to bio-terrorism
Globalisation of trade, farm and animal food production systems, and varied lifestyle have led to a rise in the number of zoonotic diseases affecting both animal and human health and also threatening
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Study says 34% of city slum dwellers could have high BP
A study of the slum population in Chennai Corporation limits has revealed that 34 per cent have high blood pressure levels. A total of 1,003 persons in the 17 to 89 age group were screened of which 345
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UK advertising committee widens restrictions on food and drinks ads
The uk's Committee for Advertising Practice (cap) on April 11 decided to widen restrictions on food and drink advertising which are targeting under-16-year-olds. The new rules will cover
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Healthcare can save 17,000 from Big C in UK'
More than 17,000 cancer deaths could be prevented each year in the UK and Ireland if lifestyles and healthcare were improved in the most deprived areas, according to a study. Socially deprived areas
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Doctors sound alert on bad cholesterol level
Alarmed at rising heart diseases in the city, especially among people with a high risk lifestyle, city based cardiologists have issued a warning to reduce the Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) blood
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Doctors sound alert on bad cholesterol level
Alarmed at rising heart diseases in the city, especially among people with a high risk lifestyle, city based cardiologists have issued a warning to reduce the Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) blood
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Diabetes drive to target a million city residents
A multi-pronged diabetes prevention campaign involving public education, screening camps and lifestyle counselling launched in September last year is on schedule to reach out to a million residents
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Bodies of evidence
IT IS a profoundly unhealthy world we occupy today. THE World Health Report, 1995 brought out by the World Health Organization, Geneva, reveals that about 51 million people died in 1993 worldwide:
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Finding a policy solution to India’s diabetes epidemic
In India, thirty-five million people have diabetes—a number expected to more than double by 2025, disproportionately affecting working-age people. The economic impact of this increase could be devastating
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Ranging diseases, courtesy changing lifestyles
A two-day annual conference was organised by the Medical Fitness Society on lifestyle and nutrition. The conference was organised keeping in mind that one-third of the Indian population is obese.
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Heart diseases on the rise in Kinnaur: Survey
While sedentary lifestyle is believed to have put urban India under high risk for cardiovascular diseases, a recent survey has found that heard diseases are on the rise even in the tribal population. A
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Are aerated drinks harmful? Definitive study to find out
New Delhi: Is gulping down litres of carbonated soft drinks harming your health?