Twenty years ago, tuberculosis was the scourge of the socio-economically backward, often slum dwellers forced to live in shanties, without a care for personal or civic hygiene. Today, many upper and middle
People who live alone and have few friends are prone to early death as their hearts' responses to stress are altered, say Myriam Horsten and her colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm,
Pune With environmental pollution, eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle making children prone to asthma, an initiative by the Chest Research Foundation (CRF) is set to make asthma detection easy.
Not only urbanites but tribals from far Nicobar Islands are also falling prey to lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure and obesity. A study published in the latest edition of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR
The prevalence of lifestyle diseases like diabetes mellitus and hypertension is much higher in Kerala than in other states, according to the Economic Review 2004, tabled by the government in the
"THE tribals need to change their attitude and lifestyle," said R.K. Dixit, the Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO) of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh, in response to a query about continuing reports of children starving to death in the region. The Sahariyas, one of the poorest tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh, live mostly in remote villages with little access to health care.
There has been a increase in the number of cancer and hypertension cases in Leh district in the past decade due to a change in lifestyle ,according to Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, Tsering Dorjey.
How have plastics and a convenience lifestyle become so widespread in a part of the world that traditionally adhered to a refill, reuse, and recycle mindset and where natural materials for packaging and
In 1965, health authorities in Camberwell, a bustling quarter of London's southward sprawl, began an unusual tally. They started to keep case records for every person in the area who was diagnosed with
The Saffolalife Study 2013, India’s largest study on risk factors precipitating heart disease, found that more than 70% of 1.86 lakh urban Indian respondents are at cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. When
The Centre for Diabetes and Lifestyle Disease, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Medical Science, today organised an international of Medical Sciences , today organised an international symposium
Cancer rates across the world are likely to rise by 50% in the next 20 years unless Europe and the US check their junk food consumption, smoking, and sedentary lifestyles, and poorer countries
<p>Insulin resistance (IR) is present long before the onset of type 2 diabetes and results not only from inherited and lifestyle factors but also likely from environmental conditions. We investigated the
The erosion of the family's finances and lifestyle are among the many consequences of the avian flu pandemic in Vietnam, which is at the frontline of a global battle against a disease health experts
The Rs 275-crore Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd has set up 'El Life', a division dedicated to tap the about Rs 2,800 crore lifestyle diseases market. This segment has a share of about 14.7 per cent of the
Pulse Positive, the newly-set up lifestyle consultancy firm, has said around 50% of the Guwahati city dwellers suffer from chronic dieases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc, which are
A new study has revealed that an excessive indoor lifestyle is the sole reason for the epidemic proportions of myopia in East Asian countries. According to the researchers, children who spend most of
British authorities are in alarm over teenage lifestyles, pointing to rampant drug abuse, indiscriminate unprotected sex with multiple partners and addiction to fast foods. The BMA said in a recent
There was a time when diabetes mellitus and obesity were regarded as lifestyle diseases of the rich. But a study among slum-dwellers by AIIMS has shattered that myth. The three-year long study is a
As low-income countries develop, people’s diets change. They tend to move from being high in cereals (maize, rice, wheat), starchy staples (potato, cassava, plantain) and fibre, to more westernised patterns
