Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Deaths due to pollution, 18/12/2017. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has not conducted any assessment of the premature
When the Lokayukta Police raided the palatial house of director (medical services) A N Mittal in Bhopal last week, his agitated wife dared them to target his political bosses to whom, she said, he periodically
With lifestyle-impact diseases like cancer and cardiac diseases expected to account for nearly 30% of in-patient ailments and HIV infections expected to rise significantly, healthcare insurance
A pill that can help users feel wide awake after long periods without sleep is being tipped as the latest lifestyle "wonder drug" to hit Britain and may soon be available worldwide. A single tablet
<p>According to this research published in the journal The Lancet, climate change poses a potentially “catastrophic risk” to public health due to increased risk of the spread of disease, food insecurity and air pollution among many other things. </p>
The authors assessed (i) the risk of cardiovascular disease in an industrial population in Chennai, southern India and (ii) whether the status of treatment and control of diabetes and hypertension would be different in an industrial population, which is provided free healthcare, compared with the general population of Chennai.
Gastroenteritis, which does not have an effective vaccine, is a serious cause for concern with novel virus strains emerging in India which could be related to the lifestyle of the populace, said
Paralleling the increasing disparities in income and wealth worldwide since the 1980s, cities in developing countries have witnessed the emergence of a growing divergence of lifestyles, particularly within
The need to effect lifestyle changes among youth is the key towards ensuring hassle-free old age, speakers at a seminar on the management of geriatric disorders in Ayurveda and Siddha agreed. They
<p>Since 2011, cohorts of schoolchildren in regions bordering Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania have been investigated for morbidity caused by Schistosoma mansoni infection. Despite being neighbouring
A seminar on preventive healthcare was held today to observe the World Health Day. The meet - a first of its kind - was organised by Apollo Health and Lifestyle (AHL), a part of Apollo Hospitals
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has risen substantially worldwide in less than one generation. In the USA, the average weight of a child has risen by more than 5 kg within three decades,
For better brain A team of scientists in the US has found that exercise has links to brain cell regeneration. The team first looked at the brains of exercising mice using magnetic resonance imaging
Sedentary lifestyle and consumption of fat-rich food and alcohol are major causes Incidence of cardio-vascular diseases (CVD) is on the rise in East and West Godavari districts, according to a study conducted by the Rural Andhra Pradesh Cardio Vascular Healthcare System (RAPCVHS).
Food habits, lifestyle and lack of physical activity are making Delhi's women populous obese, reveals a joint study by the cardiology department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Changing lifestyles, with increasing sound pollution, is affecting the hearing of a large section of the people. The effects are not only being felt in the big cities of the country. Even villagers
<p>Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition described by the group of risk factors associated with obesity that raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. MS has an increasing trend in
Life-style related chronic ailments due to stress may be taking a toll on the present generation, but pushing drugs to tackle these ailments is a focus area for pharmaceutical companies. The segment,
The travails of modern lifestyle and the ageing process are found to take their toll on young male in Delhi faster that it affects his counterpart in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. And while a healthy
Different organisations define traditional knowledge differently
