Waistlines of young children in Pune city are expanding, and experts warn that if lifestyle modifications and early medical interventions are not initiated, these children will be at the risk of various
Panaji : Of the various diseases, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Goa, constituting an average 30% of the total deaths reported in the state over the last two decades. Deaths due
<p>Novel interventions are needed to improve lifestyle and prevent noncommunicable diseases, the leading cause of death and disability globally. This study aimed to systematically review, synthesize, and
PUNE: Obesity has emerged as a major cause of type 2 diabetes with over 80% adult diabetics in India being overweight. But the Diabetes Prevention Program Study of USA suggests that simple diet control
Diabetes is now considered an emerging global epidemic with the disease making a steep rise in the number of cases worldwide. In India, the trend is overwhelming as the country is home to more than
One of the most prevalent and contagious viruses, H1N1 has three categories – A, B and C. While A and B categories need home care, category C requires immediate hospitalization and medical intervention
The study estimates that vaccination and screening could result in cervical cancer being eliminated as a public health problem, with average rates across countries falling to less than 4 cases per 1 lakh
Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverages will soon be taxed higher and subjected to tougher advertising norms. The government plans these measures to control the growing incidence of diabetes in the country.
Five cases of transfusion-transmitted dengue, including one case of dengue haemorrhagic fever, have been documented. Hyderabad: Those infected with dengue must not donate blood for six months after
Study Finds Food Cooked Over Fire May Increase Risk Of Esophageal Cancer Smoked meat — red meat or fish dipped in greasy oil, and covered with a mix of salt, chilli powder and spices, before it is
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the first health and wellness centre when he goes to Bijapur, Karnataka, on Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14), officially inaugurating Ayushman Bharat.
The poor already bear the brunt of these costs, and unhindered use of bidi tobacco threatens to push even more households into poverty, according to the study published in the journal Tobacco Control.
Your well paid desk job, love for junk food and lack of exercise is killing your knee joints and worse its catching you younger, warn city doctors. Pointing to the growing number of youngsters (20-40 years)
Muscat: Although Oman is ranked second from bottom in the GCC region when it comes to deaths from lifestyle-related diseases, medical experts in the region have warned that rankings may soon get worse
BHUBANESWAR: With diabetes fast assuming the shape of epidemic, not even sparing the backward regions and lower strata of the population in Odisha, the Government should act urgently to gear up its public
People in sub-Saharan Africa are now living longer than ever before. A child born in the region today is expected to live up to 64 years on average. This is a remarkable increase of 11 years since the
Trichy: Some like it hot and spicy, but doctors warn that consuming very hot or too spicy food regularly could lead to cancer of the esophagus. Already, the change in food habits has caused an increase
HYDERABAD: A new health study across city schools revealed disturbing trends on various health disorders among schoolchildren in Hyderabad with 1 in 5 kids vulnerable to lifestyle and metabolic diseases
GURGAON: As many as 90% of young heart attack victims are people who do not sleep well, a study conducted by a Gurgaon-based private hospital has revealed. The study was conducted over two and a half
Experts identified Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) as the biggest killer in NE and advised the states to go for massive prevention and control mechanism of the diseases. Indian Council of Medical Research
