Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
With rising prevalence of obesity in children and its adverse health effects, obesity is being recognised as a serious public health concern. To address this issue on time, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has decided to kick-off a campaign against the junk food in school children from New year. This …
NAINITAL: As many as 422 children in the six districts of Kumaon division have been diagnosed with an illness, with 267 of them suffering from heart-related ailments, according to data released by the health department. Under the Rashtriya Baal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) programme more than 5,000 children in government schools …
LUCKNOW: Did you know that a morning walk can give you a heart attack or even cause cancer? Ask Brigadier Ramesh Maheshwari for whom a morning walk was an integral part of his fitness drill. Till this Mahanagar resident was forced to tweak his schedule after continuous exposure to fumes …
Air pollution is responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi as it is the fifth leading cause of death in India, a report by India's Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said. Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that the publication 'Body Burden 2015: State of India's Health' …
One of every three deaths in the U.S. in 2013 were from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, while heart disease and stroke were the No. 1 and No. 2 killers worldwide, according to American Heart Association's 2016 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update. Produced since 1958, the update …
Air pollution is responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi as it is the fifth leading cause of death in India, a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today said. The publication 'Body Burden 2015: State of India's Health' released today also said that climate change …
World governments have been urged to tackle air pollution in poorer countries by greening cities, reducing traffic and adopting better diets, and told that this will also rein in climate change, which global health specialists estimate will cause at least 250,000 additional deaths a year by 2030. “It makes complete …
Women with diabetes who are exposed to air pollution for long period may have a much higher risk for heart disease, says a new study. "Our study is one of the first to demonstrate high risks of cardiovascular disease among individuals with diabetes with long-term exposures to particulate matter," said …
Even moderate levels of air pollution have now been linked to increased risk of heart attacks in people with heart disease. That's according to new research presented Sunday at the American Heart Association's annual conference. Researchers analyzed 20 years of data on 16,000 heart attacks treated at Intermountain Healthcare in …
A population-based propensity-score matched cohort study design was used based on the Ontario population from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2001-2010). Participants were adults aged 20 years or older who moved from a low walkability neighborhood (defined as any neighborhood with a Walk Score<90) to either a high (Walk Score≥90) …
Researchers have taken 3-D printing to another level, where they are rebuilding the human heart through 3-D printing, as well as replicas of arteries, bones and brains - all being printed out of biological materials, according to a recent study at the Carnegie Mellon University. "We've been able to take …
In a significant development, researchers have identified a new heart-attack test that could identify two thirds of patients at very low risk of heart attack in the emergency department. Doctors say the new test could substatially reduce unncessary hospital admissions and provide cost savings for healthcare providers. Using a high-sensitivity …
Increased intake of food like cheese, food rich in trans fats, and late dinners are leading to increased abdominal obesity and increased waist-to-hip ratio, a major risk factor for heart diseases Urban women in the age group of 30-45 years have emerged as an “at risk population” for cardiovascular diseases …
Sedentary lifestyle, in addition to stressful work conditions and a compromised diet are the leading factors in precipitating heart disease risk. As per a recent study conducted in 12 cities across the country, it has been found that the urban population of the country is at the risk of being …
Heavy air pollution in the city is causing not just respiratory problems, but also resulting in an increased risk of people developing heart diseases. Doctors at the State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences are seeing a considerable number of construction workers and labourers from industrial plants apart from slum-dwellers …
Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, are the world's number one killers, claiming 17.5 million lives a year globally. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, cardiovascular diseases cause an estimated 3.7 million deaths annually, one fourth of all deaths, informs Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East …
Hyderabad: Thirty-six per cent of Hyderabadis suffer from high blood pressure and two thirds of them are not aware of it, revealed the Great India Blood Pressure Survey carried out by the Cardiology Society of India in the city ahead of World Heart Day on September 29. Of the 19,846 …
A recent study reveals that Delhiites are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and four out of 10 individuals are at high risk of heart attack. The study, released on the eve of World Heart Day, found an alarming 40.65 per cent of patients in the age group of …
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 years on 104 patients at Medanta below 40 years. These patients were admitted in …
The World Health Organization’s new Noncommunicable Disease Progress Monitor tracks the extent to which 194 countries are implementing their commitments to develop national responses to the global burden of NCDs. The Monitor provides a snapshot of some of the achievements and challenges faced by both developed and developing countries as …
