The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
AHMEDABAD: In the first such survey of lifestyle diseases in major AMC-run general hospitals and public health centers in Ahmedabad, the civic body has come across hypertension and diabetes cases referred in their thousands in June alone. In fact, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) found there were more women with …
The number of patients who die of heart failure at AIIMS is 30.8 per cent compared to 4-7 per cent in the US and Europe, the study says. One-third of patients reporting to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences with heart failure die in the hospital during treatment and …
Living in an area with noisy road traffic may reduce life expectancy as well as increase the risk of strokes, scientists have warned. The research led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in partnership with Imperial College London and King’s College London, found a link between long-term …
The AAP government in Delhi on Wednesday announced plans to test all noodle brands available in the city after imposing a 15-day ban on Nestle’s Maggi Noodles due to presence of “excessive lead.” City health minister Satyendar Jain said orders have been issued to lift samples of all other noodle …
Noida: With World Environment Day on June 5, a group of scientists have expressed concern over the toxic air in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR). Speaking during an event for World Environment Day at Amity University here, the scientists suggested measures like fitting Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) in …
AIIMS begins first ever study to ascertain the threat Pollution is known to give you respiratory disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and lung cancer. The horror, however, doesn’t stop at that. Exposure to air pollution has now been conclusively linked to stroke-related deaths according to a research, findings of which …
Inadequate awareness about and attention to potential health problems, including health issues of the elderly that can be treated or prevented, is adversely affecting the people in Kamrup district. The findings of a study conducted by the city-based multi-specialty hospital chain, GNRC Hospitals, feature data analysis from records of the …
Within a span of just 18 days, another spate of tremors sent waves of fear across the state forcing people to leave their houses Tuesday afternoon. Fresh tremors with magnitude of 7.4 on Richter scale left around six dead and more than 36 injured in Bihar. Though the officially declared …
According to health experts, hypertension and diabetes make a lethal combo of health disorders. A recent study found that 45 per cent of population in metro cities, including the national capital, suffers from high blood pressure and 20 per cent population suffers from a combination of diabetes and hypertension, also …
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 survey conducted in Kinnaur district last year revealed that amongst patients with high blood pressure, about …
A committee formed to review the four swine flu deaths in Delhi and identify the reasons for the “sudden surge” in cases this year has found that two of the victims were also diagnosed with other strains of influenza besides H1N1 virus. The five-member committee will now meet microbiologists to …
With one of every five persons suffering from hypertension in India, there is a dire need to change lifestyle and increase awareness to prevent the silent killer spread its tentacles. This was stated by the chief cardiologist, Dr Gurpreet Wander, at Hero DMC Heart Centre, Ludhiana, during a concluding session …
Patna: One in 10 persons in urban areas and one in five in rural areas of Bihar suffer from heart ailments and one third of them are below 45 years. This came to light in a PMCH study of OPD registrations during the last five years. Doctors attribute it to …
Every 5th Lucknowite Is At Risk: Study Almost 25% of all people who suffer heart attacks are below 45 years of age. And more than half of all these young patients die before reaching the hospital. This is in fact a global trend, and that’s why the theme for World …
Sets target of 30% reduction by 2025 Cutting down on salt can lower the risk of developing heart disease and stroke, the World Health Organisation said on the eve of World Heart Day, targeting a 30 per cent reduction in salt intake in all supporting nations by 2025. In a …
AURANGABAD: Better education and socio-economic status have had little impact on the health profile of the city's youth. In the past few years, doctors from across the city have been seeing a steady stream such people with heart problems. Experts said they come across 15% of the heart patients below …
Younger women are fast losing their immunity to heart diseases due to a shift in lifestyle patterns. A multicity study has found out that six out of 10 women are more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by the age of 35. Women in Mumbai particularly showed a marginally increased …
A latest analytical report for public use on risk factors for heart disease prepared by Dr BB Chanana, senior interventional cardiologist and HoD, Cardiology, at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Delhi, said heart attack in young people was rising and was a matter of concern because it was linked directly to stress …
Nearly 10.25 lakh people in the state suffer from chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension, asthma and arthritis, as per the latest Annual Health Survey (AHS), 2012-13. Over 4,000 people per one lakh population in Chhattisgarh have symptoms of these chronic illnesses with those in urban areas figuring higher on the …
Docs: Prolonged Exposure Carries Health Risks As the city gears up for the festivities in the coming months, many people are dreading the inevitable surge in decibel levels. Studies underline that Mumbai is at its noisiest during festivals, be it Dahi Handi, Ganeshotsav or Navratri. The problem peaks during Diwali, …
