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Lifestyle changes can curb hypertension, says expert

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

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पूरी बॉडी का दुश्मन दिल्ली का पॉल्यूशन

शहर में पॉल्यूशन लेवल हाई होने से बढ़ रही हैं बीमारियां सेहत खतरे में सांस लेने में दिक्कत पॉल्यूशन में नाइट्रोजन की अधिक है, तो रेसप्रेटरी डिजीज के चांस ज्यादा रहते हैं। डस्ट के कारण सांस की नली

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Swine flu probe looks for different virus strains

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

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Heart diseases on the rise in Kinnaur: Survey

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

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High BP, diabetes make a lethal combination’

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

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Earthquake: Quake kills 16 in Bihar

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

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Poor awareness about healthcare issues: study

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.

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Air pollution can give you a stroke, says study

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

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After Maggi, all noodle brands under scanner

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

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Environmental scientists concerned over toxic air in Delhi-NCR

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

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Live near noisy roads at risk of early death, warns study

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...

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30% heart failure patients die in hospital, finds AIIMS study

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

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Diabetes, hypertension top lifestyle threats in Ahmedabad

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

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Mumbai: TB again top killer disease, lifestyle ailments not far behind

MUMBAI: Tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes have emerged among the top killers of 2014-15, showing how maximum city is at the receiving end of both infectious and lifestyle diseases. Additionally,

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Swine flu patients spent 17-62 times per capita income on treatment: Study

The hospital stay of the patients ranged from a day to 41 days. On an average, a patient spent 7.69 days at the hospital. Swine flu patients spent 17-62 times the per capita income of the country on

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More dengue cases in upmarket areas, healthier picture in slums

PUNE: For the dengue-causing Aedes aegypti mosquito, which has a very short flight and feeds on multiple hosts, high-rise buildings in the city with hundreds of flats offer a haven, say experts. As

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Obesity rises to alarming levels in state

JAIPUR: At a time when a large section of population is suffering from anemia, there are also those who are obese and are inviting health related problems like diabetes and hypertension. In the age

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Vehicular air pollution increases heart attack risk

Even short term exposure to particulate matter and nitric dioxide (NO2) air pollution, that originate predominantly from the combustion of fossil fuels such as emissions from industrial plants or vehicles

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Communicable Disease Outbreaks: Maharashtra govt working with civic bodies,...

DHS has come up with revised policies and guidelines to fight H1N1, dengue and leptospirosis. REALISING THAT the state’s public health department needs to remain better equipped to tackle the outbreak

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10% people faces diabetes risk in Rajasthan

Around 9.5% of total population above 18 years of age in the state have blood glucose level greater than or equal to 110mg/dl, says a recently released Clinical, Anthropometric and Biochemical (CAB) 2014.

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