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
View Articleपूरी 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
View ArticleSwine 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
View ArticleHeart 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
View ArticleHigh 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
View ArticleEarthquake: 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
View ArticlePoor 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.
View ArticleAir 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
View ArticleAfter 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
View ArticleEnvironmental 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
View ArticleLive 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...
View Article30% 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
View ArticleDiabetes, 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
View ArticleMumbai: 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,
View ArticleSwine 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
View ArticleMore 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
View ArticleObesity 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
View ArticleVehicular 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
View ArticleCommunicable 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
View Article10% 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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