Lay off the sugary drinks. Sweetened drinks pose a greater risk of type 2 diabetes than most other foods containing fructose, a naturally occurring sugar, according to a study. The findings, published in The BMJ, suggest that fruit and other foods containing…
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors have gone up in every state in India and now cause more disease and death than infections, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases put together in each state, according to the first comprehensive analysis…
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors have gone up in every state in India and now cause more disease and death than infections, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases put together in each state, according to the first comprehensive analysis…
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The health ministry this week asked all states to ban electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and other heat-not-burn vaping devices over risks to public health and ensure they are not “sold, manufactured, distributed, traded, imported and advertised”. The advisory followed a week…
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Older adults who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), a new study suggests. The findings, published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, showed that high/ very high psychological distress was associated with…
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Deaths due to cardiovascular (heart) disease is on the rise in India, causing more than one quarter of all deaths in the country in 2015, and affecting rural populations and young adults the most, says a study published in The Lancet Global…
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