India is exploring the possibility of having a national monitoring framework to help check hypertension cases, a WHO official said on Thursday. The national monitoring framework will try and amalgamate suggestions of the global …
Actress Shilpa Shetty, known for her fitness, says that the current lifestyle followed by most people, is the reason for the rising numbers of cancer cases. Healthy and fit, she has urged the public to follow the right way of …
Now coined the 'diabetes capital of the world' India has 40 million or four crore people currently suffering from the disease. According to estimates, by 2025, one in every five Indians will be a diabetic. With these …
Cardiac diseases not only affect individuals but also the country's economy and their prevention is not only a medical necessity but a social imperative, Vice President Hamid Ansari said Thursday. ‘Cardio-vascular diseases not …
Some commentators believe that India has more diabetics than China and a recent survey backs up that fact. Conducted by the HEAL foundation across 900 households (Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore), the survey found some starkling …
Corporate India is in very bad shape. Not financially, but physically. A study by the World Heart Federation indicated that 79% men and 83% women are physically inactive. Many of them are also afflicted with obesity, diabetes, …
September 29 is World Heart Day.
This year’s spotlight on preventing cardiovascular disease in women and children. Traditionally, heart disease has always being tied to older men but more and more women and children are …
Working overtime may fatten your wallet, but it is not so great for your heart. More than eight hours of work, a day raises the risk of heart disease by 80 percent, researchers say. The warning follows analysis of 12 studies …
People with a sweet tooth have a sweeter disposition, may be true to most, but the harsh reality is that India and China will continue to have the largest number of diabetics in the world in the coming years. Rapid lifestyle …
