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Watch out for these unique risk factors for heart disease in women

Watch out for these unique risk factors for heart disease in women
Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:41 PM IST

Are gallstones linked to an increased risk of Gallbladder Cancer (GBC)?

Are gallstones linked to an increased risk of Gallbladder Cancer (GBC)? Health expert answers
Published on Mar 25, 2024 11:25 AM IST

Malnutrition: Scaling digital behaviour change interventions

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Published on May 11, 2024 03:50 PM IST

Men with enlarged breast tissue may be at heightened risk of death: Study

Men with enlarged breast tissue may be at heightened risk of death: Study
Published on Jan 18, 2024 05:24 PM IST

Sepsis increases risk of heart failure, rehospitalisation after discharge: Study

Sepsis increases risk of heart failure, rehospitalisation after discharge: Study
Updated on Feb 02, 2023 08:38 PM IST

Cancer and age: Age can raise one’s risk of cancer. Here's how

Cancer and age: Age can raise one’s risk of cancer. Here's how
Updated on Sep 15, 2022 02:29 PM IST

Vegetarian women are more likely to suffer a hip fracture than meat-eating women

Vegetarian women are more likely to suffer a hip fracture than meat-eating women
Published on Aug 12, 2022 09:07 PM IST

Miscarriages may increase during summer: Study

Miscarriages may increase during summer: Study
Published on Jul 03, 2022 12:08 PM IST

Undiagnosed risk factors found in two thirds of ischaemic stroke patients: Study

Undiagnosed risk factors found in two thirds of ischaemic stroke patients: Study
Published on Jun 28, 2022 11:56 AM IST

Thyroid: Types of disorders, risk factors, symptoms, tests

Thyroid: Types of disorders due to imbalance in thyroid hormones, risk factors, symptoms, protocol for testing of thyroid diseases 
Updated on Jun 01, 2022 02:53 PM IST

Opioid use might increase risk of developing pancreatic cancer

The study, titled “Opioid Use as a Potential Risk Factor for Pancreatic Cancer in the United States,” is the first in the country to show evidence that opioid use may be an unidentified risk factor contributing to the increasing incidence of pancreatic cancer.
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 03:47 PM IST

Obese people found to be at increased risk of Covid-19

A new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London uses a novel approach to investigate the effects of cardiovascular risk factors on the risk of Covid-19 infection.
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 01:22 PM IST

Here’s how maintaining healthy sleep pattern may help lower risk of heart failure

The research was published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 07:06 PM IST

Study reveals walnuts helpful in cardiovascular disease

More than 600 healthy older adults consumed 30 to 60 grams of walnuts per day as part of their typical diet or followed their standard diet for two years.
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 07:50 PM IST

Study: Victims of school bullying are more prone to making impulsive decisions, physical violence on family members

Victims of school bullying are more prone to develop violent behaviour in future
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 07:45 PM IST

Indian, Pakistani women diagnosed with more aggressive breast cancer at younger age: Study

The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, examined the characteristics of breast cancer among Indian and Pakistani-American and non-Hispanic white women.
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 03:49 PM IST

How to have a Covid-safe holiday season

The favoured modifications for holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas are limiting group size and attempting to take things outdoors.
Updated on Oct 25, 2020 07:01 PM IST

Doctors probe whether Covid-19 is causing diabetes

In July, U.S. health officials found that nearly 40% of people who have died with Covid-19 had diabetes.
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 07:59 PM IST

India gained decade of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet study

The study, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 07:11 PM IST

Virus threatens to push Bundesliga fans back out of stadiums

Supporters of German first division Bundesliga 1 FC Union Berlin cheer for their team on the stands during a friendly test football match between 1 FC Union Berlin and second division club Hannover 96 in Berlin on October 8, 2020. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 11:24 AM IST

GBD report shows world affected by ‘syndemic’ of chronic diseases, Covid-19

A doctor's assistant takes a smear for a PCR corona test in a medical practice in Berlin, Germany.
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 09:17 AM IST

Certain pre-existing conditions may increase mortality risk for Covid-19 patients: Study

Penn State College of Medicine researchers say their findings may help public health officials improve patient care and develop interventions that can target these high-risk populations.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 07:19 PM IST

Obesity, diabetes raise Covid-19 death risk

An analysis of clinical profiles of 3,222 young adults (aged 18-34 years; mean age of 28.3 years) hospitalised for Covid-19 between April 1 and June 30 in 419 hospitals in the US revealed that 21% of them needed intensive care, 10% required mechanical ventilation, and 2.7% died.
Updated on Sep 13, 2020 10:44 AM IST

Adopt a new paradigm to deal with Covid-19 spread

People queue to give swab samples for coronavirus tests, New Delhi, July 11, 2020.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 08:39 PM IST

11% of Pune’s Covid fatalities showed no associated risk factors

Public health experts attribute mortalities among patients without co-morbid conditions to “delayed reporting” of the infection, caused by the Sars-Cov-2 virus.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 04:31 PM IST

Early exposure to anaesthetics may cause alcohol use disorder among adolescents. Here’s why

Early exposure to anaesthetics may make adolescents more prone to developing alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a recent research.
Updated on Jun 01, 2020 03:53 PM IST

Here’s why young adults are more likely to die from epilepsy

A new study has claimed that young adults aged between 16 and 24 may have a six-fold increased risk of epilepsy-related death, a disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.
Updated on May 26, 2020 02:14 PM IST

Wider availability of non-alcoholic drinks may reduce liquor consumption. Here’s how

A recent study shows that people are more likely to opt for non-alcoholic drinks if more of them are available than alcoholic drinks.
Updated on May 07, 2020 03:59 PM IST

Coronavirus pandemic: App to track Covid-19 symptoms, inform users about hot spots

A man wears a protective face mask at a lookout point as a general view of the city of Barcelona is seen in the background, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Barcelona, Spain May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File photo
Updated on May 07, 2020 03:43 PM IST