Health & Food

Hyderabad, Apr 6: The number of diabetes patients in the country is likely to go up to 120 million in next 20 years as against the current 70 million, an official of Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) has said. Also, on an average every diabetic spends about Rs 25,000 annually to manage the disease and its associated complications, IIPH, Hyderabad, Director GVS Murthy said today on the eve...

Bangkok, Apr 4: People with type 2 diabetes have poorer control over their blood glucose levels when they work the night shift compared with those who work in the daytime or are unemployed, a new study has found. The study shows that poor long-term glycemic, or blood sugar, control, was independent of what workers ate or any sleep problems they had. The findings expand on previous research showing...

Washington, Apr 3: A chemical commonly found in hard plastics, currency bills and paper receipts may increase the aggressiveness of breast cancer, a new study has found. Bisphenol S (BPS) used in the plastic industry, shows the potential for increasing the aggressiveness of breast cancer through its behaviour as an endocrine-disrupting chemical, researchers said. Researchers from Oakland...

New York, Apr 3: Prolonged sleep disturbances similar to that seen in jet lag or shift work may be increase the risk for bone loss, a new study has found. Researchers including those from University of Colorado in the US made study subjects stay in a lab, where for three weeks they went to sleep each day four hours later than the prior day, resulting in a 28-hour "day." The men were allowed to...

Apr 3: Depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability in the world, accord ing to the World Health Organisation (WHO), following a huge spike in the number of people who report living with the condition. The condition has overtaken lower respiratory disease as the biggest global health problem, with latest figures showing more than 30 crore people worldwide have a diagnosis of...

Washington, Apr 1: Turns out, antibiotic use for travelers` diarrhoea favours particularly resistant super bacteria, increasing the patients` risk of getting an infection. Every year, millions of travellers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of them return home carrying antibiotic-resistant ESBL intestinal bacteria. Most of them remain unaware of this, as the bacteria...

Washington, Mar 30: A team of researchers has come up with a technique that has made tracing hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body possible. The University of Alabama and the University of Notre Dame scientists have developed a new method that enables researchers to radiolabel three forms of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and track the fate of these...

New Delhi, Mar 28: Jobs today are understandably stressful and strenuous, which may may give an adrenalin rush initially, but soon ends up draining you of your mental as well as physical energy. This consequently leads to poor job performance, failure to meet deadlines, lack of creativity and it becomes harder to keep up with pending tasks. Your boss obviously expects a lot from you where...

Mar 27: Staying active can take you a long way to good health. It is not without reason that doctors tell us to engage in physical activities and lead an active lifestyle. It has various beneficial effects on our body, aiding day-to-day functions as well as keeping diseases at bay. Elders too should keep active to not fall prey to health problems. Even walking or carrying out household chores can...

New Delhi, Mar 24: About 4.5 population of the total population of India suffers from depression as per a 2017 report called ‘Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders – Global Health Estimates’ released by World Health Organization (WHO). As per a survey conducted by the central government, the prevalence of the ‘depressive disorders in India is estimated to be 2.7% of the total population.’...