Health-Lifestyle

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity are the main reasons for rising abdominal obesity in India, said Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO Chief Scientist. Swaminathan, who is currently the Principal Advisor for the…
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New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Amid the growing use of weight loss medications, a new study has raised concerns about declining skeletal muscle health caused by the popular drugs. In a recent commentary published in The Lancet journal,…
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New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) India will have its own space station by 2035, which will be known as "Bharatiya Antriksh Station", Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Saturday. He…
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New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A team of researchers has linked a specific gene in the ulcerative colitis (UC) disease to an increased risk of colon cancer. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that afflicts an estimated five…
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New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases in women has nearly tripled in the past three decades globally, according to a new study led by researchers from the Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences…
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Seoul, Oct 26 (IANS) South Korea has reported an additional case of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle, raising the total number of confirmed cases this year to 14, the agriculture ministry here said on Saturday. The latest case was…
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Prayagraj, Oct 25 (IANS) The beneficiaries as well as their family members who have availed the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) are in all praise for the scheme as it proved quite helpful for…
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Addis Ababa, Oct 25 (IANS) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned about existing challenges in monkeypox surveillance as the number of cases since this year have surpassed 45,000. During an online…
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