Depression in women linked to cancer, diabetes and heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTDepression in women is linked to an increased risk of chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes, finds a recent...
Chronic diseases increase mental illnesses in kids, exercise key to prevention Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTChronic physical conditions (CPCs) increases the risk of chronic mental health disorders in children and youth and exercise key to prevention -- is...
Should obesity be recognised as a disease? Hina Zahid19 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTWith obesity now affecting almost a third (29%) of the population in England and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognize it as a...
Can suicide risk be detected in the blood? Hina Zahid8 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTResearchers at Brundin, Achtyes, and Mann are in process of developing a biomarker for diagnosis of suicide.A new clinical study aims to identify...
Salt reduction from 2,300 mg to 1,500 mg further lowers BP and CV risk: DRI Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTReducing daily sodium intake to at least 2,300 mg lowers blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in healthy adults, according to a new National...
Management of Adult Obesity - EASO (2019) Clinical Practice Guidelines Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 March 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) has released guidelines on the management of adult obesity.World Health Organization (WHO),...
Promising new drug discovered against Buruli ulcer Hina Zahid24 Dec 2018 7:28 PM ISTSwiss researchers along with their associates have discovered a promising compound against Buruli ulcer. The findings of their research have been...
Very low calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTIn a new study, a Yale-led research team uncovers how a very low-calorie diet can rapidly reverse type 2 diabetes in animal models. If confirmed in...
Biologic therapy in RA during pregnancy does not increase opportunistic infection risks in infants Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTUsing a biologic therapy to manage rheumatoid arthritis may not significantly increase an infant's risk for developing opportunistic infections like...
Blood pressure better controlled with MAP for doctors: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTSan Francisco : A quality improvement program designed to better control hypertension in primary care practices notably improved hypertension control...
