Fatty liver disease undetected in post-menopausal women: study supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 5:12 PM ISTOhio : Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) considered a cardiovascular disease risk factor, is often not detected in post-menopausal women, a...
Right Sleep time for Children: American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 5:17 PM ISTTeens should sleep eight to 10 hours per night while younger children need even more sleep, according to new recommendations from the American Academy...
Obesity linked to multiple sclerosis risk: study supriya kashyap kashyap5 July 2016 2:20 PM ISTWashington D.C : A new study has warned that overweight people are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis.Individuals who are obese in early...
Statins may help cut cancer death risk supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:22 PM ISTWashington D.C : Cancer patients who pop statin pills are less likely to die of the four most common forms of cancer, suggests a new study.The 14 year...
Manipulating gut microbes may reverse the negative effect of a high fat supriya kashyap kashyap15 July 2016 2:31 PM ISTDid you know that your gut sends neural messages to the brain to tell it when it is full? Researchers at the University of Georgia, Binghamton...
Being obese cuts lifespan by one to 10 years: Study supriya kashyap kashyap16 July 2016 2:03 PM ISTParis : Being overweight shaves about a year off one's life expectancy, a price which soars to about 10 years for the severely obese, a large scale...
90 percent of strokes preventable: INTERSTROKE Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 July 2016 2:03 PM ISTJust when you thought strokes can strike anyone at any time, a team of researchers report that 90 percent of them are preventable.High blood pressure...
Weight loss surgery may improve mobility, lower heart rate in teens supriya kashyap kashyap20 July 2016 6:06 PM ISTNew York : Obese teenagers who undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss are likely to walk faster, have less walking-related muscular pain and lower...
Cardiologist suggests fat tax to combat obesity supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 3:07 PM ISTNew Delhi : A fat tax on high calorie foods to encourage healthier lifestyle choices needs to be enforced universally on all foods containing trans...
20 per cent elderly Indian population suffering from spinal stenosis : Experts supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 3:06 PM ISTNew Delhi : Around 20 per cent of the elderly Indian population is suffering from spinal stenosis and the figure might increase manifold in the coming...
New nutrition model to help fight obesity supriya kashyap kashyap1 Aug 2016 2:56 PM ISTSydney : Calling for a radical rethinking of human nutrition science, scienists have developed a new framework called "nutritional geometry" which is...
Overweight twins may up diabetes risk supriya kashyap kashyap4 Aug 2016 2:13 PM ISTLondon : Twins with a higher body mass index (BMI) do not have an increased risk of heart attack or mortality, however, there is an increased risk of...
