Diabetes
5 beginner yoga poses for a healthy body, mind & spirit
January 22, 2023
A recent report of World Health Organisation (WHO) says that 60-85 pc of people in the world, from both developed and developing countries, lead sedentary lifestyles, making it one of the more serious yet insufficiently addressed public health problems of our time. This could be ...
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Cardiovascular diseases now common in young Indians: Doctors
January 10, 2022
A 29-year-old one day was feeling uneasiness in his chest and the pain extended from chest to his hands. Dismissing it as indigestion he took some medicines and slept. However, the chest pain rose due to blockage in the arteries delivering blood to the heart. Sadly, due to unawar...
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Water contamination a rising threat to healthcare
July 17, 2019
While the news of water scarcity in the Indian states has been a major reason of concern, another grave issue to be paid attention to is the increasing contamination of groundwater which in turn has serious health impacts.
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Majority of Indians unaware they have hypertension, says study
May 17, 2019
World Hypertension Day is observed on May 17 every year with the aim to spread awareness about the effects of hypertension or high blood pressure and also to promote healthy lifestyle. The theme for this year is ‘Know your numbers’. A new study published in PLOS Medicine on M...
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Air pollution: a major cause for diabetes
August 1, 2018
Diabetes, a chronic condition that results in excessive sugar in the blood, has always been associated with genetic and lifestyle factors such as obesity, lack of exercise etc. But recently, studies have shown that even air pollution can be a cause for diabetes. In the year 2016,...
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A noble initiative in form of National Ayurveda Day
October 28, 2016
It is National Ayurveda Day today. The Ministry of AYUSH is promoting Ayurveda for prevention and control of diabetes, which is their theme this year. The day is being celebrated with events across the nation and a newly-designed logo is further commemorating the event.
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Let nature heal you
October 18, 2016
The ancient medical science, Naturopathy, is best suited for modern, hectic lifestyles and the innumerable cures it suggests are not known to many.
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Obesity and diabetes
June 17, 2016
According to the Global Nutrition Report 2016, the number of overweight people who are also prone to diabetes are increasing in India.
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Increasing vegetarianism in India
June 10, 2016
According to a survey, the percentage of meat eaters in India is expected to decline as the benefits of vegetarianism are getting popular in the country.
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Diabetes epidemic
April 10, 2016
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), diabetes alone is the reason of around 1.5 million deaths in a year around the world. It is one of the most widespread lifestyle diseases in India, as well The World Health Day was celebrated on April 7 across the globe and the Wo...
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