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As non-communicable diseases rise, awareness on low salt diet need of...
Around 70-80% of the salt we consume is from hidden sources and not direct consumption. This is due to increased ease of ordering food at home and...
Health experts express concern on rising tide of obesity among Indian...
“As a consultant physician, I've seen first-hand how India's health landscape is being reshaped by a troubling trend: an increase in non-communicable...
Switching to smokeless alternatives can result in 70% reduction in...
As per recent data, an alarming 1.4 million cancer cases were recorded in 2022, marking India as a hotspot for this life-threatening disease.
Turning New Year’s resolutions into long-lasting healthy habits
In fact, these are exactly the steps you should take to help prevent chronic diseases – such as heart disease and diabetes.
Why India’s overall NCD burden is rising among children
Dr Sriram noted that 5-17 years is an age group where there should ‘technically and historically’ not be a growing impact of lifestyle diseases.
IIT Guwahati alumni develop device to diagnose chronic...
As per the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recent report, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for almost 41 million (74 per cent) of...
Increasing risk of NCDs among men, finds study
Sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits are to blame for the rising rates of NCDs.
Over 11% Indians diabetic, 36% have hypertension: Lancet survey shows
The results, assessing the burden of non-communicable diseases across the states, are based on a survey of 1,13,043people, in 31 states and Union...