Kolkata: According to developmental paediatricians who attended a two-day meeting in the city over the weekend, there has been a significant increase in the number of kids with developmental and behavioural disorders across cities, including Kolkata, during Covid, which has led to a rush for treatment over the last eight months. They noted that due […]
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According to the American Diabetes Association, about 37 million Americans have diabetes. 34.5 million of them also suffer from hearing loss of some kind. According to a recent study, hearing loss is twice as common in people with diabetes as it is in people without the disease. The rate of hearing loss is 30% higher […]
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A recent clinical experiment suggests that teens with type 1 diabetes may have cognitive benefits when their blood sugar levels are better managed. Teenagers were better able to avoid high blood sugar episodes when they began therapy using newer technology, commonly referred to as “artificial pancreas” devices, than teens who continued with conventional diabetes treatment. […]
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Many men enjoy a breakfast plate heaped with sausages and perhaps a sugar-glazed Danish on the side. According to new research, eating too many ultra-processed foods like these may harm a man’s colon. Men who consumed the most ultra-processed food had a 29% higher risk of developing colon cancer when compared to men who consumed […]
Continue ReadingThe majority of customers favored “high-in” warning labels. Such warning labels are regarded as the most straightforward and user-friendly FOPL design. New Delhi: More than 20,000 people participated in an online survey that provided timely consumer choice insights as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prepares to unveil the much-anticipated draught rule […]
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India is preparing to introduce its first quadrivalent HPV vaccination, created locally to prevent cervical cancer, on Thursday. The Serum Institute of India and the Department of Biotechnology collaborated on its development. HPV vaccinations, required to prevent cervical cancer, had previously been purchased from international producers for between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,500 per dosage. […]
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According to a recent study, Gen Xers and millennials are about twice as likely to experience high blood pressure during pregnancy as baby boomer women were. This covers ailments like gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. Although it is generally accepted that the risk of developing high blood pressure during pregnancy increases with the mother’s age, researchers […]
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According to new research, people with high blood pressure may be more likely to develop diabetes and cardiovascular disease if they frequently work night shifts. The results, published on Monday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, showed that the higher risk was more pronounced among individuals who also slept too much or too […]
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Mumbai: In a sign of the Covid pandemic’s impact on mental health, the latest National Crime Records Bureau data shows the highest yearly suicide deaths in 2021. Maharashtra suffered the greater burden, with 22,207 lives lost (13.5% of the total). A two-year comparison with pre-Covid 2019 indicated an 18% increase in suicides in India. According […]
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Mpower, an Aditya Birla Education Trust project, has introduced the mental health score focusing on the inhabitants of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. According to Mpower, the score, which considered online replies from individuals to screen their mental health spectrum, discovered that one in every four people, or almost 80% of inhabitants in the ‘Deccan city,’ had […]
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