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Food, beverage and alcohol industries responsible for rise of lifestyle...
Rahul a 20-year-old IT consultant who just got out of college is like every other youngster in his early 20s. He starts his day with some instant noodles for breakfast (if he has the time) and hurries...
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How unhealthy lifestyles affect the economy
According to a study done by Harvard School of Public Health, the economic burden due to non-communicable diseases will be about $6.2 trillion for India, from 2012-2030. This amount is almost nine...
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Is alcohol to blame for the rise in non-communicable diseases?
There is a need for a coherent strategy to control non-communicable diseases in the country with a special focus on alcohol consumption, experts said Wednesday. ‘It is important to think of a coherent...
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How can India fight non-communciable diseases?
India needs an integrated approach to address the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD), which if delayed further is likely to severely affect the economic health of the nation, experts...
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Dr Harsh Vardhan announces campaigns to beat rampant diseases in India
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, announced a slew of government campaigns to tackle major communicable and non-communicable diseases in India. In addition to improving the overall health, these...
View ArticlePractising yoga will reduce risk of non-communicable diseases: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged people across the world to incorporate yoga in their daily life. It said that such a practice will reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases...
View ArticleDiabetes, cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the rise, says...
‘Promoting healthy behaviours among young people is key to curbing a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)’, say Toshiko Kaneda, Senior Research Associate, and Reshma Naik, a senior...
View ArticleYoga can help fight against non-communicable diseases, health minister says
Yoga can contribute to resilience against non-communicable diseases and can be used for preventing and controlling many other lifestyle diseases, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday. ‘Major...
View ArticleNon-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) account for higher number of deaths among...
What do you think leads to higher number of deaths in teenagers in India? Well, if you think it is a communicable disease, then you are wrong. An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report...
View ArticleNon-Communicable Diseases & Injuries continue to be the largest killer in India
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 data released today reveals that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries continue to be the main cause of death among people of all age-group in India....
View ArticleMalnutrition and air pollution leads to shortening lifespan of Indians, says...
India is undergoing a rapid disease transformation. According to the report published by ICMR and The India State-level Disease Burden Initiative that compared health loss caused by different diseases...
View ArticleFarhan Akhtar supports campaign to fight non-communicable diseases
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is leading Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and Amar Gandhi Foundations’ public health campaign to create awareness about non-communicable diseases. Citing...
View ArticleVenkaiah Naidu says modern lifestyle diseases turning into killers
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged the medical fraternity to campaign against modern day lifestyle as non-communicable diseases (NCD) were turning into killers. Inaugurating the GEM...
View ArticleWHO says migrants, refugees in Europe vulnerable to diseases
Migrants and refugees may be susceptible to non-communicable and communicable, as well as chronic diseases due to poverty or change of lifestyle to less physical activity and healthy food, the World...
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Dr Harsh Vardhan announces campaigns to beat rampant diseases in India
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, announced a slew of government campaigns to tackle major communicable and non-communicable diseases in India. In addition to improving the overall health, these...
View ArticlePractising yoga will reduce risk of non-communicable diseases: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged people across the world to incorporate yoga in their daily life. It said that such a practice will reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases...
View ArticleDiabetes, cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the rise, says...
‘Promoting healthy behaviours among young people is key to curbing a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)’, say Toshiko Kaneda, Senior Research Associate, and Reshma Naik, a senior...
View ArticleYoga can help fight against non-communicable diseases, health minister says
Yoga can contribute to resilience against non-communicable diseases and can be used for preventing and controlling many other lifestyle diseases, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday. ‘Major...
View ArticleNon-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) account for higher number of deaths among...
What do you think leads to higher number of deaths in teenagers in India? Well, if you think it is a communicable disease, then you are wrong. An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report...
View ArticleNon-Communicable Diseases & Injuries continue to be the largest killer in India
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 data released today reveals that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries continue to be the main cause of death among people of all age-group in India....
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