Tag: Disease

Kids spending too much time on smartphones are at high risk of developing dry-eye disease

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Over-usage of smartphones or computers in children was found to be associated with the occurrence of ocular surface symptoms.   SEOUL: Parents, take note! Kids who spend a lot of time on their smartphones and computer devices may be at high risk of developing dry eye disease, scientists have warned. Researchers from Chung Ang University Hospital in South Korea showed that increased video display terminal (VDT) use such as smartphones or computers in children was found to be associated with the occurrence of ocular surface symptoms. “We enrolled 916 children…

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Clean Your Arteries With One Simple Fruit

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Did you ever think that the most efficient treatment for your cardiovascular disease can be found in your kitchen cupboard or growing on a tree in your back yard, and not necessarily in your medicine cabinet.   Progression of Coronary Artery Disease Can Be Prevented With a Pomegranate Atheroclerosis are known to be accumulated fatties in your coronary arteries causing their progressive thickening and all this leads to cardiac mortality.   It’s confirmed in the study published in the journal Atherosclerosis that pomegranate extract plays a major role in reversing…

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YOU DO NOT NEED A CURE FOR DIABETES, YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF WITH ONLY TWO INGREDIENTS!

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Diabetes destroys many lives every year, and although this disease is incurable, there are ways to control it and maintain it in the normal range. Diabetes is not just a death threat to all patients, but it also causes many other difficulties. After developing this disease, it is of vital importance to keep your blood sugar levels normal, in order to continue functioning normally. This is possible only by regular consumption of healthy foods, medicines and traditional medicine remedies which help a lot and relieve the unpleasant symptoms. You will…

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Poor Sleep May Adversely Affect Kidney Function

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Short and poor quality of sleep may worsen kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a study. “Short sleep and fragmented sleep are significant yet unappreciated risk factors for CKD progression,” said one of the researchers, Ana Ricardo, from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the US. “Our research adds to the accumulating knowledge regarding the importance of sleep on kidney function, and underscores the need to design and test clinical interventions to improve sleep habits in individuals with CKD,” she added. Although there is increasing…

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Over 200 million Indians had high Blood Pressure in 2015: Lancet

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“High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease, and kills around 7.5 million people worldwide every year. India recorded 200 million persons in India with high blood pressure a key risk factor for heart attack in 2015 while China reported 226 million, says a study. Globally, the number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to 1.13 billion in 2015, with the majority of them in low and middle-income countries. The study, published in the journal The Lancet, analysed changes…

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Too much fatty food could set children up for mental problems: Study

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Consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods might lead to cognitive and psychiatric problems in children when they are older. Love to binge on fatty foods such as oily samosas and cheese-laden pizzas? Beware, as a new study warns that such children may be at risk of developing cognitive and psychiatric problems such as schizophrenia or Alzheimer’s disease in their adulthood. According to the study, diets rich in fat deplete the levels of a key protein known as reelin which help synapses in the brain to work properly. This hampers…

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Laughter

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Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as “terminally ill”. He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 500. He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, “If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity?” He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find – Keaton, Chaplin, Fields,…

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World Diabetes Day: Experts concerned over obesity & heart diseases among children

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MUMBAI: Obesity, which is a serious public health concern, has become a major cause for increase in juvenile diabetes and even heart diseases among children, said experts ahead of the World Diabetes Day which will be observed tomorrow. Children diagnosed with diabetes are also at higher risk of contracting chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, bone or joint problems and sleep apnea, well-known bariatric surgeon from Bengaluru M G Bhat said. In addition to biological or genetic factor, children are becoming overweight due to modern life-style, excess…

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On World Heart Day, here are the 7 deadly S sins you need to pay attention to; smoking, sugar and more

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By- Nikita Bhalla Keeping your heart healthy and happy is something you can totally manage. All you need to do is make sure you are aware about these seven commandments and keep a close tab on them. Heart disease is the number one killer in India and claims about 7 million deaths per year, nationwide. By the year 2020, heart diseases are projected to become even more prominent as the population ages steadily. More recently, it has emerged from statistics that even younger generation or young-adults are becoming increasingly prone…

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