Tag: Heart disease

Do You Find Hard To Sleep At Night? This Could Be The Reason

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Insomnia has a really significant impact on millions of people worldwide. We’ve long known there’s a link between insomnia and chronic disease. Finding it hard to sleep at night? If so, blame your genes, say researchers, who identified 57 genes associated with symptoms of insomnia, affecting 10 to 20 per cent people worldwide. “Our findings confirm a role for genetics in insomnia symptoms and expand upon the four previously found gene loci for this condition,” said lead author Jacqueline M. Lane from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). “All of these identified…

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Melons And Other Mouth-Watering Fruits That Can Help Lower High Blood Pressure

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Green leafy vegetables, dairy products, pulses, oatmeal, beetroots, fatty fish like salmon, cod and tuna and many other foods help in lowering high blood pressure. High blood pressure is rising at an alarming rate. If not controlled, high blood pressure can lead to serious heart diseases, stroke or even kidney disease. An active lifestyle, healthy eating habits, some medications and other lifestyle changes can help manage high blood pressure. Green leafy vegetables, dairy products, pulses, oatmeal, whole grains, ground flax seeds, prunes, cinnamon, beetroots, fatty fish like salmon, cod and tuna and…

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Cutting screen use may reverse sleep problems in teens

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Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices such as phones and laptops in the evening for just a week can help teenagers improve their sleep quality and reduce symptoms of fatigue, lack of concentration and bad mood, a study has found. Recent studies have indicated that exposure to too much evening light, particularly the blue light emitted from screens on smartphones, tablets and computers can affect the brain’s clock and the production of the sleep hormone melatonin, resulting in disrupted sleep time and quality. The lack of sleep does not just cause immediate symptoms of tiredness and poor concentration but can also increase…

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3 benefits you get by maintaining ideal gap between meals

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by Dr Partap Chauhan Diabetes, Heart diseases and Hypertension are some of the common problems that arise out of Obesity, a problem that is primarily caused because of overeating. When you eat more than your body needs, you invite a lot of problems, some of which such as heart problems, can become life-threatening. But if you eat your meals by maintaining proper gaps in between, you get many health benefits, here are three of them. 1.Strong Agni (better digestion) The digestive fire in your gut is responsible for digesting foods. When…

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Too much screen time associated with heart disease, cancer

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The researchers also found that higher levels of screen time were associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, as well as a higher risk of both heart disease and cancer. By H S Rao Time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen during leisure time has been associated with higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease in a new large-scale study. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in BMC Medicine, has revealed a strong association between discretionary screen time and adverse health outcomes, particularly in those with…

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World Blood Donor Day 2018: Weight loss and four other surprising health benefits of donating blood

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World Blood Donor Day is aimed at raising awareness of the need for regular blood donations to ensure the quality, safety and availability of blood and blood products for patients in need. Here are five surprising health benefits of donating blood. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated each year on 14 June across the globe. The global event is aimed at raising awareness of the need for regular blood donations to ensure the quality, safety and availability of blood and blood products for patients in need. It is also a day…

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Urinary, respiratory tract infections may double stroke risk: Study

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Those suffering from urinary or respiratory tract infections may face nearly double the risk of heart attacks and strokes than obesity, researchers have warned. The study — led by a researcher of Indian origin — found that if the frequency of these common infections causing hospitalisation continues for a longer period it may even lead to death.  Patients diagnosed with any one of these common infections were three times more likely to die than those without prior infection after developing heart disease, and almost twice as likely to die if they had a stroke. “Our figures suggest that those who are admitted to hospital with…

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Mumbai: Foundation Launches Campaign To Limit Salt Intake On World Kidney Day

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Mumbai Senior-Most Nephrologists Have Come Together To Show Solidarity Towards Spreading Awareness Of The Detrimental Role Of Salt Intake, In Kidney Disease Mumbai’s senior-most nephrologists have come together to show solidarity towards spreading awareness of the detrimental role of salt intake, in kidney disease. Spearheaded by Dr. Bhupendra Gandhi’s Amar Gandhi Foundation (AGF), and supported by the Mumbai Kidney Foundation (MKF), over 150 nephrologists in the city have raised a clarion call, “ek chammach kam” (One spoon less), to highlight the high salt intake among Indian population. Announcing the campaign,…

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Dr.Manu Kothari on Heart Bypass & Angio

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This is an excerpt from a speech by Dr.Manu Kothari ex Dean of KEM Hosp. Mumbai . shockingly blunt Source: WhatsApp Disclaimer: All information, data and material has been sourced from multiple authors and is for general information and educational purposes only and are not intended to replace the advice of your treating doctor. The views and nutritional advice expressed are not intended to be a substitute for conventional medical service. If you have a severe medical condition or health concern, see your physician.

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One-third of the Population of the World is suffering from Lifestyle Diseases, are You?

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The more we as a human race are evolving, the bigger list of problems seems to come our way. The adage, “science is a slave or the master?” is being better answered for the worst and turning our heads away from the reality that is looking right at us wide-eyed; will only bring doom to the humankind and sooner. Cell phones, laptops, cigarettes, and alcohol are those lifestyle blunders humans commit on a regular basis, thereby cutting the very branch they are cosily sitting on. Falling from which won’t just…

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