Why being able to distinguish between a good and a bad fat matters so much

Despite the increase in cardiovascular disease in the developing world, not enough is being been done to improve public awareness of the benefits …

Kerala imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on branded restaurants selling junk food

A 2016 study published in the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries found high incidence of Type-2 diabetes among the …

Non-communicable diseases pose economic threat to Pacific Islands

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease have emerged as top killers in the region

Herbal drug for diabetes

A Kerala-based company claims to have developed a herbal drug that can effectively treat diabetes

Which cooking oil do you use?

Before watching this video...take a minute to think about your cooking oil. Down To Earth reported that no oil available in India is 100% healthy.…

Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics

All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021

This sugar substitute increases blood sugar levels

Study finds sucralose increases glycemic and insulin responses in obese people

As told to Parliament (December 3, 2021): Diabetes prevalence to grow almost 70% by 2045

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Indian scientists hit novel formulation for cost-effective and thermo-stable Insulin

Fibrilliation lead to loss of effective quantum of insulin

Sick in the outback

The dismal state of aboriginal health Down Under has sounded alarm bells

Maddening effect

Sugar for the heart

Scientists may have found a way to reverse age by more than two years

Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …

Countries join hands to prevent, control non-communicable diseases

Governments of Ghana and Norway formed the first group to fast-track progress towards reducing NCD deaths by a third

Dirty air killing Indians early and in large numbers

1.2 mln early deaths by breathing dirty air; dying 2.6 years earlier; COPD, lung cancer high on chart; diabetes the new rogue. Electoral mandate …

All health conditions should get insurance cover, except maternity, infertility: IRDAI

The authority recommends uniformity in health insurance policies to ensure the beneficiaries are not misguided or cheated based on technicalities

Heart disease, stroke among top killers in India

The prevalence of heart disease, stroke increased by over 50% in the past 25 years, with the highest in Kerala, Punjab & Tamil Nadu, …

More Indians were diagnosed with hypertension than diabetes in 2017

Latest data from the National Health Profile 2017 confirms a previous study which said that hypertension is a bigger concern than diabetes in India

Sweet miracle

A cheap hand-held device that does multiple tests accurately and quickly could revolutionise diabetic treatment

Nail paint could lead to diabetes

Finds study in elderly

Now glucose monitoring through saliva too

This device can work inside the body without using any external electrical energy

How air pollution is adding to India’s diabetes burden

PM2.5 can enter the bloodstream and cause liver damage, thus enhancing diabetes risk

Blueprint to tackle non-communicable diseases released

It has a list of good practices and gives structure to an otherwise unregulated field

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