Health

Centre to conduct population-based screening for diabetes, cancer

New Delhi : The government will be conducting population-based screenings for diabetes, hypertension and three types of common cancers under National Health Mission (NHM), the Minister of State for Health Read More

Decoded: Why some people are at risk of gout

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Wellington : Researchers have decoded a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why some people are at risk of gout, a painful and debilitating arthritic disease. Gout is caused Read More

Kidney stones partially dissolve naturally: Study

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New York : Scientists have found that kidney stones partially dissolve and regrow again as they form, challenging previously held theories as well as raising hopes for new treatment. The Read More

More than 300,000 people suffer from kidney ailments: Expert

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Dharamsala : More than 300,000 people are suffering from end-stage kidney ailments and despite that only 10,000 transplantations are taking place, nephrologist and renal transplant physician Raka Kasuhal said on Read More

High BMI in early life linked to asthma risk later: Study

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London : The growth of children in the first three years of their life affects the development of their lungs and the risk of asthma at 10 years of age,Read More

Less than 6 hours of sleep linked to hardened arteries

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Munich : Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows arteries,Read More

Air pollution can damage your kidneys: Study

New York : Polluted air increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which occurs when a person’s kidneys are damaged, or cannot filter blood properly, researchers, including one of Read More

There is no safe level of drinking alcohol: Lancet

London : Contrary to claims that one or two glasses of wine a day keep you healthy, a study published in the prestigious journal The Lancet has warned that there Read More

All you need to know about hepatitis

New Delhi : According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), hepatitis is one of the widely-recognised public health diseases in India, and liver diseases are the 10th most common cause Read More

Excessive air pollution affects 660 m Indians: Researchers

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New Delhi : More than 660 million Indians are exposed to high air pollution as they live in areas where the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeds the permissible limit, researchers Read More