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Stroke cases increasing globally, air pollution, high temperatures driving numbers, notes Lancet Study
Globally, the number of people experiencing a stroke for the first time rose to 119 lakh in 2021 --…
PTI
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Doctors struggle to treat long Covid patients in India; researchers point to inadequate studies
Understanding the long-term effects of the virus is important for developing management strategies,…
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A top nutrition scientist had a stroke at 53. Here did two things to lower his blood pressure — and cutting out salt wasn't one of them.
After nutrition scientist Tim Spector had a stroke at the age of 53, he changed his diet to lower h…
Serafina Kenny
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Not being physically active as a child can massively increase the risk of heart attack and stroke: study
Studies have found that, compared to our grandparents, only about a third of our children today reg…
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More young people are having strokes. A doctor shares 3 ways to help prevent them.
Keeping stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure and being overweight, under control can lo…
Kim Schewitz
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Popular artificial sweetener linked with increased heart attack & stroke risk says a US based study
Consumption of popular artificial sweetener, erythritol, is associated with an increased risk of he…
PTI
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India can avert 4.6 mn deaths by 2040 with better hypertension control: WHO
Better hypertension control can help avert a whopping 4.6 million deaths due to high blood pressure…
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Refined grains, processed red meat behind global spike in diabetes
Increased intake of refined rice and wheat as well as processed red meat, and low consumption of wh…
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WHO and ILO warn people not to work long hours as it increases the risk of heart diseases and stroke
This COVID-19 pandemic has obviously changed the mode of working in every sector across the globe. …
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745,000 deaths a year can be linked to long working weeks of 55 hours or more, a WHO study suggests
Working 55 hours or more a week was linked to a 35% increase in strokes and a 17% increase in deadl…
Anna Cooban
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Study tells us why we feel lonelier as we age
"Loneliness results from a discrepancy between expected and actual social relationships," Akht…
PTI
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World No Tobacco Day: How brands are motivating smokers to quit
Brands urge people to stub it out
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World Heart Day: What treatments cost across top Indian cities and how to stay covered
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including conditions like ischemic heart disease (a condition in wh…
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Germany, France, Italy also suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
By Frank Jordans Berlin, Mar 15 (AP) Italy's medicines regulator on Monday announced the precaution…
PTI
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A group of doctors, backing Fetterman, accused Dr. Oz of 'disgusting' attacks on a stroke vicim and promoting dubious medical treatments
Doctors supporting Fetterman's campaign for Senate accused his GOP opponent, Mehmet Oz, of betrayin…
Charles R. Davis
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The WHO warned this summer's expected heatwaves will be especially dangerous during lockdown
Heat can trigger exhaustion and heat stroke, and can aggravate existing conditions, the World Healt…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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WHO collaborates with ‘Dude With Sign’ to spread awareness around Coronavirus
WHO is doing all in its might to reach out to as many people as it can to talk about Coronavirus
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Working overtime every day can increase your risk of early death, a UN report finds
A study found that working 55 hours or more every week - or 11 hours a working day - led to 745,194…
Kelsie Sandoval
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We've met over 1,000 centenarians. Here are 3 surprising things we've learned about longevity from the world's oldest people.
Working as long as you can, not stressing about what you can't control, and staying busy seem to he…