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Human ageing dramatically speeds up around ages 44 and 60, claims study
We’ve always assumed ageing is a gradual decline, a slow march toward senescence. Wrinkles deepen, …
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CCDC study reveals multi-pronged diabetes care improves patient outcomes in India, Pakistan
The study, published in the prestigious journal PLOS Medicine, highlights the sustained impact of …
ANI
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Supercentenarians who live past 110 have 9 things in common, according to a scientist who studies them
An expert in supercentenarians who live past 110 shared the traits she's noticed in the world's old…
Serafina Kenny
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Air pollution caused 8.1 million deaths in 2021 globally, 2.1 million in India, notes HEI Report
The report mentioned that air pollution was one of the leading risk factors for death in South Asia…
PTI
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A drug that can extend your life by 25%? No, don't hold your breath just yet
Injecting this drug into 75-week-old mice (equivalent to 55-year-old humans) was found to extend th…
PTI
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Unable to get a good night’s sleep? Ultra-processed food may once again be to blame, a new study suggests
While the exact mechanisms behind the UPF-fuelled insomnia remains unclear, the researchers have so…
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Serena Williams's husband and Reddit cofounder says he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and is starting treatment
Alexis Ohanian announced that he has Lyme disease, despite displaying no symptoms.
Julia Pugachevsky
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Eating less bacon and other processed meat may reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers, study shows
Cutting out as few as 10 slices of bacon per week could help prevent thousands of cases of cancer, …
Gabby Landsverk
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A tropical disease that can cause 'chronic ulcer-type lesions' is spreading across the US through sand flies
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is contracted after a bite from a sand fly and causes skin lesions and ulce…
Sebastian Cahill
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Consuming excessive salt and inadequate potassium, protein is making North Indians prone to life-threatening diseases: Study
Amidst the rich palette of North India's culinary legacy, where each dish tells a story of traditio…
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Toni Braxton says she was told to hide her lupus diagnosis because 'people get scared around sick celebrities'
Toni Braxton was diagnosed with lupus in 2008. The singer said that being upfront about her lupus d…
Amanda Goh
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India to face 'tsunami' of chronic diseases like cancer: US-based oncologist
India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer due to globalization, a growing econom…
PTI
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If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, it's essential to get regular testing for chronic kidney disease
Most cases of chronic kidney disease relate to underlying conditions, so the best treatment for you…
Steph Coelho,Jason McKnight
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I conquered a reliance on opioids by using orgasms to control chronic pain
The author shares how she was taking up to 15 opioid pills to manage her pain. She now uses orgasms…
Hannah Shewan Stevens
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38% of Indians have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, says AIIMS study
The cause of 'fatty liver' or 'steatohepatitis' is the recent westernisation of our diets which inv…
PTI
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Dating with a chronic illness feels like dragging a plus-one along
The author, who was diagnosed with lupus at 22, says her ex-husband once told her that her disease …
Meghan Bea
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Tata Capital Healthcare Fund buys stake in India’s 2nd largest dialysis chain
Tata Capital Healthcare Fund II (TCHF II), the healthcare-focused private equity fund under Tata Ca…
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DMX's fiancée says their 5-year-old son has stage 3 chronic kidney disease
Desiree Lindstrom, the fiancée of late rapper DMX, spoke about her son's health on the "It's Tricky…
Insider Inc.
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A trainer said compliments on his 'shredded' physique damaged his mental health as he recovered from severe illness that left him bedridden for a year
Trainer Ben Carpenter told Insider he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 19. During his wors…
Rachel Hosie
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A 22-year-old died by suicide after years-long struggle with chronic Lyme disease, her father says in a heart-wrenching LinkedIn post
Amélie Champagne, 22, searched for an explanation for debilitating physical symptoms for years befo…