Category: Health
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Rising cancer burden in J&K
over 50,000 cases reported in Kashmir since 2018 Lung cancer most prevalent in Jammu; doctors call for awareness, screening, lifestyle changes Srinagar, Apr 06 : Cancer cases continue to rise in Kashmir, reveals the data accessed by the news agency.It states that as many as 50,551 cancer cases were reported in Kashmir between 2018 and…
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Keep your kidneys healthy with these 5 foods in daily diet
The average human body has a pair of kidneys that play a vital role in maintaining the metabolism of the body. They filter out waste products and toxins, along with excess fluids. Besides detoxification, the kidneys are also helpful in regulating the blood pressure and maintaining electrolyte balance. Kidneys also produce a hormone that is…
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Intermittent fasting fails to beat standard dieting for weight loss
Intermittent fasting does not appear to help overweight or obese adults lose more weight than standard diet advice or even no structured program at all, according to a new Cochrane review. The findings challenge the widespread belief that changing when you eat leads to better weight loss results than traditional approaches, Obesity remains a major…
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Intermittent fasting may make little difference to weight loss, review finds
Intermittent fasting may not help people who are overweight or obese lose weight, a large review suggests.The researchers say the popular practice of fasting on some days of the week and eating normally on others “may make little to no difference to weight loss and quality of life”.But they say intermittent fasting could still improve…
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Maternal Kidney Disease Linked to Higher Congenital Malformation Risk
A LARGE nationwide cohort study suggests that babies born to mothers with kidney disease face a modestly increased risk of congenital malformations, highlighting the need for careful monitoring and counselling during pregnancy.Researchers analysed data from more than 2.6 million women who gave birth between 2008 and 2017 using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database.…
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Gynaecologist Explains How Poor Sleep Can Disrupt Periods And Fertility
Sleep is often the first thing we sacrifice when life gets busy. Over time, sleeping late becomes routine, almost normal. But while the world treats sleep like an option, the body does not. More doctors are now pointing out that poor sleep is not just about feeling tired. It quietly affects how the body functions…
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Type 2 diabetes quietly rewires heart, raises risk of failures: Study
New Delhi, Jan 05: Type 2 diabetes quietly changes the heart structure and how it produces energy, thus increasing the risk of heart failure, according to a study.Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, studied donated human hearts and found that diabetes disrupts how heart cells produce energy, weakens the muscle’s structure, and triggers a…
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Newborn Set To Lose Hand After Hospital Gives Her Wrong Injection in……..
A newborn baby’s hand will need to be amputated after alleged negligence by a nursing home in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, where she was administered the wrong injection.Days after she was born on October 5, the baby was admitted to Greater Noida’s Gopal nursing home after her health deteriorated. Her family alleged that after an…