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Couple’s spat is not good for your diabetes, tension and stress worsens it

May 22, 2018 Loknath Dasand, Couples, Diabetes, for, Good, Is, It, Not, spat, Stress, tension, Worsens, Your

Having a fight with a spouse may not only hurt feelings, but also worsen symptoms of chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes, a study has found. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University in the US found that in two groups of older individuals – one group with arthritis and one with diabetes – the patients who felt more tension with their spouse also reported worse symptoms on those days. The findings – published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine – could potentially help create interventions targeted at helping couples with…

Top Health Stories at 3pm, Feb 7: Weight Gain and Cancer, Green Tea, Obesity in Couples and Back Pain Drugs

February 7, 2017 Srijita3pm, 7, and, at, Back, Cancer, Couples, drugs, Feb, Gain, Green, Health, In, Obesity, Pain, Stories, Tea, Top, Weight

Prevent gaining weight to avoid diabetes With a fall in the rate of obesity, the likelihood of getting susceptible to diabetes will also fall considerably. Experts at the University of Cambridge in England recently found that those who gained weight but managed to maintain it were at a lesser risk of developing diabetes as compared to those who kept gaining. Read more Green tea may help people suffering from bone-marrow disorders A compound found in green tea, called epigallocatechine-3-gallate (EGCG), may benefit people suffering from bone marrow disorders like multiple…

Obese Couples May Face Difficulty in Achieving Pregnancy, Can Take 50% Longer Than Others

February 5, 2017 Srijita'obese, 50, Achieving, Can, Couples, Difficulty, Face, In, Longer?, May, Others, Pregnancy?, Take, Than

“Our results indicate that fertility specialists may want to consider couples’ body compositions when counseling patients,” Rajeshwari Sundaram of Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development was quoted by IANS. Overall, close to 40% of the men and 30% percent of the women were obese. The participating couples also had a sedentary lifestyle with most engaging in physical activity less than once a week. Few other factors that were taken into account during the course of the investigation included smoking habits, cholesterol and blood pressure status…