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Knowing your life expectancy may be possible now

October 4, 2016 Srijitabe, expectancy, Knowing, Life, May, Now, possible, Your

Knowing your life expectancy may be possible now (Getty Images) We encounter many such cases where people have died very young, even after leading a healthy lifestyle. A new international study suggests that the answer lies in our DNA. UCLA geneticist Steve Horvath led a team of 65 scientists in seven countries to record age-related changes to human DNA, calculate biological age and estimate a person’s lifespan. A higher biological age, regardless of chronological age, consistently predicted an earlier death. “Our research reveals valuable clues into what causes human aging,…

Ahmedabad hospitals need to be cured?

September 19, 2016 SrijitaAhmedabad, be, cured?, hospitals, Need, to

Ahmedabad hospitals need to be cured? While city hospitals are flooded with cases of dengue and malaria, the premises of the same are breeding grounds for mosquitoes. On Saturday, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) issued notices to seven hospitals in the city for prevalence of mosquito breeding sites on their premises. Fines to the tune of Rs 3,000 was also collected from these hospitals. “Prevalence of mosquito breeding sites at hospitals is a serious issue, as patients with all kinds of illnesses visit the premises, or are admitted there. Their immunity…

Babies Born With Low Birth Weight May Be Less Active Later in Life

September 6, 2016 SrijitaActive, Babies, be, birth, Born, In, Later, Less, Life, Low, May, Weight, With

Babies born with a low birth weight are less likely to be good at sports at school, or to engage in exercise later in life, according to a recent study. The findings showed that those with a low birth weight were less likely to take part in exercise and sports across adulthood, from 36 to 68 years. Although previous studies have shown that a low birth weight can affect sporting ability and exercise levels at a younger age, however, this is the first study that has revealed how low birth relates…

High Fever? It Might Be a Symptom of Dengue

September 2, 2016 Srijitaa, be, dengue, fever?, High;, It, Might, of, Symptom

Dengue in India Dengue has become, in recent years, an annual scare during the monsoon season in India. It is not uncommon to find newspapers and television channels full of stories on Dengue’s rising incidences. The statistics are equally concerning. In 2014, there were 40,571 reported cases of Dengue in India and 137 subsequent deaths. Dengue is spread by several species of mosquito of the Aedes type, principally A. aegypti. The virus has five different types;infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type, but only short-term immunity…

Is The Pain Of High-Intensity Intervals Worth The Gain? That May Be Up To You

September 2, 2016 Srijitabe, Gain, High-Intensity, Intervals, Is, May, of, Pain, That, The, to, Up, Worth, You

My first Orangetheory class started with several short bursts of running on a treadmill and ended in the same place, with a minute of hard running followed by another of all-out effort. In between heart-thumping intervals on the treadmill and a rowing machine, there were multiple rounds of squats, weights, side-crunches and more. After an hour, I was dripping in sweat and, according to my instructor, Natalie, poised to burn fat for hours afterward. It’s an enticing claim that has become increasingly trendy thanks to a variety of apps, trainers…

Dengue May Be Fatal for Heart Patients: Experts

August 27, 2016 Srijitabe, dengue, Experts, fatal, for, Heart, May, Patients:

Dengue fever may prove to be deadly for patients already suffering from heart diseases, experts have warned. Transmitted by mosquito bite, dengue has become a seasonal epidemic in India. It affects infants, young children and adults with symptoms appearing 3-14 days after the infective bite. “In case of a heart patient suffering from dengue, there is often platelet deficiencies resulting in a critical situation. Continuing Aspirin in these patients can prove to be fatal,” said Upendra Kaul, Dean and Executive Director (Clinical Research and Academics) at Fortis Healthcare, in a…