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Young women who have hypertension are at an increased risk of heart failure post delivery

April 12, 2018 Loknath Dasan, Are, at, Delivery, failure, Have, Heart, Hypertension, Increased, of, post, Risk, Who, Women, Young

Young women suffering from hypertension are at an increased risk of heart failure within the six weeks after delivery, also known as the postpartum period, according to a study. Heart failure is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and death, affecting relatively young reproductive-age women, especially among those with the presence of an additional disease or condition, such as hypertension. The study found that although less than 2% of all pregnancy-related hospitalisations occurred during the postpartum period, nearly 60% of pregnancy-related heart failure hospitalisations took place during the same time.…

Increased Smartphone Use May Affect Sleep, Health of Kids

November 2, 2016 Srijitaaffect, Health, Increased, Kids, May, of, Sleep, Smartphone, Use

Does your child indulge in playing games or watching videos on a smartphone or tablet even during bedtime? Beware, he/she may be over double the risk of having inadequate sleep, which may lead to various health issues, a study has found. Sleep is an often undervalued but important part of children’s development, with a regular lack of sleep causing adverse physical and mental health consequences, including poor diet, sedative behaviour, obesity, reduced immunity, stunted growth and mental health issues, said the researchers from Cardiff University in Britain. Currently 72 per…

Job Insecurity Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes

October 5, 2016 SrijitaDiabetes, Increased, Insecurity, Job, of, Risk, tied, to

People who are worried about losing their jobs may be more likely to be diagnosed withdiabetes, according to a new analysis. Compared to people who felt secure in their jobs, people who were experiencing so-called job insecurity had a 19 percent higher rate of new cases of diabetes, which researchers called a “modest increased risk.” The study can’t prove that job insecurity causes diabetes. Still, said lead author Jane Ferrie, “In an ideal world, the sort of thing I’d like to see come out of this study is a reduction…

Exercising More May Not Lead to an Increased Calorie Loss

April 8, 2016 Srijitaan, Calorie, Exercising, Increased, Lead, Loss, May, More, Not, to

According to a recent study published in the in the journal Current Biology, people do not necessarily burn extra calories even if they exercise more. This is due to the fact that their bodies adapt to higher activity levels. Researchers from City University of New York measured the daily energy expenditure and activity levels of more than 300 men and women over the course of a week. In the data they collected, they saw a weak but measurable effect of physical activity on daily energy expenditure. However, further analysis showed…