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Government Working to Make People Aware of Stress: Nadda

November 11, 2016 Srijitaaware, Government, Make, Nadda, of, People, Stress, to, Working

In a bid to tackle stress among people and improve productivity, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said that the government is working on “Catch them Young” programme to make people aware of stress-related problems. “There is a heightened focus on preventive health along with curative health now. Awareness is very important to keep away non-communicable diseases (NCDs),” he said after launching the “No More Tension” mobile app and the release of the “Healthy India Initiative/Swastha Bharat-ek pehal” magazine here. “People suffer from stress related problems due to…

5 things people with hidden depression may do

November 5, 2016 Srijita5%;, Depression, Do, hidden, May, People, Things, With

5 things people with hidden depression may do If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth, said Abraham Lincoln, who often wrote about his depression. Depression can be one of the hardest and most misunderstood things to deal with. Despite many attempts which have been made to single out an explanation, one outdoes the other. Though generalizing symptoms of a severe condition such as depression is hard, we have penned down a few of these, which…

Social Media Competition May Push People to Exercise More

October 28, 2016 Srijitacompetition, exercise:, May, Media, More, People, Push, Social, to

Want to exercise more? Start competing with your peers on online health programmes, researchers say. Their study found that social media competition can dramatically increase people’s fitness. “Framing the social interaction as a competition can create positive social norms for exercising,” said lead author Jingwen Zhang, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis. Social competition among people may go beyond exercise, to encouraging healthy behaviours such as medication compliance, diabetes control, smoking cessation, flu vaccinations, weight loss, and preventative screening, as well as pro-social behaviours like voting, recycling, and…

Jain Opens Health Mela, Urges People to Have Healthy Lifestyle

October 28, 2016 SrijitaHave, Health, Healthy, Jain, lifestyle, Mela, Opens:, People, to, Urges

A five-day health festival, which includes check-up camps and lifestyle-related exhibitions, was inaugurated here today by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain who said a host of diseases can be prevented by making basic changes in lifestyle. “The importance of keeping one’s surroundings clean and living a balanced lifestyle is often underestimated, and as a result, individuals end up becoming prey to several modern-day health epidemics. “By making basic lifestyle changes, a host of diseases can be prevented,” he said. He was speaking at the opening of 23rd edition of ‘Perfect…

Dengue Deaths Touch 100 in Lucknow, More People Test Positive

September 28, 2016 Srijita100, Deaths, dengue, In, Lucknow, More, People, positive, test, Touch'

The death toll from dengue has crossed the 100 mark here and still the vector borne disease shows no signs of relenting in Uttar Pradesh. In the past two days, more than 150 patients have tested positive for dengue and the humid weather continues to add to the spread of the disease. Health Department officials while refusing to admit the high toll, said the situation was “serious and worrisome”. The number of dengue patients here touched 1,356, including a large number of children and aged people. After a literal epidemic…

5 secrets of people who stay effortlessly slim

September 25, 2016 Srijita5%;, Effortlessly, of, People, secrets, Slim:, Stay, Who

There are people out there who seem to look and feel good effortlessly. If you’ve ever wondered what their secrets are, a new study may have uncovered a couple of clues. “Most slim people don’t employ restrictive diets or intense health regimes to stay at a healthy weight,” Dr Brian Wansink, the study’s coauthor, said in a statement. “Instead, they practise easy habits like not skipping breakfast, and listening to inner cues.” It appears maintaining simple, healthy routines may be one overarching rule to easily maintaining good health.Researchers analysed the…