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Fighting Pollution: What Delhi Needs to do, Short and Long Term

November 13, 2016 Srijitaand, Delhi, Do, fighting, long, Needs, Pollution, short, Term, to, What

Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm. Much earlier, Mahatma Gandhi stated that “the earth provides enough to satisfy every mans need, but not every mans greed”. Air pollution, which now is a pervasive phenomenon in urban areas anywhere in the world, has become a deadlocked debate in Delhi over the last few days. The tragedy is that the poor suffer the most as they have no choice of “end-of-the…

Men’s long working hours, short sleep may harm health in old age

November 7, 2016 SrijitaAge, harm, Health, hours, In, long, May, men's, Old, short, Sleep, Working

Men’s long working hours, short sleep may harm health in old age (Getty Images) Working long hours and skimping on sleep in midlife may lead to poorer physical health in old age, according to a study from Finland. A quarter-century study of Finnish businessmen found those who worked more than 50 hours a week and slept less than 47 hours weekly when they were middle aged were in worse physical health as old men than peers who had healthier work and sleep habits when they were in their prime. “The…

Short Sleep Linked to Poor Breast Cancer Survival

May 8, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Linked, Poor, short, Sleep, Survival, to

Short sleep duration combined with frequent snoring reported prior to cancer diagnosis may influence subsequent breast cancer survival, says a study.One potential mechanism underlying this relationship is the adverse effect of poor sleep on inflammatory pathways, which may be a contributing factor in the development and progression of cancer, the researchers said.The study found that women who typically slept less than the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night and were frequent snorers in the years before their cancer diagnosis experienced a poorer cancer prognosis.”We were surprised to see that…

short Sleep related to poor Breast cancer Survival

May 8, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Poor, related, short, Sleep, Survival, to

brief sleep duration mixed with frequent loud night breathing suggested previous to cancer diagnosis can also influence next breast cancer survival, says a look at.One capacity mechanism underlying this dating is the destructive impact of poor sleep on inflammatory pathways, which may be a contributing element inside the improvement and development of cancer, the researchers stated.The take a look at located that women who generally slept much less than the encouraged 7 hours of sleep in keeping with night and had been common snorers inside the years before their most…