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Malaria killed more than dengue, chikungunya

December 16, 2016 SrijitaChikungunya, dengue, killed, malaria, More, Than

Malaria turns out to be the biggest killer among all mosquito-borne diseases in Delhi this year. According to the latest municipal corporation report, the disease, which seems to be on the wane in the city, has claimed 17 lives this season. While dengue has caused six deaths, no deaths have been attributed to chikungunya, which took to epidemic proportions affecting over 10,000 people. The malaria toll is significant because, according to data collated under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Delhi has not witnessed a single death from the…

Low-Carb Diet More Effective in Weight Loss than Low-Fat Foods

December 15, 2016 SrijitaDiet:, effective, Foods, In, Loss, Low-Carb, Low-fat, More, Than, Weight

Eating food low in carbohydrates is safe for up to six months and can also help reduce more weight than following a low-fat diet, claims a new study. Researchers have found depending on the low-carb diets (LCDs), including Atkins, South Beach and Paleo, participants lost between one to almost four more kilogrammes than those who followed a low fat diet. “The best conclusion to draw is that adhering to a short-term low-carb diet appears to be safe and may be associated with weight reduction,” said lead researcher Heather Fields, from…

Young smokers at more than 8-fold risk of heart attack: Study

November 30, 2016 Srijita8-Fold, at, Attack:, Heart, More, of, Risk, Smokers, Study, Than, Young

If you are under the age of 50 and a regular smoker, you may be more than eight times at risk of suffering a major heart attackas compared to non-smokersor people who quit smoking, researchers have warned. The study showed that smokers of all age-group were more than three times likely to have a STEMI than ex- and non-smokers combined. But the highest risk was among the under-50s who were nearly 8.5 times as likely to do so as former and non-smokers of the same age. According to researchers, this…

ToxiCity: Gurgaon air more foul than Delhi

November 6, 2016 SrijitaAir, Delhi, foul, Gurgaon, More, Than, ToxiCity:

ToxiCity: Gurgaon air more foul than capital’s (Photo credit: PTI) The air you breathed in Gurgaon on Thursday was the foulest in the country as an overcast sky and absence of strong winds ensured thick smog continued to hang over the city. Gurgaon’s AQI was at a ‘severe’ 454, higher than Delhi (432) and Faridabad (427), which were the country’s three most polluted cities on Thursday, data released by the Central Pollution Control Board on Thursday showed. Another set of data released by Safar, though, showed Delhi’s AQI on Thursday…

Smoking may harm HIV patients more than the virus itself

November 6, 2016 Srijitaharm, HIV, Itself, May, More, Patients:, Smoking, Than, The, virus

Smoking may harm HIV patients more than the virus itself ( Ineke Kamps/Getty Images) Among people living with HIV who smoke cigarettes, smoking may shorten their lifespan more than HIV itself, warns a study by an Indian-origin researcher. “A person with HIV who consistently takes HIV medicines but smokes is much more likely to die of a smoking-related disease than of HIV itself,” explained study author Krishna P. Reddy of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The study suggests that making smoking cessation a priority and finding effective…

Report: More Than Half of Mentally Ill U.S. Adults Get No Treatment

October 25, 2016 Srijitaadults:, Get, half, ill, Mentally, More, No, of, Report, Than, Treatment, U.S.

Mental Health America just released its annual assessment of Americans with mental illness, the treatment they receive and the resources available to them – and the conclusions are sobering: Twenty percent of adults (43.7 million) have a mental health condition, and more than half of them do not receive treatment. Among youth, the rates of depression are rising, but 80 percent of children and adolescents either get insufficient treatment or none at all. “Once again, our report shows that too many Americans are suffering and far too many are not…