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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…

How to Fight That Plateau While Losing Weight

October 5, 2016 SrijitaFight, How, Losing, Plateau, That, to, Weight, While

We all wish to look good and flaunt a body that’s not only great but also fit and healthy from within. Unfortunately, it takes a little time to get the desired result. Weight loss is a gradual process where your body needs to leap out of its comfort zone and get down to performing exercise techniques that help in strengthening and sculpting the muscles. If you feel that you have been playing your part but the results are not showing or that blubber is taking way too long to metamorphose…

High Resting Heart Rate Tied to African American Heart Failure Risk

October 5, 2016 SrijitaAfrican, American, failure, Heart, High;, Rate, Resting, Risk, tied, to

For African Americans, a high resting heart rate may indicate greater risk of death or hospitalization with heart failure, a recent analysis finds. This had already been shown in studies that mostly involved white participants, but it wasn’t clear if the same was true in the black community, researchers write in JAMA Cardiology. “Resting” heart rate is measured when a person is sitting or lying down, calm and moving as little as possible. For a person who isn’t ill, a heart rate anywhere between 60 and 100 beats per minute…

Poop comes to the rescue of patients

October 4, 2016 Srijitacomes, of, Patients:, Poop, rescue, The, to

Stool transplants are being used to treat those with serious gastro ailments. Three years ago, Manas Shukla was a newly-married 33-year-old ready to enjoy the prime of his life. But a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis left him struggling with bloody diarrhoea several times a day. “It left me weak, depressed and I couldn’t even work properly,” recalls Shukla, who runs his own business in Delhi. Eventually he got relief from a very unlikely source – another man’s poo. Shukla underwent fecal microbiota transplant or FMT. This involves taking one person’s…

Delhi continues to top world’s most polluted megacities list: WHO

October 4, 2016 SrijitaContinues, Delhi, List, megacities, Most, polluted, to, Top, Who, World's

Delhi continues to top world’s most polluted megacities list: WHO (Image credit: AFP) Delhis air is the worst among world megacities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed recently, even as IndiaSpend‘s #breathe network of air-quality sensors reported fine-particulate-matter (PM2.5) levels were almost four times above daily safe levels, on average, for the seven-day period from September 22 to 28, 2016. For long-term exposure, these 24-hour levels are nearly 11 times above the WHO health standards. Over the monsoon, Delhi’s air was relatively cleaner because the rain and wind diminished the…

Sushant Singh Rajput’s Workout Regime: Time to Pull Up!

September 30, 2016 SrijitaPull, Rajput's, Regime?, Singh, Sushant, Time, to, Up, workout

Besides his good looks and sculpted physique, it is his great potential that puts Sushant Singh Rajput in the league of ace Bollywood actors in today’s time. His latest movie – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story – is one of the most awaited movies of 2016, and with its nationwide release today, it is expected to be a huge box office success. While Sushant became a popular household name with his characterisation of Manav Deshmukh in the hit TV series Pavitra Rishta, his Bollywood fame could definitely be credited to…