Tag Archive: heart diseases

Majority of Indians are sleep deprived, says survey

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) If you feel drowsy during the day and are not able to concentrate on your work in office then there is a possibility that you might be suffering from sleeping disorder which affects as many as 93 percent of Indians, a survey released Tuesday said.

The survey conducted by electronics company [...]

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Heart disease, diabetes, cancer more fatal than AIDS: UN official

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 30 (ANI): Heart diseases, chronic respiratory conditions, cancer and diabetes are the world’s top four killer diseases – more fatal than the much feared ailments like AIDS and influenza A (H1N1), says United Nations official.

United Nations University-Inter

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World Heart Day marked in the country

New Delhi/Mangalore, Sep.27 (ANI): World Heart Day was observed on Sunday in the country to spread awareness among people about taking proper care of their hearts and thus avoiding various cardiovascular diseases which are today viewed as major killers world over.

In Mangalore, KMC [...]

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Heart disease at 30? Blame lifestyle (World Heart Day is on Sep 27)

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) If you binge on junk food, smoke and don’t exercise, you are at risk of developing heart diseases in your thirties. According to doctors, about 46.9 million Indians between 20 and 69 will suffer from heart diseases by 2010 and half of them will be youngsters.

‘We have completely westernised our [...]

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Prostate cancer patients on hormone therapy ‘at increased heart disease risk’

Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): Prostate cancer patients receiving hormone therapy might be at an increased risk of developing heart problems, according to a new study.

Hormone therapy is a mainstay of treatment when the cancer is locally advanced and when it has spread to more distant parts of the body, but is increasingly being used in [...]

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