The latest editorial in leading medical journal Lancet has severely criticised the health systems in India.

This Issue Brief describes why scaled up action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is integral for sustainable development.

Coca-Cola spokesman Kent Landers called the lawsuit legally and factually meritless

In the past one year, Union Health Ministry has launched over a dozen mobile apps that are meant for prevention and control of diseases such as diabetes and dengue

It is indeed disheartening, but India is the diabetes capital of the world.

Ahead of World Obesity Day, Columbia Asia Hospitals, Patiala, organised a special bariatric surgery camp for people struggling with excessive weight and related complications here today.

Vijayawada: In a disturbing trend, the number of Type - 2 diabetes cases among children and youth in the 18-35 age group is gradually increasing in the state, according to health experts.

In the last one decade, the number of diabetes patients in India increased by over 30 million due to sedentary lifestyle and erratic schedule mostly common in the age group of 20-40 years, said the

World Diabetes Day was observed by the Kochi branch of the Indian Medical Association, Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association and State chapter of the Research Society for the Study of Dia

Insulin resistance (IR) is present long before the onset of type 2 diabetes and results not only from inherited and lifestyle factors but also likely from environmental conditions. We investigated the association between modeled long-term exposure to air pollution at residence and biomarkers related to IR, subclinical inflammation, and adipokines. Data were based on 2,944 participants of the KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Region Augsburg) F4 study conducted in southern Germany (2006–2008).

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