JAIPUR: At a time when a large section of population is suffering from anemia, there are also those who are obese and are inviting health related problems like diabetes and hypertension.

Navi Mumbai: Swine flu has claimed 29 lives in Thane district in the last eight months.

PUNE: For the dengue-causing Aedes aegypti mosquito, which has a very short flight and feeds on multiple hosts, high-rise buildings in the city with hundreds of flats offer a haven, say experts.

The number of people living with diabetes has soared by nearly 60% in the past decade, Diabetes UK warns.

`Heart, Lung Ailments Claim 5.8m LivesYr'

Researchers claim that embryonic stem cells can help in studying the effects of pollution on human health.

A study led by researchers at McMaster University has found that that trans fats are associated with greater risk of death and coronary heart disease, but saturated fats are not associated with an

The hospital stay of the patients ranged from a day to 41 days. On an average, a patient spent 7.69 days at the hospital.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition described by the group of risk factors associated with obesity that raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. MS has an increasing trend in developing countries with change of diet and lifestyle. Many studies in India have reported high prevalence of MS among general population however there is little information available about the same in working population. The present study was conducted among 281 mine employees from an organized mining company from Southern India.

Exercise And Healthy Diet Can Help In Prevention

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