Lifestyles

In India, according to a 2012 report in The Lancet as quoted by Medical News Today, breast cancer is one of the most common problems among women here.

Publication Date:

27/09/2018

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Obesity, Lifestyles, Cancer, Tobacco, Smoking, Women, Health Effects, Health

Health

The burden of cancers and their variations across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

Previous efforts to report estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in India and its different parts include the National Cancer Registry Programme Reports, Sample Registration System cause of death findings, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Series, and GLOBOCAN. We present a comprehensive picture of the patterns and time trends of the burden of total cancer and specific cancer types in each state of India estimated as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 because such a systematic compilation is not readily available.

Publication Date:

12/09/2018

Source: Lancet Oncology

pp:

1-18

Tags:

Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Diagnostic Methods, Health Care, Statistics, Mizoram, Kerala, Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Arunachal, Delhi, Cervix / Uterine Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Tobacco Related Cancer, Lifestyles, Health Effects

Health

Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1·9 million participants

Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall quality of life, according to this new study published in Lancet. Physical and mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults is at risk reveals the study that details the levels of insufficient physical activity in different countries and estimates global and regional trends

Publication Date:

04/09/2018

Author(s): Regina Guthold, Gretchen A Stevens, Leanne M Riley & et al

Source: Lancet Global Health

pp:

1-10

Tags:

Lifestyles, Health Effects, India, China, Africa, Non Communicable Diseases, Statistics, Global, Aged, Women, Walking, Cycles

Health

Obesity epidemic in rural Delhi: doctors sound alarm

Study finds 75.3% of women aged 30-84 are suffering from the chronic disease

Publication Date:

04/09/2018

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Obesity, Lifestyles, Tobacco, Diseases, Health

Climate Change

Lifestyle carbon footprints: exploration of long-term targets and case studies of carbon footprints from household consumption

The objective of this report is to establish global lifestyle carbon footprint targets and examine the average consumption and footprint patterns of case countries from lifestyle perspectives.

Publication Date:

01/09/2018

Source: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Tags:

Carbon Sinks, Carbon Dioxide, Lifestyles, Green House Gases, India, Global

Health

In south, 52.4 per cent adults are obese, says study

Obesity prevalence in women is between 22.8% and 34.8% while it is 23.4% in men.

Publication Date:

06/08/2018

Source: Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)

Tags:

Obesity, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Lifestyles, Health

Health

Doctors warn of lifestyle changes causing liver diseases

LUDHIANA: On the occasion of World Hepatitis Day on July 28, an awareness talk was organized by Dr Nirmaljit Singh Mallhi of SPS Hospital on Saturday, who said rapid changes in lifestyle — like eat

Publication Date:

30/07/2018

Source: Times of India (Ludhiana)

Tags:

Punjab, Ludhiana (D), Hepatitis, Lifestyles, Health Effects, Health