NEW DELHI: A group of genes could be common to both depression and heart disease, a finding that researchers said could explain why having one of them increases risk of developing the other.The “puzzling” link between the diseases has been known to exist since the 1990s, they said.Studies have found that people with depression run … Read more
It is impossible to know what’s healthy and unhealthy any more. Foods are so often vilified and then redeemed, suddenly going from zero to hero and back again. Eggs, milk, butter and pork all used to be deemed ingredients too high in fat or excessive cholesterol and we were told we should limit our intake. … Read more
A MAN who was once the world’s fattest person and weighed more than four baby elephants has undergone a dramatic transformation. Juan Pedro Franco was so huge he couldn’t even haul his 93 stone body to the toilet – but he is now unrecognisable. 6 Juan Pedro Franco was once the fattest man in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Adults living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries, or LMICs, have health conditions like hypertension and diabetes that can lead to heart disease, according to new research published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. Researchers examining the relationship between poverty and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) discovered that CVD risk factors were highly … Read more
CHANDIGARH: Intake of nutrients necessary for good cardiovascular and kidney health is suboptimal among the population in North India, according to a new study, which has shown excessive salt consumption exceeding recommended levels, inadequate potassium intake, and protein consumption below the recommended dietary allowance. The results of the study conducted by researchers of the George … Read more
GEARING himself up for a night on the pull, Kane downs beer, vodka mixers and Lucozade before practising the body-popping dance moves he hopes will impress the ladies. But, unlike many men his age, the car parts manufacturer, 27, has an additional step to his pre-partying ritual – popping an oval-shaped, yellowy-orange pill known as … Read more
Following the reported deaths of some football fans while watching the semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has raised concern over cardiovascular health of Nigerians. While the society in an official statement Friday could not confirm the exact cause of … Read more
AN URGENT review has been launched into how a health trust appeared to be duped by triple killer Valdo Calocane. Health Secretary Victoria Atkins wants to know how Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust “lost” him after treating his paranoid schizophrenia. 2 Victoria Atkins wants to know how Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust ‘lost’ Valdo Calocane after treating … Read more
FORECASTERS have put an amber health warning in place after temperatures in Britain plunged to -10C last night. Many Brits are waking up to snow this morning – and the UK Health Security Agency put much of the country under a Cold Health Alert. 3 Heavy snow falling in Kent yesterdayCredit: Stephen Huntley/HVC 3 South … Read more
A study done in the UK Biobank has revealed the dementia risk in young people if they have depression and Vitamin D deficiency. This is significant as NHS data predicts over one million people in the UK are likely to suffer from dementia by 2030. At present, one in 11 people over the age of … Read more
