Dr Shikha Sharma joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on what to eat and drink and what to avoid to beat the blistering summer heat.
Q. Is it true that in summer your food requirement comes down and gets more in winter? Asked by: sundar1950in
A. Not specifically. It depends from person to person and one's body type....
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05:46 PM, May 24, 2013
A landmark study published in 'The Lancet' pinpoints rotavirus as the major cause of diarrhoeal disease among Indian children. The findings can guide prevention, treatment and research on diarrhoeal diseases which globally claim the lives of 800,000 children every year. Dr NK Arora, executive director, The Inclen Trust, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on how to prevent diarrhoea and what causes it. Q. Intestinal worms could also be a...
04:40 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation, specially in the fields of maternal and child health, infectious diseases and other emerging health challenges, officials said in Delhi. The discussions were held between union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad with his Chinese counterpart Li Bin on the sidelines of the world health assembly in Geneva. Both sides favoured a closer cooperation in specific areas like maternal...
04:36 AM, May 23, 2013
The week between April 24 and April 30 is marked as World Immunization Week. India has already weeded out Polio but several other life-threatening diseases remain. What should be the next priorities? Virologist and pediatrician Dr. Jacob John shared his perspective with IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Sir, I am a Physician. Every year in India a number of Patients especially Pediatric die due to viral...
05:14 PM, Apr 26, 2013
San Franciso: Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels. Heart care is in the midst of a transformation. Many problems that once required sawing through the breastbone and opening up the chest for open heart surgery now can be treated with a nip, twist or patch through...
04:42 AM, Mar 25, 2013
A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 US schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder. Health officials say the new number doesn't mean autism is occurring more often. But it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with milder problems. ...
02:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013
London: Researchers have developed a female condom that not only provides contraception but can also protect against sexually transmitted diseases and conveniently dissolves gradually over a few days. Researchers at the University of Washington developed the condom from tiny microfibers through a method called 'electrospinning'. They are designed to dissolve after use, either within minutes or over several days. Not only would the condom block sperm, it could time-release a...
05:12 PM, Dec 11, 2012
London: A new US study has found a daily slice of watermelon could help prevent heart disease by halting the build-up of harmful cholesterol and also be a help in weight control. Scientists who carried out studies on mice fed a high-fat diet found the fruit halved the rate at which 'bad' low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, accumulated, Daily Mail reported. LDL is a form of cholesterol that leads to clogged...
01:27 PM, Oct 05, 2012
On this episode of Living it Up, we tell you how by simple measures one can lower the risk of heart diseases. ...
03:41 PM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: It's a good time to pay attention to your heart - for September 29 is World Heart Day. Heart diseases currently are the leading cause of death - especially in urban and rural India. It is also estimated that by 2020, India will have the largest cardiovascular burden globally, accounting for almost one-third deaths. It is estimated that Indians are nearly four times more susceptible to heart attacks...
08:09 AM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of the World Heart Day on September 29, new studies have revealed that more women are falling prey to heart diseases, breaking the myth about men being at a greater risk. Stress can be one of the major reasons for rising heart diseases among young women. Rohini, a 32-year-old woman, who works as a floor manager at a hospital, is a workaholic person and spends more time...
10:28 AM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: With an ever-increasing number of Indians suffering from heart diseases, a drastic change in lifestyle and eating habits is the need of the hour to tackle the alarming situation with a special focus on youths, say doctors. Cardiovascular diseases would be the largest cause of death and disability in India by 2020 as per a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. "The average age of people with heart ailments...
01:21 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Gorakpur: In an outbreak in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, Encephalitis has claimed lives of seven children in the past 24 hours. The death toll has climbed to 281 in 2012 alone. Over 1400 cases have been reported in a single hospital in 2012. Infants and toddlers are most vulnerable to the disease and the doctors say almost every one in three cases is fatal. ...
01:11 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Encephalitis is back again to haunt the children of eastern Uttar Pradesh as 21 deaths have been reported in the past three days itself from four district hospitals in and around Gorakhpur. The maximum number of deaths are being reported from the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. So far, 241 encephalitis deaths have been reported since the beginning of the year. Encephalitis is an air and water-borne viral...
03:30 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Chirang: The Assam riots at the end of last month left nearly 80 people dead and lakhs homeless. The real challenge now lies in rehabilitating those who were displaced. And helping them are young doctors, who assist the men, women and children afflicted with diseases in the camps. While children remain afflicted with diarrohea and fever, women suffer from leucorrhoea. There is also an alarming spike in cases of malaria,...
08:33 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Chirang: Tired, traumatised, malnourished and sick - the children of conflict in Assam's relief camps are living in constant fear. Five-year-old Phulmala is hopes to return to her village one day. She still has her house keys hung around her neck. She says she has been wearing the same frock for a month. "Our house is burnt. Our cattle is gone. We only get to eat rice and dal." The...
07:54 AM, Aug 23, 2012
London: Night shift workers are at the highest risk of heart attacks and strokes because of their unhealthy eating and sleeping habits, a new research has claimed. Researchers from Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre (SPARC) in London and Ontario found shift workers were almost 25 per cent more likely to suffer and night shift workers run the highest risk of 41 per cent, the 'Daily Mail' reported. The study...
01:11 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Washington: Scientists claim to have developed the world's first complete computer model of an organism, which can use computer-aided design for better diagnosis and treatment of diseases. A team of Stanford researchers, including an Indian, used data from more than 900 scientific papers to account for every molecular interaction that takes place in the life cycle of Mycoplasma genitalium, the world's smallest free-living bacterium. The model represents a stepping-stone toward...
11:02 AM, Jul 23, 2012
New Delhi: Less than a week after the monsoon hit the national capital, scores of cases of dengue and malaria have already been reported. More than 86 cases of Malaria and five cases of dengue have been reported, which is almost double the number of cases reported in 2011 till early July. But health authorities say there is no cause for alarm. MCD Health Officer NK Yadav said, "There is...
01:40 PM, Jul 12, 2012
According to latest reports, all the warnings about too much salt leading to hypertension or heart diseases be wrong. ...
10:16 AM, Jun 07, 2012
