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Health alert! Indians need to exercise more

As the scope for adequate physical activity through work diminishes, the focus has to be on making it easy for people to exercise

Gurgaon, India-April 18, 2018: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has started open-air gym for public at sector 22, Huda park, in Gurgaon, India, on Wednesday, 18 April 2018. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Published on Jul 04, 2024 09:14 PM IST

Air pollution exposure leading to deaths even when meeting Indian norms: Study

The report found that across 10 major cities in India — Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Shimla, and Varanasi – around 33,000 deaths every year are attributable to PM 2.5 pollution levels

A person commutes in Delhi covering his face amid air pollution in November 2023. (File Photo)
Published on Jul 04, 2024 08:23 AM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

Covid 'radically altered' the top death causes in 2021, Lancet says

The Lancet study is thought to be the first that compared deaths from Covid to deaths from other causes. Read more about it inside.

While heart disease remained the top killer, Covid “radically altered” the main five causes of death for the first time in 30 years, displacing stroke, the Lancet study said. ((REPRESENTATIVE PIC))
Published on Apr 06, 2024 03:39 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi

A global study on being underweight and obese is a mixed bag for Indians

In India and globally, indices of malnutrition show remarkable improvement. But the country needs to do a lot better in ensuring nutritional intake for all

In total, an estimated nearly 880 million adults were living with obesity in 2022 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 09:16 PM IST

High-dose Covid treatment less effective in India than Europe: Lancet study

The study emphasises where patients are from can affect how well treatments work. It pointed out that in countries like India, the treatment not work as well.

The study looked at how well a strong dose of dexamethasone worked for COVID-19 patients. (Representative Image)
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 06:14 PM IST
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