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Heatwaves may be lethal for those with hypertension

May 17, 2022 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting highs of almost fifty degrees Celsius over the weekend tensions are looming regarding heat related deaths. One key concern is the increased risk of complications in those living with hypertension. Heatwaves have seen highs of 49 degrees in Delhi, with neighbouring Gurugram in Haryana recorded 48.1 degrees Celsius, […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: heat wave, heatwave, hypertension

Heart disease is not just a concern among the elderly

November 2, 2021 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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The recent deaths of celebrities Puneeth Rajkumar and Siddharth Shukla due to cardiac arrest have once again brought heart disease to the forefront of public attention. The key message derived from Indian cardiologists, as well as cardiologists across the globe is that heart disease is not just a disease of the elderly. As reported by […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Stories, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: heart disease, hypertension

A startling surge in hypertension

August 27, 2021 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is growing at an alarming rate worldwide according to recent data published in The Lancet.  The research – accessible here – found that the number of individuals living with hypertension doubled in the last three decades. The world’s hypertensive population now exceeds 1.2 billion, with researchers sounding the alarm on […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Medicine and Research, News, Noncommunicable diseases, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: cardiovascular disease, heart health, hypertension, NCDs

World Hypertension Day 2021: A reminder to check your numbers

May 17, 2021 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Hypertension – raised blood pressure – is a major public health crisis in India, being a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) – the country’s dominant killer. World Hypertension Day 2021 is an opportunity to stress the importance of checking your numbers, for the betterment of one’s health.  As previously noted […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Medicine and Research, Noncommunicable diseases, Opinion, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: cardiovascular disease, heart disease, hypertension

Salt Awareness Week 2021 draws to a close

March 15, 2021 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Today, Salt Awareness Week 2021 ends. The observance is intended to promote wider knowledge of why too much salt can be harmful to your health as the effects are far-reaching. In India, salt awareness is important given how much salt Indians consume. In 2019, Down to Earth reported that Indians consume almost ten grams of […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Noncommunicable diseases, Opinion, Social issues Tagged With: heart disease, heart health, hypertension, salt, stroke

Bathing and sleeping: Risk reduction for heart disease

March 29, 2020 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

heart disease, heart health concept. Leaky mitral valves illustration.

Risk factors for heart disease are abundant in modern India. Could simple, everyday activities such as bathing and getting enough sleep reduce the risk?  Heart disease accounted for 28.1 percent of all deaths in India in 2016, making the condition the country’s leading killer. Lifestyle changes have allowed a surge in rates of the condition, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Medicine and Research, News, Noncommunicable diseases, Social issues Tagged With: heart disease, hypertension

Preeclampsia: A heart disease risk

November 14, 2019 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Preeclampsia – a disease that can occur during pregnancy – can lead to an elevated risk of cardiac disease in later life, according to new research. The condition refers to gestational hypertension, wherein the mother’s blood pressure is elevated (onset being after the twentieth week of pregnancy) posing a risk both to her and her […]

Filed Under: Featured, Medicine and Research, National, News, Social issues Tagged With: heart disease, hypertension, maternal health, maternal healthcare, preeclampsia, Pregnancy

Junk food in schools off the menu

November 12, 2019 By Kerean Watts 1 Comment

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Soon, junk food will no longer be sold in schools. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has moved to prohibit the sale of junk food in school canteens against the backdrop of a growing crisis of childhood obesity in the country. By 2030, India is expected to be home to 27 million […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Featured Stories, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases, Social issues Tagged With: childhood obesity, diabetes, diet, diet and nutrition, food, hypertension, malnourishment, malnutrition, noncommunicable diseases, obesity, schools, western diet

Screening campaign yields results in Mumbai

October 29, 2019 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

TB elimination, TB-free India. Concept.

Both infectious diseases and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) take a significant toll throughout India. In Maharashtra, a screening campaign has led to diagnoses of numerous conditions throughout the state capital Mumbai and detection of multiple symptoms of a range of ailments. The survey, conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), covered approximately 25 lakh people over […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, Medicine and Research, National, News Tagged With: cancer, diabetes, hypertension, Leprosy, Mumbai, Tuberculosis

HWCs: Almost 21,000 built under Ayushman Bharat

September 14, 2019 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

A primary health centre in Thuravoor, Kerala. Strengthening India's primary healthcare infrastructure through HWCS is a core of Ayushman Bharat. (Image credit: Ranjithsiji [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)

More than 20,000 health and wellness centres (HWCs) are operational across India.  HWCs mark a major commitment by the Centre to strengthening primary healthcare infrastructure in the country, coming as part of its flagship health insurance initiative, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) or Ayushman Bharat. In the previous year, 20,942 HWCs have become […]

Filed Under: Featured, Government policy, Medicine and Research, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: access to healthcare, Ayushman Bharat, Breast cancer, cervical cancer, diabetes, Harsh Vardhan, hypertension, primary health centres

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