Share on PinterestAccording to a recent study, non-exercise physical activity is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events. Ceres Van Hal/EyeEm/Getty Images A recent study found that non-exercise physical activity was associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events. Short bursts of physical activity among non-exercisers were also linked to […]
Researchers have found DoxyPEP efficacious in three of four trials. (Representational) Washington: Amid soaring rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, US health authorities on Monday proposed that doctors begin prescribing a common antibiotic as a pill taken after sex, despite concerns over fueling more resistant strains. DoxyPEP, or doxycycline used as a post-exposure prophylaxis, was […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/can-education-and-occu.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/can-education-and-occu.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2023). DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad264″> Credit: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2023). DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad264 Cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes are the most common cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), they account for about 18 million deaths each year. The causes […]
An overwhelming number of 6,166 people have donated blood at a mega blood donation camp jointly organised by the Peddapalli sub-divisional police and the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Peddapalli chapter in Peddapalli town on Monday. The event coincided with Gandhi Jayanti. Minister for Social Welfare Koppula Eshwar and Ramagundam Police Commissioner Rema Rajeshwari inaugurated […]
Mumbai: In 2022, 253 children aged below 14 years died due to heart-related ailments, according to the data provided by the state health department. In India, more than two lakh children are born with congenital heart defects every year and a staggering 20% of them require life-saving interventions within the first year of their life. […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Military veterans with Gulf War illness may face a higher risk for heart disease, stroke and several risk factors, a new study suggests. Gulf War illness is a chronic condition with many symptoms that affects about a third of the 700,000 U.S. military personnel who served during the Gulf War in […]
Maitree Baral Oct 02, 2023, 10:15PM ISTSource: TIMESOFINDIA.COM “50% of the deaths due to heart attacks occur within the first hour of the symptoms,” says Dr. Venkat D Nagarajan- Consultant, cardiologist, and electrophysiologist at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai and explains the different symptoms of heart attack.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a sharp reminder that despite years of discussion among world leaders on how best to prepare for a pandemic, neither the infrastructure nor the response capacity was in place for an adequate response. Surveillance and sequencing infections are critical to track the movement and evolution of these variants, but many countries […]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Community Blood Center (CBC) says it will be changing its screening process for new donors amid a national blood shortage. Starting on Wednesday, Oct. 4, the CBC will no longer screen donors based on their sex or gender identity, according to a press release. This follows a Food and Drug Administration […]
Monroe County health officials are still investigating whether a Rogers Elementary School student has or had a possibly deadly infectious disease. A 5-year-old boy died at the Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital emergency department Friday morning, and the Monroe County coroner has ruled out bacterial meningitis. However, despite repeated inquiries, Monroe County Health Department officials […]