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Project PaTHWays : a partnership to improve NCD care implemented in Karnat
Updated : 7 years ago IST
India is currently faced with the triple burden of communicable, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. According to the World Health Organization, NCDs in India have huge negative implications on the health and development of the nation.
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Eat more dietary fibre to lower risk of non-communicable diseases
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Here's another reason why you should increase your consumption of dietary fibre!
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World Diabetes Day: Importance of managing the disease
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): India is currently staring at a high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Of all these, diabetes, perhaps poses the biggest risk.
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79 percent school girls at risk of cardiovascular issues
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): According to a recent study, about 79 percent of school girls are on the brink of developing potential health risks, which include cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases.
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Conrad Sangma urges doctors for collective approach to healthcare in Megha
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], July 25 (NewsVoir): With the rising burden of non-communicable Diseases in the North-east Region and Meghalaya (Global Burden of Disease 2016), the Public Health Foundation of with the support of Ministry of DONER organised specialised Training Programmes for
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AXA, PHFI announce partnership to reduce burden on NCDs
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (NewsVoir): India is currently faced with the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), causing damaging effects to the health and development of the country.
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Yoga helps against non-communicable diseases: WHO
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Routine physical activity is central to life-long health and wellbeing.
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Undiagnosed hypertension one of leading risk factors for deaths
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes have overtaken communicable diseases as the leading causes of mortality in urban areas, as per a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
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Obese? Blame your grandparents
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): In the first study to examine the relationship between grandparent and grandchild abdominal obesity, investigators found a link between the two.
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Yoga, Ayurveda: Key to wholesome wellness
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): 61 percent of the deaths in India in the age group of 30 to 70 are due to non-communicable diseases such as heart disorders, diabetes, and cancer, according to a WHO report published in September 2017.
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7 out of 10 psoriasis patients face social discrimination
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Today, 125 million people globally suffer from a serious auto-immune disease called Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a severe, chronic, non-communicable disease (NCD) that dramatically reduces the quality of life of affected individuals, and takes a high mental, e
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Mentoring Frontline Health Workers as the Champions of NCD Prevention
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI-NewsVoir): Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 60 percent of deaths in India each year. According to a WHO report, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and diabetes constitute 82 percent of all NCD deaths globally.
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