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Festive Food, Everyday Balance: Five Ways to Celebrate More Mindfully.
The State of Protein & Fibre in Urban India, a study undertaken by PepsiCo India in partnership with Euromonitor International and the Indian Institute of Millet Research, found that 89% of respondents wanted protein to be easier to incorporate into familiar everyday foods.
Strengthening Early Cancer Diagnosis Capabilities – A Pragmatic Roadmap
An individual in India faces a 1 in 9 (11%) lifetime risk of developing cancer. With about 1.6 million new cancer cases (and 900,000 deaths) annually, the disease is projected to reach 2.8 million annual cases by 2050.
Fatty Liver Is Not Harmless: How a Silent Condition May Raise Cancer Risk
In India, fatty liver disease is increasingly recognised as a significant cause of liver cancer. Because early fatty liver is silent, many patients only see a doctor when the disease has already advanced.
World Mental Health Day: Hearing the Voices We Have Long Ignored
As per available data, nearly 10.6 per cent of Indian adults live with a diagnosable mental health disorder, and nearly 15 per cent need active intervention. The lifetime prevalence is 13.7 per cent. Yet behind every percentage is a person who, in all likelihood, has told no one.
India's Healthcare Future Is Being Rewritten in Tier 2 and Tier 3 Cities
Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets have become the fastest-growing segment of the country's medical sector, expanding at roughly 18% a year, faster than the metros they once depended on.
How H1N1 Can Affect Your Heart
H1N1 belongs to the Influenza A family of viruses, which has several subtypes -- A, B, and C -- with influenza A being the most common and the one most often linked to heart complications.
Cough and Cold Made Sense, But a Stiff Neck and Splitting Headache? It Could Be Serious
A bit of cough and mild fever is usually brushed off as just another change of season. But if a severe headache sets in alongside a stiff neck, it may not be an ordinary viral infection at all, as it could point to H1N1, commonly known as swine flu.